Year 3
Welcome to our Year 3 Blog!
We will be updating our Blog fortnightly, with information about the children's upcoming learning.
Weeks Commencing 29th April and 6th May
Maths
We will be teaching fractions.
Here are links to the White Rose videos which cover our learning. We won’t be using these directly in class, but you may find them helpful for supporting your child at home.
Add Fractions: https://vimeo.com/801900963
Subtract Fractions: https://vimeo.com/801901064
Unit Fractions: https://vimeo.com/801901253
Non-Unit Fractions: https://vimeo.com/801901503
Reasoning with Fractions of an Amount: https://vimeo.com/801901618
By the end of Year 2, children are expected to have fluent recall of their 2, 5, and 10 times tables. In Year 3, we continue to practise these, and will learn our 3, 4- and 8-times tables. We are currently focusing on our 8 times table by rote. We practise this 4 times a week.
English
We are writing our own version of Blue John by Berlie Doherty.
Our key grammar learning will be focused on using the following skills:
- Use adverbs.
- Use similes to develop settings and emotions.
- Make appropriate verb choices and use correct verb tense.
Spellings
We are using a new spelling programme in Year 3 to motivate and support children with learning their spellings. Your child should have brought home their log in details.
spellingframe.co.uk
We have practised all of the Year 3&4 tricky spelling words. However, these are called tricky words for a reason! We will therefore continue to learn them during the Summer Term of Year 3 and throughout Year 4.
For the Summer Term in Year 3, we will be practising them by including them in our writing lessons as we write stories and information texts.
W/C 29th April
We are learning to spell words with the ‘c’ sound when it is spelt ch
For example:
Scheme
chorus
chemist
echo
character
school
ache
chemistry
monarch
W/C 6th May
We are learning to spell words with the ‘sh’ sound when it is spelt ch
For example:
chef
chalet
machine
brochure
charade
crochet
parachute
champagne
Reading
This half term our Guided Reading sessions take place as a carousel with reading activities and small guided groups with the class teacher.
We will be reading:
Out for the Count by Anne Fine
In Your Dreams from the collection Short Too! by Kevin Crossley-Holland
Science
We will be learning about Light. These are the key things we will be learning about over the next few weeks:
Describe that light is needed in order to see things and that dark is the absence of light.
Explain that light is reflected from surfaces.
Explain that light from the sun can be dangerous and that there are ways to protect their eyes.
Explain that shadows are formed when the light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object.
Describe patterns in the way that the size of shadows change.
Geography
We are finding out about our local area. We will be using photos, maps and Google -Earth. We will look for both human and physical geographical changes in land use. This will start with an exploration of our school grounds and then we will go on a walk around our local area.
R.E.
We continue to follow the Devon Agreed R.E. syllabus. This half term we will be covering the Unit ‘What kind of World did Jesus want?’ We will learn about the stories of Jesus and The Disciples. We will consider what we would want our world to look like today.
Design and Technology
We will be planning and making a Seasonal Tart. We will consider hygiene and safety. We will explore food miles and using seasonal fruit and vegetables. We learn about a young entrepreneur chef and will evaluate our fruit tarts after we have enjoyed eating them!
Weeks Commencing 15th and 22nd April
Welcome back, we hope you all enjoyed time with your families over the Easter break.
Remember that Monday 15th April is a Non Pupil Day.
Children start back at school on Tuesday 16th April
Maths
We continue to learn about mass and capacity.
Here are links to the White Rose videos which cover our learning. We won’t be using these directly in class, but you may find them helpful for supporting your child at home.
Measure Capacity: https://vimeo.com/774866911?scrlybrkr=57689d61
Equivalent Capacities: https://vimeo.com/774867062
Compare Capacity and Volume: vimeo.com/774867222
Add and Subtract Capacity and Volume: https://vimeo.com/774867409
By the end of Year 2, children are expected to have fluent recall of their 2, 5, and 10 times tables. In Year 3, we continue to practise these, and will learn our 3, 4- and 8-times tables. We are currently focusing on our 8 times table by rote. We practise this 4 times a week.
English
We are writing our own version of Blue John by Berlie Doherty.
Our key grammar learning will be focused on using the following skills:
- Use adverbs.
- Use similes to develop settings and emotions.
- Make appropriate verb choices and use correct verb tense.
Spellings
We are using a new spelling programme in Year 3 to motivate and support children with learning their spellings. Your child should have brought home their log in details.
spellingframe.co.uk
W/C 15th April
We are learning the spelling pattern: ‘_ture’
For example: Adventure, capture, nature, picture, furniture, capture
Our tricky words to learn this week are:
Strange, strength, suppose, surprise, therefore, though
W/C 22nd April
We are learning the spelling pattern ‘-ation’
For example: sensation, preparation, admiration, reservation, alteration, observation
Our tricky words to learn this week are:
Thought, through, various, weight, women, woman
Reading
This half term our Guided Reading sessions take place as a carousel with reading activities and small guided groups with the class teacher.
We will be reading:
Out for the Count by Anne Fine
In Your Dreams from the collection Short Too! by Kevin Crossley-Holland
Science
We will be learning about Light. These are the key things we will be learning about over the next few weeks:
Describe that light is needed in order to see things and that dark is the absence of light.
Explain that light is reflected from surfaces.
Explain that light from the sun can be dangerous and that there are ways to protect their eyes.
Explain that shadows are formed when the light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object.
Describe patterns in the way that the size of shadows change.
