This term, we will be looking at what makes a sentence and revisiting nouns and verbs.  We will be creating expanded noun phrases and using them within sentences in a variety of ways.  In class, we will also be reading ‘The Wild Way Home’, a story about a boy, Charlie who has unwittingly fled into the Stone Age and meets an unlikely friend.

In Mathematics, we will be exploring number and place value. We will then move on to work connected with place value and counting in different size steps before adding and subtracting numbers over a 100.

In History, we will be learning all about life in Prehistoric Britain.  We will be finding out about the different eras that make up this period. We will be learning about how humans evolved over the time and the different animals that were roaming wild and whether they became extinct. The key question we will be looking to answer is how life changed for people over the period.

In Science, we are learning about plants. We will be learning to identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants; explore the requirements of plants for life and growth; investigate the way in which water is transported within plants and explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants. Our learning will be consolidated by our trip to Wakehurst in early October. 

We will be combining our Computing and DT topics. In Computing we will be looking at a micro bit which is a pocket-sized, programmable computer, designed to introduce the children to coding and how software and hardware interact. In DT we will be looking at wearable technology and designing a pouch for the micro bit to fit inside with the idea of the children coding it with a flashing pattern to keep them in sight of motorists when walking home from school in the darker evenings. The key skill will be learning how to sew using running stitch. 

In our French lessons, we will learn how to say hello and goodbye in French. We will also look at how to ask someone how they are feeling and what the responses could be. There will also be a focus on numbers in French, especially numbers 1 - 10.

In RE, we will be learning about the main beliefs in Christianity and the different thoughts communities have about God. We will also celebrate the Harvest Festival by bringing in charity donations and learning religious and non-religious songs.

In PSHE, we will be consolidating our understanding of what makes a good friend and will consider ways of resolving conflict.

PE takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday for Bodiam and Monday and Wednesday for Walmer. We will be doing football and hockey. Children will need their house colour t-shirt, PE shorts, trainers or plimsolls and a tracksuit for when the weather gets colder. Please ensure children can take out their own earrings on these days and replace them. Thank you.

Homework in Year 3 requires 10 minutes reading 5x a week which should be signed in the journal by an adult; rehearsing spellings for the week for a test and practising tables and number bonds.  Should your child show a particular interest in a topic we are learning about, they may want to complete a small project about it.