This page contains curriculum information for the coming term. Please support your child where you can. If you would like more information, please get in touch.

Many thanks,

Mr Cooper, Mr Staniland and Mrs Franklin

Through Mirodo, the pupils will receive every week:

• Spellings/writing homework
• Maths homework

It is also important that you hear your child read on a regular basis, ideally this would be for a  minimum of 10 minutes a day. Please record when you have heard him or her read in their reading record book.

Reading books are changed every week.

We would like the children to complete a homework project this half term based on our topic of Ancient Egypt. It can be in any form that interests your child, for example it could be an art work, a piece of writing or a presentation.

We look forward to seeing what they produce.

The Diary of Iliona 

Iliona never imagined that her sea voyage from Greece to Egypt would lead her to Rome. But when her ship is boarded by pirates, that's where she ends up - as a slave. Separated from her brother, Apollo, Iliona is soon at the whim of her owners, and the chance of regaining freedom seems like a distant dream.

READING
During the summer term the pupils explore 'Roman Diary: The Journey of Iliona'. 

Iliona never imagined that her sea voyage from Greece to Egypt would lead to Rome, but when she is captured by pirates and auctioned off as a slave, that's where she lands. Readers are invited to view the wonders of Rome through Iliona's eyes--the luxury, the excess, and the politics.

The text helps to deepen the children's understanding of the Roman topic and also consolidate their understanding of the reading skills they have developed this year in preparation for Year 4.

WRITING

The Writing genres are: 

- Balanced arguments

- Diaries

The children recap their understanding of the Greeks by creating a playscript of a Greek myth.

The children write a biography of David Attenborough after studying how to protect the environment.

As part of the Roman topic, the children consider reasons for and against joining the Roman army and write a balanced argument. 

MATHS

The final Maths topics in Year 3 are: Fractions

- Money

- Time 

- Shape

- Statistics

The White Rose website:

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning 

There are lots of videos to support at home with strategies.

SCIENCE
Our final Science topics are:

- Plants

The children consolidate their understanding of plants already developed from edible playgrounds and study the different parts of plants and the requirements for them to grow. 

THE ARTS
Art - Roman Shields and Sandals

The children study the symbolism on Roman shields and then recreate this style for their own shield which they then use to recreate army formations on the playground.

Also, the children study the design of Roman sandals, before sketching, planning and creating their own. 

Music - Recorders

The children return to the recorders after developing their understanding of this subject in Autumn Term. 

History - Battles, Beliefs and Buildings

The pupils study the Roman soldiers and their formations and compare these to what they discovered in their Greek topic. The children also study the unsuccessful  and successful attempts by the Roman army to invade Britain. 

Spanish - Seasons

The children listen to, and use the key vocabulary required to talk about seasons and the weather. 

THE SCIENCES

Design Technology - Crafting

The children research, plan, design and make their own Roman shield to be large and strong enough to protect a soldier and have a design painted on the front inspired by the designs of Roman antiquity.

Geography - Volcanoes

In this term the children focus on volcanoes, they name the different parts of volcanoes and the layers of the Earth.

PE
Rounders
Athletics

Computing
Desk top publishing: copying and pasting text and searching the Internet for appropriate images.

CLASSROOMS WITHOUT WALLS

The children recreate army formations outside as part of Forest School on Friday afternoons.