Year 3 2025 - 2026
WELCOME TO YEAR 3
Summer Term - First Half
Mrs Hover & Mrs Leake
Mrs Jones, Mrs Betts, Mrs Hilsden and Mrs Gwilliam
Welcome back to the first half of the summer term! We are very excited about our new texts in English and Shared Reading! In English, we will need to use our imagination as we are transported to a magical world like the picture above. In Shared Reading, we will start by exploring part of a Disney movie and famous landmarks around the world!
In Maths, we will be finishing our unit on ‘Time’ and then we will look at different types of pictographs and bar graphs. Here is a link to some useful games for practising time:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/measures
Please also continue practising your times tables – you are making brilliant progress! There are some links to games below.
In Science, we will be learning about healthy eating, and in RE, we will be exploring Islam and how Muslims worship.
In the Wider Curriculum, we will be exploring India in our new Geography topic and in French, we will learn the words for different fruits and vegetables. Linking to this, we will be learning about British seasonal fruits and vegetables in D&T.
We will be continuing with our coding project in Computing and if you would like to practise your coding skills at home, the website link is: https://scratch.mit.edu/. Every Wednesday, we will have Dance with Mrs Vickers and on Fridays, Mr Bell will be teaching Gymnastics. We also have Forest School on Friday 8th May.
Finally, we will continue adding to our class and personal toolbox of strategies to support our wellbeing, particularly when exploring the Zones of Regulation. These strategies help us to understand and manage our feelings so we can be ready to learn.
IUCN Red List
If you were interested in the IUCN website which we used last half term to learn more about blue whales, the website is https://www.iucnredlist.org/
Chester University Work Placement
From 27th April, we will be welcoming Miss Bentley who is currently completing an undergraduate degree.
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YEAR 3 PARENTS
PE Timetable
Wednesday: PE
Friday: PE
Reading and Homework
Monday: Reading Records checked
Tuesday:
Wednesday: Homework due
Thursday:
Friday: Homework handed out
Homework is one task linked to our learning in school that week - either English, Maths or from the Wider Curriculum. It should take your child about 20 minutes and should be able to be completed independently or with some adult support. When your child is completing their homework, please encourage them to present their work neatly.
Homework will be set on a Friday and is due on the following Wednesday.
We also encourage pupils to ‘strive for 5’ when reading at home each week. We will support the children as they choose their book from our carefully curated class library. Children should record their reads in their reading record and either parents or children can write in this. Children will bring their chosen book home every day and should have it in school daily so we can see what they are reading. They will also enjoy daily opportunities for independent reading at school and can change their book whenever they finish it.
Times Tables
Being able to recall times table facts quickly and accurately helps children succeed in all of our Maths lessons. In Year 2, children learnt the 2, 5 and 10 times tables. In Year 3, we will be learning the 3, 4 and 8 times tables. Repetition is key to knowing the facts quickly and accurately. Please help your child at home to practise these times tables as much as they can. Questions, chanting and Times Tables Rockstars are all good ways to learn (regular short bursts are the best way!) Here are some other games that the children are familiar with:
‘How to help your child in Year 3'
Please see below - 'Files to Download'
Gallery
See 'Year 3: Gallery Items' tab below to view photographs from this year.
Other important information
Snack - Toast is 25p a day. Please book your snack on Parent Pay for the week ahead. You could also supply your child with a piece of fruit/vegetable.
Water bottles - children should continue to bring their water bottles in daily.
Please make sure your child has a waterproof coat each day as we go outside during playtimes in most weather conditions.
Please label your child’s clothing, packed lunches and water bottles.
Contacting Class Teachers
The Year 3 class teachers are Mrs Hover (Monday - Wednesday) and Mrs Leake (Thursday - Friday).
Please always feel free to come and speak to us or alternatively our emails are:
katie.hover@oldfield.cheshire.sch.uk
jennifer.leake@oldfield.cheshire.sch.uk