Welcome to Year Three!

(the best year, of course!)

The Year 3 teachers are: 

If you need to contact one of the Year 3 class teachers, please talk to us at the beginning or end of the day or call the school office. 

Autumn Term - Time Travellers 

Are we nearly there yet?

We have an exciting term of learning planned for the start of Year 3. We'll be starting learning how to build shelters and explore foraging and carving like the people in the Stone Age.  Lots of specialist learning will take place during this activity.  We will be also going to the amazing Butser Farm in November to see Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age houses.  Lots of fantastic and varied activities will take place there.

In science, we will be studying light and shadows, moving on to electricity circuits. In art, our focus will be to use the skill of sketching, where the final art piece will be a cave drawing. These drawing will be created using charcoal to draw animals and scenes of hunting and foraging.  In music, we will be learning a variety of notes played on the recorder.

Exciting activities for this first term in Year 3.

Each week the children will receive spellings and times tables appropriate to their level. These will be stuck into their homework books and sent home every Friday.

If you ever misplace or lose spellings, the homework sheets are on this class page. Alternatively, please let your class teacher know. 

Test days:

Thursday - Times table test

Thursday - Spelling test

Please don't forget your 10-15 minutes a day of reading and your 20 minutes (or more!) a week of TT Rockstars. This needs to be completed between the Friday and the Thursday of the following week.

Reminders

The school day

The classroom doors will open at 8.35am and close at 8.45am. If the classroom door is shut when you arrive, please take your child to the office and sign them in there. 

The school day finishes at 3.15pm. Please be prompt in being on the playground ready to collect your child and to hear about all the wonderful learning they have done.

Parent meetings

We are delighted to be able to welcome parents and guardians in for a chat when needed . Where possible, please wait until the end of the day and after all children have been dismissed if you need to talk to the teachers.

School uniform reminder

Please ensure your child comes to school in correct uniform everyday. On PE and swimming days they can wear their PE kit to school but again, please ensure that they are wearing the correct school PE kit.

Reading

The expectation is that your child reads every night and an adult signs their reading record

Their reading record should then be brought in every day and their book changed regularly.

PE Days:

Toucans:  Tuesday and Thursday

Hummingbirds: Tuesday and Thursday

Swimming will take place in 2 week blocks in January 2026 for Toucans and Hummingbirds.  Confirmation of dates will be given nearer the time.

Reading support for parents/carers

Below are the Reading Domain Questions to support you when asking your child questions whilst listening to them read every day.