Geography
We are finding out about our local area. We will be using photos, maps and Google -Earth. We will look for both human and physical geographical changes in land use. This will start with an exploration of our school grounds and then we will go on a walk around our local area.
R.E.
We continue to follow the Devon Agreed R.E. syllabus. This half term we will be covering the Unit ‘What kind of World did Jesus want?’ We will learn about the stories of Jesus and The Disciples. We will consider what we would want our world to look like today.
Design and Technology
We will be planning and making a Seasonal Tart. We will consider hygiene and safety. We will explore food miles and using seasonal fruit and vegetables. We learn about a young entrepreneur chef and will evaluate our fruit tarts after we have enjoyed eating them!
Weeks Commencing 18th and 25th March
Congratulations to all of Year 3 for a fabulous assembly last week!
Maths
We have finished our learning about fractions for now, and are now focusing on maths and capacity.
Here are links to the White Rose videos which cover our learning. We won’t be using these directly in class, but you may find them helpful for supporting your child at home.
Use scales: https://vimeo.com/774864912
Measuring mass in Kg and g : https://vimeo.com/774865421
Add and subtract mass: https://vimeo.com/774866187
Measure capacity in litres and millilitres: https://vimeo.com/774866911
Compare capacity and volume: https://vimeo.com/774867222
Add and subtract capacity and volume: https://vimeo.com/774867409
By the end of Year 2, children are expected to have fluent recall of their 2, 5, and 10 times tables. In Year 3, we continue to practise these, and will learn our 3, 4- and 8-times tables. We are currently focusing on our 8 times table by rote. We practise this 4 times a week.
English
We are writing our own version of Grendel: A Cautionary Tale about Chocolate.
Our key grammar learning will be focused on using the following skills:
- Speech punctuation
- Prepositional phrases
Spellings
W/C 18th March
We are learning the spelling pattern: ‘-ly’
We can just add ‘ly’ to some words to make them adjectives.
For example sad + ly = sadly; usual -> usually.
Adding the suffix -ly, turns an adjective into an adverb.
If the word ends with 'y', the 'y' becomes an 'i', and then add -ly.
If the word ends with 'le', drop the 'le' and add -ly.
Our tricky words to learn this week are:
Promise, purpose, quarter, question, recent, regular
W/C 25th March
We are learning the spelling pattern ‘-ture’
adventure picture capture temperature furniture future creature nature mixture
Our tricky words to learn this week are:
Reign, remember, sentence, separate, special, straight
Reading
This half term our Guided Reading sessions will take place as a whole class and will be based around The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales by S J King.
Science
We will be learning about Animals and Humans (Food and Nutrition). These are the key things we will be learning about over the next few weeks:
To know that food contains a range of different nutrients such as carbohydrates, protein, vitamins, minerals, fats, sugars, water and fibre and that a piece of food will often provide a range of nutrients.
To know that different amounts of nutrients are needed to stay healthy and that different animals need different types of diet.
We will also consider how athletes have different nutritional needs, using Serena Williams as an example.
History
We continue our learning of Pre-Historic times, moving forward from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. We will be exploring the Bronze Age. We will find out what life was like in Britain during the Bronze Age by answering questions such as: When was the Bronze Age? How do we know what happened all those years ago? Why did the Stone Age end? What is the secret of the standing stones? Why was the Amesbury Archer so important?
R.E.
We continue to follow the Devon Agreed R.E. syllabus. This half term we will be covering the Unit ‘People of God’ and exploring how Christians choose to live their lives and participate in their church communities.
Art
We will be learning about Geometry in Art and shading techniques, before we then build up a 3D sculpture from a drawing.
Weeks Commencing 4th and 11th March
During the week beginning 4th March, we will be using NFER papers to check in with the children’s learning in maths and reading. This helps us to identify gaps in the children’s learning and plan our lessons accordingly during the second half of Year 3.
We will do these in the mornings, they are quite informal and the children often enjoy completing them. Our afternoon lesson will remain as normal.
Wednesday 6th March We will be spending the day watching video clips and making Stone Age to Iron Age linked craft following a workshop provided by ‘History off the Page’. Children can come to school in non uniform as the craft may be a little messy.
Maths
We continue our learning about fractions
Here are links to the White Rose videos which cover our learning. We won’t be using these directly in class, but you may find them helpful for supporting your child at home.
Fractions and scales https://vimeo.com/772429079
Fractions on a number line https://vimeo.com/772429367
Equivalent Fractions on a number line https://vimeo.com/772429568
Equivalent Fractions as bar models https://vimeo.com/772429655
By the end of Year 2, children are expected to have fluent recall of their 2, 5, and 10 times tables. In Year 3, we continue to practise these, and will learn our 3, 4- and 8-times tables. We are currently focusing on our 4 times table by rote. We practise this 4 times a week.
English
We are writing our own version of Grendel: A Cautionary Tale about Chocolate.
Our key grammar learning will be focused on using the following skills:
- Speech punctuation
- Prepositional phrases
Spellings
We will be consolidating our spelling learning from the last fortnight:
Spellings W/C 19th February
The tricky words to learn this week are:
ordinary, particular, peculiar, perhaps, popular, position
Our spelling pattern this week is: Adding the prefixes dis- and in-
Spellings W/C 26th February
The tricky words to learn this week are:
possess, position, possible, potatoes, possession, possible
Our spelling pattern for this week is: Adding im- to root words beginning with m or p
Reading
This half term our Guided Reading sessions will take place as a whole class and will be based around The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales by S J King.
