Year 3

Welcome to our Year 3 page!

This year, Class 3 will be taught by Mrs Bradley and supported by Mr Shove. If you have any concerns or information which you wish to share with me, I am usually available every morning before school from 8.30 am or most afternoons straight after school when you collect your child.

Autumn Term 2

We have had a very busy and fun first half term in Year 3.

Our first History topic, we will be looking at The Stone Age.

We will:

• Learn how people survived in the Stone Age.
• Understand what changed for people living in Stone Age Britain.
• Learn about life in the Stone Age from a study of Skara Brae.
• Understand how life changed in the Bronze Age
• Understand who the Celts were and how they made iron in the Iron Age.

In our Science lessons, we will be looking at rocks and soils.

We will be:

• Grouping rocks based on their properties.
• Looking at and identifying sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks.
• Testing the permeability of rocks.
• Looking how fossils are formed.
• Understanding who Mary Anning was.
• Understanding soil formation.
• Testing soil permeability.

Seesaw and Dojo

We will be using Seesaw, which is the class blog and Dojo team points, which is used to see how many Dojo points your child receives in class each day. You will be able to get an insight into all the exciting activities your children have been doing in school.

PE

This half term, Dance will be on Wednesday and Athletics will be on Friday.

Please make sure your child brings for PE:

• A plain white T-shirt or a school logo white t-shirt.
• Navy blue or black shorts.
• White, grey or navy blue ankle socks.
• Trainers or pumps that fit correctly.
• A navy hoodie (outdoor only)
• Plain navy leggings or joggers.

Please make sure your child has the appropriate kit for these days.

Key Information

Music – Tuesday

Spanish – Thursday

P.E. – Wednesday and Friday

Homework will be sent home on a Wednesday and completed by Monday. Reading books will be changed daily. Please ensure the children bring their reading books into school every day.

Please bring a refillable water bottle to school every day.

Thank you

Mrs A Bradley (Class Teacher) and Mr Shove (Teaching Assistant).