Year 3
Welcome to Year 3! Mrs McFall, Mr Nicholls and Miss Kockiri are the Year 3 teachers with Miss Pettifor, Mrs Mattu and Mrs Roberts as supporting staff. We want the children in our year group to be happy individuals with a love for learning. We work hard together as a team of adults and children in a supportive, kind environment.
We want our children to love coming into school to learn with us. In Year 3 it is our aim for all children to feel happy, valued and heard. We work hard to ensure all children are included by offering a wide range of teaching approaches and we encourage a team ethos between all children and adults to help us be the best we can be.
Our Spring 2 topic in Year 3 is 'Awesome Egyptians'.
This term, our history topic will take us on an exciting journey back in time to explore the awesome Ancient Egyptians! We’ll be discovering what life was like thousands of years ago along the banks of the River Nile — one of the most important rivers in the world.
We’ll learn all about early life in Ancient Egypt, including the kinds of homes people lived in, the jobs they did, and the clever ways they used the land around them. We’ll also find out why the River Nile was so important — how it helped the Egyptians grow food, travel, and even build incredible monuments that still amaze us today.
One of the highlights of our topic will be exploring the pyramids — these giant, mysterious structures built as tombs for pharaohs. We’ll ask questions like: How were they built? Who were they built for? And what secrets might they hold?
We’ll also discover the fascinating beliefs and gods of the Ancient Egyptians. They had many gods and goddesses who they believed helped protect them in everyday life and in the afterlife. That brings us to one of the most interesting (and slightly spooky!) parts of our learning — mummification! We’ll find out how and why the Egyptians preserved their dead, and what this tells us about their views on life after death.
By the end of the topic, we’ll understand why Ancient Egypt remains one of the most fascinating civilizations in history — full of mystery, creativity, and amazing achievements that continue to inspire us today.
Our English will focus around books linked to our topic and skills will include:
expanded noun phrase
fronted adverbials for time and place
co-ordinating conjunctions (or, and, but, so, yet)
apostrophe for possession
inverted commas for direct speech
In Science we will be learning about animals including humans. This will include an understanding nutrition and the five food groups as well as the importance of a balanced diet and exercise. The children will also learn about bones, the human skeleton and muscles.
PLEASE NOTE: - We have P. E. on Wednesday. Both indoor and outdoor P.E. kits are needed this term.
Homework is given every Friday and should be returned the following Monday.
The children also have login details for Times Table Rock Stars in their reading diary. We recommend that all children use this at home to suport their learning at school.
In Year 3 we expect children to read at home every day. Please listen to your child read daily and complete the reading diary.
