Welcome to Class 3's page. Here you will find all about what we have been learning over the year, our timetable, curriculum map for the year and class expectations.

What's happening in Spring 2...

In Spring Term 2 our focus in topic continues to be WW2 in history. In this topic we learn all about different aspects of WW2 including why WW2 started, evacuation, rationing, The Blitz, VE Day, Anne Frank, Alan Turing and the Enigma Code amongst much more. As part of our topic we will go on a trip to visit Barrow Dock Museum, to learn all about the Barrow Blitz. As scientists, we will continue to learn all about life cycles of plants and animals, which includes mammals, insects, amphibians and birds as well as the reproduction of some plants. In DT, children will continue to extend their understanding of the principles of a healthy and varied diet. Children will be encouraged to develop their taste pallet and will build on foundational cooking skills with a range of staple sauces. As computer experts we will design and create a web page considering copyright, aesthetics and navigation as part of our web page production unit. In RE, we will be moving on to learn about Humanism. As well as partaking in various inter-school sports competitions, our focus for this half terms PE is attacking and defending through the teaching of invasion games. In PSHE, as part of My Happy Mind, we will move onto our 'Appreciate' and 'Relate' modules. As Spanish speakers, children will know the days of the week and the months of the year. Children will develop their knowledge and skills to say the date and when their birthday is in Spanish. As musicians and performers, our focus this half term will be song writing. Spring 2 promises to be another excellent and exciting term in Class 3.

What's happened in Spring 1...

In Spring Term 1 our focus in topic has moved back to history where our learning this half term is on 'WW2'. In this topic we learn all about different aspects of WW2 including why WW2 started, evacuation, rationing, The Blitz, VE Day, Anne Frank, Alan Turing and the Enigma Code amongst much more. As part of our topic we will go on a trip to visit Barrow Dock Museum, to learn all about the Barrow Blitz. As scientists, we will learn all about life cycles of plants and animals, which includes mammals, insects, amphibians and birds as well as the reproduction of some plants. As artists, we will study how artists portray journeys in their work. We will build on skills we have using collage, printmaking and understanding of mixed media outcomes using the text Shackleton's Journey. As computer experts we will plan, capture and edit video to make a short film as part of our video production unit. In RE, we will be learning about Buddhism. As well as partaking in various inter-school sports competitions, our focus for this half terms PE continues to be swimming. In PSHE, as part of My Happy Mind, during our ‘Celebrate’ module we will learn that we all have things about us that are special called character strengths. Our strengths help us to be our best! We feel great when we use our strengths. As Spanish speakers, we will develop the knowledge and skills to present ourselves focusing on asking questions as well as providing accurate replies. We will create sentences using a range of personal detail including name, age and nationality. As musicians and performers, our focus this half term will be song writing. 

What's happened in Autumn 2...

In Autumn Term 2 our focus in topic has moved to geography where our learning this half term is on 'The British Isles'. We started our topic by learning the difference between Great Britain, The UK and the British Isles and locating the countries, seas/oceans and capital cities on a map. In this topic, we have also learnt about some key physical features in the British Isles and the typical weather and climate different areas of the British Isles has to offer. In addition to this, we have researched different cities in the British Isles, looked at land use and compared an area of the British Isles with our local area - The Lake District. As scientists, we will learn all about properties of materials, which include comparing and grouping together different kinds of materials, separating mixtures, dissolving and evaporation intertwined in lots of practical activities. As design and technology experts, we will review our knowledge of mechanisms from Year 4 and our previous science topic of electricity to make an interactive display for the school. As computer experts we will be introduced to using spreadsheets on Excel and will answer questions using spreadsheets to organise and calculate data. In RE, we will be learning about the government and parliament, including learning about Guy Fawkes and Emily Davison. We will also be looking at the Christmas story. As well as partaking in various inter-school sports competitions, our focus for this half terms PE is swimming. In PSHE, as part of My Happy Mind, we will be understanding how our brains work and how to ensure we look after it so that we can manage our emotions and be at our best. As Spanish speakers, we will learn 10 familiar vegetables and learn how to order them. As musicians and performers, our focus this half term will be singing. 

What's happened in Autumn Term 1...

In Autumn Term 1 our focus in history was 'The Ancient Maya Civilisation'. We learnt about where the Ancient Maya originated from and what daily life was like for the Maya, including what they wore, ate and how they lived. As the Maya were very intelligent people, we looked at many of their inventions, including their number system, and discussed which we felt were the most important for them and us today. Throughout all our learning, we compared what life was like for the Maya with the civilisations that were happening in Britain at the same time. To conclude our topic, we designed and decorated our own Maya masks. As scientists, we learnt about light and electricity. After several investigations, we concluded that light travels in a straight line and that a shadow gets bigger the closer the object is to a light source. We were lucky enough to receive a visit from Millom STEM Club who showed us lots of interesting investigations related to light, and we made periscopes. In electricity, we recapped our prior learning from Year 3/4 which included recognising symbols in a circuit and how to draw simple circuits. We have extended our knowledge this term by investigating the effect voltage has on a circuit. As artists, we studied the work of Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi and then developed a visual response to our English text, creating digital art in the form of a storyboard. As computer experts we developed our understanding of databases.  In RE we learnt all about Christianity, this included the theology of the bible as a sacred text for Christians, the life and teaching of Jesus and other theories and ideas around the Creation Story. Our focus was on mastering our fundamental movement skills as athletes. In PSHE we focused on learning to learn. As Spanish speakers, we have started to learn how to say 10 different fruits, which fruits we like and dislike and whether we have many or 1 fruit. Next half term we will look at vegetables. As musicians, we have been learning all about brass instruments and how to play them.

Homework

Must Complete Homework Tasks:

Reading:

Children should read at home at least 3 times a week. Ideally this should be the child’s school reading book. However, this could be game instructions, a menu or even their birthday cards. Reading at home should be recorded in their reading record by an adult.

Spelling:

Children will be sent home with 10 spelling they need to learn and practice each week. Children will have a spelling test on Tuesday and then will be given 10 new spellings they need to learn. Children can also practice their spellings on EdShed.

The topic specific tasks you will find on the Homework Menu are optional. You can complete as may as these tasks as you wish. You may wish send to photos of activities to your child’s class teacher on WeDuc or complete a scrapbook of activities which your child could bring in to class.