STAINES PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Year 3 – Spring Term 1
Please find below topic headings for the work your child can expect to cover this half term.
They are only headings however, and do not fully reflect the range of knowledge, content and
skills that are planned around them. Furthermore, circumstances sometimes mean that some
topics are condensed or deferred although they will still be covered to ensure continuity and
progression. We hope that wherever possible, you might be able to support the work your child
covers at school with appropriate material at home.
Maths
English
Place value and number
Adding and subtracting amounts of money.
Understanding how to change pounds to pence and pence to
pounds.
Multiplication
Using a formal written method, the ‘grid method’, to solve
multiplication questions including two-digit numbers times
one-digit numbers.
Division
Using a formal written method, the ‘chunking on a number
line’, to divide two-digit numbers by one-digit numbers.
Fractions
Understanding tenths and the link to decimals and place
value.
Compare and order unit fractions and fractions with the
same denominators
Measurement
Converting units of measurement in length, mass and
capacity.
Record measurements using mixed units, e.g.1 kg 200 g
Geometry- angles
Identify right angles, recognise that two right angles make a
half-turn, three make three quarters of a turn and four a
complete turn.
Identify whether angles are greater than or less than a right
angle
Handwriting
Linked to spellings: tch, dge, le, qu, s/se for /z/
Grammar and punctuation
- Present Continuous
- Past Continuous
- Proper Nouns
- Proper Adjectives
- Syllables
Spelling
- tch
- dge
- le
- qu
- ‘s’ for /z/
- ‘se’ ‘ze’ for /z/
Writing and Comprehension
- Learning how to improve writing
- Describing the scene
- Creating short pieces of drama to inspire writing
- Story writing
- Writing myths
- Writing a sequel
Reading
- Comprehension of all texts in units of work
- Guided Reading
Science
Light
- To notice that light is reflected from surfaces
- To recognise that light from the sun can be dangerous
and that there are ways to protect our eyes
- To recognise that shadows are formed when the light
from a light source is blocked by a solid object
- To find patterns in the way that the size of shadows
Change
History
Ancient Greeks
- Chronology
- Democracy
- Olympics
- Greek City States
- Battle of Marathon
- Gods and Goddesses
- Trojan War
Rocks
- Recognise that different rocks have different
properties
- Compare and group together different kinds of
rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple
physical properties
Geography
Greece
- Climate and terrain
- Landscape, physical features, environment
- Scale
- Maps and plans
- Journey planning
Art, Design and Technology
Exploring Art linked to the Ancient Greeks, using paint and
pastels.
Religious Education
CHRISTIANITY: Jesus’ miracles -To retell Bible stories
when miracles have happened and question whether Jesus
really did perform miracles.
CHRISTIANITY: Easter – Forgiveness - To recall key
events in the Easter story and understand why Jesus’
crucifixion symbolises hope for Christians.
French
Animals – continued and expanded
Colours and adjectives – clothes
Foods – basic
Basic verb forms
Computing
Developing coding skills, reinforcing existing knowledge and
introducing ‘if’ command using Espresso Coding.
Touch Typing and E Safety will continue to be covered
as an ongoing objective.
Music
Chinese New Year – composition work introducing the
pentatonic scale.
Glockenspiel stage 2.
PE/Games
Basketball- ball familiarisation, passing and receiving,
dribbling, shooting and simple rule such as the double
dribble/travelling/personal fouls.
Movement to music- folk dances
Hockey
Rugby
Swimming- Thursday for the boys until February and then
the girls until Easter.
PSHE
Dreams and goals
Identifying dreams, goals and ambitions.
Overcoming obstacles