Science
We will be learning about Animals and Humans (Food and Nutrition). These are the key things we will be learning about over the next few weeks:
To know that food contains a range of different nutrients such as carbohydrates, protein, vitamins, minerals, fats, sugars, water and fibre and that a piece of food will often provide a range of nutrients.
To know that different amounts of nutrients are needed to stay healthy and that different animals need different types of diet.
We will also consider how athletes have different nutritional needs, using Serena Williams as an example.
History
We continue our learning of Pre-Historic times, moving forward from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. We will be exploring the Bronze Age. We will find out what life was like in Britain during the Bronze Age by answering questions such as: When was the Bronze Age? How do we know what happened all those years ago? Why did the Stone Age end? What is the secret of the standing stones? Why was the Amesbury Archer so important?
R.E.
We continue to follow the Devon Agreed R.E. syllabus. This half term we will be covering the Unit ‘People of God’ and exploring how Christians choose to live their lives and participate in their church communities.
Art
We will be learning about Geometry in Art and shading techniques, before we then build up a 3D sculpture from a drawing.
Weeks Commencing 19th and 26th February 2024
Maths
We will be learning about fractions
Here are links to the White Rose videos which cover our learning. We won’t be using these directly in class, but you may find them helpful for supporting your child at home.
Understand the denominators of unit fractions https://vimeo.com/772428568
Compare and order unit fractions https://vimeo.com/772428693
Understand the numerators of unit fractions https://vimeo.com/772428818
Understand the whole https://vimeo.com/772428932
Compare and order non unit fractions https://vimeo.com/772429079
Fractions and scales https://vimeo.com/772429079
Fractions on a number line https://vimeo.com/772429367
By the end of Year 2, children are expected to have fluent recall of their 2, 5, and 10 times tables. In Year 3, we continue to practise these, and will learn our 3, 4- and 8-times tables. We are currently focusing on our 4 times table by rote. We practise this 4 times a week.
English
We will be using ‘Grendel: A cautionary tale about chocolate’ by David Lucas, as the key text for our learning. We will begin by familiarising ourselves with the book.
Our key grammar learning will be focused on using the following skills:
- Speech punctuation
- Prepositional phrases
Spellings
Spellings W/C 19th February
The tricky words to learn this week are:
ordinary, particular, peculiar, perhaps, popular, position
Our spelling pattern this week is: Adding the prefixes dis- and in-
Spellings W/C 26th February
The tricky words to learn this week are:
possess, position, possible, potatoes, possession, possible
Our spelling pattern for this week is: Adding im- to root words beginning with m or p
Reading
This half term our Guided Reading sessions will take place as a whole class and will be based around The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales by S J King.
Science
We will be learning about Animals and Humans (Food and Nutrition). These are the key things we will be learning about over the next few weeks:
To know that food contains a range of different nutrients such as carbohydrates, protein, vitamins, minerals, fats, sugars, water and fibre and that a piece of food will often provide a range of nutrients.
To know that different amounts of nutrients are needed to stay healthy and that different animals need different types of diet.
We will also consider how athletes have different nutritional needs, using Serena Williams as an example.
History
We continue our learning of Pre-Historic times, moving forward from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. We will be exploring the Bronze Age. We will find out what life was like in Britain during the Bronze Age by answering questions such as: When was the Bronze Age? How do we know what happened all those years ago? Why did the Stone Age end? What is the secret of the standing stones? Why was the Amesbury Archer so important?
R.E.
We continue to follow the Devon Agreed R.E. syllabus. This half term we will be covering the Unit ‘People of God’ and exploring how Christians choose to live their lives and participate in their church communities.
Art
We will be learning about Geometry in Art and shading techniques, before we then build up a 3D sculpture from a drawing.
Weeks Commencing 29th January and 5th February 2024
Maths
We will be learning about length and perimeter.
Here are links to the White Rose videos which cover our learning. We won’t be using these directly in class, but you may find them helpful for supporting your child at home.
Measure in m and cm https://vimeo.com/772154057
Measure in mm https://vimeo.com/772154331
Equivalent lengths (m and cm) https://vimeo.com/772155253
Equivalent lengths (cm and mm) https://vimeo.com/772155680
Add lengths https://vimeo.com/772156522
Subtract lengths https://vimeo.com/772157075
Perimeter https://vimeo.com/772157895
By the end of Year 2, children are expected to have fluent recall of their 2, 5, and 10 times tables. In Year 3, we continue to practise these, and will learn our 3, 4- and 8-times tables. We are currently focusing on our 4 times table by rote. We practise this 4 times a week.
English
We have familiarised ourselves with the book ‘Rainforest Rough Guide’ by Paul Mason.
Our key learning over the next few weeks will be focused on using the following skills:
- Apostrophes for contraction.
- Apostrophes for possession.
- Prepositions to express time, place and cause.
During this fortnight, we will be applying these skills when writing a diary entry, letter and fact file.
Spellings
We are currently taking time to practise the Year 3 & 4 tricky words we have learnt so far during Year 3. The full list of these words can be found here: tricky-Y3-words.doc
Reading
This half term our Guided Reading sessions will be based around a poem called ‘The Penguin in Lost Property’ and a non-fiction book about teeth.
Science
We will be learning about plants. These are the key things we will be learning about over the next few weeks:
- Identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots; stem/trunk; leaves; and flowers.
• Explore the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow) and how they vary from plant to plant.
• Investigate the way in which water is transported within plants.
• Explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal.
