Welcome to Year 3
Spring Term in Year 3
The inspirational texts on our bookshelf will inspire our learning across the curriculum.
We are looking forward to exploring our Spring Bookshelf and learning how the characters in the stories inspire bravery, cultivate curiosity, and celebrate the virtues that shape a better world. The books chosen highlight the importance of integrity and kindness, encouraging our children to act with honesty and empathy in every situation.
They also illustrate the strength that comes from citizenship, both in standing up for what’s right and in fostering a sense of community. Through tales of courage and gratitude, these books remind us that even the smallest acts of goodness can spark meaningful change, and that by embracing these values, we all have the potential to make a difference.
Within our English learning, we will continue to develop our narrative writing skills whilst writing a character description and a narrative story linked to The Nothing to See Here Hotel. We will also be building on our persuasive skills as we write a persuasive leaflet linked to our trip to Knowsley Safari Park. We will look at this through the lens of citizenship, integrity and kindness, making links to conservation and protecting endangered species. We will also use the story of Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx to inspire our narrative diary entry, before completing a non-chronological report on Ancient Egypt.
In Science, we will be exploring the topics of Fossils, Soils and Light. In geography we will be exploring what we can learn from different maps, whilst in RE, we will exploring the key question: Why do people Pray? During Spring 2 we will commence our depth study into Ancient Egypt.
In Maths, we will begin to learn about money, this includes the name of different coins and how to give change. We will also start to learn our times tables and the children can begin to utilise Times Tables Rockstars at home.
Year 3 Spring Term Highlights!
- Knowsley Safari Park
- Robo build day
- Class Assembly
- British Science Week
- World Book Day
Meet the Year 3 Team
Miss Bardsley – Class Teacher
Miss Clarke – Class Teacher
Miss Belshaw – Learning Support Assistant
Miss Somers – Learning Support Assistant
Important Information
- Please make sure your child’s book bag or backpack containing their reading books and reading record is brought into school every day
- Home Learning alternates between Maths/Arithmetic and English/Reading Comprehension and should be completed in your child’s Home Learning book. These are sent home on a Friday and are to be handed in on a Wednesday.
- Other online platforms are available for the children to use either as part of the weekly Home Learning or as additional resources to further embed learning done in school. In Year 3, this includes Spelling Shed and Times Tables Rockstars. Logins can be found in the front of the children’s Reading Records.
- A spelling quiz will be held every Friday.
- Pupils in Year 3 wear their PE kits in place of regular school uniform on their PE day.
- Government-funded fruit is not provided for KS2 children. We would encourage you to send a simple, fruit or bread-based snack in for your child to eat during morning break. The following snack choices are allowed: a piece of fruit, raw vegetable sticks, dried fruit or a plain breaded snack. Products containing chocolate are not permitted, nor are products containing nuts.
- When the children begin Year 3, they no longer receive the Universal Infant Free School Meals entitlement. School lunches are available to be purchased every day, or you are welcome to send your child in with a packed lunch (please remember nothing in these should include nuts). Parents struggling to meet the cost of school lunches may still be entitled to Free School Meals (FSM) – further details about this can be found here.
- Year 3 pupils use lockers, where they can keep their coat and bag.
- A member of the Lower Key Stage Two (LKS2) Team will be available every morning and at the end of every school day. For conversations that may require more time or privacy, please arrange an appointment.
As always, there will be lots of learning and exciting activities going on in Year 3 this term!
Please speak to our admin team for access to the Year 3 Instagram feed @chps_year3