Year 3 | Cookham Dean CE Primary School

Welcome to Year 3!

The teacher in Year 3 is Miss Townly apart from on Wednesday morning when the class will have Spanish lessons and Outdoor P.E. We are lucky to be supported by our lovely TA's Mrs Elgey (Tuesday-Friday), Mrs Gemmal and Mrs Stephenson.

We have some exciting topic days and trips planned for this year and I am looking forward to lots of creative learning taking place in our classroom.

Our topics for this year are:

Topic Title	*Focus*	Science Title	*Subject*
Gods & Mortals	History - Ancient Greece	How does your garden grow?	Parts of a plant, seed dispersal
Heroes and Villains	Music – local/historical heroes, good vs. bad, raps and rhythms.	Mirror, Mirror	Light, reflections, shadows
Urban Pioneers	Art & Design - graffiti/street art, Local history	Opposites Attract	Magnetism
Flow	Geography – river formation, water cycle, world rivers	Earth Rocks	Soil type, rocks & minerals
Predator	Science – animal/plant predators, food chains	Food & Our Bodies	Diet, muscles, bones
Tribal Tales	History – Stone Age to Iron Age	We Are Astronauts	Moon

At the beginning of each term your child will be given a pick and mix homework sheet, it is expected that all children should complete at least three of these activities each term.

We love seeing any topic work that you have completed at home and positively encourage you to bring in items relevant to the topic to share with us.