Year 3 2024 - 2025

Welcome back to Year 3 Summer 2 Term!  ☺️

The teachers in Year 3 are Mrs White (3W) and Miss Bednarska (3B). The teaching assistants are Miss Mather, Miss Taylor and Mrs Grindrod. 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 writing a narrative inspired by The Last Bear, using rich description and emotion to develop character and setting. Later, we will move on to writing a non-fiction explanation text titled How does a robot dog work?, where we’ll explore technical language and clear instruction writing.

Maths

We will begin by completing our unit on Fractions, before moving on to learn all about Angles. As always, we will continue to develop our understanding of number through regular practice of the four written methods: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Our six-step mastery approach helps us apply maths in real-life contexts and deepen our reasoning skills.

Reading

This half term, we will explore non-fiction and poetry through our class texts The Fossil Hunter and the poem Cloud Busting. We will develop our reading comprehension skills, including inference, vocabulary, and summarising, while also discussing the emotional journeys of characters and the power of words in poetry.

Science

We are learning all about Plants. We will investigate how plants grow, what they need to survive, and how water is transported through them. The children will take part in hands-on scientific investigations to bring the topic to life.

Geography

Our geography topic focuses on Coasts, as we explore the key question: What is so special about Blackpool (NW England) and Roses (S Spain), and which would you like to go on holiday to and why? We will compare human and physical features of the two coastal towns and understand how seaside places change over time.

Design & Technology (D.T.)

In DT, our project is to Design, make and evaluate a book using levers and linkages to teach our peers about the coastal features we've studied in geography. This unit is part of our mechanical systems strand and encourages creativity, precision, and purpose.

Art

Year 3 will work on developing their sculpting skills by creating coil clay pots. We will take inspiration from the work of Ladi Kwali (artist) and Francis Torivio (designer), learning about their influence and artistic styles.

Spanish

In Spanish, we will learn language through storytelling, focusing on the tale of Little Red Riding Hood. Children will practise speaking and listening skills while exploring vocabulary, sentence structure, and pronunciation.

Reading at Home

Children will be given a reading book to take home. Books should be returned once read, with a comment in the Reading Record. We ask that children read to an adult at least three times a week. Reading records will be checked weekly.

P.E.

P.E. lessons take place on Wednesdays for 3W and 3B.  Please send your child to school in their P.E. kit on these days. The P.E. kit should include a white top, black trousers/shorts/leggings, and appropriate trainers.

Chess

Year 3 children are continuing their Chess lessons. This term, it’s now 3B’s turn to take part in weekly sessions, building strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.

Homework

Children are encouraged to follow our Year 3 homework timetable, supporting their learning across the curriculum. Thank you for your ongoing support 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, 

Mrs White & 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.

Mrs White – 3W
3w@ashburymeadow.manchester.sch.uk

Miss Bednarska – 3B

3b@ashburymeadow.manchester.sch.uk