Year 3 Curriculum - Spring

Year 3 - Curriculum Newsletter

We hope you find this letter informative, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s class teacher if you have any questions relating to the curriculum.

Homework:

Our expectation at Broadford is that every child should do the following every night:

• 5 minutes reading to an adult and note in the reading record
• 15 minutes practising spellings
• 15 minutes rehearsing times tables facts (including multiplication and division)

If children would like to attempt an additional challenge, we have a new Worldly Wise challenge for the Autumn Term. There will be more detailed information to follow regarding this.

Spellings:

Spellings will be given out on Mondays. The children should practise their words every evening. We encourage the children to write their words in sentences on the back of their homework sheet. Their spelling test will take place on Fridays. 

Rockstar Times Tables:

Children will be completing their times tables daily in school at the start of each maths lesson. Please practise times tables with your children at home. They all have passwords and access to the Rockstars app or alternatively they could simply practise writing their times tables out. They take part in a ‘Sound Check’ every Friday morning which involves their test taking place.

Curriculum Information

We have included a summary of the topics which the children will be covering this half term. If you have any questions about the topics being covered, please do not hesitate to contact your class teacher.

Yours sincerely,

Miss Taylor

Year 3 Leader

Spring Term
	1st Half Term	2nd Half Term
Literacy	Guided Reading, spelling, grammar and punctuation Science-fiction stories Explanation texts	Guided reading, spelling, grammar and punctuation Mystery stories Non-chronological reports
	Please fill in the reading journal after hearing your child read. For a good selection of childrens books visit the local library. Also Mybookblog can be accessed from home with your children's individual usernames and passwords.
Numeracy	Rockstars timetables Place value Multiplication/division Fractions Data Handling	Rockstars times tables Decimals Solving Problems with addition and subtraction
	Rockstars and MyMaths can be accessed from home with the children’s individual usernames/passwords.
ICT	Select, use and combine a variety of software on a range of digital devices to design and create a range of programs. Including collecting, analysing and presenting data and information.	Making things happen in a sequence, creating simple animation and simulation-Scratch
Science	Earth Rocks! Looking at the different types of rocks and investigating their characteristics. N/A
	You could visit the Science Museum. Admission is free. Located at Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London, SW7 2DD.
Geography	What makes the earth angry? Volcanoes	What makes the Earth angry? Earthquakes
R.E	Faith - Religious Figures	Faith - Religious Figures
P.E	Rugby/Football/Netball	Rugby/Football/Netball
	PE will usually be on Wednesday, but this can vary. Please ensure your child brings in their kit and leaves it in school.
Music	Three Little Birds Listening and appraising the song as well as singing, playing, improvising and composing.	The Dragon Song Listening and appraising the song as well as creating a performance.
French	Animals/pets Weather	Adjectives Easter
Art	Painting Experimenting with different effects and textures and using a colour vocabulary.	N/A
P.S.H.E	Getting on and falling out	Getting on and falling out
Trips	Natural History Museum - 28th January 2019 Maths Stay & Learn - Tuesday 14th January 9-9.30 am	Mystery Workshop - Date to TBA