Commonswood School
The Commons, Welwyn Garden City,
Hertfordshire, AL7 4RU,
Tel: 01707880420, Fax: 01707880422,
Email: admin@commonswood.herts.sch.uk

Year 3 Summer 2010

Teachers: Jemma Hall, Leena Chawda

English

Writing is taught within a cross curricular approach liked with our topic. We will be writing in the following genres:
Instructions
Narrative
Information Texts
Reports
letters

Guided reading is taught everyday

Spelling is taught at regular times throughout the week using the Ruth Miskins Literacy Program.

Maths

The following topics will be taught in our daily maths lesson:

Place value, ordering, estimating, rounding.
Reading numbers from scales..
Money and real life problems.
Making decisions and checking results
Understanding + and -.
Measures, including problems
(length, mass, capacity)
Shape and space

Reasoning about shape and space.

ICT

Exploring Simulations

Manipulating Sound

Geography

We will be studying the topic; Old Hatfield

History

We will be studying the topic; Old Hatfield

RE

 

PE

1st Half term – Athletics

2nd half term – Striking and Fielding games

Design and Tecnology

We will be making Moving Monsters using pneumatic systems

Science

Our topics this term are:
Choosing Materials

Rocks and Soils

Music

Performing with an awareness of others and audience.

Art

Outdoor Sculptures

French

 

Planned Educational Visits

Trip to Old Hatfield