As mathematicians

As mathematicians we will be learning  – Addition and Subtraction

We will add and subtract using 2 and 3-digit numbers, sometimes where regrouping is needed.  

We will also be looking at estimating our answers and then moving onto multiplication.  

Times tables will also be a focus and we will be practicing these skills in class during the week through a range of interactive learning activities. Doodle learning is a great resource that can be logged on to at home. All children should know their log ins. Please encourage your child to login to this site regularly as it has been shown to have a big impact on their knowledge of timetables.

Spellings 

Children will learn strategies to help them improve their spelling ability.
We will have handwriting practice weekly where children will practice joining letters and continue to increase their consistency and quality of their handwriting .

As scientists

As scientists we will be learning about –

Animals including Humans.

We will identify that animal, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food. We will learn that they get nutrition from what they eat. We will also identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement.

Labelling belongings...

Please make sure that your child's belongings are labelled with their names, especially coats, cardigans and jumpers. We have trouble reuniting people with their lost property when it is not named. Thank you.  

Autumn 2

As athletes 

Class 3 will be having PE every Tuesday this half term and children should come into school dressed in their PE kit.

We will be learning – Dance 

We will practise and put together a performance using facial expressions and a prop based on two characters.  

If possible, earrings should not be worn for PE. If this is not possible, please send micro-pore tape in with your child so that the earrings can be taped to avoid injuries. 

As artists we will be learning ...

Printmaking

 We will explore the range of marks that can be made through printing. We will make our own printing blocks and print on different surfaces. We will explore monoprint - a process where images or marks are scratched into a layer of ink before a print is taken. We will also study the work of Neil Bousfield a contemporary artist and printmaker whose work explores landscape and the changes that take place over time. 

As musicians we will be learning to –

Untuned percussion

We will explore rhythm and pulse through songs, rhymes and chants. Also, we will learn about time signatures, bars, bar lines and the value of some notes.  

As historians we will learning –

About the Bronze Age

We will continue to explore the changes in Britain. We will be starting in the Bronze age and moving through to the Iron age. We will be finding out how archaeologists have discovered what life was like in these times and we will learn how tools, houses and daily life changed.

As linguists we will be learning to –

say and write numbers 1-10 and some colours in French

As designers we will be learning -

 How can you make a box out of cloth?

We will be continuing our ‘How do you make a box out of fabric unit.’ and in food and nutrition, we will examine what is meant by a balanced diet and make 3 products which are often premade or highly processed. 

 As  writers

As writers we will be learning to–

Write a formal letter of complaint, looking at the structure of a letter, the use of formal tone and the language and vocabulary needed to structure a point of view. We will then explore writing a narrative which includes dialogue between characters. Finally, we will look at performance poetry, examining how the writer uses poetic devices including onomatopoeia. We will then write and perform our own poetry. 

As theologians

This unit will look at

What is it like for someone to follow God?

We will  look at the Bible story of Noah and make links to the qualities Noah had and why God chose him. We will also look at how Christians can show their faith in the wider community. 

  As computing experts 

In computing we will be learning about 

 Stop- Frame Animation 

We will create their own stop-frame animation on the iPads using a story board with characters, settings and events. They will evaluate their animations and try to improve them based on their feedback. 

As Geographers

We will learn the names and locations of cities in the U.K and the human and physical characteristics of these. We will learn about topographical features and how some of these have changed overtime.