On this page you will find all the information for this term.  At the bottom of the page you will find useful documents and websites.  Please contact us via the school office with any questions! 

Miss Hopkins  

Values & Virtues for this term: 

Curious and Active

Curious and Active Pupils are growing to be curious about everything; and active in their engagement with the world, changing what they can for the better.

What does this mean?

Catholic schools help their pupils grow by leading pupils to be curious about the universe and all human activity, and to take increasing responsibility for their own learning, and by providing opportunities for them to be active in the life of the school, the Church and the wider community.

Year 3 Class Saint

St Theresa of Calcutta

Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun and missionary. She is famous for her charitable works and helping the poor, hungry and sick people of India. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, who ran over 500 missions worldwide. She was canonised as a Saint by the Catholic church in 2016.  We celebrate her Saint day on 5th September 

"Not all of us can do great things.  But we can do small things with great love." 

Mother Theresa

BUILDING THE KINGDOM

 We are very proud to be a part of the Building the Kingdom programme, the aim of which is to embed distinctive Catholic Curriculum design for the transformation of society. As said on their website, ‘through the National School of Formation, a dynamic and challenging approach to teaching and learning in a Catholic School has been developed. This initiative calls for the contextualising of all learning within the beliefs and values of the Gospel and the Catholic tradition, aspiring to reach the highest possible levels of learning. We call it Building the Kingdom…’

Through Building the Kingdom, we explore the big questions of purpose and meaning that arise throughout the Liturgical year, and then create lessons and events which engage students with the skills needed to be agents for a Spirit fuelled transformation of society.  

You will find this terms plan for Building the Kingdom at the bottom of the page.  

Through our curriculum work this term we will be focusing on: 

SOLIDARITY

Solidarity is about valuing our fellow human beings and respecting who they are as individuals. It is a simple fact that we cannot live and exist well independently of others, we are interdependent beings. Solidarity looks upon this interdependence as something good, something positive, a thing to be cherished.

BRITISH VALUES

One of the reasons that British values are so important is that they help to prepare young people for life in modern Britain as they grow older and leave school.  

This term we are focusing on

INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY

We can make our own choices in school.

We know that everyone has rights and responsibilities

We know that we need to work with boundaries to make safe choices

We know, understand and exercise our rights and personal freedoms safely

We have the freedom to make choices about extra curricular clubs. 

We have the freedom to make choices about the level of challenge in some lessons

We have the freedom to make choices about what to present in assemblies

RE: This half term we will be studying the unit ' 'BELONGING'

This unit involves the children exploring the different groups to which they belong. Through the theme of belonging they will study the Sacrament of Baptism as a Sacrament of Belonging to the Church. They will also learn how Catholics celebrate their belonging to the Family of God through the Celebration of Mass..

In Year 3 we focus on the following prayers.  Please help your child to pray these at home.

This terms topic:

TRIBAL TALES

Let’s travel back to prehistoric times! This half term we’re going to find a prehistoric site in our local area by studying maps and researching online. Through our research, we’ll learn about the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. What were people’s daily lives like and what epic battles did they fight? Using techniques such as cutting, scraping and mark making, we’ll make Stone Age tools. We’ll look closely at cave paintings and create our own. As we learn about the Bronze Age, we’ll build monuments and investigate their shadows. In science, we’ll plant grains and learn about plant life cycles. Copying the Beaker folk style, we’ll make clay containers. Then, we’ll travel to the Iron Age to learn about hill forts and the properties of iron. We’ll also make Iron Age jewellery. During an exploratory dig, we’ll find all sorts of objects and creatures. What will we uncover?

Science

ROCKS

This unit on 'Rocks' takes children through lessons where they learn how to compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties. They learn how to describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock and finally they learn how to recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter.

P.E.

This term our P.E. day will be on THURSDAY afternoons led by Going for Goals.

We will also be going swimming on THURSDAY MORNINGS

Children will need to come to school in their P.E. kits.

A few reminders for children in school:

* Please bring a sturdy and clearly named water bottle into school every day.

* Please ensure your reading diary and book are in school every day.  Remember to read at least three times each week to get a prize!

*Please ensure all items of clothing are clearly labelled with your name.

*This term P.E. will be every THURSDAY AFTERNOON

* Swimming will be every Thursday morning

* Children will need to bring a healthy snack each day for break times.

Homework

• A Home Learning Project has been set for this term so you can enjoy getting creative! You can complete as projects as you wish!
• English & Maths- Weekly tasks are set on Emile.  These are set on Fridays and to be completed by the following Wednesday.
• Reading- Please read every day (even if it's to your pet/stuffed toy!) and record it in your diaries for us to see. If you read at least three times a week, you will receive a star on our class reading chart and those stars will turn into special badges by the end of the year if you keep it up!   

Useful links for games and activities