English
Significant Author: Dick KingSmith
 Narrative: Mystery story
based on Ottoline and the
Yellow Cat
 Non-Fiction: Scientific
diagrams: Life cycle of a plant
 Grammar: Subordinate
clauses, noun phrases,
pronouns, proper nouns and
adverbs
 Punctuation: punctuation
within direct speech
 Spelling: Specific spelling
rules including French words
Science
 Plants including their life
cycle, reproduction process
and seed dispersal
 Observation over time:
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Plants grown in class
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Celery experiment
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Plants grown outside
OAK CLASS
Roots, Shoots and Fruits
Summer Term
Summer 1 Half Term
Value: Self-belief
Art and Design
Artist: Giuseppe Arcimboldo
 Drawing (sketching)
 Painting (watercolours)
 Textiles
 School art project (farm
animals)
Dates to remember:
12.05.16 Trip to Garden Centre
14.05.16 Class Assembly
18.05.16 Trip to St Mary’s Church
Memory Makers:
Watercolour landscape painting
Textile card design
Design and Technology
 Industry: How key events and
individuals changed the world;
who designed and made
products, when and where
 Jethrol Tull’s Seed Drill
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PE
Premier Sport: Tennis
Active Athletics
Diet and Vitamins
Orienteering
Computing
We are opinion pollsters
Collecting and analysing data
Productivity
Google forms, sheets, slides,
Excel
Music
Musical Piece: English Country
Garden – Jimmy Rogers
 Charanga: Let it fly
 Recorders
 Glockenspiels
Mathematics
 Mental addition and subtraction
using number bond knowledge
and near doubles
 Multiplication using the grid
method
 Division using known
multiplication facts
 Bar charts/ pictograms
 Mass/weight including problem
solving
 Big push on times tables to
meet Year 3 expectations
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11
 Division facts associated with
the above times tables
History
 Thomas and William Lobb –
Victorian plant hunters
 Jethrol Tull’s Seed Drill
MFL
 Au Marché
 Fruit and Vegetable vocabulary
 Parts of a plant
 Story: La chenille qui a beaucoup
mangé / Jacques et le Haricot
Magique
Geography
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Use the eight points of a
compass including orienteering
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Major cities in the UK
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Edinburgh
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Cardiff
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Birmingham
RE
 Variety in Christianity
 Christian rites of passage
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Birth, Confirmation/First
Holy Communion
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Marriage
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Death and funerals
PSHE
 Healthy and Safer Lifestyles
 Safety Contexts: including the
green cross code, countryside
safety and how to prevent
accidents
How I can support my child’s learning in this topic? To meet Year 3 expectations in English and Maths
children should have their pen licence and know 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11 times tables. Any extra practise with
these two aspects of the curriculum would be of benefit.
Useful Websites: Useful resources/ideas to do at home: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2 or sites
relating to plants. In addition, any song, game, ipad or computer games that allows times tables practise.
Achievement
Reflection
Responsibility
Learn for yourself
Self-belief
Progress