Apricot Class - Year 3
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Information for Parents
Everyday we start at 8.45 am. We finish school at 3.15 pm.
Our PE days are Wednesdays and Fridays. On this day, children need to ensure their PE kit is in school and no jewellery is worn.
Our Curriculum
Our topic: Romans
This term our topic in Apricot Class is 'The Romans'.
In English, the children have enjoyed reading the book, 'Escape from Pompeii' and have been able to build tension in their stories, writing about the life of Tranio and Liv, as they experience the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Apricots have looked at the FANTASTICs, noticing what they might see, hear, touch, feel, imagine and say throughout various points of the story to make their descriptive writing even more entertaining.
In maths, we are building our place value knowledge and beginning to look at the 4 calculation methods.
In History, we have started looking at Roman life: exploring where Romans lived, what they did for entertainment and finding out about the life of a soldier.
In our Science unit this term, we are finding out how to stay healthy as well as exploring the bones of the human skeleton. We have look at the skeletons of a variety of other animals too, classifying creatures according to whether they have a hydrostatic skeleton, exoskeleton or endoskeleton.
We are excited to visit 'Colchester Castle' to help us build our knowledge of the Roman Empire..
In D.T we will be designing and sewing a Roman coin purse with a draw string opening. This is great place for Romans to keep their coins!
Please see our curriculum map for all of the other exciting work that we will be completing throughout the Autumn term.
We look forward to showing you what we have learnt.
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