Welcome to Year 3

Summer 1 

Miss Peters and Mrs Truesdell

Welcome to Year 3!

Key information for our class is below.

For full information about the whole curriculum for Year 3, please visit the link to the curriculum page below. There is a whole curriculum overview which gives you the headlines for each subject for the whole year.

Welcome to Summer 1!  We are really looking forward to welcoming you back after the Easter holidays and getting stuck into the first half of the summer term.

Here are some of the highlights of our curriculum this half term: 

  • English: Our reading and writing will mostly be based on the book 'The Nothing To See Here Hotel" by Steven Butler  
  • Maths: Fractions  
  • Science: Plants   
  • Geography:  Can we make a difference? Plastic pollution in the local environment: changing habits
  • Farming in the UK 
  • DT: mechanisms  
  • Computing: branching databases
  • RE: Theme: Hindu Beliefs Key Question: How can Brahman be everywhere and in everything? Religion: Hinduism   

Other key information for Year 3 

PE - Monday and Wednesday

Please come to school in school PE kit - shorts or tracksuit bottoms in cold weather, white polo shirt or t-shirt, a school jumper and trainers. Please make sure long hair is tied back and jewellery is not worn/ stud earrings taped up.   

Home learning - 

  • Reading: Please read at least 3 times a week and get your reading logs signed by an adult. Bring it to school in your book bag every day and it will be checked at least once a week by an adult to be rewarded with house points. 
  • Maths: TTRockstars. 
  • Spelling Shed: Spelling Shed practice at least 3 times a week.  

What to bring to school each day -

  • Lunch box (unless your child is having a school packed lunch)
  • Water bottle
  • Home learning pack (reading book and reading log) 

Library day - TBC 

Thank you for reading...if you have any queries, please contact the school office

Useful websites

Map Reading

GetOutside champion and naturalist Steve Backshall continues his series of map reading videos with Ordnance Survey. How to take a 4-figure grid reference with Steve Backshall and Ordnance Survey.