Year Three Curriculum - Spring 2018

Writing the Christmas Story

In addition to the Nativity performance, Year Three have been writing the story of Christmas. Below is Niamh's work:

A Video Call to Father Christmas

Last Wednesday, the Year Three children were very excited to take part in a video call with an extremely important person: Father Christmas himself.

The children asked lots of questions about his elves and the reindeer before Father Christmas discussed all the letters he had received.

It was extremely interesting and all the Year Three children are hopeful that they will get another visit on Christmas Eve.

Non-Chronological Reports 3LJ

The children wrote an information leaflet about their newly discovered (imaginary) animal.

Year Three Art

In art, the children have been learning about the artist L.S. Lowry.  After looking at lots of his paintings and sketching them, the children painted a picture of their own house.  All of the paintings were put together and created a giant piece of art work.  Well done Year Three!

Click here to watch the video.

Toothpaste instructions

3CD have worked incredibly hard writing instructions.  We thought about our use of adverbs of time and imperative verbs.  When we finished, we drew a picture to match each step.

Click here to read our instructions.

Instructions

In English this week, we have been looking at instruction writing; how they are written and what makes a good set of instructions. As part of this, we followed a recipe for making a witch's sandwich. This was the outcome:

We are not sure that it looks particularly appetising, but it was an interesting recipe to follow. It would be great if the families of Year Three could have a look at other instructions at home. Perhaps they could even follow a recipe which creates something delicious!

Creative Art

3CD have been busy doing some optical illusion art work.  We used some of our favourite colours and each created a unique pattern.

Hero's Story by 3CD

After a visit to Wood Green Animal Shelter, the children in Year Three have been learning more about pet care and the welfare needs of animals.  The children read about a kitten called Hero who was rescued by Wood Green.  The children had to use adjectives and write a first person account imagining they were Hero.

Terrific Teeth

The children in Year Three have been busy learning about the different types of teeth we have and their functions.  We all made models of our teeth and had to think really carefully about the shape of each tooth.

3JC-DA Gargoyle Poems

Early this term, 3JC/DA have been writing poems about Gargoyles. We based it on a poem we read as a class and then wrote poems concentrating on using adjectives and nouns to create exciting descriptions.

Here are some of our examples:

Gargoyle

Stuffy grey spotty hard gargoyle

Sat on the highest peak!

As silent as the wind

Great anger, safely looking among us!

Forgotten, magnificent creature!

By Tia C

Gargoyle

The still strong gargoyle sitting by the roof.

One rocky gargoyle sits as still as a stone.

Two grey gargoyles looking down.

Three hard gargoyles waiting patiently.

Four dangerous gargoyles.

By John P

Gargoyle

Large protector,    

Grey protector, 

As scary as a statue,

A holy creature,     

A still beast.

By Mimi S

Home Learning Information for Year Three

This coming year, the home learning expectations are as follows:

Each week, there will be times table practice and either a written consolidation or Mathletics task set. (30 minutes)

In school, we have a weekly focus on a spelling rule. A list of spellings to learn that follow the week's rule will be provided. (20 minutes)

Children should read with an adult at least three times a week at home. Where possible, this could be every day. Renaissance Home Connect enables parents to see information about your child's progress within Accelerated Reader.

This home learning will be set on a Thursday and will be due in the following Tuesday. Home learning will begin on Thursday 14th September.

Class teachers will let their class know the day of the week spelling tests will take place. 

We subscribe to:
Accelerated Reader
Mathletics
Spellodrome
Times Table Rock Stars

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Year Three Curriculum - Autumn 2017

Y3 Dates for This Term

Important dates for the coming term:

September 2017
4th	Training Day One- school closed to pupils
5th	Term One begins
5th – 8th	Open Door Week
6th	AR Parent/Carer Event
7th – 15th	Life Education Bus
8th	3CD Wood Green Visit
13th	#AskCJS
15th	3EV Wood Green Visit
22nd	3JC/DA Wood Green Visit
22nd	Jeans for Genes Day
25th	Clubs begin
29th	3LJ Wood Green Visit
29th	Macmillan Coffee Morning
October
4th	Individual Photograph Day
6th	Open Day
11th	#AskCJS
16th – 18th	PCLRs
23rd – 27th	Half Term
30th	Term Two begins
November
6th	Flu Immunisation
15th	#AskCJS
17th	Children in Need
20th – 24th	Road Safety Week
30th	Edinburgh Bonus Day - St Andrew’s  Day
December
1st	Christmas Decoration Day
13th	#AskCJS
14th & 15th	Nativity
18th	Panto
19th	Carols at St Mary’s
21st	Christmas Dinner
21st	Last Day

Year Three Curriculum Jigsaw

So that parents can be informed about what their child will cover in the coming year, we are sharing a copy of the 'Curriculum Jigsaw':

A printable version of the jigsaw can be found here.

Extra Maths - Grid Method

Ella from 3LJ did some extra maths in her own time...

3CD email to Jools Bentley

The children in 3CD emailed Jools Bentley, author of The Hippopandamouse.  The children were very excited when she replied!

Questions and answers:

What made you choose the three animals that made the hippopandamouse?

I chose the three animals for the hippopandamouse because this letter combination sounded to me like a mistaken hippo-potto-mus… hippo-panda-mouse. I then just kept drawing combinations of the three animals together until I found a creature that looked appealing and characterful. 

How long did it take to write the book?

It took me one year to write the book and draw and colour the illustrations, but I had the idea way back in 2007 so I had been thinking about it ever since then!

What is your favourite book you have written?

The Hippopandamouse is my favourite.

Do you know how many toys you drew in the book?

Haha! I have NO IDEA how many toys I drew in the book. All I can say is that it felt like millions! It was especially tricky drawing so many pairs of big eyes! (This question has now made me want to count them!)

How long have you been writing books?

I have been writing books since 2007 but The Hippopandamouse is my first published book. I am working on my second book to be published soon.

What made you become an author?

I became an author because telling stories and drawing pictures are my favourite things in the world to do. I love creating characters and imagining the world they live in and what happens to them. Because these things come from my imagination I can make up whatever I like and no one can tell me what to do! It’s such good fun!

Thank you so much for the great questions Class 3CD!  I am really looking forward to visiting Crosshall Junior School.

Best wishes,

Jools Bentley

Tissue Paper Art

The children in 3CD were inspired by some artwork by Paul Clee. 

First, we drew our self-portrait and then went over it with a marker pen.  Then, we placed squares of tissue paper over our picture and brushed some water over the tissue paper.  When it was dry, we peeled the tissue paper off. 

We hope you enjoy our fantastic artwork!

Collection 1

Collection 2

Collection 3

Be an Author Week

On Friday, the children in Year Three thoroughly enjoyed reading their Be an Author Week stories to their parents and grandparents.  The children worked extremely hard all week writing their stories and were very eager to share them. Well done Year Three!