Welcome to Elm Class 2025-26!

• PE will be on WEDNESDAY afternoons- make sure kit is in school please.
• Homework needs to be handed in ASAP to allow time for marking. New homework will be given out every Friday.
• Spellings will be tested on Friday and new ones stuck in homework books (if they have been handed in)

Any questions/problems- see Mrs Pounder :)

 

Spring Term 2

ENGLISH

This six-week unit is based on P. L. Travers’s classic story Mary Poppins. The unit explores the story of the magical nanny and her host family. Throughout the unit, pupils will read, analyse, discuss, debate and base writing tasks around the well-loved character Mary Poppins. Children will explore motion picture too. Through discussion, children will make comparisons between both the book and the film. Children will write in the style of P. L. Travers, giving careful consideration to vocabulary choices, sentence structure and cohesive devices. 

MATHS

Fractions

We will continue with our fractions topic covering the following:

Step 1:Add fractions

Step 2: Subtract fractions

Step 3: Partition the whole

Step 4: Unit fractions of a set of objects

Step 5: Non-unit fractions of a set of objects

Step 6: Reasoning with fractions of an amount

Money

Step 1:Pounds and pence

Step 2: Convert pounds and pence

Step 3 :Add money

Step 4: Subtract money

Step 5: Find change

They will also continue to learn the multiplication tables and corresponding facts.

3x 4x 8x 11x moving on to 6x 12x 9x when ready

 

Science- Plants

Identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers.

Explore the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow)

Explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal.

 

History- The Ancient Egyptians

 

 

 

ART - Sculpture

 

Our Year 3 art sculpture objectives focus on developing 3D skills through clay manipulation (pinch, coil, slab pots), structural construction, and exploring form. Key goals include using tools for texture, joining materials securely, and studying the artist Barbara Hepworth to inspire their own abstract or realistic 3D work.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Clay Skills: Manipulate, knead, and mold clay, focusing on techniques like pinch pots, coiling, and scoring/slipping to join pieces securely.
• 3D Techniques: Experiment with carving (soap/plasticine), carving, and constructing with recycled materials to add detail and texture.
• Artistic Expression: Develop ideas in sketchbooks and create 3D forms that explore, represent, or communicate ideas.
• Context and Evaluation: Explore the work of artists

 

COMPUTING - Sequencing Sounds

This unit explores the concept of sequencing in programming through Scratch. It begins with an introduction to the programming environment, which will be new to most learners. They will be introduced to a selection of motion, sound, and event blocks which they will use to create their own programs, featuring sequences. The final project is to make a representation of a piano. The unit is paced to focus on all aspects of sequences, and make sure that knowledge is built in a structured manner. Learners also apply stages of program design through this unit.

 

DT - Shell Structures

Year 3 shell structure objectives focus on designing and constructing hollow, thin-layered structures (like boxes or containers) that are strong and fit for purpose. Key learning involves researching existing products, designing with nets, using tools for cutting and assembling, and strengthening materials (e.g., folding, corrugating). 

Key Learning Objectives:

• Design: Develop, model, and communicate ideas using annotated sketches or CAD  software to create nets for 3D shapes (cubes, cuboids).
• Make: Select appropriate tools and materials to measure, mark, cut, score, and assemble structures with increasing accuracy.
• Technical Knowledge: Understand how to make structures strong and stiff, for example through techniques like folding, ribbing, corrugating, or laminating.
• Evaluate: Assess products against design criteria, analyzing suitability for the intended user and purpose.
• Understand Context: Explore existing shell structures (packaging, buildings like The Shard) and their purpose.

 

RE  How do festivals and family life show what matters to Jewish people?

 

Within this unit, pupils will build on their knowledge about Jewish worldviews and way of life. They will recap work on Shabbat and deepen it by considering how different Jews today mark it. They will understand that Jews are diverse – beginning to use the language of Orthodox and Progressive. They will explore Shabbat, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Pesach to build up their understanding of festivals and ideas of forgiveness, remembering, and freedom.

 

PE-  Athletics

In this unit children concentrate on developing good basic running, jumping & throwing techniques. They are set challenges for distance and time that involve using different styles & combinations of running, jumping & throwing. As in all athletic activities, children think about how to achieve the greatest speed, height, distance or accuracy.

 

MFL

- Developing listening and reading skills through stories- La chenille qui fait des torus (The very Hungry Caterpillar)

- Fruit

- Days of the week

- Other food items

 

Music: Gift of the Nile

Our music objectives focus on building musical fluency through singing, playing instruments , composing, and listening. Key goals include playing with increasing control, using standard notation (crotchets, quavers), improvising within simple structures, and identifying musical elements of pitch, dynamics, and tempo.