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-2025-2026Termly 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.
Year-3-Autumn-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.
Y3-Autumn-HomeworkPhonics 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
Y3 Mission Together
The children had a visitor from Mission together who came to school to talk about the work they do and how it links to the Catholic social teachings.
They presented her with a check of £75 which they raised for Mission together selling raffle tickets.
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Homework Coffee Afternoon
As always, we were delighted to welcome families into school to celebrate and share all the fantastic effort children have put into their homework projects. Thank you for supporting your child to be creative and share their learning. We were so impressed with each and every project.
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Y3 Fund raising
As part of our RE topic the children had to raise money for a charity. They decided to bring in easter eggs and make hampers.
The children raised £73 for the Mission together charity.
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Y3 Visit from Fr. Michael
The children had a visit from Fr. Michael, they asked questions to find out about the elements of Mass, in particular the Liturgy of the Eucharist.
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Mass and Confession
Y3, Y5 and Y6 attended mass today with the parish. Y3 have been learning about the Liturgy of the Eucharist so they brought up the offertory whilst Y5 and Y6 said the readings and bidding prayers. After mass, children were then invited to confession as part of their Lenten journey.
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Safer Internet Day 💻
Today, the whole school took part in an assembly lead by Mr Parry for Safer Internet Day. They discussed how AI can be used to help us but also has its limitations.
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Achievers Assembly
Well done to all our achievers this week. Keep up the great work ⭐️
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Achievers Assembly
On Friday, we had another very successful week! Well done to all our achievers ⭐️
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Y3 Art
The children have been looking at the artist Bridget Riley and have been exploring her art work using different materials.
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CAFOD Workshops
CAFOD volunteers, Jim and Doreen, spent time in KS2 speaking to the children about the work of CAFOD. They focused on the Catholic Social Teaching principle of Solidarity and how ‘A Better World Needs all of Us’. The children had a fantastic morning learning about how everyone can play a small part to help our global family.
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Kindness Tree 🌳
This week, Jorgie was chosen to go on the kindness tree for supporting friends when they feel lonely. What an excellent example of kindness!
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Assembly Achievers ⭐️
Congratulations to all of our assembly achievers this week! What a wonderful way to end the term.
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Y3 Science investigation
The children investigated different rocks to find out if there were permeable or not permeable.
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Y3 RE
The children listened to the Parable of Sower and made a stained glass picture to represent one part of the story.
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Achievers Assembly
Another fantastic week at St Jude’s. Well done to all the achievers this week! ⭐️
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Achievers Assembly
What another fantastic week! Well done to all the achievers. Keep up the great work ⭐️
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Assembly Achievers
Well done to all the achievers this week. What an excellent way to start the new year and term!
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Y3 Parent Celebration of the word
Parents were invited into class to take part in our Celebration of the word on Advent.
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Y3 DT
Year 3 have been learning about the pneumatic systems in DT. They designed their own moving monster and added a pneumatic system to make it move.
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Mass
The whole school went to Mass today. Father Michael told us the story of Saint Nicholas.
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Homework coffee afternoon
A huge well done and thank you for all of your amazing homework projects. We can tell how much effort has gone into them. 🏅
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Year 3 science
Year 3 explored different objects around the classroom to see if they were magnet or non-magnetic.
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Y3 Science
The children have been exploring magnets and investigating if the size of the magnet affects the strength of the magnet.
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Y3 Science
The children have been exploring magnets and investigating North and South poles.
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Year 3 Rosary
This week Year 3 took part in their first Rosary and look forward to doing this every week.
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Y3 Meditation
Year 3 took part in their first class meditation focusing on ‘The Bible is God’s word’
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Y3 Funding Raising
Year 3 raised money for CAFOD by selling cakes.
They raised an amazing £119.29
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Achievers Assembly 14.11.25
The children at St Jude’s have worked incredibly hard this week. Well done to all the children who earned a certificate this week.
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Achievers Assembly 7.11.25
Well done to this week’s achievers. Keep up the great work!
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Y3 Mass
Year 3 went to church for Mass. They learned about the four parts of Mass and joined in with the responses.
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Achievers Assembly
What a wonderful half term we have had at St Jude’s! It has been a joy to share all of the hard work the children have accomplished over the last 8 weeks.
Here are this week’s achievers. Keep up the great work everyone and we look forward to celebrating everyone’s success next half term ⭐️
Year 3 Halle Music Project
Year 3 have been taking part in the Halle Music project composing their own piece of music linking to the Stone Age.
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Year 3 RE
The children created their own sunset water colour painting and made links between the creation story and Psalm 19.
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School Council
🧠 💛 World Mental Health Day 2025 💛 🧠 On Friday, our School Council spoke to the whole school about World Mental Health Day and why we were wearing yellow – to show support and raise awareness for mental health. They also launched a Kindness Challenge, encouraging everyone to be extra kind to others throughout the week. It was a lovely reminder that even small acts of kindness can make a big difference
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Achievers Assembly
Congratulations to all of our achievers! We love celebrating all of the hard work that has taken place throughout the week.
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School Council
Meet our new school council for 2025 – 2026. Congratulations to all the children selected. Our first meeting will be held next week ⭐️
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Y3 Prayer and Liturgy
The children took part in Prayer and liturgy focusing on the creation story. We took time to reflect on our world and what God created.
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Achievers Assembly
On Friday, we celebrated our first Achievers Assembly of the new school year. Well done to this week’s achievers! Keep up the great work ⭐️
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Back to School Prayer and Liturgy
Mr Wilson led our back to school Prayer and Liturgy. We each thought about how we can shine our light this new school year.
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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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