Welcome to class 7.
Welcome to class 7! We are a Year 3 class and our teachers are Mrs Gilmour and Miss Oliver. We enjoy working hard and becoming confident, independent learners who are excited by new challenges and opportunities. This year, we will explore a rich and engaging curriculum, developing our knowledge, skills and confidence across all subjects through exciting topics, practical investigations, educational visits and creative projects.
Autumn
During the Autumn Term, Year 3 will explore exciting stories and develop their writing through contemporary narratives, informal letters and persuasive texts using books such as Stone Age Boy and The Twits. In History, we will investigate who first lived in Britain and discover life in the Stone Age, while Geography focuses on the importance of mountains. Science lessons will explore skeletons, muscles and forces, and we will design and build their own Stone Age dwellings in DT. They will also develop their artistic skills through illustration, prepare for a Christmas performance in Music, learn about religious stories and Christmas in RE, and take part in enrichment activities including an art gallery visit, Christmas crafts and a festive concert.
Spring
In Spring, we will continue to develop their writing through fairy tales and diary recounts, inspired by texts including Lost Happy Endings, The Colour of Home and Hansel and Gretel. History focuses on the Roman invasion of Britain, while Geography examines volcanoes, earthquakes and extreme weather. In Science, pupils will investigate rocks, soils and light. They will design and build Roman chariots in DT, create Roman mosaics in Art and explore percussion and sound in Music. RE will focus on Hindu beliefs and the Easter story, while enrichment opportunities include a visit to a Roman heritage site, a workshop with author Adam Bushnell and a poetry performance.
Summer
During the Summer Term, we will study poetry through works including The World’s Greatest Space Cadet and Revolting Rhymes. In Science, they will learn about plants and reproduction, while History explores the impact of Anglo-Saxon settlement on Britain. Geography will focus on the River Wear and its significance to the North East. We will bake bread in DT, experiment with Impressionist techniques in Art and learn to play the recorder in Music. RE will explore pilgrimages and celebrations, and PE will focus on cricket and netball. Enrichment activities include a River Wear field visit, bread making, outdoor painting, a high ropes challenge, performing at The Glasshouse as part of The Big Sing and taking part in Shotton Hall Live..
Useful Information
- Please ensure your child’s name is inside all of their uniform including PE kit and shoes.
- We use Class Dojo to set homework, award team points and communicate with parents. Please ensure you are signed up to Class Dojo using the parent code provided. For more information please click here.
- For further information about the homework your child will be set please click here
- Teachers will update Class Dojo with details of your child’s PE day.
- Pupils should come to school appropriately dressed for P.E. in either school kit (red t-shirt, black shorts/leggings/trousers), or other suitable clothes including t-shirt, shorts or tracksuit bottoms that follow PE kit guidelines. Footwear can include plimsols, trainers or barefoot (depending on the suitability of the activity).
- All children must bring a water bottle from home and take it home at night to clean and refill- please ensure names are on all bottles.
- Pupils are asked to read at least 3 times a week at home and should submit their reading diary via Class Dojo.
