Year Three

Values & Virtues for this term:

Generous and Grateful

Pupils in a Jesuit school are becoming grateful for their gifts and to generous with their gifts, helping others. 

Year 3 Class Saint

St Theresa of Calcutta

Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun and missionary. She is famous for her charitable works and helping the poor, hungry and sick people of India. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, who ran over 500 missions worldwide. She was canonised as a Saint by the Catholic church in 2016.  We celebrate her Saint day on 5th September 

"Not all of us can do great things.  But we can do small things with great love." 

 

Mother Theresa

BUILDING THE KINGDOM

We are very proud to be a part of the Building the Kingdom programme, the aim of which is to embed distinctive Catholic Curriculum design for the transformation of society. As said on their website, ‘through the National School of Formation, a dynamic and challenging approach to teaching and learning in a Catholic School has been developed. This initiative calls for the contextualising of all learning within the beliefs and values of the Gospel and the Catholic tradition, aspiring to reach the highest possible levels of learning. We call it Building the Kingdom…’

Through Building the Kingdom, we explore the big questions of purpose and meaning that arise throughout the Liturgical year, and then create lessons and events which engage students with the skills needed to be agents for a Spirit fuelled transformation of society.  

You will find this terms plan for Building the Kingdom at the bottom of the page.  

Through our curriculum work this term we will be focusing on: 

COMMON GOOD

The common good is reached when we work together to improve the wellbeing of people in our society and the wider world. In line with Catholic Social Teaching, the rights of the individual to personal possessions and community resources must be balanced with the needs of the disadvantaged and dispossessed.

BRITISH VALUES

One of the reasons that British values are so important is that they help to prepare young people for life in modern Britain as they grow older and leave school.  

This term we are focusing on

RULE OF LAW

This half term we will be studying 

Christmas

The Eucharist 

We will be start the Spring term by covering the unit on 'Christmas' and thinking about how the story of the shepherds provides a focus for children to reflect on the birth of Jesus Christ and who he is. In our second unit 'The Eucharist is a thanksgiving to God' the children are provided with opportunities to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the Liturgy of the Eucharist. They will think about why this is such an important celebration in the life and worship of Catholic Christians.

In Year 3 we focus on the following prayers.  Please help your child to pray these at home:

SCRUMDIDDLYUMPTIOUS

Tuck in and enjoy a yummy journey of discovery, tasting fantastic fruits, venerable vegetables and tantalizing treats. Work up an appetite with delicious stories about food, have fun with a vegetable orchestra or become a fruity sculptor. Find exciting recipes to read – and write your own, too. Then get busy in the kitchen, making tasty dishes from across the world and discover how good food helps you grow fit and strong. Be a whizz and create your own scrumdiddlyumptious smoothie for Squeezy Joe and his team of fruity friends. And here’s food for thought – if you are what you eat, what does that make you

Science

This term we will be focussing on working scientifically. We will be planning and carrying out a variety of investigations linked to our topic and thinking about what will stay the same and what we will change in order to carry out a fair test

P.E.

This term our P.E. day will be on Thursday afternoons led by On Your Marks. 

Children will need to come to school in their P.E. kits.

A few reminders for children in school:

* Please bring a sturdy and clearly named water bottle into school every day.

* Please ensure your reading diary and book are in school every day.  Remember to read at least three times each week to get a prize!

*Please ensure all items of clothing are clearly labelled with your name.

*This term P.E. will be every THURSDAY AFTERNOON

* Swimming will be every Thursday morning

* Children will need to bring a healthy snack each day for break times.

• A Home Learning Project has been set for this term so you can enjoy getting creative! You can complete as projects as you wish!
• English & Maths- Weekly tasks are set on Emile.  These are set on Fridays and to be completed by the following Wednesday.
• Reading- Please read every day (even if it's to your pet/stuffed toy!) and record it in your diaries for us to see. If you read at least three times a week, you will receive a star on our class reading chart and those stars will turn into special badges by the end of the year if you keep it up!