YEAR 3 - Roche and Rufford
Hello, Year 3! We are Miss Davies and Miss McEvoy, your class teachers. We are passionate about creating an exciting education to ensure you have a love for learning. Miss Wood’s favourite subject is Geography, she can’t wait to teach you all about rivers. Miss Davies’s favourite subject is Art, and she cannot wait to see you wonderful replicas of David Hockney’s art work!
What We're Learning This Half Term
Mathematics: Exploring Multiplication and Division
In maths, we'll be diving deeper into multiplication and division. Get ready to master your multiplying a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number, solve challenging problems, and become multiplication and division experts. Before moving onto length and perimeter.
Your use of Times Table Rockstars will help you become an expert before we start our new term.
English: Recount from personal experience, 3rd Person narratives and Advanced instructional writing.
Our English lesson will take us on an exciting journey as we look at creating a story that is in third person perspective. Are you ready to let your imagination go wild? Following this, we will write a recount following our trip to the Science and Industry museum. Finally, we will look at Advanced instructional writing.
Science: Rocks
Science is all about chemistry this term as we begin our Science journey of rocks. As scientist we will begin to understand how rocks are formed, the different types of rocks. We will then dive deeper as we look at the properties of rocks and test whether rocks can be changed.
Curriculum Focus:
History: Iron Age
In our curriculum sessions, we'll be discovering The Iron Age. We will become experts in where the Iron Age comes in chronology. We will begin to understand what the Iron age is like and find out how we know about this information.
Geography: Rivers
In our curriculum sessions, we’ll be discovering the Rivers. During this topic we will be discovering the terminology for where a river starts and ends. We will also look at some of the most famous rivers in the UK.
PE: Hockey and Dance
PE will have two focusses. The children will focus on Gymnastics and Matball. In Gymnastics the children will look at different floor movements and apparatus. Whereas in Matball the children will look at the rules of the game and how to score and defend during a game.
RE/PSHE: What is it like to be Hindu?
During their RE lessons, they will be learning about Hinduism, they will look at their beliefs cultures and Gods.
Feelings, Friends and Friendships
During PSHE they will learn how to understand feelings and emotions. They will also build an understand of friends and how to form friendships.
Creative Art: Abstract Art – Drawing – David Hockney
In our art lessons we will be looking at David Hockney’s abstract art and replicating one of his landscape pictures. The children will be learning the skills of oil pastel and abstract art over this term. Miss Davies is excited to see the creativity during this topic and cannot wait to see the final pieces.
Homework:
At Maltby Manor Academy, we are committed to supporting your child's learning at home. In Key Stage 2, our homework is designed to build key skills and foster a love of learning.
Here’s what to expect:
- Times Table Rock Stars – Practice times tables daily using TT Rockstars to build multiplication skills and confidence.
- Daily Reading – Record all reading activities in your child's planner. Regular reading at home is key to developing comprehension and fluency.
- Weekly Spelling Sheets – Focused activities to develop accurate and confident spelling. Handed out on a Friday returned by Wednesday.
- Curriculum Homework Menu – A choice of creative, engaging tasks linked to your child’s current topics.
Our homework programme offers a variety of opportunities to enrich your child’s learning and strengthen the home-school partnership.
Thank you for your continued support in helping your child thrive!