1. Year 3 Autumn Term 2017 Read your reading book at home every day
Practise spelling words by sounding out and writing them
Practise writing stories, lists, invitations, labels etc.
Practise number bonds to 20
Share great books with your family and talk about the stories.
Talk about your learning with writing Share great books with your family and talk about the stories.
Talk about your learning with your family. .
In English we will be learning to…
Use dictionaries to check the meanings of words
Discuss words and phrases that capture the reader’s interest and imagination
Write from memory, simple sentences dictated by the teacher (including correct punctuation)
Use the diagonal and horizontal strokes needed to join letters
Organise and use paragraphs
Use conjunctions e.g. because, if, although
In Maths we will be learning to…
Develop our mental and written strategies for the four operations
Read and write numbers up to 1000 in numerals and words
Recall the 3, 4 and 8 times tables
Find fractions of shapes and numbers
Interpret bar charts and pictograms
Solve word problems involving numbers, money and measures
Identify horizontal, vertical, perpendicular and parallel lines
Year 3
Autumn Term 2017
In Science we will be learning to…
Recognise that we need light in order to see things and that dark is the absence of light
Recognise that shadows are formed when the light from a light source is blocked by a solid object
Identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition
Identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement
What else can I do at home?
Read every day
Practise spellings and sounds
Practise the 3, 4 and 8 times tables
Try the Home/School book ‘Challenges’
Make a model of a human skeleton
Find topic related objects and bring them into school

2. Walk like an Egyptian Year 3 Autumn Term 2017
In Design Technology we will be learning to…
Design and make a board game inspired by the Egyptian game of Senet
Evaluate our work
In Art and Design we will be learning to…
Use form, colour and line
Create a mask sculpture using paste paper
Year 3
Autumn Term 2017
In PE we will be learning to…
Develop multi-skills through dance, gym and games
In Computing we will be learning to…
Understand how a computer works
Use algorithms (instructions) and computer programming skills
Walk like an
Egyptian
In Geography we will be learning to…
Locate countries and their capitals
Learn 4-figure grid references
Learn features of physical geography
In History we will be learning to…
Understand the achievements of the Ancient Egyptian civilization
We will also be learning to:
Think and ask questions in our Philosophy for Children lessons
Develop Self-awareness and Self-esteem
Get along with others and how to say, “No!” to bullying (PSHCE/SEAL)
Understand religious festivals (RE)
In MFL we will be learning to…
Speak French, ‘Bonjour’ and ‘Les nombres’
In Music we will be learning to…
Play the recorder