Geography
We will be following the Unit ‘Why are Jungles so wet and Deserts so dry?’ We have looked at the difference between weather and climate and how the weather and climate are different in the Scottish Highlands compared to Devon. We are now looking at rainforest and desert biomes.
R.E.
Our big question for this half term is: What do Christians learn from the creation story? Having learnt about the Christian creation story, and the story of Adam and Eve, we now learn about the Prodigal son.
Weeks Commencing 15th and 22nd January 2024
Maths
We continue our unit of learning about multiplication and division. We will be focusing on dividing a 2 digit number by a 1 digit number.
Here are links to the White Rose videos which cover our learning. We won’t be using these directly in class, but you may find them helpful for supporting your child at home.
By the end of Year 2, children are expected to have fluent recall of their 2, 5, and 10 times tables. In Year 3, we will continue to practise these, and will learn our 3, 4- and 8-times tables. We are currently learning our 4 times table by rote. We practise this 4 times a week.
English
We have familiarised ourselves with the book ‘Rainforest Rough Guide’ by Paul Mason.
Our key learning over the next few weeks will be focused on using the following skills:
- Apostrophes for contraction.
- Apostrophes for possession.
- Prepositions to express time, place and cause.
During this fortnight, we will explore prepositions before planning our own page in the style of the Rainforest Rough Guide.
Spellings W/C 15th January
The tricky words to learn this week are:
Length
Library
Material
Mention
Minute
Natural
Our spelling pattern this week is adding the suffix ‘es’
Spellings W/C Jan22nd January
The tricky words to learn this week are:
Naughty, notice, occasion, occasionally, often, opposite
Our spelling pattern for this week is adding the prefix ‘-dis’ and ‘-in’
Reading
This half term our Guided Reading sessions will be based around a poem called ‘The Penguin in Lost Property’ and a non-fiction book about teeth.
Science
We will be learning about plants. These are the key things we will be learning about over the next few weeks:
- Identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots; stem/trunk; leaves; and flowers.
• Explore the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow) and how they vary from plant to plant.
• Investigate the way in which water is transported within plants.
• Explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal.
Geography
We will be following the Unit ‘Why are Jungles so wet and Deserts so dry?’ We have looked at the difference between weather and climate. This week, we learn about how the weather and climate are different in the Scottish Highlands compared to Devon.
R.E.
Our big question for this half term is: What do Christians learn from the creation story? Having learnt about the Christian creation story, we will be learning about the story of Adam and Eve.
Design and Technology
This half term we will be focusing on sewing. We will begin by practising our running stitch which we learnt in Year 2. We’ll then learn cross stitch, before designing and making a small cushion.
Weeks Commencing 4th and 8th January 2024
Thursday 8th January: Back to School!
We hope you’ve all enjoyed the break and wish you a Happy New Year.
Maths
We will be learning how division facts can be understood from multiplication facts and how we can build on these facts to multiply and divide larger numbers. These video links will show you more
Link between division and multiplication https://vimeo.com/485433674
Related facts https://vimeo.com/486330232
English
We will familiarise ourselves with the book ‘Rainforest Rough Guide’ by Paul Mason.
Our key learning over the next few weeks will be focused on using the following skills:
- Apostrophes for contraction.
- Apostrophes for possession.
- Prepositions to express time, place and cause.
Spellings
The tricky words to learn this week are:
important
increase
interest
island
knowledge
learn
Our spelling pattern this week is adding the suffix ‘ment’:
Reading
This half term our Guided Reading sessions will be based around a poem called ‘The Penguin in Lost Property’ and a non-fiction book about teeth.
Science
We will be learning about plants. These are the key things we will be learning about over the next few weeks:
- Identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots; stem/trunk; leaves; and flowers.
• Explore the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow) and how they vary from plant to plant.
• Investigate the way in which water is transported within plants.
• Explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal.
Geography
We will be following the Unit ‘Why are Jungles so wet and Deserts so dry?’ We will begin by looking at the difference between weather and climate.
R.E.
Our big question for this half term is: What do Christians learn from the creation story? This week we will be looking at the creation story and how this shows Christians about God.
Design and Technology
This half term we will be focusing on sewing. We will begin by practising our running stitch which we learnt in Year 2. We’ll then learn cross stitch, before designing and making a small cushion.
Week Commencing 11th December
Maths
We continue our unit of learning about multiplication and division.
Here are links to the White Rose videos which cover our learning. We won’t be using these directly in class, but you may find them helpful for supporting your child at home.
Multiply by 8 https://vimeo.com/732395579
Divide by 8 https://vimeo.com/732395660
8 X table https://vimeo.com/732395710
By the end of Year 2, children are expected to have fluent recall of their 2, 5, and 10 times tables. In Year 3, we will continue to practise these, and will learn our 3, 4- and 8-times tables. We are currently learning our 3 times table by rote. We practise this 4 times a week.
English
We are reading ‘How Dogs Really Work’ by Alan Snow. There are many other books in this series if your child is enjoying it, you could borrow them from Exeter library.
During this unit, the grammar skills we are focusing on include:
- Use of heading and sub-headings
- Extending sentences using conjunctions
- Using adverbs
- Using pronouns to avoid repetition
This week we will finish writing up our own version of the text from this book.
