Year 3
Week beginning 2nd of November 2026
Welcome back! We hope you have all had a lovely half-term holiday and that the children are feeling refreshed and ready for the exciting weeks ahead. We look forward to building on their achievements and enjoying plenty of new learning together as we lead up to Christmas, our favourite time of year! We are excited to share the festive activities and special moments this term will bring. Thank you for your continued support.
Worship Theme This Week:
Light
John 8:12 "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Important dates and messages:
Key Dates:
PE days in Year 3 are Tuesdays – please remember to send your child into school every Tuesday in their PE kit.
The calendar section on the website lists all major events throughout the academic year, but here are some reminders:
Curriculum
English: We will complete an independent piece of writing, organise our ideas using a radial layout and begin our taster draft.
Maths: We will practise adding two numbers across 10 and 100, and subtracting two numbers across 10.
Science: We will learn that magnets have two poles and explore how they attract and repel.
History: We will learn about important dates in the Industrial Revolution.
RE: We will learn about the story of Hanukkah.
Computing: We will learn about staying safe online.
The children will also enjoy PE, library time, PSHE, music, spelling, handwriting and reading throughout the week.
Our new class book:
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Homework:
This term's project homework is at the bottom of the page.
The children have received their project homework and an overview. Please choose at least two tasks to complete throughout 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 lets children 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. Pairing sight recognition of common and tricky words with phonics knowledge can really help a child's reading take off.
These word lists include the first 100 and the next 200 most common words children encounter in their reading. The words are listed in frequency order, reading down the columns from the most common, 'the'.
Spellings we are learning in our spelling lessons this half-term:
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 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.
Reading books – we would like to remind everyone to bring a reading book to school – it can be a school or home book. We want all children to share recommendations and reviews of what we have read recently. We display books we've read in the classroom to get children talking about the stories they love and inspire others to try new titles.
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 include 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 – We will set up MyMaths tasks termly, based on this term's learning. We recommend at least two per week. MyMaths login details are on the back of their reading record.
TTRS should be the main way children practice their tables. Children should still be completing 3 sound checks and 2 garage bands a week.
However, if they would like a change or 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 Johnson and Mrs Allery.