--- title: "Year 3" url: "https://www.grovevale.co.uk/children/year-3" school: "Grove Vale Primary School" --- Be Ambitious Be Resilient Be Creative Be Curious [![Grove Vale Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/grove-vale-primary-school/images/logo/logo-2.png)![](https://files.schudio.com/grove-vale-primary-school/images/logo/logo-2.png)](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/) - [ About Us](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/about-us) - [ Curriculum](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/curriculum) - [ School Life](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/school-life) - [ Parents](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/calendar) - [ Our Classes](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/children) - [ Virtual School](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/virtual-school) - [Calendar](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/calendar) - [Contact Us](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/contact) # Year 3 ![](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/images/Headers/Holiday_Club___(1).png) We hope you have had a wonderful break and are ready for a half term, jam-packed with lots of fun and interesting topics. **Here are our wider curriculum topics for this half term:** **Autumn 1** **Geography –** Climate Zones **What is the difference between weather and climate? What is the Equator? Do you know the difference between an Arid climate and a Polar climate?** **Science - Rocks, Soil and Fossils **Where do rocks come from? How are soil and rocks the formed? What are they made from? What are their purposes?** Children will become scientists and explore how rocks are formed and how we can group them based on their properties. We will explore the layers of soil and its purpose and investigate this by exploring the textures of the different layers. We will finish this topic by exploring fossils, what they are, how they are formed and what they can tell us about the past. **Art - Vincent Van Gogh **Who is Vincent Van Gogh? When was he famous? Why is he famous today? What is his style of art? What media does he use?** This topic will combine the development of drawing and sketching skills while also exploring and drawing in the style of the famous artist Vincent Van Gogh. Get you pencils ready for some shading and experimenting with lines while also getting creative with paint. **Core subjects** **English – Historical Narrative, Newspaper reports, poetry **Maths** – Place Value, Addition and Subtraction **Other non-core subjects** **PE –** Hockey **Computing –** E-Safety; Coding **RE –** What ate the deeper meanings of festivals? **Music** – What are ballads? **Spanish** – Early Spanish phrases (hello, how are you etc) **PSHE** – Families and Relationships **Our Whole Class Text in English** **Stone Age Boy** – by Satoshi Kitamura **The Iron Man** – by Ted Hughes ![](https://files.schudio.com/grove-vale-primary-school/images/gallery/year-3-autumn-1/Screenshot_20260716_013611_Word.jpg) ![](https://files.schudio.com/grove-vale-primary-school/images/gallery/year-3-autumn-1/Screenshot_20260716_013547_Word.jpg) ![](https://files.schudio.com/grove-vale-primary-school/images/gallery/year-3-autumn-1/Screenshot_20260716_013512_Word.jpg) ![](https://files.schudio.com/grove-vale-primary-school/images/gallery/year-3-autumn-1/Screenshot_20260716_013449_Word.jpg) ![](https://files.schudio.com/grove-vale-primary-school/images/gallery/year-3-autumn-1/Screenshot_20260716_013426_Word.jpg) **Spellings** To be completed through EdShed and weekly testing. **Homework Expectations (including spellings)** - Reading – at least 3 times per week logged in reading record - Spellings/ SPaG (once per week) – [edshed.com](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/edshed.com) - Maths (once per week) – [maths.co.uk](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/maths.co.uk) - Multiplication Tables (at least 3 times per week) – [ttrockstars.com](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/ttrockstars.com) **Timetable** | **Monday** | **Tuesday** | **Wednesday** | **Thursday** | **Friday** | |---|---|---|---|---| | **PE** Come dressed in PE uniform | | | **Spelling/ SPaG homework due** by the end of today **Reading records checked** | **Maths and Spelling/ SPaG homework set** today **Spelling Test** **Swimming** **Feel Good Friday uniform** **Reading records checked** | | Reading and Multiplication tables practise should be done **multiple times per week** | **\*Reading record should be brought into school daily** ![](https://files.schudio.com/grove-vale-primary-school/images/gallery/year-3-autumn-1/Screenshot_20260716_013611_Word.jpg) ![](https://files.schudio.com/grove-vale-primary-school/images/gallery/year-3-autumn-1/Screenshot_20260716_013547_Word.jpg) ![](https://files.schudio.com/grove-vale-primary-school/images/gallery/year-3-autumn-1/Screenshot_20260716_013512_Word.jpg) ![](https://files.schudio.com/grove-vale-primary-school/images/gallery/year-3-autumn-1/Screenshot_20260716_013449_Word.jpg) ![](https://files.schudio.com/grove-vale-primary-school/images/gallery/year-3-autumn-1/Screenshot_20260716_013426_Word.jpg) ### Our Classes - [Little Valers](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/children/little-valers) - [Reception](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/children/reception) - [Year 1](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/children/year-1) - [Year 2](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/children/year-2) - [Year 3](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/children/year-3) - [Year 4](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/children/year-4) - [Year 5](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/children/year-5) - [Year 6](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/children/year-6) - [Games](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/children/games) ### [Latest News](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/news) [![Image of Nursery and Reception Open Day 5th November 2026](https://files.schudio.com/grove-vale-primary-school/imagecache/150x150c/news/logo-2.png)](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/news/2026-06-11-nursery-and-reception-open-day-5th-november-2026) #### [Nursery and Reception Open Day 5th November 2026](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/news/2026-06-11-nursery-and-reception-open-day-5th-november-2026) 11 June 2026 [![Image of September 2026 Starters](https://files.schudio.com/grove-vale-primary-school/imagecache/150x150c/news/logo-2.png)](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/news/2026-04-18-september-2026-starters) #### [September 2026 Starters](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/news/2026-04-18-september-2026-starters) 18 April 2026 [![Image of Partnerships With UNICEF ](https://files.schudio.com/grove-vale-primary-school/imagecache/150x150c/news/unicef.jpg)](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/news/2024-09-19-partnerships-with-unicef) #### [Partnerships With UNICEF ](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/news/2024-09-19-partnerships-with-unicef) 19 September 2024 ### Contact Us **Grove Vale Primary School** Monksfield Avenue Great Barr Birmingham B43 6AL Tel: 01213574319 - [CEOP](http://www.ceop.police.uk/) - [Think You Know](http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/) - [Department for Education](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education) - [Action for Children](http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/) © Copyright 2017–2026 Grove Vale Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)