Welcome to Year 3!

Class Timetable

Class Celebrations

Here are some of the highlights of the Spring term in Year 3!

Homework

Homework is a points based system for all subjects. The children have 10 weeks to complete enough activities to gain a minimum of 100 points. These can be completed on the Class Notebook or on paper. The activities are below, on the Class Notebook and a paper copy can be requested if needed.

Our curriculum

In the Summer Term we will be using the curriculum areas of Science, PSHE, Art and Design and Technology to drive our curriculum. Our topic title for the term is 'Living In The Natural World'. We will be looking at plants and animals in our Science topics, how to stay safe in our PSHE lessons and being creative in our Design and Technology lessons whilst looking at where food comes from. This term we will also be looking at key skills in Art around sculpture and learning about the artist Patti Warashina. Our RE topic for the term is around the Hindu religion and their beliefs.

A little bit about us

The Year 3 children will be in the classroom with myself (Mr Coxon) and Mrs Fraser. Here is a little more about us both:

Mr Coxon - Hello everyone and I hope you are excited to be part of our Year 3 journey. I have worked in the school for 6 years now and know a lot of your siblings and cousins around our school. When I am at home I like to watch football and Formula 1. I also like to spend time with my family. I like to find out more about technology and computing too!

Mrs Fraser - Hi everyone! I am so excited to be with you this year! Mr Coxon and I have lots of fabulous activities planned. I have worked at Catchgate Primary for 14 years and loved every minute of it. At home, I enjoy spending time with my girls, walking my dog Loki and looking after our horse. I am passionate about hedgehogs and so will need some children to help me feed our resident hogs.

Class expectations

• Children will try their best to improve themselves in all aspects of school.
• Children will bring in Forest School and Swimming kits on the correct day (see below for more information).
• PE kit to remain in school Monday-Friday.
• Reading records and spelling books to be brought to school each day and taken home. (Replacements can be bought at the office for 50p).
• Children will read as often as possible and have this marked in their reading records. 
• Children will show resilience in learning and give everything their best efforts.
   

P.E
Year 3S' P.E. is on a Tuesday. It is important that children have their full P.E kit on these days. Please make sure all sports kits are named to avoid any confusion in the changing rooms.

Forest School

We have Forest School every Monday afternoon so it is important the children bring appropriate clothing and attire.

Reading
There will be an opportunity for children in Year 3 to read everyday. It is therefore essential that children bring their reading books and diaries with them every day to help track their progress.

Spellings
Everybody in Year 3 will be given a list of  spellings each week based on the spelling rule they have been learning, as well as some common exception words. 
The children will be tested on 5 of these words, chosen at random, and then will be expected to spell some of the other words correctly as part of a given sentence. This will help the children to understand how these spellings can be used correctly in writing. 

Our spelling rules for the Autumn term are as follows:

Year 1/2 Spelling rule reviews.

Split digraph – review from Y1 (a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e)

Year 3/4 word list - possible, bicycle, busy, business

Ai sound spelt -eigh ey ei

Year 3/4 word list - eight, eighth, reign, weight, height (exception to rule)

The u sound spelt ou, eg. touch

Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words of more than one syllable. Year 3/4 Word List Double consonants – address, appear, arrive, different, difficult, disappear, grammar, opposite, pressure, suppose.

Spellings will be found in your child's spelling book and on our English One Note pages each week.

Times tables

By the end of Year 3 it is expected our children should know their multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4, and 8 multiplication tables. This is in addition to those that they have learned previously in school (their 10's, 2's and 5's). If you wish to go beyond these times tables facts, please make sure that your children are aware of both multiplication and division facts for all of the above tables first. 

Independence

We are encouraging the children to become more independent and to look after their own belongings,  You can help your child to do this by putting their name in all of their clothing.  As the weather gets warmer please continue to send your child to school wearing clothing for the weather and a coat as the weather can change quickly.

Rights Respecting Schools in the Spring term!

Our school has a continued commitment to helping children learn about and understand their rights. Here are the individual rights we will be exploring across the school linking to our weekly themes. Please ask your children about these articles and speak with them about how they impact them at home too.