Olive Class

Welcome to Year 3!

The children have settled well into their new class and are already busy with their learning.

Below is the full overview for this half term. 

 As always, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to speak to one of us.

Miss Darbourne, Lynda and Tina. 

year 3 sum2 parent overview.pdf

meet the teacher meeting.pdf

 Reading

We are currently reading 'The Boy Who Grew Dragons' by Andy Shepherd.

Andy Shepherd's website

Here is a link to an introduction with Andy Shepherd:

Introduction to 'The Boy Who Grew Dragons'

We focus on 7 key reading skills - clarifying, predicting, questioning, making links, summarising, inferring and evaluating. 

English

In English, we are using 'Wisp' as part of our learning for Refugee Week. We will write our own version of the story.  

Wisp read-aloud

 

 

 

Maths

In maths, we are learning about money and time. We will become more familiar with different coins and notes and learn how to add and subtract different amounts, as well as how to find change. We will learn how to tell the time to the nearest 5-minutes and the nearest minute. We will develop our understanding of days, months and years and investigate start and end times and durations. 

BBC Bitesize - Telling the time to the nearest minute BBC Bitesize - Quarter past and toBBC Bitesize - Measuring time in secondsBBC Bitesize - 12 and 24 hour clocks

BBC Bitesize - Giving Change BBC Bitesize - Compare and order amounts BBC Bitesize - Combining Coins BBC Bitesize - Coin Values

Science

In Science, we are learning about plants. We will learn about the different parts of a plant and their functions. We will explore what plants need to grow, as well as learning about plant life cycles. We will investigate the way in which water is transported within plants

BBC Bitesize - Plants BBC Bitesize - Working scientifically

History

In history, we are learning about the British Empire and Britain's growing power during the age of exploration, as well as the formation of the East India Company. We will  explore how trade grew and the reasons people resisted British rule. We will discuss the transatlantic slave trade and  what life was like under the British Raj. We will use our knowledge to examine the pros and cons of British rule and why many countries sought and still seek independence. We will consider ways in which Britain has influenced and been influenced by other countries.

Nat Geo Kids - British Empire Facts.  The British Empire 

RE

In RE, we are learning about Hinduism.  We will be learning about the Hindu religion and developing our understanding of their beliefs.

BBC Bitesize - What is Hinduism? BBC - Hinduism True Tube - Hinduism

Other useful websites:

Epic Reading This is a digital reading platform for children, which is free to access on weekdays 7am-3pm. The children will need our class code, which you can find below. 

class code flyer.pdf

 

The children have individual logins for these websites in their reading diaries. 

Times Tables Rock Stars Hit the Button Great websites for times tables practice.

Our learning:

The children have created some wonderful home learning projects as part of our Amazon Adventures topic. Well done everyone!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As part of our Ancient Egypt topic, we have learnt about and researched different Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. Here are some of our pieces of work:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Olive Class 2023-24