Spellings
Week beginning 11th December
The tricky words from our Year 3&4 Spelling list this week are:
guide heard heart height history imagine
Our spelling pattern is adding the suffix ‘ -ment’
|
root word (verb) |
root word + suffix -ment |
|
measure |
measurement |
|
replace |
replacement |
|
treat |
treatment |
|
judge |
judgement |
|
punish |
punishment |
|
move |
movement |
Reading
This half term, we are reading ‘Cave Challenge’ by Bear Grylls. We will all read it together and focus on comprehension skills and development of vocabulary understanding.
Science
We are learning about rocks and fossils. We have learnt how igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock have been made. We have carried out comparative tests for hardness and absorbency to compare the 3 rock types. We have learnt about Mary Anning and how fossils are made. Finally, we are learning about what soil is made up of.
R.E.
We are learning about Judaism. We have learnt about Yom Kippur and the story of Moses. We’ve learnt about the festival of Passover and the 10 commandments. This week we are learning about prayer in Judaism.
Art
Our Art links with our Stone Age learning in History. We are learning about the style of prehistoric man-made art. We will experiment with using the pigments in natural products to make different colours and then with using different brush strokes. We have scaled up our drawings and are now creating a cave painting on a textured surface. Our last lesson will be a collaborative cave painting.
History
Our History for this half term is all about the Stone Age. We are learning about how archaeologists use artefacts to understand life in Stone Age Britain and what life was like in the Stone Age.
Weeks Commencing 27th November and 4th December
Maths
We continue our unit of learning about multiplication and division.
Here are links to the White Rose videos which cover our learning. We won’t be using these directly in class, but you may find them helpful for supporting your child at home.
Multiply by 3 https://vimeo.com/732395341
Divide by 3 https://vimeo.com/732395377
3 X table https://vimeo.com/732395412
Multiply by 4 https://vimeo.com/732395444
Divide by 4 https://vimeo.com/732395477
4X table https://vimeo.com/732395516
By the end of Year 2, children are expected to have fluent recall of their 2, 5, and 10 times tables. In Year 3, we will continue to practise these, and will learn our 3, 4- and 8-times tables. We are currently learning our 3 times table by rote. We practise this 4 times a week.
English
We are reading ‘How Dogs Really Work’ by Alan Snow. There are many other books in this series if your child is enjoying it, you could borrow them from Exeter library.
During this unit, the grammar skills we are focusing on include:
- Use of heading and sub-headings
- Extending sentences using conjunctions
- Using adverbs
- Using pronouns to avoid repetition
Spellings
Week beginning 27th November
The tricky words from our Year 3&4 Spelling list this week are:
experience experiment extreme famous favourite February
Our spelling pattern for this week is: Adding the suffix ‘-ful’
Did you know that we can make an adjective by adding the suffix -ful to lots of root words?
thank + ful = thankful
cheer cheerful
wonder wonderful
joy joyful
peace peaceful
We don’t have to swap, double or drop any letters when we add the suffix -ful. Here is the rule:
If a suffix starts with a consonant letter (-ful), it is usually just added straight on to a root word. No changes are made to the root word.
Oh, I almost forgot to give you a little tip about the word ‘beauty’. We have to swap the y to i when adding the suffix -ful.
beauty beautiful
Week beginning 4th December
The tricky words from our Year 3&4 Spelling list this week are:
forward forwards fruit grammar group guard
Our spelling pattern is Adding the suffix -less
thank thankless
hope hopeless
fear fearless
care careless
We don’t have to swap, double or drop any letters when we add the suffix -less. Here is the rule:
If a suffix starts with a consonant letter (-less), it is almost always just added straight on to a root word. No changes are made to the root word.
Reading
This half term, we are reading ‘Cave Challenge’ by Bear Grylls. We will all read it together and focus on comprehension skills and development of vocabulary understanding.
Science
We are learning about rocks and fossils. We have learnt how igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock have been made. We have carried out comparative tests for hardness and absorbency to compare the 3 rock types. We are now learning about Mary Anning and how fossils are made.
R.E.
We are learning about Judaism. We will learn about Yom Kippur and then the story of Moses. We are now learning about the festival of Passover and the 10 commandments.
Art
Our Art links with our Stone Age learning in History. We are learning about the style of prehistoric man-made art. We will experiment with using the pigments in natural products to make different colours and then with using different brush strokes. We have scaled up our drawings and are now creating a cave painting on a textured surface.
History
Our History for this half term is all about the Stone Age. We will learn about how archaeologists use artefacts to understand life in Stone Age Britain and what life was like in the Stone Age.
Weeks Commencing 13th and 20th November 2023
Monday 20th November – Hedgehogs and Moles on school trip to Kents Cavern.
During the week commencing 20th November we will be assessing the children’s learning alongside our curriculum teaching.
Maths
We will begin a unit of learning about multiplication and division.
Here are links to the White Rose videos which cover our learning. We won’t be using these directly in class, but you may find them helpful for supporting your child at home.
ultiplication – equal groups: https://vimeo.com/732395145
Use Arrays: https://vimeo.com/732395183
Multiples of 2: https://vimeo.com/732395224
Multiples of 5 and 10: https://vimeo.com/732395261
Sharing and Grouping: https://vimeo.com/732395301
By the end of Year 2, children are expected to have fluent recall of their 2, 5, and 10 times tables. In Year 3, we will continue to practise these, and will learn our 3, 4- and 8-times tables. We are currently learning our 3 times table by rote.
English
We will finish writing our own story based on the ‘The Beasties’ by Jenny Nimmo. We will be trying to include the grammar skills we’ve learnt, including:
Punctuating direct speech using inverted commas (speech marks).
Using subordinating conjunctions to extend our sentences.
