Year 3
Week beginning 15th September 2025
We have been so proud of how well the children are settling into Year 3. We have had a great week finding out about the Bay of Bengal and the Bay of Biscay. We have created some artwork and spent time finding out more about these bays and producing some amazing fact files.
We are looking forward to meeting you at our parent information meeting on Monday 15th September. This will be an opportunity to share more about our learning in Year 3 this year.
Important dates and messages:
Our PE day this year is Wednesday.
We will be holding our parents' information evening on Monday, the 15th of September at 3:30 p.m.
Worship theme of the week:
The Armour of God
Ephesians 6 v 10 - Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armour of God
This week's learning:
English: We will be reading the poem, 'The Hippocrump' by James Reeves. We will use this to learn more about adjectives and write descriptions of characters and settings.
Maths: We will focusing on place value by partitioning numbers into tens and ones.
History: We will be introducing the Anglo-Saxons by beginning to find out who they were and where they came from.
Science: We will learn what a light source is and identify some.
RE: We will be exploring the creation story from the Bible.
Our new class book:
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 our weekly spellings at home, as well as the Y3/4 common exception words.
MyMaths homework has been set for each child, and we will send their login details to their record by the end of the week.
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
TTRS should be the main way the children use to practice their timetables. We will send out log ins in the next week. 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.