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 first topic will be Mountains that Roar.
In English, we will be reading the book ‘Escape from Pompeii’ and writing a non-chronological report about volcanoes. Children will write in third person, using a formal tone and organise their writing using headings and subheadings.
In Maths, we will focus on understanding place value in three-digit numbers and recognising the value of each digit. We will compare and order numbers up to 1,000, count in 50s, 100s and 10s, and look for number patterns. We will then use our place value knowledge to add and subtract ones, tens and hundreds mentally and with written methods. We will apply these skills to solve problems and explain our reasoning.
In Geography, we will be learning about natural disasters, focusing on volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, floods and tsunamis and the effect they have on the world.
Key vocabulary pupils will learn through this topic can be found in the table below,
In Science, we will also be looking at push and pull forces and how magnets work. We will conduct experiments testing forces on different materials and use magnets.
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.