Chalfont St. Giles Junior School

Curriculum of Year 3

SPRING TERM
SUBJECT: INFORMATION WEB LINKS
Literacy Fiction: Fairy Tales and Myths - looking at characters, openings, settings.

ww.bbc.co.uk/education/listenandwrite/home.htm

ww.starfall.com/n/level-c/index/load.htm?f

www.buzzin.net/index.htm

Non Fiction: Following instructions and writing instructions.
Science Teeth and Healthy Eating - There will be a visit from an Oral Health Advisor. We will also study Rocks and Soils. ww.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/science_7_8.shtml
IT Manipulating Sound and E-mail - please provide your child with an email address of a friend or relative if possible.  
Geography Looking at weather around the world and weather instruments  
History Continue studying the Egyptians.  
RE Special books used by a variety of religions  
PSHE Stranger Danger and Road Safety  
Technology/Art Pneumatics  
PE and Games PE is movement and dance and Games will consist of rugby, netball and football skills.  

 

SUMMER TERM
SUBJECT: INFORMATION WEB LINKS
Literacy Fiction: Adventure and mystery stories - looking at stories by the same author - Jill Murphy. Humourous poetry and poetry that plays with language.

ww.bbc.co.uk/education/listenandwrite/home.htm

ww.starfall.com/n/level-c/index/load.htm?f

www.buzzin.net/index.htm

Non Fiction: .Letter writing, alphabetical texts and encyclopaedias.
Science Helping plants to grow - the children will need a jam jar in which to grow a broad bean seed. Light and Shadow - a shoebox will be required to make a shadow puppet theatre. A trip to the Science Museum has been booked for Wednesday 20th April. ww.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/science_7_8.shtml
IT Sending and receiving email, databases and exploring simulations.  
Geography World weather. Exploring our locality, children will be focusing their attention on Chalfont St Giles and surrounding areas.  
History Egyptians  
RE Expresing religions through motions and feelings.  
PSHE Water Safety and medicines  
Technology/Art Designing a chair.  
PE and Games Athletics and Kwik cricket and short tennis.  

Click below on the links to some useful websites that will enrich your child's learning of the above curriculum items.



An excellent all round website - www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk/newcurriclinks.htm,
This webite is specifically aimed at year 3 children. www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk/Classrooms/year3.htm

More websites will be added, as time permits.

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