During this term children will be finding out who the Romans were and where they came from as part of their first history topic of Year 3. Children will incorporate geography skills to learn which countries this powerful Empire invaded and why, as well as learning about the differences between Celtic and Roman life. Children will find out about this forward-thinking group of invaders who can be credited for building the first roads, introducing laws – and even early-day toilets!

We will also be exploring what life was like for a typical Roman soldier, what they wore and what weapons they would have carried, complete with real artefacts in class to enhance their learning. Children will begin to build an in-class timeline to help document their findings which will also see them explore the Romans’ latter days in Britain to include Hadrian’s Wall and find out why the female warrior Boudicca remains so famous! Exciting things to look forward to include  an in-school Roman workshop helping to bring the Romans to life as well as a chance for children to make their own Roman villa and mosaic.

As part of the ‘Animals including Humans’ topic, children learn the differences between vertebrates and invertebrates and how they can be classified. The children will discover how the skeleton is vital for vertebrates in order to allow for support, movement and protection. Children will also learn the different names of the skeletal bones, as well as the job and scientific names of the muscular system. Children will explore how humans grow as they get older through a range of predictions and experiments.

In PE this term we will be learning about:

Invasion Games 

As part of our PE we will be learning how to send and receive a ball and catch with control. Each week children will practise ways of throwing that will be useful in games such as basketball and netball . Children will evaluate their own success as they decide which skill is suited to certain sports. Children will be required to work both independently and as part of a team to complete the tasks.

Each week we ask you to:

Complete your Spelling Homework and learn your Spellings

Read 3 times with an adult at home

Complete any SPAG Challenges set on SPAG.com

Achieve 1000 points on mathletics.com

Children may also be set a Cracking Comprehension task

If you complete all of these things AND you name is in Green on the traffic light, you will get to enjoy your Golden Time!