1. Mrs. Harness, Mrs. Pitchford and Miss Davies
Year 3
Spring Term
Should you have any questions about this half term or the year ahead please do not hesitate to contact us.
Mrs. Harness, Mrs. Pitchford and Miss Davies

2. Literacy Numeracy Science Fiction and Poetry Performance poetry. Place
Narrative setting – myths and legends.
Narrative traditional stories.
Non-Fiction
Instructional text.
Dictionary skills
Presentation focus
Continue with correct letter
formation.
Introduce joined
handwriting.
Place
Value,
ordering,
rounding.
Understanding
+, -, x and ÷.
Money and ‘real life’
problems.
Fractions,
Multiplication and Division
Handling Data.
Shape and space. Reasoning about shapes.
Measures. Position, movement
Scales.
Number patterns
and sequences
Roman numerals
Fractions
Time (analogue and digital)
Angles and position
< > = symbols
Numeracy
Useful websites to help your child:
Science
Devising our own experiments.
Magnetism
How does blossom become an apple?

3. Computing. DT RE Art/DT Music Topic PSHE P.E.
Design, make and evaluate a magnetic fishing game.
We are bug fixers – fixing ‘bugs’ in Scratch programmes.
Topic presentation.
Why is the bible important to Christians today?
Why do people pray? RE
Art/DT
Music
Studying work of Georges Seurat and Vincent Van Gogh – pointillism
Draw, paint and sculpt fruit and veg.
Rhythms in rap. Film musicals.
Topic
Mapping Week (Geography)
Can you tell me about Blackpool?
Who first lived in Britain?
How does blossom become an apple?
Magnetism.
PSHE
Growing Up and Changing- Health and Wellbeing, Relationships.
Diversity week.
P.E.
Indoor and Outdoor
Football Tuesday – outdoor
Netball
Thursday- indoor
Gymnastics

4. Homework Clubs P.E. Kit Keep up the good work Year 3!!!
Homework is given out on Friday and is to be handed in by the following Wednesday. Daily reading of at least six pages per night – please could parents ask their child questions about what they have read e.g. what do you think will happen next? Why did that character do that? etc..
Children have individual spelling lists to learn. Once they feel that they can spell all of their words they write their name in the spelling book in their classroom and are tested. They then receive the next set of words to learn. Times tables test is every fortnight, please
help your child to learn their relevant times table.
Clubs
Children will be informed of any lunchtime/early morning or after school clubs when they begin.
P.E. Kit
P.E. kit should be in school at all times. (red/white t-shirt and black shorts – black pumps and trainers (for outdoor). Please also send in a dark coloured track-suit.
P.E. kits will be sent home for washing at the end of every half term.
Keep up the good work Year 3!!!