Welcome to Chestnut Class!

Hello and welcome to Year 3!

We are very excited and looking forward to the year ahead with our fantastic group of Year 3 children. Not only are they in a new class but a whole new Key Stage. There are exciting opportunities that we will have as we move forward in our learning. We will all be working together to make sure that we are confident as we face new tasks and challenges.

We hope our children will be happy in Year 3 and enjoy all the learning experiences we have to offer.

Our current PE sessions for this half-term will be replaced with a whole afternoon of Forest School on Tuesdays. Please make sure that children come to school wearing appropriate clothing for all weathers.

As a school, we encourage children to be safe online. Below are some websites to support this at home. 

NSPCC online safety

Think you know 4-7 years

Think you know 8-10 years

Year 3 Topics

Autumn Term
In the Autumn Term, we will begin our exciting History topic, 'Through the Ages', focusing on life from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. In Science, we will developing our scientific enquiry skills through a class stewardship project to help positively improve our school community. After half-term, we will then begin learning about 'Rocks' and their different properties, as well as how they are formed. This will also link nicely with our Geography topic of Rocks, Relics and Rumbles where we will be developing our understanding of the Earth’s structure, geological history and the physical processes that shape its surface. RE lessons will focus on Christianity, including Creation and People of God. In Art, we will focus on drawing, and in DT, we will develop a final design for a toy that has a pneumatic system, causing some kind of movement in the toy. Our English units will include narrative writing, recount and instructions. Maths topics for this term will cover place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
 

Year 3 Homework Expectations

Spellings:

Each week, spellings will be shared on Dojo. These are given out in advance so children can practise the following week's spellings before the lesson. Along with learning how to spell each word, children should be able to use them in a sentence to show they understand the meaning.

Times Tables:

Quick recall of times tables is really important. We recommend children spend around 25 minutes a week on TT Rockstars, split into a few short sessions.

Reading:

We ask that children read at home at least four times a week for about 20 minutes each time. Reading regularly helps with spelling, vocabulary, and imagination, as well as building good habits for learning. Please sign your child’s reading journal each time they read.

Optional Maths:

Children can take home maths practice sheets if they’d like extra work linked to what we’ve been learning in class. Their lesson slides will also be available to them on Google Classrooms for any help with recaps or consolidating their learning. 

AR login link for in class use only:

https://login.renaissance.com/12d2c908-f204-4fc8-8436-a9fcdd49c7bd?state=156c9e57-04ce-47a3-b97c-f9eed2a9a5ad