Hello and welcome to year 3!
In year 3 we are taught by Mrs Wake, Mrs Seaman and Mrs Waddell. We are supported in class by , Miss Bilton & Miss Stoker.
Welcome Back!
A very warm welcome back to all our wonderful children and families! We hope you’ve had a fantastic summer and are feeling refreshed and ready for an exciting year ahead. We are so excited to meet our new class and begin our learning journey together!
We have an action-packed year ahead, filled with discovery, creativity, challenges and lots of fun!
Our Stone Age Adventure
We will be kicking off the year by travelling all the way back to the Stone Age! We’ll be exploring what life was like for early humans, discovering how they lived, what they ate, the tools they used and how they communicated.
We will also be learning about rocks and soil, including:
- Identifying and comparing different types of rocks
- Investigating the properties of rocks
- Exploring how rocks are formed and changed
- Learning about different types of soil
- Investigating what soil is made from
- Carrying out our own exciting investigations and experiments!
Our art learning will also take us back in time as we explore prehistoric art and cave paintings. We’ll investigate how and why early humans created art and have the opportunity to create our own prehistoric-inspired masterpieces! 
English
In English, we’ll be bringing the Stone Age to life through some fantastic books, including Cave Baby, Stone Age Boy and Ugg.
We’ll be developing our vocabulary and writing skills by:
- Identifying and using adjectives, verbs and nouns
- Building exciting noun phrases
- Developing descriptive vocabulary
- Writing our own imaginative descriptions
- Learning how to use and punctuate direct speech
- Creating our own engaging pieces of Stone Age-inspired writing
We can’t wait to see the wonderful ideas and stories the children come up with!
Maths
In Number, we will begin by developing our understanding of place value. We’ll be exploring the value of digits in numbers, representing numbers in different ways, comparing and ordering numbers, and building confidence with mathematical reasoning.
Attendance & Our New Year Group Incentives
We know that every day really does count! Excellent attendance is hugely important in helping children make the most of their learning, friendships and all the exciting opportunities we have planned.
This year, we’ll also be introducing some brand-new year group incentives to celebrate effort, attendance, achievement and positive choices. 
We can’t wait to share these with you and, most importantly, see the children getting involved and working together towards some fantastic rewards!
We are incredibly excited about everything this year has in store. There will be lots of learning, laughter, creativity, discovery and memorable moments along the way.
Here’s to a brilliant year ahead — we can’t wait to get started! 
Dates for your diary
Monday 7th September- School re-opens
Friday 23rd October – Children break up for half term
Monday 2nd November – Children return to school
Home Reading
As a school, we expect the children to read at least 3 times per week and have their journal signed by an adult. Children should bring their reading book and journal into school daily so they have the opportunity to read with adults in school.
Children have an Accelerated Reader password and user name. Use this link to access the quizzes!
We would be so pleased if the children access their quizzes at home as well as in school.
Don’t forget you can do a quiz on books you read at home too!
Click here to access Accelerated Reader
P.E.
P.E will take place on a Thursday. Please ensure your child has their P.E kit in school from a Monday and this is to be taken home after the session, washed and brought back for the following Monday. Children MUST ensure that all earrings removed.
Homework and Spellings
Children are all expected to practice their times tables every night and use Times Tables Rock Stars regularly – they should complete at least 10 minutes of Times Table Rockstars each week. Ask your child’s teacher for their log in details if your child doesn’t have theirs. Spellings will still be given out every Monday ready for spelling tests on a Friday and please continue to read with your child at least 3 times per week. Home reader journals will be checked daily in class and children will receive points for having their book signed by an adult.
