Year 3
Year 3 Curriculum Projects
Our curriculum is 'Under Construction' as we make some tweaks ahead of the Primary Curriculum review due in Spring 2027. Please check back soon to see the updated Long Term Plan for 2026-2027.
Year 3 Key Information
PE for Term 1 will be on the following days:
- Monday - Forest School
- Wednesday - Tag Rugby
Please make sure kits are in school and earrings are removed.
PE kits should include a spare set of socks and a PE jumper/hoodie.
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English
W/c 14th September 2026
This week we will continue work on our 'How to was a woolly mammoth' unit. We will continue to review the elements of a set of instructions. We will:
- Use questions to create a hook
- Use synonyms and antonyms
- Write steps using adverbs and imperative verbs (bossy words); and
- Use time adverbials to show sequence of events
In school Grammar work can be supported at home by accessing Grammar Arcade (Stage 1, 2 and 3) via https://play.edshed.com/en-gb/grammar
Spelling
Please access Ed Shed's Mastery zone at https://www.spellingshed.com/en-nz/mastery-zone
In addition, a recent assessment suggests practise spelling the days of the week and months of the year would be beneficial. A sheet has been sent home but they are also available on https://www.spellingshed.com
This week we are looking at the 'ay' phoneme. Spellings were introduced on 3/9/2026 and dictation will take place on Monday 14/9/2026.
Acorns
make
came
made
same
take
rain
wait
main
plain
aid
say
day
way
eight
eighty
Conkers
paper
favourite
became
capable
enable
eight
eighty
weigh
weight
they
obey
grey
survey
Pine Cones
paper
favourite
became
capable
enable
eight
eighty
weigh
weight
they
obey
grey
survey
grate
male
plane
display
always
holiday
Maths
W/c 14th September2026
This week we will continue working on our 'Place Value' unit. We will:
- Estimate on a number line
- Order numbers to 1,000
- Compare numbers to 1,000
- Count in 50s; and
- Decode word problems
Please encourage the use of TT Rockstars to embed Year 2 learning - this should focus on the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
Alternatively, use 'Hit the button' (https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button) which is also a good site for fluency in multiplication and division facts.
Or try out some catchy multiplication songs on Youtube. Here is a good one to support our in class fluency:
2 times table: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDosXgAnq80
5 times table:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uoduP6sTjA&t=24s
10 time tables: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs1uqnpnltI&t=4s
Additional Information
On Mondays we have Forest school - children are to come in in their own (old) clothes. They must have wellies and a waterproof coat in school.
Children need their reading book and reading record in school every day. These will be checked daily to monitor reading and any messages from home.
Every child should have a coat each day - we believe that getting outside (no matter the weather) is important.
Cosy up and Read will commence on Friday 11th September. This will go home weekly on Friday and should be back in school on Monday.
Homework will also commence on Friday 11th September. This will go home on Friday and should be back in school by Wednesday.
Show and Tell
Show and Tells are welcome on Fridays but these should be recent personal achievements or linked to our current class learning.
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We encourage the children to:
- Read every day for at least 15 minutes.
- Spend 15 minutes on TTRS or White Rose Infinity.
- Access their spellings on Spelling Shed
- Additional work may be sent home in a folder to help support your child with in class learning.