Organising our writing in paragraphs.
Spellings
Week beginning 13th November
The tricky words from our Year 3&4 Spelling list this week are:
continue describe decide different difficult disappear
Our spelling pattern for this week is: Words ending in -el
travel cancel
vowel camel
tunnel towel
jewel label
Week beginning 20th November
The tricky words from our Year 3&4 Spelling list this week are:
early earth eight eighth enough exercise
Our spelling pattern is Words ending in -al
capital animal crystal magical
tropical festival sandal
Reading
This half term, we are reading ‘Cave Challenge’ by Bear Grylls. We will all read it together and focus on comprehension skills and development of vocabulary understanding.
Science
We are learning about rocks and fossils. We are learning about how igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock have been made. We will carry out tests for hardness and porosity to compare the 3 rock types.
R.E.
We are learning about Judaism. We will learn about Yom Kippur and then the story of Moses.
Art
Our Art links with our Stone Age learning in History. We are learning about the style of prehistoric man-made art. We will experiment with using the pigments in natural products to make different colours and then with using different brush strokes.
History
Our History for this half term is all about the Stone Age. We will learn about how archaeologists use artefacts to understand life in Stone Age Britain and what life was like in the Stone Age.
Weeks Commencing 30th October and 6th November 2023
Maths
We will continue to develop our addition and subtraction skills. Before half term, we were learning how to add and subtract using the column method with no exchanges.
Now, will develop this further by learning how to exchange and cross the tens and hundreds boundaries.
Here are links to some White Rose videos which cover the learning for this week. We won’t be using these directly in class, but you may find them helpful for supporting your child at home.
Add crossing the tens boundary. https://vimeo.com/731050814
Add crossing the hundreds boundary: https://vimeo.com/731052104
Subtract crossing the tens boundary: https://vimeo.com/731052793
Subtract crossing the hundreds boundary: https://vimeo.com/731053730
We will then learn about how to estimate our answers and to check them using the inverse operation.
By the end of Year 2, children are expected to have fluent recall of their 2, 5, and 10 times tables. In Year 3, we will continue to practise these, and will learn our 3, 4- and 8-times tables. This half term we will be focusing on the 3 X tables.
English
We will be getting to know ‘The Beasties’ by Jenny Nimmo. The book about a little girl who can’t get to sleep at night. Each night a cute little Beastie tells her a story to help her sleep. It’s a lovely book, and once we become familiar with it, we will begin to write our own Beastie story.
The grammar skills we will be learning include:
Punctuating direct speech using inverted commas (speech marks).
Using subordinating conjunctions to extend our sentences.
Organising our writing in paragraphs.
Spelling
Weeks commencing Tue 31st October and Mon 6th November 2023
Our focus words from the Year3 & 4 Statutory Spelling list will be:
centre century certain consider circle complete
The spelling pattern will be ‘Words ending in -le’
For example, simple, middle, apple, triangle, rectangle
Reading
This half term, we will be reading ‘Cave Challenge’ by Bear Grylls. We will all read it together and focus on comprehension skills and development of vocabulary understanding.
Science
We will be learning about rocks and fossils this half term. We will be carefully observing some igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock samples using the magnifying lenses. Then we will find out how these 3 rock types were made.
R.E.
This half term we will be learning about Judaism. Our first lesson will be focused on the Jewish Festival of Rosh Hashanah. Then we will learn about Yom Kippur.
Art
Our Art links with our Stone Age learning in History. We wil be learning about the style of prehistoric man-made art. This week we will use charcoal pencils to draw animals in the prehistoric style. Then we will take one of these drawings and scale it up to make an A4 size charcoal animal drawing.
History
Our History for this half term is all about the Stone Age. This week we will find out what the children think the Stone Age was like and begin to explore whether their ideas are correct. For example, cartoon pictures may combine Stone Age people and dinosaurs, but dinosaurs died out 60 million years before the stone age! We will then learn how archaeologists have found out about the Stone Age period.
20.10.23
We have been busy getting our new website up and running and are now ready to begin sharing your child’s learning with you.
Here is a summary of the learning we have been focusing on during the first half term:
English - We used the book ‘Intriguing Animals’ as a starting point for writing our own animal information pages. We learnt how to structure our writing using headings, sub-headings and paragraphs. We have used our writing for our Design & Technology booklet and this will be coming home at the beginning of the half term holiday.
To finish off our English this half term, we are writing poetry! Our focus is on choice of vocabulary, particularly adjectives. We are also using prepositions. Look out for the finished poem which will be coming home soon!
After half term, our Blog will also tell you which spelling patterns and the 6 tricky spelling words we are focusing on each week.
Maths – Our first maths unit was about place value and recognising the relationship between ones, tens and hundreds. We are now learning about addition and subtraction. After half term, we will include the White Rose video links to show you the exact focus of the children’s learning each week. The videos are not used in school, but are great for showing you how we teach the skills, and for using with your child to consolidate their understanding.
We have also been making sure that children can use Times Table Rock Stars (TTRS) as this is a key programme we use to support the children with their rapid re-call of times table facts.
Topic – In science, we have been learning about skeletons, muscles and joints. In Geography, we have been learning all about sustainability. We have looked at how we can make sustainable choices at home and at school, such as re-cycling, using re-usable bags, walking and cycling when we can and turning the lights off. We’ve looked at the different ways that electricity can be made and identified which methods are sustainable for the environment. In RE, we have been focusing on Islam, learning about the 5 pillars of Islam.
