Me and my
school!
Year 3 Autumn term
Visits, visitors and
websites!
How you can support
your child’s learning!
Visits and visitors form an important
part of our children’s learning. By
immersing children in high quality first
hand experiences they should not only
enjoy their learning but also produce
high quality work.
At Trewirgie Maths and English are ever-present
focus subjects in our curriculum. These subjects are
essential aspects of your child’s learning and are
each taught for an hour every day. In addition to
this, children will use and apply their developing
maths and English skills across a range of other
subjects in their termly topics. This leaflet will give
you an idea of the knowledge and skills to be taught
in these topics this term.
This term we will be going on the following
visits or have visits from the following people:
ü Cornish Records library
ü Cornish studies library
ü Jason-Hoole Jackson – photographer
ü Ex pupils from Trewirgie Junior School
Interesting websites that will help us in our
learning
1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/in
dex_flash.shtml
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schoo
ls/4_11/uptoyou/
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/
4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/
5. http://www.mathletics.co.uk
We believe it is important that along side the work
that the children learn in school they have the
opportunity to work independently too.
Noughts and crosses!
Each term every child will have a ‘noughts and
crosses’ grid linked to their topic. On this there are 9
additional learning tasks that children can do both
at home and at school. We hope you get involved in
this learning too!
Science
Science
Knowledge and
understanding
Key Skills
Humans and other animals
ü Recognise and compare the main
external parts of the bodies of
humans and other animals
ü That humans and other animals
need food and water to stay alive
ü That taking exercise and eating
the right types and amounts of
food help humans to keep healthy
ü About the role of drugs as
medicines
1. I use all of my senses
to observe so that I can try to
answer questions.
2. I act on suggestions about how to
find things out.
3. I find information from books or
other printed (or screen) sources.
4. I describe my observations using
scientific vocabulary.
5. I record my observations on
screen and paper using text,
tables, drawings and labelled
diagrams.
6. I compare observations using
scientific vocabulary.
Art
Design Technology
D raw in g
ü I can explore marks, te xt ure s and tonal range of H and
4B pencils, lightest →to darkest.
ü I can explore qualities of line with a variety of media.
ü I can describe the qualities of te xt ure , tone and shape
and movement created in mark-making experiments.
ü I can explore the use of shading to create shadows and
for m.
ü I can build up te xt ure s and patt erns with layers of
marks.
ü I can explore a range of media for their contrasting
expressive effects e.g. heavy dense marks → delicate light
marks
ü I can make mixed media drawings using effects
appropriately
ü I can colour mix with layers of coloured pencil shading.
ü I can use black & white pastels to explore tone making a
sequence of greys dark → light.
ü I can use watercolours & pointed soft brushes to c olou r
detailed drawings and control amount of water used for
blending colours or making clear edged areas.
ü I have developed control with dry and oil pastels making
clear smudged marks appropriately and blending colours.
Task: Design and make a Cornish cream
tea!
M od e llin g - Cl ay
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I can use slabs of clay to build tiles, models and for ms
joining with slip.
I can cut shapes from slab, fixing to models with slip to add
decoration.
I can paint my artefact to resemble faience
I can use modelling tools to help shape, fix and te xt ure.
I can use a damp sponge to shape and smooth surfaces.
I can use pressed in marks to add features, details and
surface patt erns and te xt ure.
Developing, planning and communicating ideas
1. I think of ideas and plan what to do next,
based on what I know about materials and
components.
2. I can explain the order I need to do things in.
3. I use models, pictures and words to describe
my designs.
Evaluating processes and products
4. I recognise what I have done well in my
work. I suggest things I could do in the
future.
Food technology
5. I prepare food safely and hygienically and
can describe what this means.
6. I describe the properties of the food
ingredients: taste, smell, texture, and
consistency.
7. I weigh or measure my ingredients
accurately.
8. I describe my food product using its
properties
9. I learn how to best store my product for longlife and hygiene.
Geography
Enquiry Skills
1. I can ask geographical questions:
Where is this location? What do you
think about it?
2. I can use a range of primary and
secondary sources in my enquiry???
3. I can communicate my findings in a
range of ways
Map Skills
4. I can mark my route on an existing
map.
5. I know why a key is needed.
6. I can locate places on larger scale
maps e.g. map of Europe.
7. I begin to identify features on
aerial/oblique photographs.
Fieldwork Skills
8. I can draw a sketch of a simple feature
from observation or photo.
History
The history or Trewirgie Junior School
Key skills
1. I can place events that I have found
out about on a timeline
2. I can describe what people’s lives
were like in the past
3. I can compare my life with people’s
life in the past
4. I can use a range of sources to find
out about the past
5. I can observe small details in
artefacts and pictures and can
select and record relevant
information about them
6. I can present my findings about the
past in a range of ways
Did you know?
Purposeful learning
ü The school was built in 1886.
ü Trewirgie were National tag rugby champions in
2007 and has been back to the National finals
twice since then.
ü The Murdoch Day parade sets off from our school
each year (Saturday 15th June this year).
ü The deputy Prime minister, Nick Clegg visited us
in 2010.
ü Over 1000 people come to our Carol Service each
year.
ü Our school used to have lessons upstairs in the
library.
ü We used to have an outdoor swimming pool!
ü We are the current county football champions.
ü To celebrate the school’s centenary there were 3
sell out nights at the Regal Cinema!
Formal pupils success!
ü Catherine Johnson was the screenwriter of Mama
Mia,
ü Mark Lenwarne is a British Triathlete
ü Daniel Hill is an international pianist
ü Davis White is now a DJ for Radio Cornwall
ü Aaron Penberty played for the Cornish Pirates
and now plays for Jersey.
ü Adam Penhall is now a leads system analysis for
the Mclaren Racing Team
ü Naomi Lay was a star on The Apprentice!
By the end of this topic we should be
very knowledgeable about ourselves and
our school. All our learning and skills
will work towards creating a
performance for parents. We look
forward to you coming along to our
performance and hopefully learning a
little about a local myth / legend too!