Welcome to Year 3, the beginning of your child’s journey in Key Stage 2. We encourage independence and continue to foster a love for learning.

Year 3’s classes and teachers are as follows:

3G: Miss Gilbert

3D: Miss Demirci

3ME: Mrs Mountain (Mon-Weds) & Mrs Everett (Thurs-Fri)

Mrs Lenk-Sohun covers one afternoon a week in 3D. Mrs Chaudhry covers one morning a week in 3G.

 

Mrs Holding is our LSA and she provides general support for all three classes. Mrs Barton and Mrs Morris provide targeted  1:1  support.

 

Our aim is for children to learn in a stimulating way, making cross-curricular links where possible, so that children gain a holistic approach to learning. We hope to enthuse children by engaging them in interesting lessons and activities during the school day, and by also providing out-of-school learning opportunities where possible. We have lots of exciting topics this year, including France, India, the Stone Age, Ancient Egypt and many more!

 

The children will access a range of genres through class readers and guided reading sessions. They will be exposed to a variety of question types and will be taught how to retrieve the answers.

We encourage children to read at least three times weekly at home. Children may now be accessing longer texts so it is important to break these down into manageable chunks and focus on their understanding through questioning. Books can be changed at any point and reading records are checked regularly by class teachers.

 

The children will be writing for a range of purposes, including narratives, persuasive texts and non-fiction texts. Throughout each genre, they will learn and apply various grammatical terms and be able to hook their reader’s interest.

We move towards a more consistently cursive handwriting style which is taught twice weekly in class.

Spellings are tested once every fortnight. Please see the link below for the spelling lists for the year 2024-25.

Yr 3 Spellings Overview 2024-25

The children will learn more about the place value of 3-digit numbers and how to add and subtract them using efficient mental and written methods. Building on previously learned times tables, we will teach them the 3, 4, and 8 tables and expect Times Tables Rock Stars to be used at home to support this. In addition to this, we will take a deeper dive into topics such as money, fractions, time and geometry. Pupils will use a range of concrete resources to support their learning and will access problem solving and reasoning to deepen their understanding.

Routine:

• PE kit to school: Children must come into school wearing their PE kit on. Your child’s teacher will let you know what days your child has P.E. Please ensure the children are not wearing any jewellery and their hair is tied back.
• Equipment: The only things children need to bring in is their fully stocked pencil case, reading book, reading record and a water bottle.
• Homework will be assigned every Wednesdays and is expected to be handed in the following Monday. We will alternate between maths and English homework each week.
• Spellings will be handed out on a Wednesday and pupils are expected to learn the spellings and be tested on them the following Friday. Please see the spelling list and dates below.
• Please ensure you listen to your child read at least three times a week and record this in their reading record. Pupils will be encouraged to change their reading books every week.

 

Our termly overviews show the range of topics covered throughout the year. Please see below for our curriculum maps that give you more information about the aspects of the topics we will cover.

 

Throughout the year, we will be introducing different vocabulary to the children as part of the topics they will learn. Please see the links below for specific vocabulary for each term which you may begin to introduce at home too:

 

Trips:

We hope to take the children to the Science Museum and also to the Chiltern Open Air Museum.

Chiltern Open Air Museum to aid our learning about the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age.

 

Ickenham marshes for our Science topic on plants

 

English	Maths	Topics & Subjects
Spelling Shed - All children have log ins for Spelling Shed where they can access and practise their spellings through challenges, quizzes and mini tests. BBC Bitesize - This BBC website is full of lots of activities that support your child's learning. There are videos, games and reports that engage children of all ages. Cool Reads - Online Books to read BBC School Radio - BBC Class Clips Top Marks - This site has many games and activities to improve literacy skills. Childrens' Library - This is an online library of books in different languages to read with children.  It is important for the children to develop their home language as well as their English.	Doodle Learning - All children have log ins to complete daily maths activities and challenges set by their teachers. TTRockstars - Children have log ins to play with and against their peers.  They will learn and practise the times tables. BBC Bitesize - This BBC website is full of lots of activities that supports your child's learning. There are videos, games and reports that engage children of all ages. Top Marks - This site has many games that help children to improve their maths skills.  Check out 'Countdown'. Khan Academy -  Fantastic website that supports many subjects taught at school. Oxford Owl - Great resources from Oxford University Press Crick Web - Free online educational resources and games. Maths Zone - Lots and lots and lots of games and activities to support all sorts of maths skills. Primary Games - A popular website with lots of mathematical games. Mathsphere - Check out the 'Fun and Games' menu.  There are some excellent puzzles in here to get you all thinking. Nrich Maths - Wonderful activities for all. If you feel you need to extend your learning, try some of the activities on this website. Cool Maths 4 Kids - Lots and lots of games and brainteasers to get you all thinking and looking for patterns in all things mathematical.	Activity Village - Activities linked to different topics. Natgeokids - Children can read about the world of animals and find fun fact out.  A useful website to help develop children's understanding of nonfiction texts. Kids Know It - This website is aimed at developing children's general knowledge about the world. Make Me Genius - Science based activities for children to try at home.