Year 3

Welcome to year 3!

Our topic for the Spring Term is:

Ancient Thrones to Ice and Stone

This term, Year 3 will be travelling through time and across the world in our exciting topic ‘Ancient Thrones to Ice and Stone’. In the first half term, we will step back in time to explore the fiery, bronze-filled world of the Shang Dynasty in ancient China, learning about powerful kings, amazing artefacts, oracle bones and discovering what life was like, long ago. We will end our learning journey with an exciting cultural session to celebrate Chinese New Year.

Then, in the second half term, we will transition from the past to the present as we journey to modern-day Iceland in geography, discovering volcanoes, glaciers, and what life is like there today. We will compare Iceland with the United Kingdom, spotting similarities and differences in weather, landscapes, and daily life. It’s a topic packed with history, geography, and plenty of wonder!

In English this term, Year 3 will dive into the deliciously imaginative story ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ by Roald Dahl. This is a story full of unforgettable characters, surprising twists, and a magical chocolate factory that will fire our imagination. We will use the story to inspire our writing by creating newspaper reports, diary entries and vivid setting descriptions and we will even invent our own magical chocolate sweets! Alongside this, our Faster Reading book will be The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a much-loved adventure packed with magic, friendship, and exciting journeys, and teaching us the important lessons of how to be kind, brave and believe in yourself.

For more information about our learning this term, please find our class’s Spring Curriculum outline below.