Year 3 2023 - 2024

Welcome back to Year 3!  ☺️

The teachers in Year 3 are Miss Waldron (3W) and Miss Bednarska (3B). The teaching assistant is Miss Miah. We are looking forward to welcoming you back to school after the holidays and hope you are excited for all you will learn in Year 3 this term!

What will we be learning this half-term?

English

This half term we will be learning how to write a story that includes a tragedy and then an explanation text all about how a robot-dog works!  We will use the book: ‘Flood’ to support our writing.

Maths

In Maths, we will develop our knowledge around Statistics (graphs and charts) and Fractions. We will also continue to practise our written methods for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. We use a six-step mastery approach to teaching maths. In each lesson, children will explore maths problems in a real-world context, applying their prior understanding and exploring new methods together.

Reading

This half term, we will read a range of texts, including ‘Fantastic Forces and Incredible Machines' which will link to our Science learning, and 'Charlotte’s Web' by E.B.White. We will be practising a range of different reading skills and comprehension techniques as well as thinking about characters’ emotions and how they develop throughout the story.

Science

The children will be learning about Forces during the first summer term and Rocks and Soils during the second summer term. They will have the opportunity to take part in scientific investigations alongside their learning too! These will include investigating magnets and which rocks are most suitable for particular jobs in the real world!

Art

Year 3 will be learning about using clay to create sculptures. Children will be creating their own coil clay pots, taking inspiration from Bronze Age pottery as well as pottery sculpted by famous sculptors and designers.

History

In History, we will learn all about ‘Local History’. In particular, we shall think about the buildings in our locality and their importance. We shall learn about ‘Listed Buildings’ and how a building becomes listed. Our historical learning will be used to explore the question "Should buildings in our locality be preserved?". 

Please have a look at our knowledge organisers for more information about Science and History. These can be used to help the children with their learning of the topics.

Reading at Home

Children will be given a reading book to use for reading at home. The books can be returned once they have been read and a comment is recorded in Reading Records. We expect children to be reading at least 3 times a week at home to an adult. Children will be given a reading record to record when they have read to an adult at home. Reading records will be checked every week.

P.E.

Children will take part in weekly P.E. lessons. P.E. will take place on Wednesdays for 3W and 3B. 3W will also have PE on Thursdays, whilst 3B have their weekly Chess session. Children are to come to school in their PE kits, ready for PE. This PE kit is to consist of a white top, black trousers/shorts/leggings and appropriate trainers.

Chess

Year 3 children will continue to receive Chess sessions this year. It is now 3B’s turn for chess sessions.

Homework

Children will be expected and encouraged to follow our Year 3 homework timetable to support their learning at home.

*Knowledge Organiser work will be a short quiz set on Google Classroom, where the children can use their Knowledge Organiser to answer questions. We will ask the children the same or similar questions in class to check that they have been practising.

Spellings

Children will be set spellings each week. These will be set every Monday and must be practised during the week, ready for our spelling test on Friday. Children can also practise their spellings on our Spelling Shed app - Please see google classroom for login instructions. 

Times tables

By the end of Year 3, children should be able to recall their 3. 4 and 8 times tables confidently. We will practise regularly in school but it is crucial that children are practising their times tables at home daily for rapid recall. To support them with this, please make sure your child is regularly practising on Times Table Rockstars.

Best Wishes, 

Miss. Waldron & Miss Bednarska

If you have any questions or need any help or support, please come and speak to us at the end of the day or email at the following class email addresses.

Miss Waldron – 3W
3w@ashburymeadow.manchester.sch.uk

Miss Bednarska – 3B

3b@ashburymeadow.manchester.sch.uk