Year 3
Week beginning 24th November 2025
It has been another great week. I'm sure lots of the children had a fantastic time at the disco! We have also done a fantastic job writing our own stories set in Victorian Britain. We are proud of how hard the children are working!
This week is Parents Evening Consultations on Wednesday (26th) and Thursday (27th). If you haven't made a booking to meet with your child's class teacher, make sure you do this to ensure there is still availability. On Monday (24th), the school will be open for you to come and look at your child's books before parents' evening. We have all worked exceptionally hard and would love to show the children's work and learning with you!
Worship Theme This Week:
Spirituality
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”
2 Corinthians 3:17
This week's learning:
English: This week, we are moving on to find out more about writing biographies.
Maths: We will be learning about 2-digit numbers which total 100 and estimating.
RE: We will be comparing Hanukkah and Christmas.
History: We will be learning how rail travel changed Bournemouth.
Science: We will be exploring how magnets are attracted or repelled by materials
Important dates and messages:
Our PE day this year is Wednesday.
Our new classbook:
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
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 next 200 common words which children encounter in their reading. The words are listed in frequency order, reading down the columns, starting with the most common word, 'the'.
Please note that these high frequency words are at the bottom of the page for your children to practice at home.
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.