Year 3 2025 – 2026

Welcome to Year 3

Welcome to our Year 3 page. This term we will continue our History journey from the Stone Age all the way through to the Iron Age, focusing in on the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age. In Geography the children will be exploring the wider world, including identifying the Northern and Southern Hemispheres as well as learning how to use the 8 points of a compass. In English, we will be writing a narrative and an information report text based on our text “The Rhythm of the Rain” by Grahame Baker Smith followed by a fable narrative and an information report text based on “Pip and Egg” by Alex Latimer. Our science topic this term is building on their previous knowledge of plants. In RE, the children will be starting to learn about the different aspects of Christianity.

The Year 3 class author this year is Roald Dahl and we will be reading “The Twits” by Roald Dahl and “Flat Stanley” by Jeff Brown.

Thanks

Year 3 team

Homework is given out each week on a Friday and is due in the following Tuesday.

Please encourage your child to read at home at least 4 times a week and record this in their reading diaries. This can be to a grown up, a sibling, a favourite teddy or aloud to themselves. Following along to an audio book is also a great way of improving intonation and expression, whilst adding to their vocabulary. It is important to also read for pleasure and this may mean that your child asks you, as a parent, to read to them so that they are able to access books of interest that are above their reading age.

You will find passwords for Purple Mash and Timestable Rockstars in your child’s reading diary. Class 7 and 8 are in competition!

PE kits should remain in school for the half term and should include pumps and trainers (for outdoor sports). PE day is on a Monday every week, as well as Friday for Class 8 (Class 7 will be going swimming on a Friday afternoon). If your child has an ear piercing, then earrings need to be removed at home.

Please send PE kits into school at the start of each half term. They will be sent home for washing at the end of each half term.

A PE kit should include:

* Blue or white plain t-shirt (no football shirts)

* Blue shorts

* Tracksuit bottoms/jogging bottoms or leggings

* Jumper/jacket

* Trainers suitable for outdoor use

Please can you make sure all PE kit items are named.

Homework is given out on a Friday and needs to be handed in the following Tuesday.

The homework usually includes a SPaG and maths task.

Spellings will be tested each week on a Friday – a copy of the word list for each week will be stuck into your child’s reading diary.

Maths

English

We have added some useful vocabulary mats for you to use at home.

These relate to the topics that we are learning or have learnt in class this year.

Downloads

Science-Year 3-Rocks.pdf
Science-Year 3-Animals including humans.pdf
Maths- Year 3-Number and place value.pdf
Maths-Year-3-Multiplication and division.pdf
Maths-Year 3-Addition and subtraction.pdf

The 2025-2026 team in year 3 are:

Teachers: Mrs Watson and Mrs Dewey

Teaching Assistants: Miss Jones and Mrs Turner

Mrs
Watson

Mrs
Dewey

Miss
Jones

Mrs
Turner

Year 3 Home Learning – 06.01.2026pptxFiles To Download

Autumn 1 2025 Year 3 Curiculum Brochure