Year 3 – Autumn 2 – Greeks

Welcome to our class page! My name is Miss Moulster and I am the class teacher based in Oystercatchers full time. We also have Mrs White who covers my teacher time out of class (Tuesday afternoon).

On this page, I will outline what our Summer Term 1 curriculum looks like. If you have any questions about this or anything else, please do not hesitate to contact me; my door is always open. Otherwise, please email: admin@starcross-primary.devon.sch.uk

Key information

• PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday (swimming). Please come in wearing your PE kit.
• Spelling homework is set on a Monday via Spelling Frame, to be completed by the Friday
• TTRS is to be completed at least two times a week as well as reading at least 4-5 times a week
• Children are expected to read at home at least 4-5 times a week. Reading records will be checked on a Friday morning.

Here is a weekly timetable for Oystercatchers. This term our topic is ‘Super Scientists’.

Reading
Our Whole Class Reading focus on a Monday and Friday will be ‘The Bad Beginning’ by Lemony Snicket. The novel tells the story of three children, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire, who become orphans following a fire and are sent to live with Count Olaf, who attempts to steal their inheritance. Our WCR sessions are supported by the Ashely Booth reading scheme and this term, Tuesday-Thursday, we will be looking at texts exploring forces, novels, different cultures, songs from musicals and Earth Day.

English
In English this term, our text is called ‘Ribbolo the Robot’, which is a focus on character description. Our key objectives will be to:

• Use apostrophes for possession.
• Using commas in lists.
• Exclamation marks.
• Subordinating and Coordinating conjunctions.
• Expanded noun phrases.
• Present tense.

Maths
This half term in Maths, our focus will be mass and capacity, fractions and money. We use the White Rose Maths scheme for Maths lessons, as well as daily flashbacks to ensure that previous learning is embedded. We also have a times table focus every afternoon to build fluency.

Science
In Science, we will be learning about forces, specifically magnets and friction. We will investigate different materials and the effects of friction. We will also learn about magnetic materials and magnetic poles.

DT
In DT, we will apply our learning of forces to design and build magnet cars. Children will work together to problem-solve and build collaboratively.

PE
Oystercatchers’ PE days are: Tuesday and Wednesday. This half term’s focus will be athletics and dance.

French
In French this half term, our focus is “je peux”. By the end of the unit pupils will be able to talk about ten different activities that they are or are not able to do.

RW
In RW this half term, we will be exploring the key question ‘What do Christians learn from the creation story?’

PSHE
In PSHE, we use the scheme Jigsaw. This half term, we will be looking at ‘Relationships’. This will explore different relationships including family and friends, as well as how to stay safe online and being a good global citizen.