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Gatcombe Park Primary School

Teamwork - Respect - Aim High

Year 3

Welcome to Year 3!

Autumn 2

 

Miss Peters and Mrs Truesdell

 

Welcome to Year 3!

Key information for our class is below.

For full information about the whole curriculum for Year 3, please visit the link to the curriculum page below. There is a whole curriculum overview which gives you the headlines for each subject for the whole year.

Welcome to Autumn 2, the countdown to Christmas! We are really looking forward to welcoming you back and getting stuck into the second half of the autumn term.

  

Here are some of the highlights of our curriculum this half term: 

English: Our reading and writing will mostly be based on the book 'The Iron Man" by Ted Hughes and working towards creating a diary entry and a persuasive letter.

Maths: Measuring lengths, Representing 3-digit numbers, comparing and positioning on number lines and measures: mass and capacity.

Science: Light and shadows 

History: Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age.

Art: Sketching

Computing: Computing systems and networks – Connecting computers

Spanish:

 Sé (I know how)

R.E: Theme: Christmas Concept: Incarnation

Key Question: Has Christmas lost its true meaning?

Religion: Christianity

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Other key information for Year 3 

 PE - Monday and Wednesday

Please come to school in school PE kit - shorts or tracksuit bottoms in cold weather, white polo shirt or t-shirt, a school jumper and trainers. Please make sure long hair is tied back and jewellery is not worn/ stud earrings taped up. 

  

Home learning - 

Reading: Please read at least 3 times a week and get your reading logs signed by an adult. Bring it to school in your book bag every day and it will be checked at least once a week by an adult to be rewarded with house points. 

Maths: TTRockstars. 

Spelling Shed: Spelling Shed practice at least 3 times a week.  

 What to bring to school each day - Lunch box (unless your child is having a school packed lunch), water bottle and your home learning pack (reading book and reading log) 

 Library day - TBC 

 

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