Welcome to Year 3
Zebras - Miss Froggatt
Bears - Miss Hughes
Lemurs - Mrs Mack
Y3 Teaching Assistant - Mrs Broomhead
Year 3 is an exciting step into Key Stage 2, where children grow in confidence, independence and curiosity. We hope to encourage their creativity, critical thinking and a love of learning throughout the year. From new topics to amazing experiences, we’re looking forward to a fantastic year ahead!
Our Autumn 2 topic will be Stones and Bones.
In English, we will be reading the book ‘Stig of the Dump’ and writing a diary entry about when Barney first encounters Stig. Children will write in first person, using prepositions, fronted adverbials and will write to create tension.
In Maths, we will focus on developing our knowledge of addition and subtraction before moving onto multiplication and division, Children will learn how to add and subtract using the formal column method, including exchanging and carrying. They will then progress onto multiplying and dividing by 2, 5 and 10 before learning 3, 4 and 8.
In History, we will be learning about The Stone Age, focusing on the changes between Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age and how these have impacted on our life today.
Key vocabulary pupils will learn through this topic can be found in the table below,
In Science, we will also be looking at rocks and soils. We will learn about the process of fossilisation, how fossils can help us learn about the past and different types of rocks and soils.
Key vocabulary pupils will learn through this topic can be found in the table below.
Important Information
Zebras PE – Monday (pm) and Friday (am)
Bears PE - Monday (pm) and Friday (am)
Lemurs PE – Monday (pm) and Thursday (am)
Please make sure your child’s P.E kit is in school on these days and labelled with their name and class.
Spellings will be tested on a Friday and new spellings sent home the same day.
Timestable tests will be on a Monday.
Dates for your diary
Autumn 1 - Craft Afternoon - Wednesday 22nd October 1:30pm
Autumn 2 - Christmas Concert - Thursday 11th December 2:00pm
Spring 1 - Parent Workshop - Wednesday 14th January 9:00am
Spring 2 - Craft Afternoon - Friday 27th March 1:30pm
Summer 1 - Parent Workshop - Thursday 7th May 9:00am
Summer 2 - Showcase - Thursday 2nd July 2:15pm
Home Learning
Each half term we will send out a home learning bingo grid with tasks for you to complete at home. Here are this half term’s challenges for you to try.
Other home learning activities for Autumn 1 are
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Practise your timestables on TT Rockstars
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Practise your spellings on Spelling Shed
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Read to an adult at home at least 4 times each week
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Practise addition and subtraction using the column method
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Count in 50s and 100s.