Year 3

Welcome back to Summer Term 2

This half term our topic is ‘Who Lives Here?’. We will be looking at our local area and developing our map skills. We will also be exploring human and physical features of the villages. In English, we are writing our own fables and looking at the features of non-chronological reports.

Home Challenges Summer 2

These are optional and should be brought into school during the week beginning 7^th July.

• Can you draw your own map of Great Shelford? Which key features would you include?
• In art we are looking at famous buildings. Choose a well-known building to draw or make a model of e.g. Sydney Opera House.

Welcome back to Summer Term 1

This half term our topic is The History of our Victorian School. We will be looking at the origins of our school, studying historical photos and finding out about the Victorian artist William Morris.

Home Challenges Summer 1

These are optional and should be brought into school during the week beginning 19^th May.

•        What was life like in Victorian times? Research an area of Victorian life e.g. schools, Queen Victoria or transport and present your findings. This could be through some artwork, an information text or a poster.
•        In science we are looking at living things and their habitats. Choose a habitat, such as a rainforest or pond, and describe some of the animals that are adapted to live there. You could write a report or draw a labelled diagram.

Welcome to Spring Term 2

This half term our topic is ‘Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age – Communities here long ago’. We will be finding out what life was like in history and also making links during our Forest School sessions on Thursday mornings. In science, we will be exploring different rocks and how fossils are formed. In English, we will be writing our own time travel stories based on the book ‘Stone Age Boy’.

Home Challenges Spring 2

These are optional and should be brought into school during the week beginning 31^st March.

•        Make a collage, sketch or painting of a famous rock formation or volcano.
•        Imagine that you live during the Stone Age. Write a diary entry describing the different sorts of activities you might do e.g. hunting and collecting fire wood. What sorts of animals might you see?
•        In science we are looking at rocks and their properties. Design a poster to explain how igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks are formed and describe their different properties.

Welcome back to Spring Term 1

Home Challenges Spring 1

These are optional and should be brought into school during the week beginning 10^th February.

•        Choose a particular mountain to research and share your findings with the class. You could find out about its location, height and other interesting facts. Your findings could include illustrations as well as text.
•        Imagine that you are a mountain climber. Write your own diary entry about your expedition.
•        In science we are looking at magnets. Create a poster to explain the different uses of magnets. You could research which materials are magnetic and which are not.

Welcome back to Autumn Term 2

This half term our topic is ‘How does Cambridge compare?’. We will be learning about the four countries of the UK and comparing our local area to Inverness. We will also be finding out about Loch Ness and the artist Steven Brown. In science we will be exploring how sound is made, including pitch and volume.

Home Challenges Autumn 2

These are optional and should be brought into school during the week beginning 16^th December.

• In geography we are finding out about Inverness and Loch Ness. Create your own information poster about the area, including some facts and images.
• In science we are exploring how sound is made. Choose a musical instrument and describe how it makes sounds, thinking about how you can change the volume or pitch. You could draw and label an instrument or you could make a model of one.

Welcome back to Autumn Term 1

Welcome to Year 3! This half term our topic is ‘What Occurred in 1066?’. We will be learning about the Battle of Hastings, exploring the features of castles and designing our own castles. We are also looking forward to leading the Harvest Festival service on Wednesday 9^th October.

Home Challenges Autumn 1

These are optional and should be brought into school during the week beginning 21^st October.

• In history we are looking at the features of a castle. Create a labelled diagram of a castle, thinking about its defences in particular.
• In science we are exploring nutrition and different food groups. Design a healthy, balanced meal and label the different food groups.