Year 3
Week beginning 1st December 2025
It has been another great week. It has been another great week. This week is our assessment week when children will be writing assessments in maths, reading and GPS (Grammar, spelling and punctuation).
Dear Parents and Carers,
We are delighted to let you know that our combined Year 3 and Year 4 Christmas Nativity will take place on Monday 15th December 2025. We will have two performances on the day, 2:00pm and 5:00pm. The children have been working very hard, and we are excited to share their performance with you.
To help us prepare, please could you provide the following costumes based on your child’s role:
- Singers: A Christmas jumper, with an optional Christmas accessory if they wish.
- Narrators: A Christmas jumper or smart clothing with an optional Christmas accessory if they wish.
- Santa: A Santa costume.
- Elves: An elf costume.
- Stars: Any suitable star-themed clothing or accessories.
- Dancers: Black leggings and a white t-shirt
- All children will need a pair of sunglasses
Other costumes, e.g. shepherds etc, will be provided by the school.
Worship Theme This Week:
Advent
“For a child will be born for us, a son will be given to us, and the government will be on his shoulders. He will be named Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6
This week's learning:
English: This week, we will continue writing different sections of our biography about Charles Dickens
Maths: We will be moving to multiplication, exploring arrays and equal groups.
DT: We will be planning how to make and making one using our understanding of pulleys.
Important dates and messages:
Our PE day this year is Wednesday.
Our new classbook:
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Homework:
Please note that this term's project homework is at the bottom of the page.
The children will receive their homework sheets this week. Please choose at least two tasks to complete over the course of our project. The children are welcome to complete more if they wish.
We look forward to seeing what they produce in our homework museum.
We also encourage children to practice the statutory Y3/4 spellings.
Spellings
Research shows that learning just 13 of the most frequently used words will enable children to read 25% of any text. Learning 100 high frequency words gives a beginner reader access to 50% of virtually any text, whether a children's book or a newspaper report. When you couple sight recognition of common and tricky words with knowledge of phonics, that's when a child's reading can really take off.
These word lists contain the first 100 and next 200 common words which children encounter in their reading. The words are listed in frequency order, reading down the columns, starting with the most common word, 'the'.
Please note that these high frequency words are at the bottom of the page for your children to practice at home.
Reading:
We would love to see Year 3 using their extra time at home to read some brilliant books. If children read three times at home, they get a raffle ticket. Please, therefore, keep a quick record in reading logs – your children can write the title in to help! We would also like to encourage children to bring their reading records to school every day.
Additional resources
Below are some other resources that you can use for optional work at home:
Recommended reading list:
English reading activities:
English reading activities should consist of reading an extract or a short story and answering questions. Guidance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Y_67GMkP4
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/reading
- All activities through this link
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zs44jxs
- What are facts and opinions?
- What does an author do?
- What is inference?
https://www.everyschool.co.uk/english-key-stage-2-comprehension-2.html
- All activities through this link
Maths
MyMaths homework has been set for each child, and their login details are at the back of their reading record.
TTRS should be the main way the children use to practice their timetables. Children should still be completing 3 soundchecks and two garage bands a week.
However, if they would like a change or to focus on particular tables, they can use "Hit the button".
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ - This website is a good resource to find fun games for children to play, with specified age ranges.
Many thanks for all of your support,
Mrs Fakorede, Mrs Jacobs and Mrs Allery.