Year 3

Year 3 Curriculum Projects

YEAR 3 PROJECT - Rocks, Relics and Rumbles

In the Rocks, Relics and Rumbles project, your child will learn about the different layers of the Earth, including plate tectonics and their potential effects on the Earth's surface. They will investigate different types of rock to learn about their uses and properties. They will also investigate soil and fossils, including learning about the work of Mary Anning. They will have the opportunity to use maps to learn about the lines of latitude and longitude and a compass to learn about the cardinal and intercardinal points. They will also learn about volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis and the long and short-term consequences that these can have

Memorable Experience: 'Let's Rock!'

Geography: Layers of the Earth; Rocks; Plate tectonics; Ring of Fire; Features of volcanoes; Lines of latitude and longitude; Volcanic eruptions; Earthquakes and tsunamis; Compass points; Maps

History: Significant people - Mary Anning; Pompeii

This project is also supported by mini projects in; 

Science: Forces and Magnets

Art and Design: Ammonite

Design and Technology: Making it Move

Computing: lessons derived from D.A.R.E.S

Music: lessons derived from Kapow

PE: lessons derived from TeamThemeKent

PSHE: lessons derived from JIGSAW content

RE:  lessons derived from Kent SACRE scheme and Cornerstones RE projects 

 

More information about the Year 3 Curriculum can be found in the YEAR 3 Long Term Plan 2025-2026  document found below.

Year 3 Key Information

In Year 3, PE lessons are timetabled for Wednesday (gymnastics) and Friday (hockey).

Please make sure kits are in school and earrings are removed.

 

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English

W/c 26th January 2026

We will begin the week carrying out an editing session on our 'Once in a lifetime' unit.

 

We will then move on to our 'Lava' unit.  We will begin by watching the short Disney clip without lyrics and make predictions and inferences.  We will then introduce lyrics and discuss extra information we can get from the clip.

 

 

We will continue working on our handwriting and will spend some time recapping our Place Value of Grammar and Punctuation unit from last term.

 

Spellings

There are no spellings this week.  Instead, the class are to work on their spelling mastery which can be accessed via EdShed.

 

https://www.edshed.com/en-gb/menu 

 

 

 

Maths

W/c 26th January 2026

This week we will conclude our second multiplication and division unit.  We will

• Consider scaling; and
• Answer the question 'how many ways?'

Our post assessment will be on Wednesday 28th January before we begin our unit on length and perimeter.  This will start with:

• Measuring in metres and centimetres; and
• Measuring in millimetres.

 

Please encourage your child to access Times Table Rock Stars at home. Their log in is the same as their Numbots log in. Their focus should currently be on the 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10 times tables.

There is currently a tournament between Year 3 houses.  This will end on Friday 6th February.  There will be prizes :-)

 

Below are links to Infinity quizzes to help further embed in class learning.

https://infinity.whiteroseeducation.com/Home 

 

Additional Information

Children need their reading book and reading record in school every day. 

 

Every child should have a coat each day - we believe that getting outside (no matter the weather) is important.  

PE kits should include a spare set of socks and a PE jumper/hoodie.

 

Show and Tell

Show and Tells are welcome anytime but these should be recent personal achievements or linked to our 'in class' learning.

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We encourage the children to:

• Read every day for at least 15 minutes.
• Spend 15 minutes on TTRS or White Rose Infinity.
• Access their spellings on Spelling Shed
• Additional work may be sent home in a folder to help support your child with in class learning.