Welcome to Year 3’s Class Page!

Welcome to the first year of the Juniors, how exciting!

In Year 3 we expect the children to respect each other, to have a positive attitude towards their learning and most importantly, to have fun!

Spring Term - What will we be exploring?

English - English lessons take place every day and are interlinked with our weekly topic, guided reading and grammar lessons. During the second half-term of Spring, we will be reading a range of texts including Escape from Pompeii, Directions through a Fairy tale and a text about the Easter Bunny!

Reading - Reading takes place every day in school in a variety of ways: whole-class guided reading sessions, individual reading, subject lessons and our daily home time story session. With daily guided reading sessions that focus on a weekly text, our pupils are able to explore a wide range of text types throughout the academic year. The children will develop their reading speed, expression abilities and general comprehension skills through a range of retrieval, vocabulary and inference-based activities. All of the fundamental reading skills are of high priority, but ensuring your child enjoys reading is the main thing that matters! #ReadingRocks.

Please encourage your child to read as often as possible outside of school. If you need any recommendations, please ask. Lovereading4kids.co.uk is a wonderful website for recommendations, but we have a vast selection in school. Remember, comprehension and an appreciation of what you have read is of equal importance to speed and fluency. It is so important that each and every child has an enjoyment of reading. There is a book for everyone! If you're not sure what your child should be reading next, please come and ask.

Maths - Children engage with daily mathematic lessons and added challenges. Each morning the children complete a '5 a day' fluency sheet to consolidate and refresh their skills / previous learning. During this half-term the focus will be Fractions. 

Science - Science lessons take place every Tuesday afternoon. The children will be learning about Rocks and Soils.  There will be lots of practical work and children will be investigating different types of rocks and learning all about how fossils are formed.  

Geography – Geography lessons will take place every week and this half-term our topic is Extreme Earth. We will be learning about volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis. 

Art – This half-term our topic is 'Fruit and Vegetables.' We will be learning different sketching techniques and using different mediums including watercolours and pastels. 

R.E - This half-term we will be exploring Christianity, with our theme being to discuss The Easter Story. 

PSHE – Our next PSHE unit is called 'Healthy Me' where we will be exploring healthy eating and how to look after our bodies. 

P.E - Physical education lessons are every TUESDAY morning, so don't forget to bring the correct kit, ready for this day. This is a white T-Shirt, black shorts and a pair of black pumps. It would be ideal if this kit was clearly labelled and kept securely in a labelled P.E. bag, so that any misplaced items can be returned quickly. Have a pair of track pants and something warmer available as we will be outside as often as possible.

3F = Have an extra PE session on a WEDNESDAY morning for this half-term only.
3M = Have an extra PE session on a WEDNESDAY morning for this half-term only.

Homework - Reading will be the children's main activity that is expected outside of the classroom. If the right book is found, this should not seem like hard work!

Both Y3 classes have their own reading at home reward systems. If your child reads a minimum of three times a week at home, they will receive their weekly stamp, reward or sticker.

Weekly spellings will be handed out every Tuesday, we ask for them to be completed and handed in by the following Tuesday. Spelling tests take place on a Tuesday morning, right after our Good News assembly. 

Reading Eggs and Purple Mash will host extra weekly activities, please ask for any login details if you are unsure. We encourage the children to also login into TTRockstars at home to increase their general times table fluency. Of course, any additional research or work is richly encouraged and will only benefit your child's progress throughout the year.

If you have any questions or queries, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment or speak to us during drop-off and pick-up times! Our door is always open.

 

Mrs Mainprize & Miss Fletcher and the Year 3 Team :) 

Reminders:
• Bring a fresh bottle of water every day.

• Bring your reading book and reading record every day.

• PE lessons are every Tuesday morning.

• Read at home at least 3 times a week - this can be with your reading book or by logging onto Reading Eggs.

• Toast and milk can be ordered for the half-term on Parent Pay. If you are unsure how to use Parent Pay, please contact the school office.

• Spellings are handed out every Friday and tested the following Friday morning.