Year 3 Home Learing
Year 3 children should be reading at home on a daily basis for 15 minutes. The children have a home/school reading record which also contains helpful information about the spellings they will be learning during Year 3.
When you read with your child, please fill in their home reading record to say what they have been reading and provide a comment/reflection on their reading. Teachers collect these in each week.
Weeks Beginning 29th April and 6th May 2024
Maths
We are learning about Fractions
These video links will show you what we are learning:
Add Fractions: https://vimeo.com/801900963
Subtract Fractions: https://vimeo.com/801901064
Unit Fractions: https://vimeo.com/801901253
Non-Unit Fractions: https://vimeo.com/801901503
Reasoning with Fractions of an Amount: https://vimeo.com/801901618
Times Tables
Times tables play a key part in every day maths and it is really important that in Year 3 your child is becoming more confident using their time tables recall facts.
Please ensure that your child is regularly spending time practising (just 5 minutes every day) their times tables on Times Table Rockstars.
Times Table Rockstars logins have been given to your child so they will have them ready to go.
The link to the website can be found here: https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
If your child has forgotten their password and username, please contact your child’s class teacher.
Also, the Numbots programme is great for helping them to develop their mental maths skills in adding and subtracting, building on their knowledge of number bonds. Children use the same log in as they do for Times Table Rockstars. https://play.numbots.com/#/account/school-login/8732
Reading
Your child should be bringing home a reading book from school each day, and a new Reading Record book. We greatly appreciate your support hearing your child read daily at home. Please can you record the reading they have done in their reading booklet.
Spellings
We are using a new spelling programme in Year 3 to motivate and support children with learning their spellings. Your child should have brought home their log in details.
spellingframe.co.uk
We have practised all of the Year 3&4 tricky spelling words. However, these are called tricky words for a reason! We will therefore continue to learn them during the Summer Term of Year 3 and throughout Year 4.
For the Summer Term in Year 3, we will be practising them by including them in our writing lessons as we write stories and information texts.
W/C 29th April
We are learning to spell words with the ‘c’ sound when it is spelt ch
For example:
Scheme
chorus
chemist
echo
character
school
ache
chemistry
monarch
W/C 6th May
We are learning to spell words with the ‘sh’ sound when it is spelt ch
For example:
chef
chalet
machine
brochure
charade
crochet
parachute
champagne
Eager for More?
In DT we are planning and making a Seasonal Tart. Why not extend your cookery skills at home? Consider using seasonal and local produce to reduce ‘Food Miles’. Send in your photos!
In Science we are learning about Light. You could make some shadow puppets to tell a story. Send us in a video of your shadow puppet successes!
In Geography we are learning about changes of land use over time in our local area. With the improving weather, this is a good opportunity for plenty of walks and photographs to show what changes in physical or human geography you notice on your travels.
Year 3 children should be reading at home on a daily basis for 15 minutes. The children have a home/school reading record which also contains helpful information about the spellings they will be learning during Year 3.
When you read with your child, please fill in their home reading record to say what they have been reading and provide a comment/reflection on their reading. Teachers collect these in each week.
Times Tables
In maths, Times Table Rock Stars should be accessed - the recommended time is 21 minutes over each week. https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school
Times tables play a key part in every day maths and it is really important that in Year 3 your child is becoming more confident using their time tables recall facts.
Times Table Rockstars logins have been given to your child so they will have them ready to go.
The link to the website can be found here: https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
If your child has forgotten their password and username, please contact your child’s class teacher.
Also, the Numbots programme is great for helping them to develop their mental maths skills in adding and subtracting, building on their knowledge of number bonds. Children use the same log in as they do for Times Table Rockstars. https://play.numbots.com/#/account/school-login/8732
Spellings
We are using a new spelling programme in Year 3 to motivate and support children with learning their spellings. Your child should have brought home their log in details.
spellingframe.co.uk
W/C 15th April
We are learning the spelling pattern: ‘_ture’
For example: Adventure, capture, nature, picture, furniture, capture
Our tricky words to learn this week are:
Strange, strength, suppose, surprise, therefore, though
W/C 22nd April
We are learning the spelling pattern ‘-ation’
For example: sensation, preparation, admiration, reservation, alteration, observation
Our tricky words to learn this week are:
Thought, through, various, weight, women, woman
Eager for More?
In DT we are planning and making a Seasonal Tart. Why not extend your cookery skills at home? Consider using seasonal and local produce to reduce ‘Food Miles’. Send in your photos!
In Science we are learning about Light. You could make some shadow puppets to tell a story. Send us in a video of your shadow puppet successes!
In Geography we are learning about changes of land use over time in our local area. With the improving weather, this is a good opportunity for plenty of walks and photographs to show what changes in physical or human geography you notice on your travels.
Weeks Beginning 18th and 25th March 2024
Year 3 Home Learning
Maths
We are learning about mass and capacity.
These video links will show you what we are learning:
Use scales: https://vimeo.com/774864912
Measuring mass in Kg and g : https://vimeo.com/774865421
Add and subtract mass: https://vimeo.com/774866187
Measure capacity in litres and millilitres: https://vimeo.com/774866911
Compare capacity and volume: https://vimeo.com/774867222
Add and subtract capacity and volume: https://vimeo.com/774867409
Times Tables
Times tables play a key part in every day maths and it is really important that in Year 3 your child is becoming more confident using their time tables recall facts.
Please ensure that your child is regularly spending time practising (just 5 minutes every day) their times tables on Times Table Rockstars.
