Trotts Hill Primary School and Nursery
Welcome to Year 3 and the first year of Key Stage 2. Mrs Chumbley is the class teacher and Mrs Masterson is the teaching assistant.
Year 3 is the first class in Key stage 2 and children are provided with opportunities to develop the skills that will enable them to be more independent in their learning.
We provide the support needed for each child to reach their potential as well as enjoy the journey along the way. Children are encouraged to express their individual talents across the curriculum and there are plenty of opportunities to celebrate these achievements.
During the year we learn about a range of exciting topics including Europe in geography, the Romans and Anglo Saxons in history and Forces and Magnets in science. Children have the opportunity to take part in class trips and visits to enhance these topics and they also go swimming in the spring term. Maths and English are core subjects within the curriculum and parent support at home with reading, spellings, timetables and home learning are essential so that children make the best possible progress in all areas of the curriculum.
We all enjoy being in Year 3 and look forward to an exciting year ahead.
The children used food packets to identify where food comes from. They first identified the countries and then, using skills from our previous geography learning, identified the continents. We also discussed the different climate zones and linked this to why our food comes from different countries.
This week Year 3 have started to explore traditional tales. They have listened to a range of tales, retold them to a friend and discussed which were their favourite and why. This will all help the children to write their own version of a traditional tale.
The children started the maths and science investigation by drawing a picture of a fish. They then had an opportunity to observe carefully a fish and then draw a picture again. They then planned an investigation to answer the question: Does the material affect how fast the fish will travel? The children predicted, carried out and made conclusions.
The children performed their Christmas song: It's Christmas time t the parents. They were amazing and made us all feel that Christmas time was starting. Well done Year 3.
As a class we explored team work. We discussed what makes a good team and the benefits of being part of a team. We then created different freeze frames to show helpful team work and unhelpful team work. Finally, we discussed how we could work together as a class team and the things which we could achieve.
The children continued their learning about emails and e-safety by taking part in an email e-safety quiz and then making their own quiz.
The children investigated a range of rocks and classified them according to their strength. They used different tests including: finger scratch, coin scratch and a nail scratch. They then considered why rocks were different.
The children worked together to find clues hidden around the classroom about the physical features of the continents of the world. They found out the longest river, the tallest mountain, the smallest country and the largest country.
The children explored and evaluated different pencil cases and then designed their own. The children then sewed and evaluated their own pencil cases.
The children worked scientifically by observing the characteristics of different rocks. They drew pictures and discussed appropriate words to use to describe the rocks.
During 'Grow to Eat, Eat to Grow' week Year 3 explored food groups and healthy diets.
The children took part in the fun run and demonstrated the PRIDE learning behaviours - well done.
As part of Black History month, Year 3 shared the powerful story 'The Undefeated' and then learnt about the amazing life of Mary Seacole.
This week Year 3 completed their learning about playscripts by writing their own. We linked our learning to our history learning by using the book Stone Age Boy as inspiration. Once completed, the children had the opportunity to perform their scripts.
Year 3 had a fantastic day at Celtic Harmony where they extended their learning about the Stone Age. They took part in a range of activities including: den building, hunting and gathering, trading, making soup and watching a fire making demonstration.
The children explored how Stone Age hunter and gatherers became settled farmers. The children were given statements which they had to sort into: stayed the same, small change and big change. The children were asked to justify their decisions.