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!

Spring: Term 2

In Science this term we will thinking about the Earth.  Our focus will be on the health of our planet as we investigate fossil fuels and renewable energy.  We will be thinking about the impact green house gases have on our environment and what can be done to improve things.  As part of our work we will be finding out about the Victorian scientist Eunice Foote who was the first person to begin to understand how green house gases behave and what that might mean for our planet.  

In Geography this term we will be spending time investigating mountains.  We will be finding out about different types of mountains and their features. As part of our investigations we will have a particular focus on Mount Everest and spend time comparing it to mountain ranges in the UK.

Our English work will firstly be based upon the book 'Cloud Tea Monkeys' written by Elspeth Graham and Mal Peet. Through our investigation into this book we will be writing some non chronological reports about tea.  We will also be using the book 'Weslandia' written by Paul Fleischman to inspire us when writing a persuasive leaflet. 

We will be developing our reading skills by working with the book of poems 'The Lost Spells' written by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris.

Maths

In Maths this term we shall be exploring multiplication and division further developing our knowledge of the 6 times tables. We will also be looking at measures, thinking about volume and capacity. After we are feeling confident with measuring, comparing and converting measures we will explore fractions further.  We will be adding and subtracting fractions and building our confidence with finding fractions of amounts.

PE

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