Year 3 2024 - 2025

Mrs Thomas

Mrs Preston

Welcome to the Year 3 Class Page!

Year 3 Staff:

Teachers: Mrs Thomas (Full Days Mon, Thurs and Fri and Tues, Wed AM only.

Mrs Preston (Tues, Wed PM)

Support staff: Mrs Williams, Mrs Dolman, Miss Jones

Our learning this term:

This term our school values are Respect and Thanklfulness.

We are excited to read the book 'Iron Man' by Ted Hughes and write exciting stories during our English lessons. We will focus on place value in maths and take part in lots of couting choirs to ensure that we are careful counters! Then will dig deep in science to investigte rocks and soils and also explore Hinduism in RE. We will learn about different ages in History including, Stone, Bronze and Iron ages.

Contact details:

Dojo remains our main method of communication. Please ensure that you are signed up for regular updates, photos and information and please don't hesitate to send a message if you have any questions.

Medical Conditions

If your child has a medical condition that we need to know about, please inform us as soon as possible. If your child requires an inhaler or any other medication, please ensure that it has been returned to school and is not out of date.

Reading

We love reading in Year 3! Please ensure that your child keeps their reading book and record in their bag so that they are accessible at any time throughout the week.

We encourage all children to read for around 20 minutes each night. This can be independently or to an adult. In the classroom we will be reading each day to our friends and teachers.

Reading books will be changed on a Monday morning each week.

Timestables

Children will be practising their timetables as part of their curriculum in school. Please try to also practise them at home. We will be using Times Table Rockstars in school which can also be accessed at home too. Your child's login will be provided inside their reading record.

Spelling

Spellings will be given out each half term. Please try to practise them as often as possible.

Spelling tests will take place on a Monday.

P.E

P.E will be every Thursday. Please send your child into school dressed in their P.E kits and with a bottle of water. In colder weather it is permitted to wear black jogging bottoms/ leggings. Please remember to wear a plain white t-shirt and a school jumper/cardigan. No hoodies please.

Year 3 will be going swimming on Thursdays for 8 weeks beginning in May. A letter will be sent home with more information about the lessons nearer the time. Swimming caps can be bought from the school office for £2. A reminder that no jewellery is permitted when swimmming (including earrings).

Useful links:

Spellings
A list half-termly spellings are available on the class page, along with a downloadable file of the Year 3 Common Exception Words.

Spelling Shed - free 14 day trial available

Writing
Now would be the perfect opportunity for your child to write creatively! This could be fiction or non-fiction, stories, poetry, newspaper reports, persuasive texts...the list goes on!

Poetry 4 Kids
Pobble 365 offers lots of great stimuli for writing stories, poetry etc.
Some people have suggested sending letters to elderly adults in care homes whilst they have limited visitors. Our nearest care homes include Fleetwood Hall Nursing Home and Elm House.
Night Zoopkeer - free trial available.

Maths
Your child will have a login for Times Table Rockstars and/or Numbots. Thesesites are available on an internet browser or via the free app.

NRICH
Transum
White Rose Maths are in the process of producing home learning packs for Years 1-6. This will include video tutorials and activities.
Cool Math 4 Kids

Other resources/activities

Homework mats are available on the class page with a variey of acitivies to complete.
Twinkl , who offer high-quality resources for all primary-aged children, are offering parents and carers a FREE subscription. Please use the code UKTWINKLHELPS to sign up.
This is a period of uncertainty and, naturally, your child may be feeling anxious about what is happening in the news and on social media. Public Health England are offering a free resource (including information and activities) which may provide some support for you and your family. Click here to access the PHE School Zone.
BBC Bitesize offers a range of activites across the curriculum
Computing - Scratch , Blockly
Geography - National Geographic Kids
Science - NASA Kids' Club
Brain Pop - a variety of educational online games. Some content is free.
Top Marks
French (or other languages if you like) - Duolingo. You will need to create a free account to access this material.
Downloadable pack from Classroom Secrets offering activities in: Maths, GPS/SPAG, Reading and Practical ideas.
Kahoot! - quizzes