Year 3

Dear Parents/Carers, 

We have had such a busy term and the children have worked extremely hard. We are so proud of how they have conducted themselves and the progress they have made during assessment week. 

Our key text this term was ‘The Secret of Black Rock’. The children have been building their writing structures to support independent writing. We have also read ‘The Tin Forest’ and have been learning about the features of a newspaper report. 

In maths we have focussed on measurement and finding the perimeter of a shape. We have also been learning about how to find a fraction of an amount/shape. 

In Science, we have focussed on forces and magnets. The children have really enjoyed the practical elements of these lessons. 

In our ‘Theme’ lessons, we have been working on our ‘Global Goals’. Year 3 have been learning about life beneath the ocean, the history of the beach clean and how we can save our ocean. The children have organised a toy sale to raise money for the charities ‘City to Sea’ and ‘The Marine Conservation Society’. 

It is lovely to see PE sessions taking place in the sunshine. The children have been working on orienteering and team games. They have also been part of football coaching on a Thursday afternoon. 

Spelling and Times Tables will be added to Showbie over the Easter break. 

Could you please spend a little bit of time with your child deleting any photos or apps that they don’t need from their IPad. Too much storage shows their IPads down in learning time. 

We hope you have a wonderful break and look forward to welcoming the children back for the Summer term. Thank you for your support! 

Miss Foster, Miss Redfern and Mrs Rixon 

Dear Parents/Carers, 

We have had a fabulous half term and the children have worked extremely hard and made excellent progress. 

Thank you for your continued support, and everything you do to support your child outside of school. 

Have a wonderful half term and a well deserved rest! 

(Spellings and tables are now on Showbie for the children for Spring 2). We though that this was an easier way of doing it as the children have direct access.  

Miss Redfern and Miss Foster 

Dear Parents/Carers, 

Home learning – If your child is off school isolating but feeling well, there is now a folder on Showbie called ‘Home learning’. The children can access most of the learning for the week. This is just an offer and we wouldn’t expect children to do any of the tasks if they are unwell. 

Literacy – 

This week we have been finishing off our stories and editing/publishing them. We will now be moving on to looking at the features of a persuasive text and writing a persuasive letter. 

Maths – 

We are learning about money for the next few weeks. We will be applying our addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills to problem solving activities. 

Thank you to everyone who collected natural materials for our art project. The children created some fantastic work based on Andy Goldsworthy’s style. 

Thank you all for ensuring that your children come in with fully charged IPads every day. Just as a reminder, snacks are not provided in KS2 so please send your child in with a snack and a water bottle.  

As the weather is getting colder, please make sure your child brings a coat to school. 

Please remind your child to practise their weekly spellings and times tables. 

Times Tables Rockstars and Sumdog are two fantastic maths apps to support learning. The children can practise their weekly spellings on Spelling Shed. 

Spellings and Times tables – our test will be on Friday 11th February. I have included the spellings and times tables below. 

Spellings  

peculiar

perhaps

popular

position

possess

 

Times Table 

A mixture of X3/X4/X8  

Thank you 

Miss Redfern and Miss Foster 

Dear Parents/Carers, 

Home learning – If your child is off school isolating but feeling well, there is now a folder on Showbie called ‘Home learning’. The children can access most of the learning for the week. This is just an offer and we wouldn’t expect children to do any of the tasks if they are unwell. 

Literacy – 

We have been story mapping our own version of Leon and the Place Between. We have created a new character, title, setting and built our wall of vocabulary to start writing our story. 

Maths – 

We are learning about money for the next few weeks. We will be applying our addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills to problem solving activities. 

Art –  

We have an art project coming up, and it is based on collage and patterns using natural materials. If you and your child are out walking at the weekend, vising a beach etc we would really appreciate if they could bring in some sones, pebbles, shells, twigs, leaves etc. The more we get the better! 

Thank you all for ensuring that your children come in with fully charged IPads every day. Just as a reminder, snacks are not provided in KS2 so please send your child in with a snack and a water bottle.  

As the weather is getting colder, please make sure your child brings a coat to school. 

