Welcome to Year 3!
Major topics of the year!
• Term 1 and 2 - Our first topic will lightly touch on the
Stone Age (to provide a basic chronology). We will
mainly focus on the arrival of the Romans in Britain and
the effects this had on the local area.
• Term 3 and 4 - We will then focus on the structure of
the Earth with a particular emphasis on volcanoes and
different types of rock.
• Term 5 - Our next topic will compare and contrast the
Romans and Greeks. We will be exploring Greek myths
and legends and may even write our own myth!
• Term 6 - Our final topic will cover growth of both plants
and animals.
PE Days
• PE is on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
• All children are expected to have the correct kit in
school at all times.
• Outdoor PE kit is long trousers, jumper, trainers
(and socks!) and their PE t-shirt.
• Indoor PE kit is shorts and PE t-shirt.
• Earrings must be taken out for PE sessions.
Please, please, please make sure everything is
named!
Recorders
• This year the children will have the
opportunity to be taught to play the recorder!
• Lessons will take place every Wednesday
morning until the end of the year.
• The children will be provided with a recorder.
• Unfortunately, the children aren’t able to take
their recorders home with them.
Forest Schools
• Throughout the year the children will have the
opportunity to take part in Forest Schools.
• Most of these sessions will take place on site,
however, there will be one ‘off-site’ Forest
Schools session for each class after Christmas.
Weekly timetable!
8:50-9:40
9.40-10.40
10.4010:55
10:55-
11:15-12:15
1:151:25
11:15
1:25-2:10
Monday
Springboard
English
B
Class
Book
Maths
L
KS2
assembly
Tuesday
Springboard
English
R
Class
Book
Maths
U
KS2
assembly
Recorder Recorders
s
(Wales)
(Mexico)
E
Class
Book
English
N
KS2
assembly
Maths
Spanish
Wednesday Springboard
(Wales and
Mexico)
Recorders
(Denmark)
Springboard
English
A
Class
Book
Maths
C
KS2
assembly
Friday
Springboard
English
K
KS2
assembly
Maths
H
Spelling
s
2:45-3:30
Enrichment
Handwriting
Handwriting Handwriting
(Wales)
(Mexico and
Springboard
Denmark)
(Denmark)
Thursday
2:10-2:45
PE
Topic/
14Foundation
outdoor
13 outdoor
12 -indoor
PE
Topic/
14Foundatio
outdoor
n
12 outdoor
13-indoor
Topic/
Foundation
Topic/
Foundation
PE
(until
2:30)
14-indoor
13 outdoor
12 outdoor
3:00
Whole
school
Assembly
The transition!
• As you may have noticed the day is longer for
the children, as there is no afternoon break in
KS2 and lessons go on until quarter past 12!
• Our word of the year is ‘Independence’. We
are really trying to encourage the children as
much as possible to be independent and take
responsibility for their own learning.
Start and end of day
• At the beginning of the day we would like the
children to enter the cloakrooms and
classroom independently when the bell goes.
• At the end of the day the children now leave
the classroom independently.
Maths groups
• Three maths groups – broadly ability based
• Same curriculum / different pace
• There may be some movement between
groups but understandably this will be limited
• Differentiation within groups
Homework
• Please could the children continue to read at
least 3 times a week, practise their mental
addition and subtraction and times tables
(badges).
• The children will also receive a list of key
words based on recent spelling lists.
• Creative writing books
Interventions
• During Springboard and assembly times we
will be running focussed interventions to
support the children with their learning.
• These are based around the children’s next
steps and all children will be supported
throughout the year.
Reading
• Individual readersChildren will be heard read by either the
teacher or a parent helper.
• Guided readingThis takes place once a week and will be led by
the teacher.
• Children will have the opportunity to change
their reading books once a week
Reading Records
• We will be collecting your child’s reading
record book in on their book change day.
• Targets:
1st book = 30 reads
5th book = 75 reads
2nd book= 30 reads
6th book = 75 reads
3rd book = 50 reads
7th book = 100 reads
4th book = 50 reads
8th book = 100 reads
Fruit and water
• On their book changing day it would be
appreciated if the children bring in a piece of
fruit to be shared.
• When children go out and come in from the
playground they are allowed to have water.
Ways to help at home
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Telling the time.
Tying shoe laces.
Quick mental calculation games.
Board games to help problem solving skills.
Working with money.
Encourage them to extend their sentences
with ambitious vocabulary.
• Reading
Home/School communication
• Please do not hesitate to see us after school if
you have any concerns (sooner rather than
later please)
• If your child is going home with somebody
else please inform us by note or in person.
• Clubs – if your child is unable to attend a club,
please inform us in person or in writing
Parent helpers
• We would welcome any help that you are able
to provide.
• Extra fruit cutters would be greatly
appreciated- please see Mrs Eccott.
Any questions?