Year Three is an exciting step, where learning becomes even more adventurous, challenging and fun. Our classroom is a place where children grow in independence, confidence and curiosity as they explore new ideas and skills.

Each day is filled with opportunities to discover—whether through reading and writing, hands‑on maths, creative projects, scientific investigations or exploring the world around us. We love asking questions, solving problems and working together to achieve our best.

Year 3 Topic Overview

Autumn 1: The Romans (History)

Autumn 2: Rivers (Geography)

Spring 1: M.C. Escher (Art)

Spring 2: The Ancient Egyptians (History)

Summer 1: Tricia Guild (Art)

Summer 2: Geography

What are we up to this half term?

In English, we are reading Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx. The children are developing their writing skills by creating detailed setting descriptions and composing a non-chronological report about Ancient Egyptians.

In Science, our topic this half term is Plants. We will investigate how well a plant can survive when it is deprived of something it needs to grow. We will also study the life cycle of a flowering plant.

Reading

Reading is important and we encourage the children to read as often as possible. It is clear that the children in Year 3 have a real enthusiasm for reading, as they thoroughly enjoy reading the books in our class book nook and reading with friends during play time. Thank you to all of our parents and carers for supporting your children at home with their reading and sharing this on Learning with Parents. 

Home Learning

We are committed to building strong home and school links. In our class:

• Children are encouraged to read every night and at least 3 times weekly with an adult.
• We ask that parents question them about their reading and support children in extending their vocabulary.
• Maths activities are set everyweek.
• We ask parents to work with and support their children with these activities.

Useful Information

Mondays and Fridays - PE days

Friday - Celebration assembly and class bear goes home

Websites to visit

TT Rockstars (times table practice)- https://ttrockstars.com/

Hit the button (times table practice) - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Learning with Parents (log reading) - https://learningwithparents.com/