Welcome to Year 3!

A very warm welcome to all parents and carers of children in Year 3. I am delighted to be teaching in Year 3 this year, with Mrs Miles and Miss Fahy joining me. We aim to make sure every child is happy, safe and to support them in reaching their full potential across the curriculum. Be Kind, Show Respect, Aim High!

Reading is essential in Year 3, just as much listening to an adult read and discussing stories as listening to your child read. Asking lots of questions supports their comprehension, builds confidence and is great for social and emotional development. Your child's reading log on Purple Mash requires at least 3 separate entries per week (we will check these throughout the week), with books due in school daily.

In Maths, we learn practically and pictorially – with objects and images to support our learning. There is always an opportunity for Maths, in school and at home. Counting as high as we can, counting in groups, pairs of shoes, arrays of raisins, anything!  Playing games on car journeys is a good way to pass time – we have a big focus on times tables in Year 3 and children are expected to know their 2, 5, 10, 3, 4 and 8 times tables by the end of the year.

In English, we will be increasing our understanding of the purpose and audience for our writing. We will learn how to use inverted commas and start organising our work into ideas ready for paragraphs. We have lots of exciting books to look at in Year 3 and the children will have opportunities to write fiction and non-fiction pieces as well as acting out our ideas, creating story boards, looking at illustrations, characterisation and much more.

In Year 3, we have daily spelling and handwriting activities, with the children moving from writing in pencil to using a pen to join up their writing. Weekly spellings will be set as homework alongside activities on Times Table Rockstars, Spelling Shed and Purple Mash. Spellings will be set on a Monday, and they will be tested on Friday, with their spelling book expected to be in school every day please.  All logins are available on the inside of your child's spelling book.

Throughout this year in Science, the children will have the chance to explore and investigate different topics such as light, forces and magnets, rocks and animals including humans.

This year, PE is on a Tuesday and Wednesday.  Please make sure your child has a full PE kit, labelled and in school for every lesson please. 

If you need any further information or have any questions, please catch me at the end of the day. If there is an emergency, please contact the school office.

Thank you for your support,

Mr Frost

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