Year 3
Year 3 Class Page Information
Year 3 is taught by Miss Smith (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) and by Mrs Flatt (Wednesdays). The learning within the classroom is supported by Mrs Reed.
Year 3 is a significant transitional year, so we recognise how important it is to support that journey from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2. We prepare the children to acquire more independent and efficient strategies, whilst allowing them plenty of opportunities for practical and hands-on learning too.
Each day, our morning timetable follows the same routine. We have our English lesson followed by our Reading lesson. After break, we move on to Mental maths and then our Maths lesson. Our afternoons are focused on the foundation subjects: History, Geography, Art and D.T., Science, Music and Computing. We also have a weekly outdoor learning session, where we learn about caring for our environment and key life skills.
The overarching topics we cover in Year 3 are:
We start the Autumn term by learning about ‘Through the Ages’. This project teaches children about British prehistory from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, including changes to people and lifestyle caused by ingenuity, invention and technological advancement.
In the Spring term, we begin learning about ‘Rocks, Relics and Rumbles’.
This project teaches children about the features and characteristics of Earth's layers, including a detailed exploration of volcanic, tectonic and seismic activity.
Then in the Summer term, we begin learning about ‘Emperors and Empires’
This project teaches children about the history and structure of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire, including a detailed exploration of the Romanisation of Britain.
This year the children have been very fortunate to have visits from Stem ambassadors, learning workshops and even a Roman dress up day to support their learning and enable them to really immerse in every topic!
In Year 3 pupils are able to work towards earning a handwriting pen. They can achieve this by writing with consistently joined cursive handwriting for at least two weeks!
Year 3 Useful Information:
School Library Day: Thursday
PE Day: Friday - Children need to be coming to school in the school agreed PE kit. Our school PE kit consists of: navy or black shorts/navy or black jogging bottoms, a plain white T-Shirt and their school jumper. Shorts and jogging bottoms need to be ‘Logo’ free. On your child’s PE day they can wear trainers. Weather dependent, we will ask you to pack a separate pair of school shoes for your child in case their trainers become too muddy whilst doing PE on the field.
Outdoor Learning Session: Wednesdays – the children are encouraged to come to school in appropriate outdoor clothing such as jeans or joggers and their school sweatshirt. They must bring boots in a bag that are suitable to work in muddy environments.
Reading: Please listen to your child read at least 3 x a week and sign their reading log. These logs are checked on a daily basis.
Spellings: New spellings are sent home on a Friday. Spellings are tested on the following Friday.
Useful things to send with your child every day:
Water bottle
Book Bag - with their Reading Book, Reading Journal, Library Book and homework folder
Coat - appropriate to the season
Wellies (can be kept at school)
Sunhat - in the Summer
Please NAME EVERYTHING!!!
Useful Websites to support learning at home:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary