Year 3

We would like to introduce you to our Year 3 Staff

Mrs. Ledeira - Classteacher (Tue - Fri)

Mrs. Farmer - Principal (Mon)

Mrs. Saunders - Special Educational Support Assistant

We would like to begin by wishing everyone a very Happy New Year!! We hope you all had a warm and cosy Christmas, spending time with your nearest and dearest. Here’s to hoping 2025 brings you all good health and happiness.

After a very busy and successful Autumn Term, we are ready for round 2 at St George and St Martin’s with a lot more fun and excitement waiting ahead.

The children will learn through discrete subjects. Below are some of the things that we will cover during the Spring term.

English

Build up fluency and confidence in reading
Recount– letter
Narrative
Setting description
Recount—Science Experiment
Reading (Bug Club)

Maths
Units that we will cover this term in Maths are…

Multiplication and Division
Length and perimeter
Fractions

R.E.
Units that we will cover this term in RE are…

We listen to God’s word at Mass
Lent
Holy Week

Other Faith

Islam— Festivals (Ramadan/Eid-Ul-Fitr)

Science

Our focus in science this half term will be Biology: Plants

Plant life cycle
Pollination and fertilisation of flowers.
Seed dispersal
Investigate how water is transported in plants?
What do plants need to grow?

History
Our focus in History this term will be Ancient Egypt

Who were the Egyptians?
What was life like in Ancient Egypt?
Mummies
Tutankhamun
Write like an Egyptian
Egyptian gods

Geography
This term in Geography we will be learning about Europe

Use maps to locate European countries and capitals.
Know the differences between living in the U.K. and a mediterranean country.

Art
We will be working with shape and colour—collaging

Design and Technology
Our topic in Design and Technology this term is pneumatics.

Ask: How do objects that use air move or make a sound.
Research: Skills needed to make simple pneumatics system.
Planning: Design moving monster using pneumatic system.
Make and improve: Create and develop a moving monster toy with pneumatics.

Cooking and Nutrition

Follow a simple recipe

P.E.

Autumn 1

Dance
Tag Rugby

Autumn 2

Orienteering
Swimming

Computing
Digital literacy

Computing Systems and Networks—connecting computers

Information Technology

Microsoft Word Processing

French
French playground games: number & age

RHE

We will look at belonging

Music

Composing using your imagination
More Musical Styles