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Literacy Our fiction work in the first half of term will focus on stories about imaginary worlds and the text ‘Wriggly Squiggly.’ Later in the term the fiction focus will be shape poems and adventure stories based on ‘Stone Age Boy.’ In non-fiction work the children will investigate and use the features and organisation of information texts and non-chronological reports. Children will read a range of texts, where they will be asked questions about the meaning, structure and purpose of the texts to ensure that they develop their comprehension skills. There will be a focus on spelling, where the children will learn to spell words with a range of prefixes and suffixes and some more complex unfamiliar words. In handwriting there will be a drive towards writing with consistency in the size and proportion of letters and on using the correct formation of handwriting joins. French We will begin our French lessons this term which is very exciting for all of us! We will start with vocabulary work and some simple French phrases, applied in real situations. We will work on fun activities, games and songs in order to reinforce this work. We will also learn about France as a country including some aspects of French culture and French ways of life. P.E. In gymnastics the children will develop their skills in planning and performing sequences of shapes and actions. They will extend their work to incorporate small and large apparatus. The children will also work on their skills in tag rugby and work towards playing short games. We will continue and build on our work on invasion games, where we are focusing on team work and on understanding and complying with rules. Computing Our work in computing at the beginning of the term will be linked with our topic work, with a focus on research; using the internet to search and find a range of information about The Stone Age and pre-historic beasts. The children will also explore different ways of creating their own graphics linked to our topic, as well as using computing to record their group musical compositions. During the term the children will also have opportunities to work on developing their multimedia and word processing skills, learning how to combine text, graphics and other features to create printed documents and multimedia presentations. Numeracy In maths this term we will be working with 3 and 4 -digit numbers. The children will compare and order these numbers, demonstrating an understanding of the values of each of the digits. They will extend and apply their knowledge of addition and subtraction and will also consolidate their understanding of multiplication and division, including work on the multiplication tables. We will investigate 2D shapes with a focus on symmetry and we will measure and compare lengths in metres and centimetres, including work on using decimal notation to record lengths. There will be a focus on problem solving and on applying the understanding of mathematics in real situations including work on telling the time, interpreting data and understanding fractions. Year 3 Autumn Term 2016 Design and Technology Our Design and Technology project this term is Moving Monsters. The children will investigate how air pressure can be used to produce and control movement. They will learn techniques for making simple pneumatic systems and they will compare different systems. Finally they will make their own pneumatic model. R.E This term, in religious education, the children will learn about the key features of worship and what worship means to a believer in Christianity and in Hinduism. They will explore the concepts of pilgrimage and sacred places within the contexts of Christianity and Hinduism. Science Our first project in science this term is ‘Animals including humans’, looking at food groups, a balanced diet, skeletons, muscles and joints! There will also be a focus on animals as well as humans, where we will look specifically at prehistoric animals and skeletons. During the second half of the term our science project is ‘Forces and Magnets.’ The children will be involved in planning and carrying out their own experiments in order to investigate magnetism and the behaviour of magnets with different materials. They will also investigate forces, and create a simple game involving magnetic forces. Following this, the children will design and create their own magnetic board game. Geography/History The historical and geographical aspects of the curriculum will both be taught through our class project on ‘What could YOU find in a cave?’ and ‘How could I survive the Stone Age?’ during the Stone Age the first half term. We will visit ‘Kent’s Cavern,’ to gain first-hand experience of life in a cave. Children will learn about pre-historic Britain and what it was like to live during the Stone Age period, which we will develop into the Bronze Age and finally Iron Age in the second half term. Art Our work in art will focus on cave art and animal art work, where children will explore caves for themselves and produce their own interpretations and creations of ‘cave art.’ Later in the term we will focus on ‘Patterns’. The children will explore patterns in the work of a range of artists. They will then explore their own ideas based on patterns and they will create, develop and evaluate their own pieces based on this theme, adding colour and texture. Music During the first half of term the children will listen to and study ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’ by Peer Gynt to explore different musical e.g. caves. Then children will explore different ways of recording ideas and will use their own ideas and various instruments to create their own piece of music for entering a cave. After half term the focus will be learning about accompaniments for songs. They will explore melodic phrases and rhythmic patterns considering the intended effect of these different elements.