Year 3
Week beginning 2nd March 2026
We have had such a great first week back in school. We have begun our new project, 'Journey to the North'. We started to learn about the North of England in Geography focusing on the River Tyne. We have also started learning about the parts of a plant in Sxience and learnt some new parts and vocabulary. Do you know what the sepals are? In Maths, we did some super fun learning on the perimeter with Lego.
We have attached the new Project Overview and homework sheet for this half term at the bottom of the page.
Bengal are busy preparing for our class worship on Thursday. Your children may have lines to learn and they should all have song words. We have sent notes home with children if they need to bring or wear anything different.
Thursday is also World Book Day!!! Remember, children can come dressed ready for their favourite hobby.
Worship Theme This Week:
Worship- Our worship theme this week is: Lent - Remembering kindness
Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.”
This week's learning:
English: This week, we will be moving onto to learn about writing leaflets.
Maths: In maths, we will be starting our learning on fractions by learning about unit fractions and comparing them.
Computing: We will be entering data to form graphs.
French: We will be learning and beginning to spell the names of some animals in French.
P.E. We will focus on basketball, handball and parkour.
Geography: We will be locating major features of the North East on a map.
Music: Children will learn to improvise and perform simple memories.
Art: We will start by learning about the artist Keith Haring.
Important dates and messages:
Our PE and library day this year is Wednesday.
Key dates
Bengal Class Worship: Thursday 5th March
World Book Day: Thursday 5th March – come dressed as your favourite hobby and bring in a book to share with your buddy.
Books at Bedtime: Thursday 5th March 5;30pm - 6:15pm
Biscay Class Worship: Thursday 7th of May
Our new classbook:
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 the next 200 of the 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:
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Week 1 |
Week 2 |
Week 3 |
Week 4 |
Week 5 |
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musician electrician optician technician |
myth crystal mystery symbol |
tough young trouble cousin |
difficult heart famous extreme |
inactive independent incredible inability |
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.