Year 3 is a great year of school; we are the first year of Key Stage 2 and as such the children have covered the basics of English and Maths and are now ready to delve deeper and cover some really interesting aspects of these and other subjects. The children grow more mature in Y3 and begin to take on more responsibility for themselves and their own learning. We encourage children to challenge themselves and become the best person they can be.
PE
Year 3 has PE on Wednesday and Friday and must come to school wearing the correct PE school uniform on both these days.
Forest School
Throughout the Spring Term Year 3 have forest school. This will be alternate Wednesdays starting on 7th January. Please come to school with waterproof clothing and wellington boots to change into.
Reading – Please write in your child’s reading record every time you read with them
Children are expected to read at least 4 times a week. If they read accelerated reader books they usually only need to read these once before taking the quiz and changing them. However, if they do not pass that test they will be expected to re-read that book. If your child reads RWI (phonics) books the expectation is that they read these books twice and answer the questions correctly before having the book changed.
Guided Reading books this year:
Spellings
Spellings to learn are included on the weekly homework sheet. Children will have spellings sent home weekly. This will either be red words or spellings linked to the spelling pattern we are learning.
Our spellings are always linked to the spelling pattern that we are focussing on in class and children have a 15 minute spelling session at the start of each English lesson.
Please practice the Year 3 and 4 ‘Common Exception Words’ with your child regularly: https://cdn.oxfordowl.co.uk/2019/08/29/13/54/08/76f1443d-9b6d-4030-be0d-25fcfef01438/SpellingWordList_Y3-4.pdf
Homework
This will be sent out in the newsletter on Mondays. Homework is important and must be completed by all children please. Useful links:
https://students.doodlelearning.com/
Our Learning
Details of learning in our class can be found in Our Learning pages. The curriculum map below is a summary overview for the year.
Our Eco Team visited our local charity shop to learn more about how clothes are reused and recycled. During the visit, we discovered that people donate clothes to the shop, where volunteers carefully sort them before placing the best items …
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The ECO Team have been busy planting bulbs in preparation for beautiful summer flowers. Our aim is to help support and encourage bees and butterflies by creating a more wildlife-friendly environment around the school. The team are hopeful that we …
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Year 3 have had a brilliant CARE Week! We began by imagining we were stranded on a desert island and worked together to write our own rules for how we would live, showing great teamwork and creativity. We also learned …
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We’ve had a brilliant first week back and what a fantastic start to the term! We launched our new science unit by investigating the properties of different rocks, examining their texture, hardness and appearance like real geologists. The children were …
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Year 3 were absolutely amazing today as they braved the rain to visit Stonehenge with smiles and determination. Their curiosity and resilience shone through in buckets as they walked across this ancient land, eager to learn and explore despite the …
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Year 3 were absolutely amazing at Forest School this week, showing fantastic resilience despite the wind and rain. The children confidently used drills to make two holes in their wooden cookies before completing their very own whirly gig toys. During …
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This morning’s Forest School session was a wonderful success despite the cold weather. The children showed fantastic resilience and enthusiasm, embracing the wintry conditions with big smiles and lots of curiosity. They particularly loved exploring the ice, shattering it into …
Read MoreWelcome back! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas holiday and are ready for an exciting term ahead. This term, we have lots to look forward to, including Forest School, where we will explore and learn in the outdoors, a …
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Year 3 have been busy exploring shadows as the absence of light, discovering how different materials affect the shadows they create. The children sorted a variety of objects into transparent, translucent, and opaque categories, learning how each one changes the …
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The ECO Team led an inspiring whole-school assembly focused on fossil fuels, renewable energy, and the power of small actions. They explained how relying on fossil fuels harms our planet and showed exciting examples of cleaner, renewable alternatives. Most importantly, …
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