Year 3
Welcome to Year 3
3S and 3BC
Welcome to our Year 3 page. Here you will find all of the details about our year group that you will need to know, including your child's topics, class trips and class based activities.
Class Teachers
3S - Mrs Smajlaj (pronouned Smilay)
3BC - Mrs Brett and Mrs Barden (Mrs Cochrane after October half term)
Our School Day
This is what a typical school day looks like in Year 3.
Our Foundation Subjects
- Art
- Computing
- Design Technology
- Geography
- History
- Latin
- Music
- Physical Education
- Religious Education
- Relationships, Health Education
- Science
P.E.
P.E. is taught twice a week on Thursdays (indoor PE) and Fridays (outdoor PE). Your children should come into school that day wearing their PE kit:
- A House colour T-shirt
- Black shorts or black jogging bottoms
- School jumper
- Black jumper or hoodie can be brought in to wear outside as an extra layer on colder days
- Trainers that can be worn outside
Please ensure that all items are named as this makes it easier to return items if they are mislaid. There should be no large logos or obvious brands on PE clothing.
Forest School
Children will come to school in their Forest School clothes and school shoes but bring their uniform to change into at the end. Please note that Forest School sessions can take place in the morning or afternoon, but children should come to school in their Forest School clothes in the morning regardless. Wellies/muddy trainers, any additional layers and waterproofs should be brought in a bag to change into. These can be left at school for the duration of the term when the class has Forest School if you wish.
Forest School in Term 1 will be held on Tuesdays:
3S: 8th September, 22nd September and 6th October
3BC: 15th September, 29th September and 13th October
Reading
Reading is fundamental to all children's education. In Key Stage 2, we will be focusing on a range of key skills including information retrieval, summarising main ideas, drawing inferences, predicting what might happen next, word meaning and comparisons within and across texts.
In addition to the reading that your child will engage in at school, they are expected to read at home at least four times a week and should record their reflection in their reading record. Although your child will be more independent with their reading, it is important that you engage in discussions about their reading and on a regular basis, still listen to them read. As a school, we celebrate and recognise how often your child reads using our 'Reading Around the Universe' initiative.
Your child is responsible for changing their own book once they have completed it. Please work with us to encourage your child to choose books from a variety of genres and authors.