Year 3 Project - Rocks, Relics and Rumbles
In the Rocks, Relics and Rumbles project, your child will learn about the different layers of the Earth, including plate tectonics and their potential effects on the Earth's surface. They will investigate different types of rock to learn about their uses and properties. They will also investigate soil and fossils, including learning about the work of Mary Anning. They will have the opportunity to use maps to learn about the lines of latitude and longitude and a compass to learn about the cardinal and intercardinal points. They will also learn about volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis and the long and short-term consequences that these can have.
Memorable Experience - Let's Rock! with Mrs Martinez
History - Significant people - Mary Anning; Pompeii
Geography - Layers of the Earth; Rocks; Plate tectonics; Ring of Fire; Features of volcanoes; Lines of latitude and longitude; Volcanic eruptions; Earthquakes and tsunamis; compass points; Maps
This project is also supported by mini projects in:
Science: Forces and Magnets
Art and Design: Ammonite
Design and Technology: Making it Move
Computing: derived from D.A.R.E.S
Music: derived from Kapow
PE: derived from TeamThemeKent Resources
PSHE: derived from Jigsaw
RE: derived from Kent SACRE Curriculum
More information about the Year 3 Curriculum can be found in the YEAR 3 Long Term Plan 2024 document found below.
In Year 3, PE lessons are timetabled for Monday (Gymnastics) and Thursday (Hockey)
Ear-rings removed for the day please.
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English
The children are reading 'Bed Races and Cheese Chases'. It is a fun, lively non-fiction book. In each chapter, the children explore different whacky events that take place across America and Europe.
The first focus for the book is reading fluency and expression. The next focus is reading comprehension. By this time the children will be very familiar with the book and be able to read it and answer questions independently.
Spellings
Week beginning 3.2.25
wet
when
one
once
swim
twitch
twang
always
swollen
twilight
twenty
wash
why
while
what
wheel
which
white
whine
whoosh
Maths
We have begun our unit on Length and Perimeter. We are exploring mm/cm/m and converting between the units of measurement. We have been measuring, comparing and exploring equivalent lengths before moving on to perimeter.
Please encourage you child to access Times Table Rock Stars at home. Their log in is the same as their Numbots log in. You can find their log-in in their reading record book.
Additional Information
PLEASE ENSURE ALL EAR-RINGS ARE REMOVED ON PE DAYS
Term 3 PE days are Monday -Gymnastics (bare feet)
Thursday -Hockey (warm clothes needed)
Children need their reading book in school every day.
Spellings week beginning
10.2.2025
tot
butter
baked
joked
extreme
heart
height
history
important
attach
attached
bottom
glitter
passed
looked
liked
dropped
hoped
chased
biked
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We encourage the children to: