Year 3 2021 - 2022
Miss Charlton
Year 3 teacher
Welcome to Year 3
In Year 3, English and Maths are taught every day and follow the national curriculum objectives and are linked to our main Themes of:
Autumn
Explore our People
Does anything ever change?
Spring
Create our Choices
Survive or thrive?
Summer
Discover our World
Can you have too much power?
The Staff
Miss Charlton - Class Teacher
Mrs Schofield - Teaching Assistant
Literacy
In Literacy, the children are immersed in a range of texts and have the opportunity to explore and discuss them before they begin their writing. Regular demonstration and modelling of writing helps to encourage a high quality of work to include many of our writing objectives. Children are encouraged to independently include previously taught objectives in their writing by using resources without being prompted.
Whole class read
In our whole class reading sessions, children experience a wide range of challenging texts. We read the text as a whole class and answer a range of different type of questions e.g. inferring character feelings. retrieval of facts, summary of text etc. Children also have one inference lesson per week. During this session, children look in depth at a section of a text and make inferences from it.
Spellings
In Year 3 we learn and practise new spelling rules and patterns daily. Additional support is given to those children who struggle with spelling in small intervention groups when needed.
Maths
In Maths, the children are taught a range of skills in number, calculations, shape, measures and data handling with a range of question types including problem solving. Children use apparatus and equipment to support them in their work when needed. We aim for the children to be rapid at recalling the 3,4 and 8 tables by the end of Year 3. Children can use Timestables Rockstars to improve their rapid recall.
Foundation Subjects
During the afternoons, lessons are taught through creative theme work merging national curriculum objectives from different subjects such as History, Geography, Art, DT, Music, RE and Science. Please see our medium term plan to look at what we are learning about each term so you understand what we are talking about when we come home!
We are learning all about the Ancient Egyptians during the Autumn term and are very excited to be going to Liverpool World Museum for our first class trip. Whilst at the museum, we will take part in a 'Meet the Mummy' workshop and explore the fascinating Egyptian artefacts. Year 3 will also be having an Egpyian theme day during our first half term!
Homework
We are currently focusing on the 3 times tables, please practise them three times a week at home. Continuing to practise the 2, 5 and 10 times tables are also encouraged.
We ask that you practise the spellings from the Year 3/4 spelling list which can be found in the back of the chldren's planners.
Please read regularly three times a week.
Useful information
Wednesday: P.E
Friday: Forest School
Friday: Children change reading books/ planners to be in and signed.
See below for information about our learning in Year 3