Year 3 2025 - 2026

 

Welcome to Year 3

 

 

Year 3 Transition

Year 3 starts the transition into KS2 which can be a very different experience for some children.  Children are led towards a change in curriculum expectations, as well as a change in mindset, now accessing a classroom at the opposite of the school, where the 'older' children are taught.  Year 3 children access a different playground, therefore a period of transition takes place at the beginning of the year to settle children in to their new routines. 

 

Children tend to flourish and mature in Year 3 which is a truly magnificent thing to encounter as a teacher.

 

 

Star of the Week

All of our children are superstars! They have been working so hard.

Each week, the teachers or pupils will choose who they feel have one or all of our core values. The children that have been chosen will wear a yellow star pupil t-shirt. Also you will find in their diary a postcard explaining why they have been chosen that week.

Keep a look out on our social media pages for who has been chosen each week.

 

 

Meet the Team

Y3P - Mr Pritchard - Class Teacher 

Y3K – Mr Kent - Class Teacher & PSHE Coordinator

Mrs Dean - Teaching Assistant

 

 

 

A Typical Day in Year 3

8:45 - Registration and Morning Maths Task (Countdown)

9:00 - 10:00 - Maths

10:00 - 10:15 - Break

10:15 - 10:30 - Spellings

10:30 - 11:15 - Novel Study / Reading

11:15 - 12:00 - Writing

12:00 -12:55 - Lunch

12:55 - Registration

1:00 - 1:15 - Assembly

1:15 - 1:30 - Maths Meeting

1:30 – 3:00 - Cornerstones (Topic) / Science

3:00 - 3:15 - Class Read

3:15 - Home Time

 

Please bring your P.E kits in on Monday and take them home on Friday so that you have them for the entire week.

 

 

 

Year 3 E-Safety Lessons

As we are spending more time online at home than we might normally, our online safety curriculum is as important as ever! We complete two lessons each half term.

 

 

Homework

In Year 3, we encourage an increased degree of independence.

 

Pupils are expected to read 5 times a week at home and have this signed in their diaries. This will be checked every Friday for reader leader. At the end of each half term, the children who have read 5 times (or more) every week will get a prize. At the end of the year, there will be a special surprise for children who have read 5 times (or more) every week for the whole school year.

Merit Opportunity

5 reads or more earns 10 merit points!

10 reads or more earns 15 merit points!

 

Pupils will be sent home with a spelling log book. The words in these are to be practiced and signed by an adult at home. Pupils will be tested on these words every two weeks, on a Friday. New words to learn will be in the children's diary after the test ready for the next two weeks.

Pupils will be sent home with a Maths Homework book on a Thursday. The homework will focus on learning from the children's Maths lessons that week. This is to be completed and returned the following Tuesday.

Pupils will also be sent a comprehension (reading) homework every two weeks to be completed and returned by the second Tuesday.

Merit Opportunity

Any homework returned on the Friday before the due week will receive 10 Merits.

Any homework returned on the Monday of the due week will receive 5 Merits

Year 3 Topics

In Year 3, the children will explore three main topics. 

 

Through the Ages – Autumn term 

This project teaches children about British prehistory from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, including changes to people and lifestyle caused by ingenuity, invention and technological advancement.

 

Rocks, Relics & Rumbles – Spring term 

This project teaches children about the features and characteristics of Earth's layers, including a detailed exploration of volcanic, tectonic and seismic activity.

 

Emperors and Empires – Summer term

This project teaches children about the history and structure of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire, including a detailed exploration of the Romanisation of Britain.

 

 

Year 3 Trips

In the Autumn term, the children will be visiting the York Birds of Prey Centre. They will have the fantastic opportunity to see, learn about and handle a variety of birds of prey. Our Spring trip is currently being organised and details will follow.  In the Summer term, the History Van will visit school to explore all things Roman. They will be learning about the Romans and taking part in various engaging activities.

 

Week Commencing 15th September

Music in Year 3
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In Science, Year 3 were challenged to find bones hidden around the classroom and then assemble them to form a human skeleton
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In Art this week, Year 3 explored the three Primary colours, Red, Blue and Yellow, and experimented with mixing two of them to create the three Secondary colours, Green, Purple and Orange.
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In Science we have been learning about skeletons, particularly the function and make up of the human skeleton, and how x-rays are used to allow us to see bones. Hattie Panks shared with the class this x-ray.

"This is a picture of my hand. It is called an x-ray. It shows the bones under your skin. This x-ray was taken in May 2018 when I was 8 months old."

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Patrick from Y3K wanted to share these pictures of a recent trip.
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Olivia passed her assessment for her dancing and achieved her certification of merit and also received a certificate for her summer reading challenge .
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This week's "Purple Mash" champions, learning how to create code and design a scene.
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P.E. - Balance, Travel, Posture and Fun !
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MacMillan Fundraising Cake Fun!
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Year 3 have been learning the sign language to match our new school theme tune "A Million Dreams"
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