Year 3
Week beginning 16th March 2026
What a great week! Science week has kept us all busy. We started off setting up an experiment in our classroom to see how coloured water travelled up celery. We had a visit from Wessex Water, who spoke to us about rainwater and we had a go at an experiment to see which surfaces help it to drain best. We heard from an engineer in a live lesson. We then worked to identify a problem and design a product to solve it as part of a competition. We also had lots of fun making a lava lamp to find out what makes the liquid move.
Worship Theme This Week: Mothering Sunday
Proverbs 31:31: "Honour her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate."
Isaiah 66:13: "As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you.”
This week's learning:
Next week is Science Week, so we will be planning an experiment involving celery and making lava lamps. Also, we will be designing an invention for the engineering project as well as welcoming Wessex Water in for a workshop.
English: This week, we will be writing a non-fiction text about Bear Island.
Maths: In Maths, we will continue with our unit on fractions, focusing on equivalent fractions.
Computing: We will be entering data to form graphs.
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 locating major features of the North East on a map.
Music: Children will learn to improvise and perform simple memories.
Art: We will be designing our own artwork ready to print in the style of Keith Haring.
Science- We will be learning about the conditions a plant needs to grow.
Important dates and messages:
Our PE and library day this year is Wednesday.
Key dates
The Book Fair is here in the library. You have one day left to visit, Monday 16th March, after school from 3:10pm until 3:45pm.We receive commission for each book sold which will go towards books for our school library so please support us if you can.
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'.
Spellings we are learning in our spelling lessons this half term:
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Week 1 |
Week 2 |
Week 3 |
Week 4 |
Week 5 |
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musician electrician optician technician |
myth crystal mystery symbol |
tough young trouble cousin |
difficult heart famous extreme |
inactive independent incredible inability |
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.