Welcome to Year 3

Below is information about what your child will be learning this term. Every Friday you'll also find homework on google classroom for your child to practise over the course of the week.  

 PE Days

Your child will have 2 PE sessions a week. One with their class teacher and another with our PE specialist. Please check your child’s PE day and ensure they are dressed in appropriate PE uniform on these days (jogging bottoms/leggings/white t-shirt, jumper and trainers)

Each class will have their PE lessons on:

Spring Curriculum

Reading

This term, the children will continue building on the reading strategies they have already learnt, while also being introduced to new skills such as inferring, making connections, evaluating, and clarifying.

We encourage you to ask your child which strategy they are learning so they can share it with you at home and practise it with real texts.

Some of the books we will be exploring this term include Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox, Anne Fine’s Diary of a Killer Cat, and a selection of non-fiction texts linked to our History topic, Stone Age to Iron Age.

Reading at Home

We are continuing to develop strong reading habits across the year group. Children are encouraged to change their reading books regularly and bring their reading record into school every day.

Please support your child by helping them read for at least 10 minutes each day and recording this in their reading record.

Children will also have access to Reading Eggs, where they can read online books, complete comprehension questions, and develop their confidence as independent readers.

Writing

This term, children will tackle a range of writing styles. We will begin with an explanation text, move on to a persuasive text, and after February half term, the children will write their own quest story inspired by adventure narratives.

Key grammar skills we will teach and revisit include:

• Simple and compound sentences
  
  
• Inverted commas
  
  
• Fronted adverbials
  
  
• Expanded noun phrases
  
  

We will also continue to develop handwriting. Children are encouraged to take their time, present their work neatly, and take pride in their writing. This term, we are excited to begin awarding pen licences to those who demonstrate consistently high-quality handwriting.

 Handwriting

We will continue to teach children both print and cursive writing depending on where each individual child is at with their handwriting. Handwriting lessons will be taught at least 2-3 times weekly.

Maths

In maths this term, we are going to be covering the following units:

Further Multiplication and Division 

Children will deepen their understanding of multiplication and division, including multiplying 2-digit numbers and using efficient renaming methods. They will then move on to dividing 2-digit numbers and applying their knowledge to solve a variety of word problems.

Length, Mass and Volume

In these chapters, children will explore different units of measurement and learn how to convert between them. They will apply their learning to solve real-life word problems and strengthen their understanding of measurement in practical contexts.

We use https://play.ttrockstars.com/ to help with times tables practice. You can find your child's log in on the front cover of their homework book. 

Jigsaw PSHE

Our PSHE learning this term focuses on Dreams and Goals and Healthy Me.

• In Dreams and Goals, children will think about their personal aspirations, reflect on what they have achieved so far—both in and out of school—and consider the steps needed to reach new goals.
  
  

In Healthy Me, children will explore how to keep their minds and bodies healthy. This includes discussing nutritious food choices, exercise, and strategies for maintaining a balanced, healthy lifestyle.

Non-Core (History)

Children will travel back in time to discover how life in Britain changed from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. They will learn about early hunter-gatherers, the beginnings of farming, and how tools, homes, and daily life developed across these eras.

Throughout this unit, they will compare different time periods, explore how technology and communities evolved, and build a clear chronological understanding of this important period in British history.

Science 

After the February half term, our focus will turn to Science. Children will investigate how forces help objects move, speed up, slow down, and change direction. They will explore pushes and pulls, discover which forces require contact, and learn how magnetic forces can act at a distance.

Through hands-on experiments, children will test magnetic materials, explore magnetic poles, and learn how magnets attract and repel. They will be encouraged to make predictions, record results carefully, and explain their findings using growing scientific vocabulary.

Indoor Physical Education

  In Year 3, PE lessons will include a focus on both dance and gymnastics. Through dance, pupils will explore movement, rhythm, and expression, while gymnastics will help them develop strength, balance, flexibility, and coordination. These activities support physical development, creativity, and confidence, and will be taught in a safe, structured, and enjoyable way as part of the PE curriculum.