Year 3 | Alwoodley Primary School

Mrs S Wray Mrs V Lambert Miss C McLaughlan

Mr D Currie Miss Y Pitter

Mrs A Myers Mrs M Jubb

Mrs A Weston Mr S Manning

Our School Council representatives are Hettie (3WL) and Henry (3CM).

Curriculum Plan

Curriculum plan Year 3 2019.pdf

Important things to remember:

This week's spellings:

This term's homework grid

Curriculum - Autumn Term

English

This term we started by looking at our significant author, Roald Dahl. We have then explored 'Esio Trot' and written a variety of texts about tortoises including instructions and non-chronological reports. We have now moved onto 'George's Marvellous Medicine' and our writing and reading skills will be inspired by this novel.

Maths

So far we have covered place value which involves understanding the make up of numbers. We have now moved onto addition and subtraction. We have been practicing the skills of adding and subtracting ones, tens and hundreds and also solving reasoning problems linked to this.

Our next topic will be multiplication and division - it will be greatly useful for children to be practicing their times tables regularly!

Science

Our current topic is animals including humans. In this we will be studying how to keep healthy by eating a balance diet, skeletons and the bones they are made up of and the function and purpose of muscles.

Geography

In Geography we are exploring the local area and asking ourselves how Alwoodley has changed over time. This includes our fieldwork to Adel Woods where we discover the sites of some famous local landmarks such as the Babbling Baby and 7 Arches.

Our significant author.

This year, Year 3 will be looking at the life and work of Roald Dahl.

Library Reading Challenge

Well done to all the children who completed this summer's reading challenge!

To improve our key reading skills, we use the reading VIPERS prompts.

3WL were very lucky to have beautiful sunshine for their Forest Schools morning!

3WL were very lucky to have beautiful sunshine for their Forest Schools morning! 3

3WL were very lucky to have beautiful sunshine for their Forest Schools morning! 4

3WL were very lucky to have beautiful sunshine for their Forest Schools morning! 5

3WL were very lucky to have beautiful sunshine for their Forest Schools morning! 6

3WL were very lucky to have beautiful sunshine for their Forest Schools morning! 7

3WL were very lucky to have beautiful sunshine for their Forest Schools morning! 8

3WL were very lucky to have beautiful sunshine for their Forest Schools morning! 9

Year 3 had a fantastic walk through Alwoodley, looking for local geographical features.

Some outstanding work from Year 3. This is celebrated on our 'Wow wall' and a text message is sent home to share the good news with parents.

Amazing A-Z of Alwoodley's geographical features.

Some outstanding work from Year 3. This is celebrated on our 'Wow wall' and a text message is sent home to share the good news with parents. 2

Amazing A-Z of Alwoodley's geographical features.

Some outstanding work from Year 3. This is celebrated on our 'Wow wall' and a text message is sent home to share the good news with parents. 3

Outstanding non-chronological report.

RE - Exploring the story of 'The Ten Plagues' using sound and drama

RE - Exploring the story of 'The Ten Plagues' using sound and drama 3

RE - Exploring the story of 'The Ten Plagues' using sound and drama 4

RE - Exploring the story of 'The Ten Plagues' using sound and drama 5

RE - Exploring the story of 'The Ten Plagues' using sound and drama 6

RE - Exploring the story of 'The Ten Plagues' using sound and drama 7

RE - Exploring the story of 'The Ten Plagues' using sound and drama 8

RE - Exploring the story of 'The Ten Plagues' using sound and drama 9

RE - Exploring the story of 'The Ten Plagues' using sound and drama 10

It's the start of the new school year, and Year 3 have settled straight in.

Class Novels We want to the children to love reading and to experience a range of novels. Each half term we read a novel to our class. You could choose to read the same novel at home to promote an open discussion about the content and prepare your child for discussions in class. If they have particularly enjoyed a book you can use the link to search for recommendations based on similar themes or authors.