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Wonder, Believe, Shine & Achieve - Welcome to Year 3!
Autumn Term
During the Autumn term, Year 3 will begin exploring the History of the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age, investigating how humans have evolved over time through changes in homes, clothing, tools and inventions. In Science, children will study rocks and soils through hands‑on investigations and practical experiments.
This term’s RE learning focuses on the first Creation story in Genesis and what it teaches Catholics about God, human dignity and caring for our common home. Children explore Creation as God’s gift, revisit Genesis 1 and its poetic language, and reflect on the belief that people are made “in the image of God”. They link the Creation story to Catholic Social Teaching, including human dignity, equality, solidarity and stewardship. Through Psalm 8 and Saint Francis’ Canticle of Creation, pupils consider how Christians praise God for the world, while Laudato Si’ deepens their understanding of Pope Francis’ call to love God, each other and the world. They also explore practical ways to care for Creation, inspired by ecological virtues and Saint Thérèse’s Little Way.
In Maths, children will follow the Power Maths scheme to strengthen their understanding of place value, addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division.
In English, they will develop their skills in writing story settings and instructions, before applying these skills to their Topic work through engaging texts such as Stig of the Dump, Stone Age Boy, Ug and How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth.
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
- Reading Records are handed in on a Friday for checking.
- Spelling Tests take place on a Friday morning.
