Welcome to Elm Class!

Welcome to Elm Class, home to our wonderful Year 3 children. We are looking forward to welcome the children back to school, and have some really exciting areas of learning to delve into this year. 

 

Our class teacher is Miss Reilly, and we are very lucky to be supported in our learning by Mrs Bond and Mrs Bowen.

 

English

We will be finishing our novel 'The Iron Man' by Ted Hughes, which has cross-curricular links to our Science and History topics. The children will explore descriptive writing, using adjectives and synonyms to create vivid character descriptions of the Iron Man. We will also create our own poetry inspired by the story, and will write a set of instructions on how to catch the Iron Man. 

 

Afterwards, we will be reading the story 'Cool Gregory', exploring the author's use of language and literary techniques. 

 

We will develop our reading and writing skills through the use of VIPERS:

Vocabulary
Inference
Prediction
Explanation
Retrieval
Summary
Using VIPERS helps us to examine the techniques used by the author, delve into the meaning behind words and replicate aspects in our own writing. 

 

Maths

During Summer 1, Year 3 will continue to look at using written methods for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in the context of measures and money. We will be developing our understanding of 2D and 3D shapes and their properties, including identifying angles. 

 

Science

Our Science topic this half term is 'Animals, Including Humans', where we will be learning fascinating facts about the human body and how it functions.

 

Geography

Our Geography topic for Summer 1 is 'Coasts'.

 

Music

This half term, Year 3 will be taking part in singing lessons with our specialist singing teacher.

 

MFL

In our French topic, we will be building on the knowledge we have learnt throughout the year to present ourselves in French.

 

Art 

Our Summer Art topic is 'Mosaics'. We will look at this art form and study the work of Antoni Gaudi.

 

Computing

In our Computing lessons this half term, the children will be creating and editing video trailers.

 

P.E.

This year, children will have two PE sessions a week. Our indoor PE session will be Dance with Mr Glenn.

 

Year 3 will be going swimming on a Friday afternoon. Boys must wear swimming trunks and girls must have a one-piece swimming costume. All children are required to wear a swimming cap. Children should come to school wearing their PE kit and change into their swimming costume once we arrive. All children must be confident to dress themselves independently. 

 

R.E.

In this half term, our question is "Why are Festivals Important to Religious Communities?"

 

SMSC

We love exploring the units on 1Decision. They are giving the children a good insight into the world and offering advice on how to conduct themselves as good and honest citizens, whilst keeping themselves safe at all times. We are learning about making the right choice and becoming responsible for their actions. 

 

Thank you for your continued support,

 

Miss Reilly 

 

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