Welcome to Year 3 - 2025 - 2026
Autumn Term Headlines
- Reading books and red reading records are to be in school every day.
- PE kits are to be in school every day. In addition to swimming on Tuesday, our PE lesson for this half term will be on Wednesday.
- Water bottles to be brought into school every day, they will all be sent home on Fridays.
- As you know our British weather is very unpredictable, so please always send your child to school with a raincoat.
- Fruit or vegetables can be brought in to be eaten for snack at morning playtime.
- You can still register for your child to have milk in the same way as Key Stage One should you wish to.
Key Dates Autumn Term
Tuesday 9th September - Swimming starts for Year 3/4 for 7 weeks
Wednesday 17th September - Junior Welcome Evening for parents - 5pm
Wednesday 1st October - Online Safety Session for parents - 4pm
Thursday 2nd October - Full Governing Body Meeting - 6pm
Friday 3rd October - Harvest Assembly - 9:15am (Years 1-6)
Tuesday 14th October - Parents Evening - 3:30-6:30pm
Wednesday 15th October - Parents Evening - 3:30-6:30pm
Friday 24th October - Break up for Half Term
HALF TERM
Monday 3rd November - Children return to school
Wednesday 5th November - Individual and Siblings photographs
W/b 10th November - Anti-bullying Week
W/B 17th November - Book Fair in school
Thursday 20th November - Full Governing Body Meeting - 6pm
Wednesday 3rd December - Flu Vaccine Programme for all year groups
Friday 5th December - Christmas Jumper Day
Friday 5th December (tbc) - PTA Christmas Fair
Tuesday 9th December - Whole School Trip to Pantomime
Tuesday 16th December - Christmas Play - 2pm
Wednesday 17th December - Christmas Play 2pm and 6:30pm
Thursday 18th December - Christmas Dinner
Friday 19th December - Christmas Assembly in Church - 9:15amBrea
Friday 19th December - Break up for Christmas
Daily Essentials.
Times Tables - Please practise your times tables focusing on improving the efficiency of your answers. The aim is for all children in Year 3 to know the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 times tables by the end of the year. Suggested websites include Hit the Button and Daily 10 (both found on Top Marks) and Monster Multiplication and Multiplication check (both found on Purple Mash) . We also recommend the apps 1 Minute Maths White Rose and DK Times Tables. We have weekly tests to identify times tables that can be improved with targeted intervention. Children should practise using whichever method works best for them. We also like to sing along to the times table songs on Supermovers the website is below.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-the-6-times-table-with-fred-the-red/zrq3xyc
Spelling - Please learn your spellings which are tested every three weeks in school. We will recommend a range of different activities to help with learning spellings but it is important that you find an activity that works for you. Below is a website with some fun activities to practise your Year 3 spellings.
Reading - Please read regularly, both aloud to an adult and to yourself. Please read a range of different styles of texts. Below is a recommended reading list for Year 3 children. If you finish your school reading book read a book from home, or you could even listen to an audio book.
Handwriting-
Practise forming your letters correctly and the handwriting joins on the handwiting paper using the handwriting guide in the documents section.
For more information on the Year 3 curriculum, please see the documents below: