RESILIENT ROBINS (Year 3)
At the start of every academic year, each class meets their new teacher and as a team, they decide on what their class name is going to be for that year. We feel that giving the children collective ownership over their class name helps to foster a strong sense of belonging and pride in their team. This year, our Year 3 class are the...
Throughout Year 3, children enjoy a rich and varied curriculum that gradually builds their knowledge and skills across all subjects. In Autumn, learning begins with a strong focus on the Stone Age. In reading, pupils explore Stig of the Dump and Stone Age Boy, while their writing links closely to these texts through instructions, setting descriptions, and narrative work. Maths centres on place value, addition and subtraction, before moving on to multiplication and division later in the term. Science starts with rocks and then moves into exploring light. In history, children consider whether they would have liked to live in the Stone, Bronze or Iron Age, complemented by a Stone Age dress-up day and a visit to Creswell Crags. Geography introduces the question of why people live near volcanoes. Art in this term focuses on drawing, and in DT the children design, cut and sew Christmas stockings. Religious Education introduces what it means to be a Christian today and celebrates festivals such as Divali, Hanukkah and Christmas. Spanish covers greetings, while computing begins with programming and debugging. PE follows the Real PE scheme alongside swimming, and in music the children learn about writing music down and playing in a band.
Moving into Spring, the curriculum shifts to the Romans. In reading, children explore Diary of Iliona, and in writing they produce diary narratives, non‑chronological reports and later a newspaper report about the Romans. Maths continues with multiplication and division, then moves on to length, perimeter, fractions, mass and capacity. Science focuses on forces and magnets early in the term, followed by whole‑school Science Week. History asks why the Romans invaded and settled in England, and a Roman visitor may come into school to bring this learning to life. Geography this term investigates who lives in Antarctica. Art includes a unit on printing, DT focuses on Roman catapults, and in RE pupils learn about why people pray, exploring festivals such as Ramadan, Eid and Holi, before revisiting the theme alongside Easter. Spanish centres on food and people around them, computing introduces presenting and networks, and PE continues with Real PE and swimming. Music encourages imagination and explores more musical styles.
In Summer, learning stretches further afield. In reading, children enjoy Journey to the River Sea, alongside geographical work on rivers. Writing includes adventure stories, persuasive pieces, letters, poetry and explanation texts. Maths moves into fractions, money, time, shape and statistics. Science turns to animals including humans, followed by a unit on plants. History explores Ancient Egypt and what mattered to this civilisation, while geography looks at different types of settlements and how they compare. Art includes a study of painters such as Iain Mackay and Rousseau, and in DT children learn to prepare and cook bread rolls. RE explores what different people believe about God, and Spanish covers school life and telling the time. Computing focuses on communication and opinion polling, PE includes Real PE alongside athletics and catch‑up swimming, and music moves toward improvisation and culminates in “Opening Night”. A summer visit to Weston Park rounds off the term’s learning.
