Happy New Year to Year 3!   

Here is the Year 3 Team:

Mrs Niven teachings Monday to Friday with Mrs Cleary will take the class for PE every Monday afternoon and Wednesday morning.

Year 3 is the start of the children’s Key Stage 2 journey. We build upon the children’s learning in Key Stage 1 through an engaging, immersive curriculum that promotes practical enquiry and discussion, alongside a range of written methods. We also use our fantastic outdoor area across the year. 

We will start the Spring Term 2025 Term with a history focus.  Scavengers and Settlers will explore life in the Stone Age which will be enhanced by our trip to Butser Ancient Farm at the end of the term.

Please see the topic map (below) for more information detailing what we will be learning together with the Homework Grid for the first half of the term.

Reading

Reading continues to be an important part of learning and school life.  In Year 3, the children will read in school almost every day; whilst staff use this opportunity to hear children read and to change books that have been read.  Please help us by reading as often as possible, signing when your child has read and commenting on how they have got on.  Your help with this is much appreciated as we believe reading to be the key to success.

PE

PE is taught on Monday afternoon and Wednesday morning. We ask that the children wear their PE kits into school on their PE days to minimise the need to bring extra bags into school.  As the weather turns cooler, the children are encouraged to wear warm clothing, such as navy or black tracksuit bottoms for their outdoors PE sessions. 

Homework

Homework is outlined in the half-termly Homework Grid and will been sent home in Homework Books.  Spellings will also be sent home and please continue to use Spelling Shed to practise weekly spelling through activities. We will also be practising spelling in class and learning will be tested on Monday.

Reading

Homework for Year 3 also includes reading. Please, continue to read regularly with your child.  This includes your child reading to you and also you reading to your child, so that they are exposed to a wide range of vocabulary. Your child will bring their Reading Record and reading text home each day and return these to school each morning. Thank you in advance for your support.

Communication

To help us support your child, we ask that you keep the team informed about any worries or concerns that you or your child have.  By letting us know of any difficulties, we can ensure that your child comes to school happy and ready to learn.  Please feel free to email us using the class email: year3@englishmartyrs.school

The Year 3 staff team is looking forward to the year ahead, and we can't wait to get to know you all better throughout the year!

Mrs Niven