Year 3 Autumn Term 2013
Tombraiders!
This half term Year 3 will learning all
about the lives of ancient Egyptians!
Wednesday 11th September is our
rotation day. The children can come to
school dressed as explorers, such as
Howard Carter, ready to crack into a
sealed tomb and uncover Egyptian
treasures, learn the stories of ancient
Egyptian Gods and decipher
Hieroglyphics.
Lyndhurst Museum of Egyptology - Grand Opening
At the end of our topic, the Year 3 children will be opening the Lyndhurst
Museum of Egyptology! We will showcasing our learning with a range of
exhibitions about the lives of the Ancient Egyptians. We hope you will be able
to join us and learn some new fascinating facts!
We will send further details home later in the term.
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING THIS HALF TERM?
History:
History is our main topic area this half term and will be completed through our literacy, ICT and
art work. We will be developing our historical research skills and will be asking and answering
questions about the past. We will also be looking at time lines and learning to place things in
chronological order using dates and the terms BC and AD.
Literacy:
This half term will have a big focus on presentation to ensure our completed work is neat and
tidy. By half term we hope that the majority of Year 3 children will be joining their writing.
We will be focusing on non-fiction writing to create posters, brochures and leaflets for our
Egyptology museum. We will also be looking at diary writing.
ICT: Year 3 now have 30 brand new Learn Pads! This half term we will be learn how to use
this exciting new resource, starting with using the Internet to research ancient Egypt.
We will be using our ICT skills to present our work, using text, photos and video.
Art:
We will be looking at Egyptian art and exploring the different
colours, marks and patterns that they used. The children will use their investigative work to
design and create their own artefact for display in our museum using clay.
Science:
We will be learning about different types of rocks (e.g. igneous, sedimentary) and their
properties. We will investigate why different types of rock are used for different purposes.
Maths:
 Place value and partitioning; Knowing what each digit in a number represents; How
many hundreds, tens and units are in a number; Reading, writing and ordering 3 digit
numbers and beyond. Being able to quickly add/subtract multiples of 10 and 100 to
a number.
 Using additional and subtraction facts: Rapidly recalling pairs of numbers that make 10
(3+7) and using this to work out pairs that make 100 (30+70, 35+65, 33+77); Using
number facts and patterns to solve problems.
 Reflective symmetry: Finding the line of symmetry in a shape; Recognising if shape
are/are not symmetrical.
Music:
This half term, Leopard class will be focusing on singing skills, Panther class will be focusing on
rhythm and Jaguar class will be using recorders. We have a supply of recorders in school for
the children to use. If you chose to purchase your own, please make sure it is kept in your
child’s book bag.
RE:
We will be learning about Birth ceremonies in Christianity, Islam and Sikhism.
PE:
We are very excited to announce that the Year 3 children and teachers will be working with
coaches this term to
develop our PE skills. This will begin with Jaguar and
Leopard class and will move onto Panther class later in the term. PE days are as follows:
Jaguar class - Mondays & Fridays
Panther class - Wednesdays & Fridays
Leopard class - Mondays & Thursdays
Please ensure your child has a named PE kit in school including trainers/plimsolls and tracksuit
bottoms and tops for when the weather gets colder.
It is also useful to remove earrings on these days or teach your child how to remove their own
earrings.
Toys:
Please remember that children should not bring toys, games or trading cards into school.
Homework:
Your child will shortly be given their homework folder. This will contain the topic related
spellings they need to learn for this half term and some tips for fun ways to practice! Maths and
phonics homework will be sent home alternate weeks. Please also continue to read regularly
with your child at home.
Targets:
Reading targets linked to their book colour will be stuck into their contact book. Maths and
writing targets will be stuck to the front of their homework folder.
If you have any questions or worries please speak to your child’s
class teacher.
Thank you for your continued support.