Overview
From Year 3 to Year 6 pupils follow a topic based curriculum which incorporates all National Curriculum subjects. Core texts and topic books (e.g. books related to the Romans) are used in reading and writing lessons. Generally maths is taught discretely.
Maths is taught through 'Power Maths’, a programme which supports a teaching for mastery approach. Lessons and activities are designed to be taught using problem-solving approaches to encourage pupils’ higher-level thinking. The focus is on working with pupils’ core competencies, building on what they know to develop their relational understanding.
Writing is taught through a range of exciting stimuli which includes books, film clips, artefacts, and real life experiences. We strive to equip children to develop a rich vocabulary which can help them bring their writing to life. Basic skills and non - negotiables underpin writing in all areas of the curriculum. Teachers model the writing process and demonstrate the ambitious high standards expected of all children.
Useful Resources
Below are some information sheets for parents and carers outlining English and maths expectations for each year group.
Home Learning Apps
Downloads
Year 3 Blog Posts
Year 3 Science
Year 3 explored water transportation today. They had to think about what a fair test was and work as a team to set up their celery and food dye. We can't wait to see the results later!
1, 10, 100 more and less
Year 3 have worked super hard on partitioning this week and have explored 1, 10, 100 more and less today. They were able to use base 10, place value counters and arrow cards to support them. We are so proud of their grit and determination.
Year 3 Music
Year 3 enjoyed beginning their Charanga unit on glockenspiels yesterday. They looked at notes D and E and impressed Miss Peek with their call and response skills!
Year 3 Maths
Year 3 have enjoyed using different manipulatives to partition numbers to 1000. They showed great concentration and independence.
Year 3 Research
Year 3 have been exploring Greta Thunberg. They are looking at sustainability and the book 'Greta and the Giants'. Today, they showed great independence when researching their own facts about her in order to create a biography next week.
Polling Day: School Council
Today, classes visited polling stations 🗳️ to elect their new school council members. we have been learning all about democracy and fairness.Well done to our new school council members for 24/25! 🎉 oppo_32
Year 3 Maths
Year 3 explored adding 3 addends today. They showed great independence using different resources and have been working hard at their presentation too.
Year 3 Art
Year 3 explored Heather Hansen's gestural art today. They listened to different pieces of music and thought about how it made them feel. They used charcoal to create art and patterns inspired by her.
Year 3 Jam Tarts!
Year 3 had a great afternoon sampling and tasting different jam tarts. They thought about the packaging, pastry and filling before giving it an overall rating. Next week, they are going to design and bake their very own!
Year 3 Whitlingham Trip
Year 3 had a fantastic time at Whitlingham Adventure. They tried paddle boarding and canoeing and also completed many different team challenges. The children showed great grit and determination throughout the day and all were safe, ready and respectful. Well done Year 3!