Please remind your child to practise their weekly spellings and times tables. 

Times Tables Rockstars and Sumdog are two fantastic maths apps to support learning. 

Spellings and Times tables – our test will be on Friday 4th February. I have included the spellings and times tables below. 

Spellings  

Minute 

Natural 

Naughty 

Notice 

Occasion 

 

Times Table 

0X8=0 

1X8=8 

2X8=16 

3X8=24 

4X8=32 

5X8=40 

6X8=48 

7X8=56 

8X8=64 

9X8=72 

10X8=80 

11X8=88 

12X8=96 

Thank you 

Miss Redfern and Miss Foster 

 

Dear Parents/Carers, 

Home learning – If your child is off school isolating but feeling well, there is now a folder on Showbie called ‘Home learning’. The children can access most of the learning for the week. This is just an offer and we wouldn’t expect children to do any of the tasks if they are unwell. 

Literacy – 

We have been story mapping our own version of Leon and the Place Between. We have created a new character, title, setting and built our wall of vocabulary to start writing our story. 

Maths – 

We are learning about money for the next few weeks. We will be applying our addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills to problem solving activities. 

Art –  

We have an art project coming up, and it is based on collage and patterns using natural materials. If you and your child are out walking at the weekend, vising a beach etc we would really appreciate if they could bring in some sones, pebbles, shells, twigs, leaves etc. The more we get the better! 

Thank you all for ensuring that your children come in with fully charged IPads every day. Just as a reminder, snacks are not provided in KS2 so please send your child in with a snack and a water bottle.  

As the weather is getting colder, please make sure your child brings a coat to school. 

Please remind your child to practise their weekly spellings and times tables. 

Times Tables Rockstars and Sumdog are two fantastic maths apps to support learning. 

Spellings and Times tables – our test will be on Friday 4th February. I have included the spellings and times tables below. 

Spellings  

Minute 

Natural 

Naughty 

Notice 

Occasion 

 

Times Table 

0X8=0 

1X8=8 

2X8=16 

3X8=24 

4X8=32 

5X8=40 

6X8=48 

7X8=56 

8X8=64 

9X8=72 

10X8=80 

11X8=88 

12X8=96 

Thank you 

Miss Redfern and Miss Foster 

Dear Parents/Carers, 

Home learning – If your child is off school isolating but feeling well, there is now a folder on Showbie called ‘Home learning’. The children can access most of the learning for the week. This is just an offer and we wouldn’t expect children to do any of the tasks if they are unwell. 

Literacy – 

Our key text this term is ‘Leon and the Place Between’. We have been finishing the story and will begin to plan our own version of the story. 

Maths – 

We will be focussing on multiplying 2 digit numbers by a 1 digit number using the column method. We will be focussing on the 3,4 and8 times tables. 

Art –  

We have an art project coming up, and it is based on collage and patterns using natural materials. If you and your child are out walking at the weekend, vising a beach etc we would really appreciate if they could bring in some sones, pebbles, shells, twigs, leaves etc. The more we get the better! 

Thank you all for ensuring that your children come in with fully charged IPads every day. Just as a reminder, snacks are not provided in KS2 so please send your child in with a snack and a water bottle.  

As the weather is getting colder, please make sure your child brings a coat to school. 

Please remind your child to practise their weekly spellings and times tables. 

Times Tables Rockstars and Sumdog are two fantastic maths apps to support learning. 

Spellings and Times tables – our test will be on Friday 28th January. I have included the spellings and times tables just in case the office don’t manage to get them onto the school website on time. 

Spellings  

Minute 

Natural 

Naughty 

Notice 

Occasion 

 

Times Tables 

0X8=0 

1X8=8 

2X8=16 

3X8=24 

4X8=32 

5X8=40 

6X8=48 

7X8=56 

8X8=64 

9X8=72 

10X8=80 

11X8=88 

12X8=96  

 

Thank you 

Miss Redfern and Miss Foster 

Reading – 

This week, the children have taken their reading assessment. The purpose of this online assessment is to match their reading ability with their comprehension skills. This will determine a suggested reading level for your child. When we have collated the data, your child will be given their new level. 

