Year 3
Welcome to Year 3’s class page
Staff Members:
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Mrs E Wilshaw |
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Mr D Ratcliffe|
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Mrs M MaoloudAcademic Year 2026-2027
Autumn
Year 3 Expectations and Reminders
- Please read at least 5 times a week with your child at home and sign their reading diaries. Children hand in their reading diaries every morning to be checked. Children who haven’t read at home will need to be heard within the school day and this may be at break time. Your child will also be heard throughout the week by a member of staff and have their book changed.
- Children will have weekly homework, given out on a Tuesday and this will be returned on a Monday.
- Children will receive Math’s fluency homework Monday to Friday - Please complete each night and return in the morning.
- PE Kits: This half term, P.E will take place on a Monday and Friday. Children should arrive at school in their uniform and will get changed into PE kit. Please make sure children have everything they need, including school shoes and ties for after PE.
Children also have logins to Times Table Rockstars to practice their times tables.
Click the link below to access our school login page.
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/12628
Practice your handwriting using the letter-join website. Click the link below to access the login page.
Our Class Saint
During our transition sessions in July, Year 3 chose Mother Teresa to be their class Saint. They chose her because she was known for her charitable work, helped the poor and vulnerable and believed that she was sent on a mission to do God’s work and to help others.
She is the patron saint of World Youth Day and the Missionaries of Charity. Her Feast Day is September 5th.
Gospel Values
Our gospel values for this half-term are ‘Compassionate and Loving’. Children will be planning and delivering celebration of the word based on the liturgical year or our gospel values each week.
Our Curriculum
RE
In RE this term we will be focussing on the theme ‘Creation and Covenant’ which looks closely at the story of creation. Our Gospel Values for this half-term are Eloquent and Truthful. We will be making links to these values throughout our R.E lessons and Celebration of the Word.
English
During the Autumn term, Year 3 will be exploring the text the ‘Stone Age Boy’ written by Satoshi Kitamura. The children will be focussing on key writing skills to complete a narrative account based on our writing stimulus.
Maths
In Maths we will revise our understanding of place value in 2 digit numbers before moving on to 3 digit numbers. We will learn about greater than and less than and place numbers up to 1000 on a number line. Once our place value understanding is secure, we will learn how to add and subtract 3 digit numbers using the column method. We will also be learning our 3, 4 and 8 times tables. We will use the 22 Club to help us learn them.
Science
Our topic for Science is rocks and fossils. We’ll learn how rocks are formed, discover the different types of rocks, and find out what fossils can tell us about plants and animals from the past. We will later be focussing on another topic, which is animals, including humans. We will be naming and sorting animals according to their diet, using the key words omnivore, herbivore and carnivore. We will learn about eating healthy foods, the 5 main food groups and a balanced diet.
We will also learn about the human skeleton and how our muscles work.
History
In History, we will be learning about the changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. This will include a visit, which will provide highly-engaging learning.
Geography
This autumn in geography, we will be learning about countries in Europe. We’ll explore maps to find out where different countries are, learn about their capitals and landmarks, and discover what makes each place special.
Art
This autumn in art, we will be experimenting with gestural drawing using charcoal. We’ll explore how to use quick, expressive lines to capture movement and shape, and practise different techniques to bring our drawings to life.
D & T
This autumn in DT, we will be designing and making a moving monster. We’ll learn how levers and linkages work, then use them to create fun, moving parts that bring our monster designs to life.
Music
In music we will begin to learn how to play the recorder. We will also learn how to read music, play the notes B and A and how to play pieces, in time, using these notes. We will focus on Native American music; exploring how the dimensions of music are used and know the indicators of this style.