Times Table Rockstars logins have been given to your child so they will have them ready to go.
The link to the website can be found here: https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
If your child has forgotten their password and username, please contact your child’s class teacher.
Also, the Numbots programme is great for helping them to develop their mental maths skills in adding and subtracting, building on their knowledge of number bonds. Children use the same log in as they do for Times Table Rockstars. https://play.numbots.com/#/account/school-login/8732
Reading
Your child should be bringing home a reading book from school each day, and a new Reading Record book. We greatly appreciate your support hearing your child read daily at home. Please can you record the reading they have done in their reading booklet.
Spellings
W/C 18th March
We are learning the spelling pattern: ‘-ly’
We can just add ‘ly’ to some words to make them adjectives.
For example sad + ly = sadly; usual -> usually.
Adding the suffix -ly, turns an adjective into an adverb.
If the word ends with 'y', the 'y' becomes an 'i', and then add -ly.
If the word ends with 'le', drop the 'le' and add -ly.
Our tricky words to learn this week are:
Promise, purpose, quarter, question, recent, regular
W/C 25th March
We are learning the spelling pattern ‘-ture’
adventure picture capture temperature furniture future creature nature mixture
Our tricky words to learn this week are:
Reign, remember, sentence, separate, special, straight
Eager for More?
In Art we are learning how to shade and then how to use this to draw 3D objects. You could practise by trying this technique with some of your favourite toys.
In Science we are learning about food and nutrition. Why not help the adults to prepare some tasty meals at the weekend?
In History we are learning about the Iron Age. Why not visit Exeter library to borrow some books about the Iron Age.
Maths W/C 4th and 11th February
In lesson , we continue our learning about fractions
Here are links to the White Rose videos which cover our learning. We won’t be using these directly in class, but you may find them helpful for supporting your child at home.
Fractions and scales https://vimeo.com/772429079
Fractions on a number line https://vimeo.com/772429367
Equivalent Fractions on a number line https://vimeo.com/772429568
Equivalent Fractions as bar models https://vimeo.com/772429655
By the end of Year 2, children are expected to have fluent recall of their 2, 5, and 10 times tables. In Year 3, we continue to practise these, and will learn our 3, 4- and 8-times tables. We are currently focusing on our 4 times table by rote. We practise this 4 times a week.
Spellings
We will be consolidating our spelling learning from the last fortnight:
Year 3 & 4 Statutory Spelling List
ordinary, particular, peculiar, perhaps, popular, position
Adding the prefixes dis- and in-
possess, position, possible, potatoes, possession, possible
Adding im- to root words beginning with m or p
W/C 19th and 26th February
Maths
We are learning about fractions.
These video links will show you what we are learning:
Understand the denominators of unit fractions https://vimeo.com/772428568
Compare and order unit fractions https://vimeo.com/772428693
Understand the numerators of unit fractions https://vimeo.com/772428818
Understand the whole https://vimeo.com/772428932
Compare and order non unit fractions https://vimeo.com/772429079
Fractions and scales https://vimeo.com/772429079
Fractions on a number line https://vimeo.com/772429367
Times Tables
Times tables play a key part in every day maths and it is really important that in Year 3 your child is becoming more confident using their time tables recall facts.
Please ensure that your child is regularly spending time practising (just 5 minutes every day) their times tables on Times Table Rockstars.
Times Table Rockstars logins have been given to your child so they will have them ready to go.
The link to the website can be found here: https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
If your child has forgotten their password and username, please contact your child’s class teacher.
Also, the Numbots programme is great for helping them to develop their mental maths skills in adding and subtracting, building on their knowledge of number bonds. Children use the same log in as they do for Times Table Rockstars. https://play.numbots.com/#/account/school-login/8732
Reading
Your child should be bringing home a reading book from school each day, and a new Reading Record book. We greatly appreciate your support hearing your child read daily at home. Please can you record the reading they have done in their reading booklet.
Spellings
Year 3 & 4 Statutory Spelling List
During W/C 4th February, we are consolidating these tricky spellings and spelling patterns:
ordinary, particular, peculiar, perhaps, popular, position
Our spelling pattern this week is: Adding the prefixes dis- and in-
possess, position, possible, potatoes, possession, possible
Our spelling pattern for this week is: Adding im- to root words beginning with m or p
Weeks beginning 4th and 8th January
The tricky words to learn this week are:
important increase interest island knowledge learn
Our spelling pattern this week is words ending in ‘tion’
attention
action
section
station
Week beginning 11th December
The tricky words from our Year 3&4 Spelling list this week are:
guide heard heart height history imagine
Our spelling pattern is adding the suffix ‘ -ment’
Week beginning 27th November
The tricky words from our Year 3&4 Spelling list this week are:
experience experiment extreme famous favourite February
Our spelling pattern for this week is: Adding the suffix ' -ful'
Week beginning 4th December
The tricky words from our Year 3&4 Spelling list this week are:
forward forwards fruit grammar group guard
Our spelling pattern for this week isthe suffix ' -less'
Week beginning 20th November
The tricky words from our Year 3&4 Spelling list this week are:
early earth eight eighth enough exercise
Our spelling pattern is Words ending in -al
capital animal crystal magical
tropical festival sandal
Weeks commencing Tue 31st October and Mon 6th November 2023
Our focus words from the Year3 & 4 Statutory Spelling list will be:
centre century certain consider circle complete
The spelling pattern will be ‘Words ending in -le’
For example, simple, middle, apple, triangle, rectangle