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Year 3

Cardinal Class

Our teacher is Mrs Amin

Maroon Class

Our teacher is Miss Bethell

Our teaching assistants are Miss Alleyne and Mrs Akhtar

Our wellbeing support member is Mr Jolly


Here’s what we’ll be covering over the term in Year 3:


English

In English this term, the children will learn about and write a variety of texts such as: stories, poems and diary entries.

We will be writing our own diary entries for a story, followed by a flaw story.

We will be reading ‘Wanted: The Perfect Pet’ and ‘The Most Magnificent Thing’.

 

Maths

In maths, the children will be learning more about place value, where they will be representing and partitioning numbers to 1000. 

With addition and subtraction, they will be learning to add and subtract ones, tens and hundreds within and across 10.

They will also be doing more work on multiplication and division.  Here they will be multiplying and dividing by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10.

 


Topics that we will be covering across the term

 

Science – Forces and Magnets

History – Neolithic Age

Computing – Online Safety

DT – Sewing

Art – Still Life

RE – God and Faith


PE

We have PE on the following days:

Thursday and Friday

This term the children will be practicing and learning the skills for Netball, Hockey and Swimming.

 Please ensure your child come to school wearing appropriate clothing; this can be in the form of plain black tracksuit bottoms with elasticated legs, plain black or red shorts and a plain white or red t-shirt. Children will need trainers.

Swimming: 28th September - 16th October

Children’s swimming lessons take place at the swimming pool in school every day for three weeks. 

  Your child will need the following: 

  Boys – swimming shorts, above the knee, no combat or long shorts allowed. 

  Girls – one-piece swimming costume, no bikinis allowed. 

 No jewellery is to be worn on PE days. 


Homework

Every child is expected to complete their three-weekly reads, access TT Rockstars for at least 21 minutes and practice their weekly spellings.

Children need to read at home at least 3 times per week and log this on Boom Reader.

 

Here are some examples of how your child can practice their weekly spelling words:


Dates for your diary

Please check Class Dojo for the latest updates.


Planned Trips

Future trips will be announced on Class Dojo.