Year 3 2024-2025

Term 1

Year 3 Curriculum newsletter term 1

Writing

In writing, we are reading the Good Samaritan from scripture. To start our topic off, the children acted out the story and described what was happening in each scene.

The Good Samaritan Role play

Art

Our artist of the term is Frida Khalo. The children have been developing their painting skills and using Frida's work as inspiration. They created their own self-portrait in the style of Frida Khalo.

Term 2

Year 3 Curriculum newsletter Term 2

 

Science

Our topic this term is Rocks and Soil! The children have been gathering organic material, creating their own soils - clay-based, sandy and chalk, and measuring how permeable each soil type is!

 

 

Chartwells Food Workshop!

Louise from Chartwells came into school to talk to us about healthy eating! We sorted food into groups, discussed different types of sugar and how much sugar was in a variety of food! We then got to eat some vanilla cake and raspberry jelly!

RE

In this activity, the children created a freeze-frame of the different parts of the Bible story of the Shepherds visiting baby Jesus.They show the shepherds watching their sheep, the angels appearing and telling them the message from God, visiting the baby Jesus and lastly spreading the Good News.

 

 

Art

The children created their own cave art using charcoal and symbols that can be still be found in caves that date back to the Stone Age.

 

 Term 3 

Year 3 Curriculum newsletter Term 3

 

Geography

 

Science

RE

In RE, we looked at how prayer guides Christians in their journey with Jesus. In groups, the children created prayer journey maps to show their knowledge of the types of prayers that we say.

 

 

Geography

In geography, we have been learning about North America. In this lesson, we looked at conservation of North American Fauna and how we can help! The children created posters to show how can help endangered animals.

 

 Term 4

Year 3 Curriculum Newsletter Term 4

 

RE

Lent: Giving Our All

In Year 3, we are thinking about how we can give our all during Lent, just as Jesus gave everything for us. This season reminds us to show love, kindness, and generosity in all that we do. Whether through prayer, helping others, or making small sacrifices, we can follow Jesus’ example of total giving.

How will you give your best for God this Lent?

In this lesson of Journeys, the children created freeze frames to show the different stages of the journey. For example:

1.Preparing for Christmas in Advent

2.Celebrating Easter with joy

3.Praying during Lent

4.Honouring Mary on a feast day

5.Attending Mass

6.Receiving a sacrament (e.g., Baptism, First Communion)

 

Science

 

Term 5

Year 3 Curriculum Newsletter Term 5

RE 

The Ascension

 

Dogs Trust

We had a visit from the dogs trust. The children role played as the owner and the dog and learnt how to interact with dogs safely.

Food

The children made apple turnovers. The key skill they were learning was coring an apple.

 

Term 6

Year 3 Curriculum Newsletter Term 6

 

Maths

In maths this term, we are learning about time. 

 

Science

In Science, our topic this term is Plants.

The children have been looking at pollinators and discussing what type of plants most pollinators look for.

 

 

Science

Carrying on with our plants topic we did a little experiment with some plants to see what would happen. We had a plant sealed in a bag being starved of water and air and one watered and fed in the open. We then added food colouring to the water in some fresh carnations to see what would happen.