Cathcart Street Primary School

Year 3

Welcome to Year 3!

Autumn 1 Term – 2025.

Welcome back!

I hope you all had a fantastic Summer Break and are feeling refreshed and ready to go for an exciting year in Year 3!

Your teachers are:

Class Teacher: Mrs West

Teaching Assistants: Mr Morgan and Mrs Matchett

Important Information

We will be taking part in PE on a MONDAY. Please come into school in your PE kit ready. A reminder of the PE kit information is;

Black shorts/leggings/tracksuit bottoms
White top
Black Pumps.

*Remember all of your clothes need to be labelled with your name to prevent lost clothing items. Thank you*

In PE this term the children will learn to send and receive a rugby ball. Children will learn to hold the ball using the correct technique. Children will be taught to pass a ball and move into a space to receive the ball again.

Homework and Spellings

Each week spellings and homework will be handed out on Monday these are to be completed at home during the week and handed in by the following Monday unless it is a bank holiday then it will be Tuesday.

Spellings will be tested on a Friday.

Homework and Spellings

Spellings will be tested on a Friday.

Reading

Children in Year 3 are expected to read their reading book at least 4 times a week to an adult and their reading log needs to be signed. If your reading log is not signed by an adult we will presume you have not read. Reading is also counted as homework, so if children fail to read at home they will need to spend break time reading. There will be rewards for children that are reading consistently.

*Reading logs will be checked regularly*

English

This term our book will be 'The Iron Man' by Ted Hughes. We will be using this text to narratives and explanation texts. This book is about an Iron man who arrives on Earth and eats metal objects such as tractors and farm machinery. He makes a friend called Hogarth and they work together to defeat a space creature. This book explore the theme of peace.

Maths

In maths this half term, we will be continuing our maths learning journey with Place Value of Numbers and Addition and Subtraction - making sure that we learn lots of important maths facts and being able to apply our knowledge to solving reasoning and problem solving. We will still be practising and rehearsing our multiplication facts and doing our best to remember and recall as many of them as possible.

TT Rockstars

In Year 3 we will be using TT Rockstars to help them recall and practise multiplication facts. Children should also be logging on TT Rockstar's as much as they can and practice their times tables. Their login details will be in the front of their reading log so they can practice at home. Some weeks children will be asked to complete TT Rockstar's as their homework so if your child can't log on please let us know.

Times Tables Game

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

https://ttrockstars.com/

Science

Our Science lessons will focus on Animals including humans. Pupils will learn about the 5 key food groups. They will learn about different nutrition in the food we eat. Year 3 children will also learn about human and animal skeletons and explore the role that muscles have on our body.

History

In our History lessons we will be learning about Prehistoric Britain. children will learn that Prehistoric Britain is split into three periods: the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age.

Computing

In computing we will continue to develop our skills in Word Processing and Functional Skills. We will be using and applying these skills to publish and create media.

ART

Drawing is our focus in art and we will be looking at the work of the artists: Casper David Freidrich. Children will study the work of romantic landscape painter Freidrich and use this to inspire their own final piece

EYFS

Little Explorers (2 Year Olds)

Nursery

Reception

Learning Together & Parental Engagement

Phonics

Year 3

Mrs West

Mr Morgan

Mrs Matchett