Year 3 2025 - 2026

Welcome to the Year 3 class page!

Welcome to Year 3.

On behalf of all the staff in Year 3, welcome to our class page. This is where you will find all the information you need to know about what we will be doing this term.

In Year 3, we always try to make our learning enjoyable and engaging so that it's memorable. We also work hard in lessons to reach clearly defined objectives and produce work of increasingly high quality.

We recognise that in order to be successful in school, our children need support from both the home and school. A strong partnership with you will make a great difference in your child's education. 

If you ever have any questions or would like a chat about subjects or progress, please do not hesitate to ask.

Mrs Sharples

English

Y3 will explore Autumn is here poetry and write their own Winter poem

We will also explore:

Star in the jar- Narrative

Blue Umbrella- Film

How to catch a dragon- Instructions

The Secret of Back Rock- Narrative

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Reading

Year 3 will be exploring Viper units covering a range of topics. Children will develop their skills in Vocabulary, Inference, Predictions, Expalinging and Retrieval. 

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Maths

This term Year 3 are exploring Multiplication and division, Place value, Addition and Subtraction

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Religious Education

This half term Year 3 are exploring the topic of 'Dialogue and Encounter.' 

By the end of this unity of study, pupils will know:

• Make links between Exodus (12:1-8,15-20, 13:3) and the account of the Last Supper in Luke (22:14-23).  Simply describe how Jewish people celebrate the Passover in Britain today making links with the Exodus account, correctly using specialist vocabulary to describe symbols and actions in the meal.

  Listening to the stories and experiences of those from the Jewish communities in the class or the wider community and ask questions about their laws, beliefs, worship, or life.

  Reflecting on the meaning of what they have learned for their own lives. Talking, asking, and answering questions with others about their beliefs, experiences, and feelings, recognising the ways in which this could influence the way they live.

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Science

Animals Including Humans-By the end of this unity of study:

Pupils will know:identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat. They also learn how to identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement.

Light-By the end of this unity of study:

Pupils will recognise that they need light in order to see things and that dark is the absence of light; they notice that light is reflected from surfaces; and recognise that light from the sun can be dangerous and that there are ways to protect their eyes. Children learn how to recognise that shadows are formed when the light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object; and they find patterns in the way that the size of shadows change.

Geography

The Local Area

Ancillary Question 1: Why do places change?

Ancillary Question 2: How has my local area changed in the past?

Ancillary Question 3: How did my local area change as a result of World War I?

Ancillary Question 4: How and why does the quality of the environment change in my local area?

Art 

Painting – Monet

Y3 will study the artist and be able to answer these objectives.

I can describe the art work of Claude Monet looking at how he created landscapes using.

I know about the artist Claude Monet.

To improve mastery of art including drawing and sketch book skill.

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PE (Physical Education)

This term Y3 will have PE on Wednesday and Thursday's

Music

Clarinet

Homework

Spellings will go home on a Friday and will also be tested the following week.

Reading books will be change on Tuesday's and Friday's. Children should try and read a minimum of 3 times a week and books along with their diary should be in school every day.