Literacy:

 

Reading: “Ice Palace” (Fiction: Adventure)

Writing: “Winter’s Child” (Fantasy Story)

 

What Are We Learning?

Maths:

 

Place Value

Addition & Subtraction

Multiplication & Division

Science:

Forces & Magnets

 

Working scientifically: PLANNING

Y3 Curriculum Overview:

Autumn B 2026

‘Penguins or Polar Bears’

 

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Core Value: DETERMINATION

Secrets of Success:

Work Hard & Concentrate

Cultural Capital: Panto - Aladdin

PSHE:

Connecting with Others:

 What helps us feel safe and included?

French:

Greetings and adjectives

Geography:

Who Lives in Antarctica?

D&T:

Mechanical Systems:

 Pneumatic Toys

Art:

Developing Drawing Skills

 

Computing:

 

Algorithms

PE:              Games: Invasion - Dodgeball (Mon) 

Gym: symmetry and asymmetry (Thurs)

Music:

Reading Rhythms

Patterns and layers

RE:

Bahai: the newest religion in the world (1863)

 

History:      Revision of previous learning

 

 

Parents - please help your child in remembering previous learning:

Literacy:

 

Reading: “The Sea Book” (Information)

Writing: “Seal Surfer” (Recount: Letter in Role)

What Were We Learning?

Maths:

 

Place Value

 

Addition & Subtraction

Science:

Animals

Movement & Nutrition

Working scientifically: PLANNING

Y3 Curriculum Overview:

Autumn A 2026

‘From Farm to Fork’

 

Core Value: CONFIDENCE

Secrets of Success:

Try new things

 

 

Cultural Capital: visit to Rivacre Valley Nature Reserve

PSHE:

 

My Healthy Self

How can I take care of my mind and body?

French:

Greetings with puppets

Geography:

Where does our food come from?

D&T:

Cooking and Nutrition:

 Eating Seasonally

Art:

Recap last term:

Sculpture and 3D

Clay Houses

Computing:

 

Bytes & Blocks

PE:

Cricket (Mon)

Invasion Games: Netball (Thurs)

Music:

Ballads

RE:

HINDUISM

How do Hindus view God and how is Diwali celebrated?

History:

Recap last term:

What is a ‘monarch’?

Click here: Year 3 Blog to find out what we have been learning so far this year. 

Times tables introduced in Y3:

Autumn: x 4

Spring: x 8

Summer: x 3

Please try to practise these multiplication and division facts at home as often as you can.

 

If you have any queries or issues that you will like to discuss, please contact me via email:   a.gambles@brookside.cheshire.sch.uk and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

 

Year 3 Team