Year 3 Term 1

Maths 🧮

Place value

• Represent numbers to 100

• Partition numbers to 100

• Number line to 100

• Hundreds

• Represent numbers to 1,000

• Partition numbers to 1,000

• Flexible partitioning of numbers to 1,000

• Hundreds, tens and ones

• Find 1, 10 or 100 more or less

• Number line to 1,000

• Estimate on a number line to 1,000

• Compare numbers to 1,000

• Order numbers to 1,000

• Count in 50s

Addition and subtraction

• Apply number bonds within 10

• Add and subtract 1s

• Add and subtract 10s

• Add and subtract 100s

• Spot the pattern

• Add 1s across a 10

• Add 10s across a 100

• Subtract 1s across a 10

• Subtract 10s across 100

• Make connections

• Add two numbers (no exchange)

• Subtract two numbers (no exchange)

• Add two numbers (across a 10)

• Add two numbers (across a 100)

• Subtract two numbers (across a 10)

• Subtract two numbers (across a 100)

• Add 2-digit and 3-digit numbers

• Subtract a 2-digit number from a 3-digit number

• Complements to 100

• Estimate answers

• Inverse operations

• Make decisions

Multiplication and division

• Multiplication - equal groups

• Use arrays

• Multiples of 2

• Multiples of 5 and 10

• Sharing and grouping

• Multiply by 3

• Divide by 3

• The 3 times-table

• Multiply by 4

• Divide by 4

• The 4 times-table

• Multiply by 8

• Divide by 8

• The 8 times-table

• The 2, 4 and 8 times-tables

Barvember

Towards the end of Term 1, all students are invited to take part in Barvember Maths challenges. Find out more here.

Science 🧬

Forces (Physics)

• Explore forces

• Friction

• Plan - friction experiment

• Investigate - friction experiment

Magnets (Physics)

• Magnets

• Magnetic and non-magnetic materials

• Investigate metals

• North and South Poles - attract and repel

Light (Physics)

• Light sources

• The Sun

• How we see

• Shadows

• Opaque, translucent or transparent?

• Plan - shadow experiment

• Investigate - shadow experiment

• Evaluate - shadow experiment

Reading 📖

Author: Chris Van Allsburg 

When it comes to the environment, young Walter is not an enlightened individual. He's a litterbug who believes sorting trash is a big waste of time. What's more, he thinks his friend's birthday present, a tree, is the most ridiculous gift he's ever seen.

Walter believes the future is going to be wonderful, filled with robots and other amazing inventions. One night while lying in bed, Walter wishes he could visit the future. He falls asleep and his wish comes true. But the world Walter sees is not exactly what he'd imagined. When he returns to the present, he is changed and so are his dreams.

Caldecott-winning artist Chris Van Allsburg brings us a striking look, in unique and evocative pictures, at what our future may hold.

Reading age: 4-7

Author: Shirley Climo Illustrator: Ruth Heller

Poor Rhodopis! She has nothing—no mother or father, and no friends. She is a slave, from the far-off country of Greece. Only the beautiful rose-red slippers her master gives her can make Rhodopis smile. So when a falcon swoops down and snatches one of the slippers away, Rhodopis is heartbroken.

For how is she to know that the slipper will land in the lap of the great Pharaoh himself? And who would ever guess that the Pharaoh has promised to find the slipper's owner and make her queen of all Egypt?

Reading age: 4-8

Author: Mary Pope Osborne  Illustrator: Sal Murdocca

Jack and Annie don't need another mummy. But that's what they get when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to ancient Egypt. There they meet a long-dead queen who needs their help. Will Jack and Annie be able to solve the puzzle, or will they end up as mummies themselves?

Reading age: 5-8

Author: Joe Todd-Stanton

Arthur, a small boy fascinated by the magical tales of the town's wise woman, is out exploring one day when he's startled by a terrible howl. Too late, he watches as a huge wolf, Fenrir, puts out the village's great fire, meaning that the village faces being frozen solid in a week - unless a Viking god relights the fire.

