Year 3
Week beginning 3rd November 2025
Wow! We have completed our first half-term in Year 3!
This week we learned about some saints from Anglo-Saxon times and how they influenced a change from pagan to christian beliefs. We have been using our knowldge about the Anglo-Saxons to write a non-chronological report about village life at the time, in English.
In Maths we have been bringing some of our place vlaue knowldge togther by adding and subtracting hundreds, tens and ones.
We hope you all have an great half-term break!
We look forward to welcoming everyone back after the break ready for our new project, 'Railway Revolution' focusing on the industrial revolution.
Important dates and messages:
Our PE day this year is Wednesday.
Year 3&4 Christmas Production: Monday 15th December at 2pm and 5pm
Worship theme of the week:
Faith
This week's learning:
English: We will start this term with some inspiration from Jane Eyre. We will be reading a small excerpt and having a go at writing what happens next .
Maths: We will be adding and subtracting across ones, tens and hundreds.
History: We will be learning more about what life was like during the industrial revolution.
RE: We will be exploring Hannukah.
Our new class book:
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 our weekly spellings at home, as well as the Y3/4 common exception words.
MyMaths homework has been set for each child, and we will send their login details to their record by the end of the week.
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
TTRS should be the main way the children use to practice their timetables. We will send out log ins in the next week. 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.