KEY ASPECTS OF WORK TO BE COVERED
ENGLISH
MATHEMATICS
Continuous: Handwriting; individual and guided reading;
spelling; grammar (sentence structure and punctuation,
nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs).
 Non-fiction writing based on theme.
 Writing in role linked to theme
 Poetry: Firework/Remembrance/war poems;
language for effect; shape poems
 Prayers and readings for Carol Service
 Focus text: ‘War Horse’ by Michael Morpurgo
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Christmas
 Advent and Christingle
 Love and acceptance on a personal and global
level: prayers for carol service
Discovery R.E.: Christianity
Key question: Has Christmas lost its true
meaning?
 What does Christmas mean to us?
 What is the meaning of Christmas to Christians?
Addition and subtraction with money.
2D and 3D shapes including symmetry and
quadrilaterals.
Angles: right, obtuse, acute
Number facts (bonds/2, 5, 10, and 3 x tables
including division facts)
Problem solving
Multiplication, including doubling
Division, including halving and finding remainders
Roman numerals.
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Know how rocks are used for everyday purposes
Observe and compare features of rocks
Know where soil comes from
Programming an Animation:
 Complete and evaluate then improve Scratch
animations
Find and correct bugs in programs:
 Develop strategies for finding errors in programs
and for solving problems
 Recognise common types of bugs in software
Internet research for theme
The Romans – Friend or Foe?
CLASS: 3 Mrs Grant
YEAR GROUP: 3
TERM: Autumn Term 2
YEAR: 2015 -2016
GEOGRAPHY
ART
Firework printing
(exploring colour).
Roman mosaics (collage).
Christmas art and
Christmas cards.
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COMPUTING/ICT
Theme: War and Peace
HISTORY
 History of Guy Fawkes and bonfire night
 Remembrance
The Romans:
 Who were the Romans? Where did they come
from? Why did they want to invade Britain?
 Presentations on Roman life: beliefs, food,
fashion, army and houses.
 What was the impact of the Roman invasion?
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SCIENCE
Forces:
 Investigate different forces and find out how they
can be useful
 Know springs can be stretched and compressed
and how they are used in everyday objects
 Explorer Dome workshop – Forces
Rocks and Soils:
Where is Rome?
Visit to Caerleon: Where is Caerleon?
Roman settlements and place names in Britain
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Countries affected by the migrant and refugee
crisis (link to R.E. - love and acceptance in a
global context)
MUSIC
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION
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BBC Ten Pieces: John
Adams' ‘Short Ride in a
Fast Machine'
Music for performance:
Christmas carol service
DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY
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Design and make a
Roman shield
Christmas tree
decorations.
Christingle (Roman link).
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REAL P.E. Games unit
- Social skills
- Agility and balance
Swimming
MFL
PSHE/CITIZENSHIP
Numbers and plurals
Gender
Connectives
Je m’appelle/Je suis
Christmas in France
SEAL Materials and Circle
Time:
 Getting on and falling out.
 Family SEAL
 Children in Need