Delce Academy
Year 3
Curriculum Newsletter
Respect Kindness Honesty Perseverance Collaboration Responsibility
Spring One: "Identity and diversity"
In English, we will be...
Reading ‘Freedom in Congo Square’ by Carole Boston Weatherford.
Discussing segregation and human rights.
Looking at the features of a poem and different poetic styles.
Gaining inspiration from local poets.
Writing our own poems inspired by our core text.
Performing our poems to our peers.
We will also be looking at newspaper articles and how they are formed.
In History and Geography, we will be...
Comparing Portugal and the United Kingdom to find their similarities and differences.
Observing different styles of maps to view human and physical geographic features.
Exploring the basics of human rights.
Identifying the origins of slavery.
Understanding the role that Britain played in the slave trade.
In Maths, we will be...
Looking at patterns between different times tables.
Using concrete and pictorial resources alongside formal
Exploring methods to multiply 2-digit numbers by a 1-digit number.
Utilising different methods to solve scaling problems.
Identifying relationship between multiplication and division.
Using short division to divide a 2-digit number by a 1- digit number.
Looking at units of measurement.
Applying units of measurement to perimeter and area.
In Science, we will be...
Exploring forces, specifically magnetism.
Discovering which materials are magnetic and grouping them on their properties.
Identifying what attraction and repulsion are.
Applying our understanding to justify our predictions.
Creating and engaging in a fair test.
In Art, we will be...
Exploring the focus artist, R. Gregory Christie.
Practicing painting skills, specifically watercolour.
Applying paint and oil pastels to create texture.
Creating a final piece, inspired by illustrations in our core text.
In French, we will be...
Learning the name of objects in the classroom.
Exploring differences between school in the UK and in France.
Learning how to ask and answer questions about classroom objects.
Learning French colours.
Using colours to describe nouns.
In Reading, we will be looking at the texts...
Nelson Mandela - Long way to freedom
Before she was Harriet
The story of slavery
We will be using the following reading skills:
Making inferences
Evaluating
Making Connections
Asking Questions
Predicting
Summarising
Clarifying
In RE, we will be...
Exploring the main beliefs of the Sikh faith.
Identifying the meaning within religious symbols and places of worship.
Exploring the story of Guru Gobind Singh and the 5 Ks of Sikhism.
In R.H.E., we will be...
Identifying types of personal information.
Understanding safe relationships online.
Discussing what can be safely shared online.
Home Learning
At Delce Academy we encourage our children to:
Read every evening and record this in their reading record
Learn their spellings for the week
Practice their Times Tables daily using TTRS or the worksheet provided
There will also be 6 home learning activities set for the term. These activity ideas are optional but we advise your encouragement as it will further support your child in continuing their love of learning outside of the classroom. Your child can complete as many of the activities as they would like and bring their work in to share with their class.
Timetable Rockstars and Number Bots
This is available for the children to play on to practise their timetables and number bots using Number bots
P.E:
Children will change at school so please ensure children have an appropriate sports kit for the weather. PE days for individual classes will be sent home via Arbor.