Spring 1 2026

This half term, the Year 3 Owls are learning...

Collective Worship

Our values are Respect, Love, Forgiveness, Service, Friendship and Peace. These values underpin our curriculum.

Throughout this half term, we are learning about what each value means and how we can promote each one through our daily actions to make a positive contribution to our school and the wider community. We are reading, listening to and responding to bible stories, which teach Christians about the importance of our values in daily life.

Don't forget to complete your values task at home - it could be included on our next newsletter!

RE

This half term, we are learning about Jesus and we will be thinking about the following question:

• How did/does Jesus change lives?

Through our RE lessons, we will be deepening our understanding of the faiths of Christianity, Judaism, Sikhism, Hinduism and Islam.

Throughout our RE lessons we answer 'Big Questions', which give us the opportunity to discuss and debate open-ended questions that have many possible answers.  These questions broaden our thinking, acting as a springboard to new ideas and opinions. 

English

This half term, we will be exploring the wonderful book ‘Rhythm of the Rain’. We will use our reading skills to develop a deeper understanding of the characters, settings and plots. Throughout this unit, we will also have a range of opportunities to write for different audiences and purposes. By the end of the unit, our writing outcomes will include writing a Setting Narrative and creating an Information Leaflet.

Reading Plus

This half term, we are accessing Reading Plus on a weekly basis in school. Every child is to complete a minimum of 5 reading sessions per week.  The aim of this programme is to improve children's reading and comprehension skills, by quickly adapting to meet the exact needs of every learner. Any sessions not completed by the end of the week in school, should be completed for homework.

Maths

In our daily lessons, we are learning about the following topics:

• Multiplication and Division
• Calculating with Multiplication and Division
• Time

Please ensure that your child has secure knowledge of the times-tables up to twelve multiplied by twelve, alongside the corresponding division facts. These should be practiced at home on a regular basis through Times Tables Rock Stars. Our Year 4 pupils have their Multiplication Tables Check in June so it is important that they are practicing their times tables regularly both at home and in school to prepare for this.

Science

In Science this half term, we are learning about Everyday Materials.

Please make sure that your child learns all the vocabulary definitions and facts that are listed on their Knowledge Organiser, so that they are fully prepared for their Science lessons. This knowledge will be tested in a quick quiz at the beginning of each lesson. A copy of this document is available on our class page and will be stuck in your child's Homework Book at the beginning of each half term.

PSHE

This half term, we will continue learning about living in the wider world.

PE

In our PE lessons this half term, we will be working with BRCT to develop our gymnastic skills.

History

In History this half term, we will be thinking about the following question: 'What was important to Ancient Egyptians?'

Please make sure that your child learns all the vocabulary definitions and facts that are listed on their Knowledge Organiser, so that they are fully prepared for their History lessons. This knowledge will be tested in a quick quiz at the beginning of each lesson. A copy of this document is available on our class page and will be stuck in your child's Homework Book at the beginning of each half term.

Junior Jam

We have specialist French, Computing and Music teachers from Junior Jam who come into school to teach the children these subjects.