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Year 3

 

Welcome to Year 3!

Spring 1 Term – 2026

 Welcome back!

I hope you all had a a lovely Christmas and New Year. 

Your teachers are:

Class Teacher: Mrs West 

Teaching Assistants: Miss Harris and Miss Shipley

Important Information

PE

We will be taking part in PE on a WEDNESDAY starting Wednesday 7th January. We will be working with Edsential for our P.E. Gymnastics. 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 dance. The pupils will learn to create a dance to a theme and learn about timing and fluency with their movements. 

Homework and Spellings

Each week spellings and any 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

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.

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 Rhythm of the Rain written by Grahame Baker-Smith. We will use this text to help use write about settings and produce an information text about rivers. 
  

 

 

Maths
In maths this half term, we will be continuing our maths learning journey with Multiplication and Division. We will still be practising and rehearsing our multiplication facts and doing our best to remember and recall as many of them as possible. We will also revisit our previous Year 2 learning when measuring length and perimeter including: Measure, compare, add and subtract: lengths (m/cm/mm); mass (kg/g); volume/capacity (l/ml) Measure the perimeter of simple 2-D shapes.
 

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.

 

Science
Our Science topic this half term is Rocks. 

Pupils should be taught to:

• compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties.

• describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock

• recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter.

 

History

Year 3 will be learning about Ancient Egypt in history. Pupils will learn about the key features of Ancient Egypt such as: buildings, religion, writing, farming. 

Which river was important to the early Egyptians civilization? 

Explore Why Egypt is known as the Gift of the Nile River

Why did the Egyptians build pyramids?