Children can access ebooks and audio books through ‘access it’ on their IPads. 

Literacy – 

Our key text this term is ‘Leon and the Place Between’. We have been developing our ideas and writing the opening paragraphs with a focus on speech and high level vocabulary. 

Maths – 

We will be focussing on multiplying 2 digit numbers by a 1 digit number using the column method. We will be focussing on the 3,4 and8 times tables. 

Art –  

We have an art project coming up in 2 weeks, and it is based on collage and patterns using natural materials. If you and your child are out walking at the weekend, vising a beach etc we would really appreciate if they could bring in some sones, pebbles, shells, twigs, leaves etc. The more we get the better! 

Thank you all for ensuring that your children come in with fully charged IPads every day. Just as a reminder, snacks are not provided in KS2 so please send your child in with a snack and a water bottle.  

As the weather is getting colder, please make sure your child brings a coat to school. 

Please remind your child to practise their weekly spellings and times tables. 

Times Tables Rockstars and Sumdog are two fantastic maths apps to support learning. 

Spellings and Times tables – our first test will be on Friday 14th January. I have included the spellings and times tables just in case the office don’t manage to get them onto the school website on time. 

Spellings Times Tables 

Length 0X4=0 

Library 1X4=4 

Material 2X4=8 

Medicine 3X4=12 

mention 4X4=16 

5X4=20 

6X4=24 

7X4=28 

8X4=32 

9X4=36 

10X4=40 

11X4=44 

12X4=48 

Thank you 

Miss Redfern and Miss Foster 

Dear Parents/Carers, 

Welcome back and a happy New Year! We hope you’ve had a restful break. It has been so lovely to see the children coming back with smiles on their faces, excited to see their friends and ready to learn. 

Reading – 

Over the next few weeks, the children will be taking their AR reading assessments. The purpose of this online assessment is to match their reading ability with their comprehension skills. This will determine a suggested reading level for your child.  

Children can access ebooks and audio books through ‘access it’ on their IPads. 

Literacy – 

Our key text this term is ‘Leon and the Place Between’. This is such a magical text and the children will love it! We will be writing our own narratives, instructions and letters. 

Maths – 

We will be focussing on multiplying 2 digit numbers by a 1 digit number using the column method. We will be focussing on the 3,4 and8 times tables. 

Thank you all for ensuring that your children come in with fully charged IPads every day. Just as a reminder, snacks are not provided in KS2 so please send your child in with a snack and a water bottle.  

As the weather is getting colder, please make sure your child brings a coat to school. 

Please remind your child to practise their weekly spellings and times tables. 

Times Tables Rockstars and Sumdog are two fantastic maths apps to support learning. 

Spellings and Times tables – our first test will be on Friday 14th January. I have included the spellings and times tables just in case the office don’t manage to get them onto the school website on time. 

Spellings Times Tables 

important 0X3=0 

interest 1X3=3 

island 2X3=6 

knowledge 3X3=9 

learn 4X3=12 

5X3=15 

6X3=18 

7X3=21 

8X3=24 

9X3=27 

10X3=30 

11X3=33 

12X3=36 

Thank you 

Miss Redfern and Miss Foster 

Dear Parents/Carers, 

We have had a week of finishing our curriculum learning. The children have had a very busy term and have worked so hard. They are definitely ready for a week of Christmas/Winter activities, singing and partying.  

Some dates for your diary: 

Wednesday 15th December – Evening Carol Concert 

Children to be back at school for 5pm – the concert starts at 5.30pm. Please wrap up warm! 

Thursday 16th December – Class party (Own Clothes) 

Friday 17th December – Bring your toys to school/ Christmas jumper day or own clothes 

We just wanted to thank you for all of your support and to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 

Miss Redfern and Miss Foster 

Dear Parents/Carers, 

As Christmas week is close approaching, could we ask you to send in any glass jam jars (or similar jars) and small cardboard boxes, tubes, yoghurt pots etc that you might recycle as we have a ‘junk modelling project’ coming up. 

