
Curriculum Forcast
Autumn (2) 2020
Year 3
Maths
This half term, the children will be learning to:
Additive Reasoning:
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Draw 2-D shapes, and make 3-D shapes using modeling and describe them.
- Recognise that angles are a property of shape and be able to identify right angles.
- Count from 0 in multiples of 4, 8, 50 and 100; find 10 or 100 more or less than a given number.
- Compare, read, write and order numbers up to 1000.
- Tell and write the time from an analogue clock, using Roman numerals from I to XII to 12-hour and 24-hour clocks.
- Measure, compare, add and subtract: lengths (m / cm /mm); mass (kg / g); volume / capacity (l / ml.
- Count up and down in tenths, recognise that tenths, dividing one-digit numbers or quantities by 10.
- Add and subtract numbers with up to three digits.
- Estimate the answer to a calculation and use inverse operations to check answers.
- Interpret and present data using bar charts, pictograms and tables.
Literacy
This half term, the children will be learning about:
- Read and compare a range of genres through insightful texts.
- Discuss common features and themes within various texts.
- Plan, edit and write about a range of genres such as stories, diary entries, non- chronological reports and newspaper reports.
- Expand ideas through grammar punctuation and the overall structure of sentences.
- Use technical vocabulary to support writing.
- Use diagrams and illustrations to further explain the text.
- Understand: audience, purpose and language features and how they differ for each genre.
- Identify different types of reports such as non-chronological reports, explanations, instructions and persuasive writing.
- Compare and identify the features and structures for each.
- Read a range of texts and come to understand how to answer questions based on the text using comprehension skills.
Topic
This half term our topic is ‘Rivers and Mountains’
Science
Pupils should be taught to: compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties, describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock and finally recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter.
RE
To understand the significance of specific customs and traditions within celebrations. To appreciate similarities and differences within religious celebrations. To understand how birth is celebrated within certain religions.
Homework:
Could you please read daily with your children with texts from home or on Oxford Reading Owl, learn weekly spellings and Maths facts daily as well as focusing on times tables facts.
Spelling Test:
The children will be given their new Spellings on a
Thursday via Google Classroom and they will have their spelling test on the following
Thursday.
PE: We may be doing PE outside throughout the year, therefore would you please provide warm jog bottoms, sweat tops and trainers. For indoor PE, your child will need navy shorts, a plain white top and plimsolls. Please could you make sure that everything is labelled with your child’s name. No earrings are allowed to be worn in school.
If you have any concerns relating to your child, please feel free to see the class teacher:
Class 10 – Mr Khan, Class 11 – Miss Coard, Class 12 – Miss Taylor
or the phase leader – Miss Coard |
Crowlands Primary School
London Road, Romford, Essex, RM7 9EJ
Telephone: 01708 743402 Fax: 01708 742175
Executive Headteacher - Mrs H McClenaghan
Headteacher - Mrs S Clark
Email: office@crowlands.havering.sch.uk
