Wonder, Believe, Shine & Achieve - Welcome to Year 3!
Summer Term
In our final term in Year 3, we will learn about rainforests and where they occur around the world. We will discover key information about the rainforests in our world: where they are, what their climate topography, flora and fauna are like.
In Science, we are going to explore animals including animals and growing plants. We will continue to learn how to work scientifically by doing lots of fun experiments.
Using the Come and See Programme, our learning will focus on:
- Pentecost – serving: energy
- Reconciliation – inter-relating: choices
- Universal Church – world: special places
Within Maths, we will be using our scheme, Power Maths, to develop our knowledge of: fractions, measurement and geometry.
In English, we will read: The Vanishing Forest; The Great Kapok Tree; Where the Forest Meets the Sea and Poetry about the Rainforest.
We will look at other themes including Stephen Lawrence Day, Refugee Day and the 80th Anniversary of VE Day.
Homework
Children are expected to complete daily (at least 5 out of 7 days):
- Read their assigned reading book and write a comment in their reading record.
- In Spelling Shed, play 2 games working up to extreme level.
- Play 2 games of TT Rock Stars in ‘Garage’ and ‘Studio’.
- Complete their MathsWatch Homework.
Reading Records are handed in on a Friday for checking.
Spelling Tests take place on a Friday morning.
In addition to this, children have been sent an optional list of homework projects linked to the topic.