Year 3
Topic: Gangsta Granny
Spring Term First half term * 2017
Below is a summary of what your child will be covering in each subject with suggested activities you could do
English: Poetry
Maths: Number, Shape, Space and Measure.
Our ideas for our writing will come from reading and
We will be:
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Reviewing our use of place value when
talking about a variety of different poems.
adding and subtracting using the column
We will be:
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Looking at descriptive language and the
method.
ways we can use our feelings and emotions in
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Applying our knowledge of the
poetry.
2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 10 times tables in word
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Extending our knowledge of conjunctions to
problems.
make more interesting sentences.
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Extending our knowledge of 2D shape
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Using punctuation and phrasing to develop
properties to different polygons and
our use of expression when performing
whether they are symmetrical or not.
poetry.
Parents please would you:
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Extending our knowledge of characters
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Support your child learning their times
within the story to create character poems.
tables – 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 10.
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Play maths games that challenge your
Parents please would you:
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Read every day with your child and sign
child to add and subtract hundreds, tens
their reading record.
and units at speed to help them recognise
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The weekly spelling words are the statutory
the relationship between number bonds.
words for Year 3. Once children are secure
E.g. 7 + 3, 70 + 30, 700 + 300
with these words we will move to more
challenging words.
Geography/History:
We will be:
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Reviewing our knowledge of keys, human and
physical features and how we use a compass
to navigate a map.
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Learning about crime and punishment
through the ages and how it has changed.
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Recognising the consequences that occurred
for different crimes and how the Tower of
London was used.
Parents please would you:
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We will be visiting the Tower of London on
Monday, 6th February, help your child to
prepare by researching the history of the
tower of London and it’s location.
P.E: Dance
We will be:
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Creating shapes with our bodies and then
combining different shapes to create a
piece of movement.
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Using the different dance music to create
our own ‘strictly come dancing showcase’
Parents please would you:
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Ensure your child has the correct PE kit in
school. Each item must be clearly labelled
with your child’s name.
Art /Design Technology:
We will be:
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Designing our own draw bridge and
creating a pulley system to operate it.
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Making sketches of the Tower of London
and using water colours to give detail.
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Creating our own royal crowns with
different gemstones.
Parents please would you:
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Look at the lego and different
construction toys you have at home – how
could your child make a pulley with them?
Music:
We will be:
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Developing our understanding of musical
notation and how to read it.
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Learning new songs that stretch our vocal
ranges.
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Learning new songs with the Ukulele.
Parents please would you:
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Sing with your child!
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Encourage your child to show you how
they can read music.
to support the work done in school.
Science: Rocks
We will be:
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Researching what a rock is and how they
are made.
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Comparing and grouping rocks on the
basis of their properties.
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Describing how fossils are formed.
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Investigating different soil types and
how they are made.
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Recognising where gemstones come from.
Computing:
We will be:
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Reviewing what we know about staying safe
online.
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Researching our topic through safe search
engines.
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Using Purple mash to create our own game
for a tower of London heist.
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Creating characters for our heist and
sharing our games with each other!
Parents please would you:
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If you have a garden or outdoor space
explore a patch of earth and see what
you can find – which of the three types
of rocks can you find?
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Do you have any fossils at home? We
would love to see them and hear how you
found them.
Parents please would you:
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Logon to the Purple Mash website and look
at the different learning games.
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Use the Kidrex search engine at home to
search safely online! – It is a child friendly
search engine which filters the internet.
R.E People of Prayer
We will be:
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Celebrating the Epiphany and
understanding why it is an important time
in the church calendar.
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Learning about the Beatitudes as a form
of prayer.
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Investigating the meaning behind the
Lord’s prayer and why it helps us to
understand the kind of people God wants
us to be.
Personal, Social, Citizenship, Health Education:
Say no to bullying/ Going for goals.
We will be:
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Looking at bullying and how we can resolve
situations that occur.
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Understanding what it means to be a bully
and what we can do if we witness it.
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Recognising how we learn best and what
behaviour helps us.
Parents please would you:
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Talk with your child about anything they are
worried about at school.
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Talk to a member of staff if you have any
concerns.
Parents please would you:
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Use the weekly Gospel page as a guide to
support your child in their understanding
of the Gospel.
Homework:
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We will be starting a times tables focus
so please ensure your child knows their
times tables.
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Children will start to bring different
words home with their spelling list which
will challenge them independently.
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Maths challenges will come home
fortnightly.
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The home project for this half term is to
research the tower of London prisoners
and their crimes.
Useful websites:
www.kidrex.org
This is a secure search engine to help your
children research topics.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/materials/rock
s_soils/read/1/
http://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-oflondon/history-and-stories/palacepeople/prisoners/meet-the-prisoners/