Year 3

Welcome back! We trust that you and your children had a fantastic break and are now rejuvenated and eager to continue their exciting year at Foxfield. We are thrilled to present the Year 3 curriculum newsletter for the first half of the spring term, where you can find out about the incredible learning opportunities that await your children during this upcoming term. At the bottom of the page, you will find the Year 3 homework for this term.

English

In English, we will be reading 'The Invisible', a moving, powerful story that shines a light on those that feel invisible in our world – and shows us that we ALL belong – from the author of Ruby’s Worry. Through this, we will be writing a 1st person narrative through the analysis of key language features.

Maths

In Maths, we will be exploring both abstract and concrete methods of multiplication and division using our times tables knowledge from last term. Afterwards, we will learn about measurement and perimeter where we will link our learning to real life contexts.

Science

This half term's science topic is 'forces' where we will observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others as well as noticing that some forces need contact between two objects, but magnetic forces can act at a distance.

History

In history, we will be learning about the Victorians, and the contributions they made to society. We will research various aspects of the topic in order to discuss the question: 'How did the Victorians impact life in modern Britain? '

Computing

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

RE

This half term in R.E, we will be exploring the importance of the various religious festivals in Judaism.

PE

This year, PE will be applying striking and fielding skills such as rounders as well as net and wall games such as tennis.

DT

In DT, we will be learning various sewing styles to create different star constellations onto material to then sew together to create a cushion cover.

Music

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

French

In French, we will be learning instructions and items around the classroom as well as colours.

RHE

In RHE, we will be learning about the role we can take in an emergency situation, such as how to help someone who has been bitten or stung.

Year 3:

Reading for pleasure daily for a minimum of 15 minutes per day
Practice of weekly spelling list
Multiplication practice of 2s, 5s, 10s, 3s, 4s, and 8s

Here are the spelling lists for the half term. Children will receive a paper copy of the week's spelling list for them to practice at home.

Handwriting practice

We use Letter-Join as our new whole-school handwriting scheme. Children can log in to the Letter-Join website at home on iPads, tablets and computers.

Home Learning platforms

To support your child’s learning journey, we have compiled a Home Learning Menu. Your child is already set up and has a secure login for each app, making access simple.

These resources include Letter-Join for handwriting practice, spag.com for spelling and grammar practice, and Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) for multiplication practice. Class teachers will assign specific activities on these platforms, and children are able to regularly participate in fun activities.

Children should be encouraged to log into Letter-Join on a weekly basis and complete the activity assigned by their class teacher, linked to the current skill they are learning in class that week. For spelling and grammar, children will be set one activity a week linked to their learning in class. For TTRS, children will take part in a ‘timestable battle’ that will last for three weeks, where daily engagement adds to their final score. The recommended time for this is a minimum of 10 minutes a day. To further support your child’s learning, we will be setting a selection of activities on Purple Mash once every half term. Purple Mash is an online platform containing cross-curricular creative tools and activities that allow children to explore and enhance their knowledge in a fun, engaging way. Your child will be able to work their way through the assigned tasks at their own pace over the course of the half term. The homework will cover a variety of subjects, including core areas such as reading and maths, as well as other curriculum areas like science, history, and computing.

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