Year 3 Spring 2 2026 Newsletter - Mountain Life

Sep 3, 2026

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Year 3 Spring 2 focuses on the big question of whether increased impact on the environment is worth it. Learning centers on mountain environments in Geography, covering how mountains form, their key features and erosion changes, and how plants and animals adapt to mountain climates. Children also explore the economic importance of mountains alongside the environmental implications of tourism and mining. Literacy, vocabulary development, and cross-curricular activities build understanding through English, Science (forces), Art, Computing, PE, Latin, and PSHE.

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BIG Question

Geography focus: mountains

English learning goals

Vocabulary and Catholic Life

Learning in other subjects

Core subjects overview

| Year 3 Spring 2 2026
Mountain Life | | | | --- | --- | --- | | BIG Question

Does having more impact upon the environment? | | | | Welcome back year three! We hope you had a relaxing and well-deserved half term.
Our half term of learning will be driven by the knowledge we will be acquiring in Geography. Children will learn about the physical geography of mountains-how mountains are created and how they change. They will also explore the plants and animals that live in mountain environments, as well as how mountains are economically important for people that live on them. Considering this, we will explore how the impact of tourism and mining on mountain environments and our happiness. | | | | English | Science and Design Technology | | | In English, we will:
-Form nouns with a range of prefixes;
-Use present and past tenses correctly and consistently including the progressive and present perfect forms;
-Build a varied and rich vocabulary;
-inverted commas to punctuate direct speech;
-Use small details to describe characters;
-Include a setting to create atmosphere;
-Write a sequence of events to follow the structure of the model story. | I In Geography we will:
-Use Atlases to locate the most significant mountain ranges in the world.
-Explore how mountains are formed and the key features of mountains.
-Explore how mountains change shape through erosion.
-Understand how animals and plants have adapted to survive the climate of mountains.
-Explore the economic importance of mountains to local people and the environmental implications. | | | Vocabulary | Catholic Life | | | The development of vocabulary is important to us at Sacred Heart. This half term the children will develop the following vocabulary:
English
asylum, bustling, canal, communication, intimidating, isolated, sanctuary, seeker, ventured
Geography
Mountain, range, tectonic plates, fold mountains, volcanic mountains, adapt, climate, economic, tourism, mining. | The Gospel values we will weave into our learning this half term are:
Compassion, Courage, Humility, Justice
Religious Education We will be exploring:
-The feeding of the 5000 from Matthew’s Gospel;
-How Holy Week is celebrated around the world;
-The last supper;
-Sacraments with a focus on the Eucharist;
-Living the Eucharist. | | | Learning in other subjects this term will be discrete and not linked to the enquiry project | | | --- | --- | | Maths | Continued revision of formal methods of addition, subtraction, multiplication and
division.
Money, statistics and measurement (length) Fractions | | Science | Forces | | Art | Telling Stories Through Drawing & Making | | Computing | Email and Spreadsheets | | PE | Tennis | | Latin | Verbs and Adverbs | | PSHE | Jesus, My Friend/ Family and Others
When Things Feel Bad |

FAQs

What is the enquiry question for Year 3 Spring 2?

The big question is whether having more impact upon the environment is the right approach. Learning connects environment-focused geography with real-world influences.

What Geography topics will children study?

Children will locate major mountain ranges using atlases, learn how mountains are formed and change through erosion, and investigate how animals and plants adapt to mountain climates.

How do tourism and mining fit into the learning?

The programme explores how tourism and mining affect mountain environments and considers what this means for people’s happiness and environmental implications.

Sep 3, 2026

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