Tornadoes Class Page

We are delighted to welcome you to our year 3 class page and are looking forward to sharing all our exciting work with you as the year progresses.  We will update our page termly to share all the learning we have been curious about and the fun we have been having!

Autumn: Term 2

In Science this term we will be investigating animals including humans.  Our focus will be initially on finding out about the human skeleton, how it is constructed and how it supports the body.  We will investigate joints and how they help us move.  As well as this we will also be finding out about different animal skeletons including those with  exoskeletons! We will also be exploring healthy diets this term and how maintaining a good balance helps keep our bodies in tip top condition.

In Geography this term we will be spending time comparing the UK to Spain.  We will be focused on the area in Spain called Catalonia and will be comparing the human and physical Geography of the 2 places.  We will be thinking about the similarities and differences in culture, climate and geographical features.

Our English work will firstly be based upon the books 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' written by Philip Pullman and 'The Quest' created by Aaron Becker. Through our investigation into these books we will be writing some quest narratives of our own.  We will also be reading 'Tear Thief' written by Carol Ann Duffy. Once we have explored the book will be writing some exciting newspaper articles based around the main character.  

We will be developing our reading skills by working firstly with the story book 'The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane' by Kate Di Camillo.

Maths

In Maths this term we shall be exploring multiplication focusing on our 4s and then thinking about our 8s through Times Tables Rocks. We will also be exploring multiplication and division in our lessons, including thinking about arrays and inverse operations.  We will be applying our learning to lots of problem solving and reasoning investigations.  

PE

Our PE sessions this term will be Mondays and Wednesdays. Children need to attend school wearing their kit.