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Cathedral Primary School Spring 2 2014 Year 3 Science Rocks and Soil Numeracy PE Striking Games and Gymnastics This we are focussing on ‘Rocks and Soil’, investigating what rocks are, what they can be used for and where they come from. We will also be investigating the properties of soil and how you can tell the difference between soil types. RE Easter This term in RE, the children willlearn about Easter. Children will work on the events of Holy Week; Palm Sunday, the significance of the Last Supper and the reasons leading to the Crucifixion. Children will be encouraged to express their feelings about these events. ART Ancient Egypt Children will be designing their own Cartouche with clay – the final product will be painted. Children will explore how to write their name in hieroglyphics and add this to their Cartouche. Children will also be looking at designing Egyptian shapes such as pyramids. Please continue to help your children with their times tables by practicing at home. We will also be working on: dividing – looking at different methods to answer word problems, data handling – tally and bar charts, telling the time and working out fractions of shapes and numbers. Literacy Adventure Texts This term’s literacy topic will focus on Adventure texts. This work will result in children creating their own adventure story set in Ancient Egypt which links to our history topic. The children will work on developing characters, creating settings effectively and using dialogue. History Ancient Egypt We will research the daily lives of people in Ancient Egypt. We will also focus on the Ancient Egyptian burial customs and what the Egyptians believed in. We will look at who the Pharoahs are and the role that other people played in the lives of Pharoahs. Our P.E session is still on Tuesday. During this session, pupils will be working on ball skills including bouncing and hitting with a bat. The children will also develop their gymnastic skills – focussing on travelling, jumping, turning and balancing skills. PSHE Going for Goals Our new topic will encourage the children to understand goals. For example, this might relate to any curriculum area, their social, emotional and behavioural skills work, or to their behaviour in class or in the playground. Music Exploring Pentatonic Scales Pupils will recognise and explore the ways sounds can be combined and used expressively. They will be encouraged to sing in tune with expression and perform rhythmically simple parts that use a limited range of notes.