Year 3
Week beginning 23rd February 2026
What a busy week to finish the end of term! We really enjoyed celebrating Safer Internet Day and Mental Health Week, taking time to think about how we can stay safe online and look after our wellbeing. On Thursday, the children were excited to explore the science dome in the church as a reward for collecting their golden tokens – what a fantastic experience! We ended the week by making pizzas as part of our Design and Technology project. A huge thank you to our wonderful parent helpers who supported us with this activity and Dan and Nicole from Relish for hosting us. Below are some examples of our Picasso-inspired artwork that we created.
We hope you all have a lovely and well-rested half term, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back to school on Monday, 23rd February.
Worship Theme This Week:
Worship- Our worship theme this week is: Lent
This week's learning:
English: This week, we will be focusing on our speaking and listening skills and looking at poetry.
Maths: In maths, we will be learning about perimeter.
Computing: We will start the term with an internet safety lesson.
French: We will be learning and beginning to spell the names of some animals in French.
P.E. We will focus on basketball, handball and parkour.
Geography: We will be learning how the industrial revolution transformed towns in the North East.
Music: Children will learn to improvise and perform simple memories.
Important dates and messages:
Our PE and library day this year is Wednesday.
Key dates
Bengal Class Worship: Thursday 5th March
World Book Day: Thursday 5th March – come dressed as your favourite hobby and bring in a book to share with your buddy.
Books at Bedtime: Thursday 5th March 5;30pm - 6:15pm
Biscay Class Worship: Thursday 7th of May
Our new classbook:
Homework:
Please note that this term's project homework is at the bottom of the page.
The children will receive their homework sheets this week. Please choose at least two tasks to complete over the course of our project. The children are welcome to complete more if they wish.
We look forward to seeing what they produce in our homework museum.
We also encourage children to practice the statutory Y3/4 spellings.
Spellings
Research shows that learning just 13 of the most frequently used words will enable children to read 25% of any text. Learning 100 high-frequency words gives a beginner reader access to 50% of virtually any text, whether a children's book or a newspaper report. When you couple sight recognition of common and tricky words with knowledge of phonics, that's when a child's reading can really take off.
These word lists contain the first 100 and the next 200 of the most common words children encounter in their reading. The words are listed in frequency order, reading down the columns from the most common, 'the'.
Reading:
We would love to see Year 3 using their extra time at home to read some brilliant books. If children read three times at home, they get a raffle ticket. Please, therefore, keep a quick record in reading logs – your children can write the title in to help! We would also like to encourage children to bring their reading records to school every day.
Additional resources
Below are some other resources that you can use for optional work at home:
Recommended reading list:
English reading activities:
English reading activities should consist of reading an extract or a short story and answering questions. Guidance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Y_67GMkP4
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/reading
- All activities through this link
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zs44jxs
- What are facts and opinions?
- What does an author do?
- What is inference?
https://www.everyschool.co.uk/english-key-stage-2-comprehension-2.html
- All activities through this link
Maths
MyMaths homework has been set for each child, and their login details are at the back of their reading record.
TTRS should be the main way the children use to practice their timetables. Children should still be completing 3 soundchecks and two garage bands a week.
However, if they would like a change or to focus on particular tables, they can use "Hit the button".
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ - This website is a good resource to find fun games for children to play, with specified age ranges.
Many thanks for all of your support,
Mrs Fakorede, Mrs Jacobs and Mrs Allery.