Year 3

Year 3 Curriculum Projects

YEAR 3 PROJECT - Emperors and Empires

In the Emperors and Empires project, your child will learn about the growth and decline of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. They will discover the absolute power of the Roman emperors and study the hierarchies of Roman society and the Roman army. They will study the first invasions of Britain in 55 and 54 BC and the Roman conquest of Britain in AD 43. They will learn about Boudicca’s rebellion, Hadrian’s Wall and the Romanisation of Britain, including how Christianity came to Britain and investigate the legacy of Roman Britain in their local area.

Memorable Experience: Living Museum

History: Chronology; Everyday life in ancient Rome; Founding of Rome; Power and rule; Roman Empire; Significant emperors; Social hierarchy; Roman army; Roman invasion of Britain; Significant people – Boudicca; Everyday life in Roman Britain; Romanisation of Britain; Roman withdrawal; Roman legacy

This project is also supported by mini projects in; 

Science: Plant Nutrition and Reproduction; Light and Shadows

Art and Design: Beautiful Botanicals

Design and Technology: Greenhouse

Computing: lessons derived from D.A.R.E.S

Music: lessons derived from Kapow

PE: lessons derived from TeamThemeKent

PSHE: lessons derived from JIGSAW content

RE:  lessons derived from Kent SACRE scheme and Cornerstones RE projects 

 

More information about the Year 3 Curriculum can be found in the YEAR 3 Long Term Plan 2025-2026  document found below.

Year 3 Key Information

In Year 3, PE lessons are timetabled for Wednesday (Lacrosse) and Forest School takes place every Friday afternoon. 

Please make sure kits are in school and earrings are removed. 

For Forest School on Fridays, please come in to school wearing your own suitable clothing (joggers, leggings, t-shirts, trainers etc).  These are likely to get muddy so please don't wear any 'favourites'.

 

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English

W/c 4th May 2026

This week we move on to our 'biography' unit.  We will start by considering the features of a biography before using templates to create biographies of significant people, including Roman emperors.

 

We will continue to work on our punctuation and grammar through daily starter activities.  This can be supported through access to Grammar Arcade on EdShed.

 

Spellings

'd' phoneme

Spellings will be shared on Wednesday 29th April and dictation will be on Wednesday 6th May.

Acorns

did

stand

cold

odd

add

sudden

saddest

wagged

stopped

should

would

could

 

Conkers

address

saddest

hidden

wagged

stopped

jogged

tugged

jammed

should

would

could

 

Pine Cones

address

sudden

oddest

wagged

stopped

fizzed

buzzed

hugged

banned

bobbed

jammed

jogged

tugged

should

would

could

 

We are continuing to work on their spelling mastery which can be accessed via EdShed.

https://www.edshed.com/en-gb/menu 

 

 

 

Maths

W/c 4th May 2026

This week we begin work on our money unit.  We will:

• Identify the value of coins and notes
• Use pounds and pence
• convert between pounds and pence
• Add money
• Subtract money; and
• Find change.

Our TT Tournament is active until the end of the school day on Thursday 7th May.  please encourage your child to participate.

Please encourage your child to access Times Table Rock Stars at home. Their log in is the same as their Numbots log in. Their focus should currently be on the 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10 times tables.

 

Below are links to Infinity quizzes to help further embed in class learning.

https://infinity.whiteroseeducation.com/Home 

 

Additional Information

The class have gained their final puzzle piece and will be having their reward on Thursday 7th May.  They have chosen to bring their bike or scooter to school.  Please make sure that they also have a helmet with them.

 

We will be taking part in Forest school sessions during Term 5.  Thank you to all those who have volunteered to help.  Due to the unpredictable British weather, a light jacket should be provided on each day.

- 25th April

- 1st May

- 8th May

- 15th May

- 22nd May

Children need their reading book and reading record in school every day. 

Every child should have a coat each day - we believe that getting outside (no matter the weather) is important.  

PE kits should include a spare set of socks and a PE jumper/hoodie.

 

Show and Tell - now on Thursday (due to Forest School)

Show and Tells are welcome on Thursdays but these should be recent personal achievements or linked to our current class learning.

 

Cosy up and read will now come home

Tuesday-Thursday

and

Friday-Monday

 

 

 

 

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We encourage the children to:

• Read every day for at least 15 minutes.
• Spend 15 minutes on TTRS or White Rose Infinity.
• Access their spellings on Spelling Shed
• Additional work may be sent home in a folder to help support your child with in class learning.