High Legh Primary School
Class 3's Topic Page
Autumn Term - Topic 2
Our new topic is...
Stone Age to Iron Age
For our topic on Stone Age we will be investigating:
- changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age
We will be investigating the sources of historical records and discussing primary and secondary sources.
As historians we will be exploring:
- late Neolithic hunter-gatherers and early farmers, for example, Skara Brae
- Bronze Age for example, Stonehenge
- Iron Age hill forts: farming, art and culture
- looking at the shift from hunter gatherers to farming
Reading
Children will be given the opportunity to change their reading books as and when they need to. Please make sure they have their reading books and diaries in their bags everyday, so they can be ready to change their book or be read with.
Group reading will be carried our as a whole class reading session three times a week.
We will read a book together in class each term and the children will also get an opportunity to enjoy reading independently in class.
Our class book is:
The Magic Faraway Tree
by Enid Blyton
English
This term our writing will be based on the book 'Into the Forest' by Anthony Browne.
We will be writing a lost narrative and newspaper report.
Maths
This half term we will be covering place value and addition and subtraction.
To help develop children's fluency in mathematics, we also ask each child to learn Key Instant Recall Facts each half term. We expect children to practise their KIRFs as part of their homework.
Please work on the KIRFs for Autumn 1 which can be found below.
| Name | Format | |
|---|---|---|
| Year3KIRFs | .pptx |
PE
Our P.E days are Mondays and Thursdays.
Please ensure that children come to school in their P.E kit on these days. This half term, the children will be developing their gymnastics and dance skills.
Homework
Homework is set every Friday and should be completed by the following Monday. This will include:
- A weekly assignment on spelling shed.
- A task linked to our current topic in their homework books.
Additonal weekly homework:
- Completing a nugget on Century Tech from their recommended pathway.
- Reading at least three times a week.
- Regular times table practice - at least 20 minutes per week.
Website Links
Children's log in details can be found in their homework books.
Year 3/4 statutory spellings: