Designated Safeguarding Lead Mrs L Gamble Deputy Safeguarding
Designated Safeguarding Lead – Mrs L Gamble Deputy Safeguarding Lead – Mrs P Martin Religious Education Topic 1 - Homes Topic 2 - Promises Topic 3 - Visitors Topic 4 - Journeys Topic 5 - Listening & sharing Topic 6 - Giving All Topic 7 - Energy Topic 8 - Choices Topic 9 - Special places Judaism Islam Year 3 – Mrs Jefferson
AUTUMN TERM IN YEAR 3 Overwhelming and mighty. Mother Nature’s awesome energies hiss and roar deep within Earth. Plates collide, spewing lava. Rocks rain down and mud slides in torrents. Towns and cities vanish under ashen clouds. Discover the dangerous and ferocious world of natural disasters. Visit the ancient city of Pompeii and create model volcanoes that fire foamy lava. Watch out! Volcanologists detect rumblings from and extinct volcano…What will you do? Key texts/Reading Comprehension focus: Firework Makers Daughter – Philip Pullman Escape from Pompeii – Christina Balit Rationale: Children will develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding about volcanoes and earthquakes. They will be able to verbally explain how volcanoes are made and the cause of an eruption. They will have an awareness of the positive and negative impacts of an eruption on the environment and the local community. They will be able to explain the location of volcanoes in the world with a key focus on the Ring of Fire. Help your child prepare… Earthquakes and volcanoes are fascinating forces of nature. Why not research famous earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, and plot the locations on a map? You could also hunt for rocks in your garden and sort them into groups by their appearance. Alternatively, you could build small structures from recycled materials and test them to see if they could withstand an earthquake! Vocabulary: archaeologists compression earthquake effusive eruption epicentre erosion explosive eruption flood fossil geologist igneous lava sedimentary metamorphic magma magnitude natural disaster Richter Scale seismic seismometer storm tectonic plates tragedy tremor volcanic eruption volcano
SPRING TERM IN YEAR 3 Key texts/Reading Comprehension focus: Stig Of The Dump- Clive King Tribal Tales Take a moment to step outside and stand quietly and still. Turn off all your technology and try to forget the modern world. Imagine this place 5000 years ago. What would you have seen? Head back to prehistoric times (it’s a long time ago) to gather berries and hunt down dinner. Unearth ancient objects and visit astonishing mystical monuments that reveal the secrets of an ancient time. Learn how the people of Britain developed over thousands of years, from the Stone Age to the Roman invasion. Work as a tribe to build a seasonal monument to celebrate the coming of Spring. Then sit quietly and reflect, waiting for the sunrise. What tribal tales will you have to tell? Stone Age Boy - Satoshi Kitamura Rationale: Children will develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding about prehistoric times. They will develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding about how the people of Britain developed over thousands of years ago, from the Stone Age to the Roman Invasion. Educational Visit : Creswell Crags https: //www. creswell-crags. org. uk Help your child prepare… It’s amazing to think that Stone Age people were alive 2. 5 million years ago! As they used to paint on walls, why not create a painting on an old roll of wallpaper or a smooth stone from the garden? You could also visit your local library to research the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age history of your local area. Alternatively, visit a site from one of these time periods and imagine what it would have been like to live there. Vocabulary: archaeologist artefact BC bronze Bronze Age excavation flint fort geologist historian hunter-gatherer iron Iron Age monument palaeontologist prehistoric preserved settlement, source Stone Age tribe
SUMMER TERM IN YEAR 3 Key texts/Reading Comprehension focus: Mark of the Cyclops – Saviour Pirotta Rationale: Children will discover a fantastical world full of mythical creatures and legendary heroes. The will learn about Ancient Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world. Let’s discover a fantastical world of mythical creatures and heroes! This term, we’ll learn about Apollo and the other gods who reign from Mount Olympus. We’ll explore the land of Greece, where the sun scorches the wings of Icarus and Helen of Troy inspires the launching of a thousand ships. Using historical source materials, we’ll research daily life in ancient Greece. We’ll write diaries as Daedalus or Icarus and learn about epic battles. In D&T, we’ll design and make a Trojan horses. Help your child prepare… Greece is a fascinating country that has a long and colourful history. Why not sample some delicious Greek food such as baklava or tzatziki? You could also research ancient Greek pots and sketch the intricate images painted on them. Alternatively, have fun taking part in a back garden Olympics, seeing who can run the fastest or throw a ball the furthest! Vocabulary: artefact council decoy god hero invasion legend mortal Olympic Games warrior goddesses democracy pottery war battle conquer city-state
MATHEMATICS MASTERY AUTUMN Number sense and exploring calculation strategies Solve number and practical problems, including estimation and checking; add and subtract money to give change in pounds and pence. Place Value Identify, represent and estimate numbers in different contexts, recognise and use place value of 3 -digit numbers in calculations. Graphs Interpret and present data using charts and tables. Solve one and two-step problems using presented information. Addition and subtraction Calculate mentally and using formal written methods; solve problems using number facts and place value. Length and perimeter Measure, compare, add/ subtract lengths; solve problems using appropriate tools and units. MATHEMATICS MASTERY SPRING Multiplication and division Deepen understanding of multiplication and division and apply this to solve problems. Deriving multiplication and division facts Calculate mathematical statements including for 2 -digit numbers by 1 -digit numbers; progress from mental to formal written methods. Time Tell, record, write and compare the time, including using Roman numerals, 12 hr clocks, a. m. and p. m. ; compare durations. Fractions Recognise, use, compare, order simple fractions; understand fractions as parts of a whole; add/subtracts fractions of same denominator. MATHEMATICS MASTERY SUMMER Angles and shape Identify right-angles, recognising them as quarters of a turn; identify parallel and perpendicular lines; draw/make and measure 2 -D and 3 -D shapes. Measures Measure, compare, add/ subtract and solve problems, using appropriate tools and units. Securing multiplication and division Recall and use multiplication/ division facts for 6 & 8 times table; count in multiples of 6 & 8; calculate mathematical statements. Exploring calculation strategies and place value Add/subtract numbers mentally; find 10, 1000 more than a given number; order and compare beyond 1000; round any number to nearest 10, 1000.
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