Year 3 Information
Welcome to Year 3 with Mrs Booth and Mrs Tarrier
In Year 3 we will be learning about lots of exciting topics throughout the year such as The Stone Age, Volcanoes, The Romans and many more!
Please see below for our long term plan.
Home Learning
Spellings will be sent in the first week of a new half term sharing each week's spelling lists. There will also be ideas for home learning activities to support your child with learning these spellings. There will be a weekly spelling quiz on a Friday morning. Home learning should also consist of children regularly accessing Times Tables Rockstars and reading of their school book.
Reading
Home reading is invaluable to ensure that your child meets the expected standard or above. We recommend that your child reads a minimum of 3 times a week and either you or your child can write in the reading record book. If they read any books or magazines that are not on the school scheme, we ask that these are also recorded in their reading records. Our aim is to move as many children as possible off our scheme books. If your child moves onto own choice books they will be able to choose one from the class library.
Home reading is invaluable to ensure that your child meets the expected standard or above. We recommend that your child reads a minimum of 3 times a week and either you or your child can write in the reading record book. If they read any books or magazines that are not on the school scheme, we ask that these are also recorded in their reading records. Our aim is to move as many children as possible off our scheme books. If your child moves onto own choice books they will be able to choose one from the class library.
Year 4 Multiplication Test
In Year 3, we revise the Key Stage 1 times tables (2x, 5x and 10x) and once secure, we move onto learning the following times tables: 4x, 8x and 3x.
In the Summer term of Year 4 there will be a statutory times tables assessment set by the Government, all Year 4 pupils will complete this online assessment which will test their accuracy in timed conditions. Therefore, learning the multiplication tables is an important part of Year 3 and Year 4 home learning. TTRockstars is an excellent resource to engage children at home and in school which allows them to develop their times table fluency.
Swimming
As part of the National Curriculum PE offer for Key Stage Two, all children in Year 3 will have the opportunity to go swimming in Year 3. Letters to follow later in the year with further details.
Snacks and Water
As part of the National Curriculum PE offer for Key Stage Two, all children in Year 3 will have the opportunity to go swimming in Year 3. Letters to follow later in the year with further details.
Snacks and Water
We encourage named water bottles to be brought into school every day filled with water only.
Fruit is not provided in Key Stage Two; your child can bring in a healthy snack from home if they wish, this should consist of either fruit or cheese.
PE
Children will need an outdoor and indoor PE kit to keep in their lockers for their PE lessons.
As PE is part of the school curriculum, they will need the correct kit:
Outdoor PE kit: Plain black tracksuit jacket/sweatshirt and black jogging bottoms with a t shirt to match the colour of their house and trainers.
Indoor PE kit: coloured t-shirt to match the colour of their house and plain black shorts.
Year 3's PE days will be Thursdays and Fridays for this half term. Pupils with long hair will need a hairband to tie it back and earrings must be able to be removed by the pupil.
Spellings
We have 4 weekly Spelling lessons in Year 3 where children practise their spelling rules and common exception words. In order for children to be at the Expected standard for their age, they will need to be able to read and spell all of these words correctly. The Year 3 and 4 words are split between the 2 classes so that by the end of Year 4 they will know all of these words. Common exception words for Years 1-4 can be found in the resources tab on our Year 3 page.