Year 3

This half term, the children will be learning about rocks. Through this, they will distinguish between different types of rocks as well as being able to explain how they are formed. They will ultimately discuss the question: 'Why don’t all rocks look the same?'

In History, children will be learning about the significance of The Stone Age period, developing their understanding of change over time and adapting environments. They will research various aspects of the topic in order to discuss the question: 'How did the prehistoric era develop a sustainable society?'

In Computing, children will be exploring how digital devices have changed the way we work. From this, they will learn about the physical components of a network, input/output devices and how digital devices can be connected.

This half term in R.E, the children will be exploring how different people believe the world began. They will discuss and share different beliefs from different religions across the world. 

This term, children will be taking part in gymnastics and invasion games. They will be focusing on skills including balancing, dribbling and passing with feet. 

The children will be developing their skills of printing with this terms topic of fabric dyeing in the style of African print. This will link to their core text, 'The Hunter' as well as their History learning of the Stone Age, where they will be replicating and designing similar cave art with repeated patterns. 

The children will be using Charanga to consider how music can help them resolve friendship issues as well as making peace with any conflicts.

In French, the children will begin to learn about the country France as well as how to greet each other in French. They will also be introduced to French colours and numbers.

In RHE, the children will identify how to resolve conflict and to recognise and respect different types of families. Later in the term, they will explore ways to show respect and courtesy to others.