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 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.