YEAR THREE: AUTUMN TERM

AUTUMN IN YEAR 3 IS AN EXCITING TIME

OUR CORE INTENTION IN ACTION

Take a look at the page below, including our curriculum project posters and mats, and download copies at the base of the page.

Historically, the children have started their chronological journey through British history by looking at aspects of Stone Age life in Britain, before moving onto the Bronze Age and Iron Age: studying the hunter-gatherer life, the eventual settlements they made, their farming ways of life and their ability to craft and create tools to meet their requirements. Setting up a perfect contrast to the Roman Age to follow in Spring Term. In readiness for this step from pre-history to Roman times, the children look at Ribchester during their Geography region study. Looking at the physical features that would make areas attractive to the Romans (or less attractive in some cases). Ribchester formed the centre point of everything and generated a really meaningful link between two subjects, the children were also able to study this in person with a site fieldtrip and fieldwork in the area itself. Our Design and Technology project drew inspiration from the Iron Age with the creation of small hill fort structures.

Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura and Stig of the Dump by Clive King form the basis for two of our writing to entertain English projects, whilst the third project focuses upon information writing and Stone Age Life. Mathematics sees a major focus upon the four operations and developing written methods alongside further extensive place value work with the children.

During My Happy Mind/PSHE & Relationships work we focus upon how our brains and minds work, talking about places and settings that are important to us and make us feel safe and happy, whilst chatting about what 'character' means and how this can be formed in each of us. Our E-Safety work drills down to safe internet searching and how we can undertake this when using this resource to research topics and themes. 

In Science, the children focused upon skeletons and movement and brought their knowledge to a series of challenges. They they moved on to their first study of light and how shadows are formed. 

The children used algorithms and loops in their coding work to design a pathway for a Stone Age hunter-gatherer in their Computing work. Whilst our further work as communicators led to the children studying French for the first time including a vocabulary related to greeting and animals during 'J'Apprends Le Francais'.

During Religious Education, we studied how people celebrate Christmas in different ways across the world and also considering how people of faith say thank you for the harvest. Our Physical Education work centred upon hit, catch and run sport specific skills in cricket during the first half-term before moving inside to focus upon a theme called 'invasion' during dance. Music is our singing focus during Autumn Term: singing in unison songs such as: No Place Like & Just Like A Roman.

Finally, the children have a busy Art schedule, studying the work of Barbara Hepworth and then using this sculpture focus to create their own clay facades.