
Year 3
Welcome to Year 3
Welcome to our Year 3 Information Page. On this page you will find our Y3 Long term plan, our latest termly class newsletter, details of our homework project for this half term and any other relevant information.
Long Term Plan
Below is the plan showing the topics taught through the year. Please see the curriculum subject pages for more information regarding the topics.
Y3-Long-term-plan-2024-2025Termly Class Newsletter
Below is the relevant information that you will need for this term. If you have any further questions please see the class teacher.
Y3-Summer-Parent-Partnership-Letter-2025Termly Homework Project
Alongside weekly class homework, a termly homework project will be set to support classroom learning. Below is this half terms project.
Summer-Homework-Organiser-PlantsPhonics and Reading
Systematic synthetic daily phonics is taught following the Read Write Inc Programme throughout Early Years and Key Stage 1, beginning in the summer term of Pre-school. Pupils are grouped according to ability across the year groups. Progress is tracked throughout the year by the early reading and phonics lead and groupings are adjusted accordingly. Pupils in Year 1 have a National Phonics Screening Test in June. Pupils who do not achieve the expected standard re-sit the test the following year when they are in Y2. Fast track tutoring will be used as an intervention when required to support early reading and writing.
When pupils complete the Read Write Inc phonics programme they begin ‘No-nonsense spelling’. This programme is taught throughout Key Stage 2.
Reading
We use the Read Write Inc reading scheme throughout Early Years and Key Stage 1 where books are fully decodable and correlate with where the child is up to in the scheme. Children are also sent home two books which are matched to their reading level from RWI and a book to read for pleasure with an adult, which will be from the school library.
In Key Stage 2 the reading schemes used are Oxford Ready Tree Treetops and Literacy World. Children also visit the school library each week and take a book home to enjoy with an adult.
If you have any questions or would like any further information about the curriculum or how you can further support your child’s learning at home then please speak to your child’s class teacher.
If you would like any copies of the documents on this page, the school office will be happy to print them for you.
Year Three News & Gallery
Year 3 Chatter


Stations of the Cross
This week Years 3 and 4 performed the Stations of the Cross. The children have worked incredibly hard to remember each of the stations and recall their lines.
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Mother’s Day 💕
A fabulous Prayer and Liturgy to celebrate all of the amazing ladies in our lives.
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Y3 Easter Raffle
As part of our RE topic, Year 3 was asked to come up with an action to show how they live in God’s image. Year 3 decided to raise money for charity to show this. They discussed different ways they could raise money and decided to make their own Easter hamper and sell raffle tickets. They agreed to donate the money to the Good shepherd.
Year 3 have raised an amazing £231.
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Y3 PE
Year 3 have been working on their balancing skills and working with a partner to balance in different ways.
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Y3 science
We have been experience with different rocks to find out which ones are permeable. The children tested the rocks by pouring water on them to see which rocks absorbed the water.
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Y3 are
We have listened to the story of the ‘parable of the Sower’ the children retold the story as a group through art.
They each chose a part of the story and drew a picture to represent it. We then talked about the message of the story and how it teaches us to trust, believe and follow God.

Y3 computing
The children have been using the microbits to input their own codes to make it work.
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Year 3 – Spanish
In Spanish, we have been practising greeting each other and asking and answering the question, ‘¿cómo estás?
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Year 3 DT
The children have been learning about pneumatic systems and made their own moving monster using a pneumatic system. They used a syringe, tube and balloon. When they syringe was pressed, air passed through the tube and inflated the balloon, this then made the mouth to open.
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Y3 Science
The children were investigating different magnets to see which one was the strongest. They used a ruler to measure when each of the magnets attracted the paper clip. They found that it didn’t matter on the size of the magnet.
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Y3 Prayer and Liturgy
The children worked together to plan their own prayer and liturgy. They chose how they wanted everyone to gather and wrote their own response prayer.
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Y3 Science
In science the children have been exploring magnets and how they attract and repel. We talked about the north and south poles and how the same poles repel but the opposites attract.
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Y3 RE
The children have been exploring the Bible. They have been finding out where different scripture are located for example, The creation story, is in the book of Genesis in the Old Testament.

Y3 Geography
The children have been using atlases to find out which country New York is in.
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Y3 Art
The children used pipe cleaners to sculpt their own animals like the artist Alexander Calder.





PE
Year 3 have been practising their footwork skills and developing their co ordination skills.






Prayer and Liturgy
This week Year 3 celebrated Prayer and Liturgy in our Spiritual Garden. We listened to the creation story and discussed our duties as Christian stewards in protecting our special world.




Music
Y3 used the chime bars to make up their own rhythm patterns.




Y3 Art – Alexander Calder
The children have been researching the work of the artist, Alexander Calder.
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