Welcome to Y3!

General Information

Staff: 

Teachers: Mr Winter and Mr Wood

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Flint and Miss Torpey

P.E:

Children will come to school dressed in their uniform and will bring their PE kit in a labelled bag.

Some PE sessions will take place outside unless there are extreme weather conditions i.e. ice, snow or heavy rain.

Please ensure they have the appropriate kit e.g. jogging bottoms/leggings and a jumper/hoodie.

Homework:

Home learning menus are given out at the start of every half term highlighting activities and projects the children can complete based on their current topic.

Each half term, children will be encouraged to complete homework from a 'homework menu' from their class teacher. This will be a range of activities relating to their current topic that parents can complete with their children.

Please do share photographs of your children carrying out the tasks by sharing them with the year group's Twitter page. 

Subject Knowledge Organisers

For more information around subject coverage, knowledge and skills, head on over to our Foundation Subjects section on the website which can be found here.

Topic covered:

Autumn 2:

Made in Steel!

In our History lessons we will be investigating the Sheffield steel industry, thinking about how it began, why Sheffield was so important, and finding out about some significant historical figures from the city. In science we be learning about forces and how they can make objects move in different ways. Forces will include: friction, gravity and magnetism. In Design and Technology we will be learning how to cross stitch, creating our own miniature cushion. In Maths we will complete our unit on addition and subtraction, and then move on to multiplication and division. Our Literacy lessons will focus on non-fiction writing, creating a recount from our visit to Magna.

Books to enjoy at home!

Autumn 2

Meet Me By The Steelmen by Theresa Tomlinson 

Jenny's younger brother, Stevie, is fascinated by the giant bronze statue of three steelworkers that stands in the Meadowhall shopping mall, on the site of an old Sheffield steelworks. Stevie s convinced that the statues move and talk, but Jenny doesn't believe him. Is it just the fanciful imagination of a young boy, or is there more to the iconic statues than meets the eye?

Forged in Steel by Theresa Tomlinson

When Leila and Sam go to stay with their grandma in Sheffield for the school holidays, they soon discover far more then they'd anticipated - not just about their family's secrets, but those of the remarkable Women of Steel too! Years after the steelmen first came to life for Jenny and Stevie, their children discover the wonder of Sheffield's old steelworks. When the family meet up for the holidays at Meadowhall and revisit the steelmen, they are once again transported to another era where the women sometimes wear not only the trousers but the goggles and overalls too...

Children's History of Sheffield by Ann Wright 

Have you ever wondered what it would have been like living in Sheffield Castle when Thomas de Furnival was there? What about working in a boiling hot crucible workshop or inventing Sheffield plate? This book will uncover the important and exciting things that happened in your town. With a helpful timeline, fun imaginary accounts, cool old photos of places you ll recognize in Sheffield and amazing top facts and information, you will discover things in Children s History of Sheffield you never knew about your town. Investigate the people and events that have defined your home town: Who were the little mesters? Where was a highwayman hanged in Georgian times?

Life During the Industrial Revolution by Anita Ganeri 

A Child's History of Britain introduces readers to British history from a child's viewpoint. Each book introduces general features of the time period, but focuses on what life was like for children, including where they lived, what they learned at school, and where they worked. A final section explores how we use historical evidence to reconstruct the past.