Apricot Class - Year 3
What we have been up to:
This term we are excited to be studying 'Around the World'. Much of our learning will be based upon the Jules Verne novel, 'Around the World in 80 Days' and we will be looking closely at some of the countries visited by Phileas Fogg on his epic voyage.
We look forward to showing you what we have been learning.
Information for Parents
Everyday we start at 8.45 am. We finish school at 3.15 pm.
Our PE days are Mondays and Wednesdays. On this day, children need to ensure their PE kit is in school and no jewellery is worn.
Our Curriculum
Apricot class are excited to be learning about 'Around the World' this term.
In history, we will be learning about Railways and will enjoy a trip to the Museum of Power to help deepen this learning.
In art and design, we will be learning about art from different cultures and creating traditional Indian pattern pictures.
We will be learning about rocks, fossils and soil in science. This includes classifying various rocks, testing their strength, researching how fossils are formed and looking at the components of soil, creating our very own compost bins.
Information for Parents
Read at least three times each week.
Your number of reads will be added up every week so that we can reward you with a Bronze (50 reads), Silver (100 reads) or Gold (200 reads) badge.
Can you collect them all?
For a list of recommended reads for Year 3 click here
Here are some spelling word lists you could practice at home:
100 High Frequency Words
200 next High Frequency Words
Year 3/4 Statutory Word List
USEFUL HOME LEARNING BOOKLET LINKED TO MATHS AND ENGLISH Click here
White Rose Maths Resources: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/
List of times tables games and activities.
BBC teach: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/primary/zd7p47h
https://world-geography-games.com/
https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/
Stem Science Activities:
https://www.stem.org.uk/home-learning
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround
Greater Depth Learning
Follow these links to find resources, activities and games for working at Greater Depth in:
Study skills and learning to learn