Welcome to Year 3 - Birch

Miss Edizer

Learning Update

This half term, Year 3 have been busy with lots of exciting learning across the curriculum.

In Literacy, we have been exploring a new picture book called Flotsam, using the illustrations to infer meaning and create our own narratives without the words of an author to support us. We practised using fronted adverbials to sequence events, such as “Later that day,” and “After a while,” to help our writing flow clearly and show the passing of time or change in location. We also used expanded noun phrases to describe sea creatures from the story, for example: “the enormous, coffee-coloured turtle with a mottled shell.”

In Maths, we finished our unit on adding and subtracting fractions, remembering that when the denominator stays the same, we only add or subtract the numerators. We also learnt that one whole can be shown when the numerator and denominator are the same; for example, 4/4 = 1.

In Art, we have been creating Roman-inspired mosaics using small tiles and PVA glue, carefully designing repeating border patterns with lines, geometric shapes and swirls. Our History learning has linked closely to this, as we have been studying the Romans, including the strengths of the Roman army, such as their discipline, organisation and strong armour, as well as some weaknesses, including difficult battles in unfamiliar lands. We also learnt about Julius Caesar’s leadership and how he helped expand the Roman Empire before becoming ruler of Rome.

Over the next few weeks, we will begin learning about money in Maths, revisiting key skills such as £1 = 100p and practising adding, subtracting and calculating change in word problems.
We will also start our D.T. topic on greenhouses, exploring their key features, why they are used and which materials are best suited to their purpose.

Summer Term 2025

Links to Summer Term learning are in the process of being uploaded.