Arthur decides to make the journey to the great hall and help Thor catch the wicked Fenrir. There, he is set the almost impossible task of sourcing magical elements to make a Golden Rope. In an exciting battle, it seems as if all is lost, until Arthur proves that even a small boy can be the most unlikely of heroes.

A fantastic version of a Norse myth that falls between a picture book for older readers and a graphic novel, this is a promising start to an attractive adventure series that should appeal to boys and girls.

Reading age: 7+

Michael Rosen- Strict

Michael Rosen- Car Trip

Michael Rosen- Chocolate Cake

Writing ✍️

Narrative

• Developing narrative with focus on paragraphing

• 5 clear sections

• Conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to sequence events or to mark changes in setting

• Dialogue including direct speech

• Past perfect tense

• Prepositional phrases for settings

• Simple noun phrases

• Verbs and adverbs chosen for effect, cohesion created and repetition avoided through the use of nouns and pronouns

• Punctuate with speech marks

• Commas after an adverb starter

• Use nouns and pronouns to avoid repetition

• Use past and present tense including progressive

• Use fronted adverbial phrases to say how, where or when

Poetry

• Kennings

• Question and answer poems

• Performance Poetry (Michael Rosen)

• Commas in lists

• Questions marks for questions

• Exclamation marks for commands and exclamations

• Use rhyme

• Can write a simile

• Use correct form of a or an

• Can write alliteration

• Use alliteration

• Use simile with -like

• Use a dictionary

• Use a thesaurus

Across the curriculum 🌏 🕰️ 🎨 ⌨️

Geography

• Understand geographical similarities and differences

• Draw accurate maps including a key, contents and an index

History

• Changes between ages

• Ancient Egypt

• Achievements of early civilisations

• Devise historically valid questions

Art & Design Technology

• Explore ways to manipulate clay

• Explore the work of a range of artists

• Experiment with acrylic and glass paint and layering different materials on translucent objects to create secondary colours

• Demonstrate different grades of pencils to draw shapes

Computing

• Programming with Dash and Dot

• Create a presentation in PowerPoint/Keynote

  
  

Languages 💬

All students have access to one of the following languages:

• Malay (local) 🇧🇳

• Malay (for non-native learners) 🇧🇳

• Mandarin 🇨🇳

• French 🇫🇷

• English as and additional language (EAL) 🌏

Language Concepts refers to the application of language concepts.

• Expressing the language in oral and/or written communication

• Creating projects to showcase language learning

• Showing sound grammar understanding through written work

• Applying a range of language skills to perform role play

• Interpreting authentic materials

Language Acquisition refers to assimilating and retention of language learning.

• Understanding the grammatical structure

• Knowing and using correct syntax

• Being able to self-assess and peer check

• Building vocabulary in the target language

• Recognising and/or decoding a wide array of materials

PE & Sport 🏐 🏊 🥅 ⚾️ 👟

All students have a comprehensive PE and Sport programme. Lessons are scheduled on rotation to ensure all students progress in the following areas:

• Physical literacy

• Tee Ball

• Swimming

• Indoor Games

• Outdoor Games

• Athletics

• Striking and Fielding

• Football

• Tag Rugby

• Basketball

• Netball

• Invasion Games

• Health and Wellbeing

• Net Games

• Fundamental movement skills

✋ Hands refers to physical ability and performance.

• Having appropriate fitness levels to complete the lesson

• Showing sound technique when learning skills/actions

• Applying a range of skills

• Performing under pressure i.e. applying skills to the game

👤 Head refers to knowledge and understanding of the topic.

• Understanding the rules and regulations

• Being able to feedback to peers

• Solving problems

• Understanding relevant tactics

♥️ Heart refers to the effort put into each and every PE lesson.

• Taking and active part in the whole lesson

• Always bringing PE/swimming kit

• Showing sportsmanship and respect

• Showing resilience and confidence

Music 🎶

• Performing

• Composing

• Listening

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