This week has been assessment week at the academy. The children have been sitting Reading Comprehension, Maths Arithmetic, Maths Reasoning, Times tables and Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar assessments. We are so proud of how they have conducted themselves and what they have have achieved. 

Some dates for your diary: 

Wednesday 15th December – Evening Carol Concert 

Thursday 16th December – Class party (Own Clothes) 

Friday 17th December – Bring your toys to school/ Christmas jumper day. 

We would really appreciate some donations of party food (crisps, juice, cakes, biscuits etc). Could we ask that we only have food in wrappers please. If we could ask you for your donations on or just before Friday 10th December. Thank you! 

Times Tables to recap (Test on Friday 10th December) 

This will be the last test before Christmas 

0X2 = 0 0X5= 0 0X10=0 

1X2 = 2 1X5=5      1X10=10 

2X2=4 2X5=10 2X10=20 

3X2=6 3X5=15 3X10=30 

4X2=8 4X5=20 4X10=40 

5X2=10 5X5=25 5X10=50 

6X2=12 6X5=30 6X10=60 

7X2=14 7X5=35 7X10=70 

8X2=16 8X5=40 8X10=80 

9X2=18 9X5=45 9X10=90 

10X2=20 10X5=50 10X10=100 

11X2=22 11X5=55 11X10=110 

12X2=24 12X5=60 12X10=120 

Reading – 

It is great to see so many children enjoying their reading book and taking the comprehension quiz when they have finished. We have quiet time dedicated every day to silent reading. 

Children can access ebooks and audio books through ‘access it’ on their IPads. 

Thank you all for ensuring that your children come in with fully charged IPads every day. Just as a reminder, snacks are not provided in KS2 so please send your child in with a snack and a water bottle.  

As the weather is getting colder, please make sure your child brings a coat to school. 

Please remind your child to practise their weekly spellings and times tables. 

Times Tables Rockstars and Sumdog are two fantastic maths apps to support learning. 

Thank you 

Miss Redfern and Miss Foster 

Dear Parents/Carers, 

As Christmas week is close approaching, could we ask you to send in any glass jam jars (or similar jars) and small cardboard boxes, tubes, yoghurt pots etc that you might recycle as we have a ‘junk modelling project’ coming up. 

In Literacy, we are writing our own version of George’s Marvellous Medicine, but have changed some of the main features of the text. We have been exploring powerful vocabulary and using fronted adverbials to open our paragraphs. 

In maths, we are looking at division as sharing. We are also learning how to use our times tables when finding the missing numbers in division. 

We are really enjoying learning our songs for the Carol Concert. The children have the links to access the songs on Showbie. 

Some dates for your diary:

Wednesday 15th December – Evening Carol Concert 

Thursday 16th December – Class party (Own Clothes) 

Friday 17th December – Bring your toys to school/ Christmas jumper day

We would really appreciate some donations of party food (crisps, juice, cakes, biscuits etc). Could we ask that we only have food in wrappers please. If we could ask you for your donations on or just before Friday 10th December. Thank you. 

Times Tables to recap (Test on Friday 3rd December) 

0X2 = 0 0X5= 0 0X10=0 

1X2 = 2 1X5=5      1X10=10 

2X2=4 2X5=10 2X10=20 

3X2=6 3X5=15 3X10=30 

4X2=8 4X5=20 4X10=40 

5X2=10 5X5=25 5X10=50 

6X2=12 6X5=30 6X10=60 

7X2=14 7X5=35 7X10=70 

8X2=16 8X5=40 8X10=80 

9X2=18 9X5=45 9X10=90 

10X2=20 10X5=50 10X10=100 

11X2=22 11X5=55 11X10=110 

12X2=24 12X5=60 12X10=120 

Reading

It is great to see so many children enjoying their reading book and taking the comprehension quiz when they have finished. We have quiet time dedicated every day to silent reading. 

Children can access eBooks and audio books through ‘access it’ on their iPad’s. 

Thank you all for ensuring that your children come in with fully charged IPads every day. Just as a reminder, snacks are not provided in KS2 so please send your child in with a snack and a water bottle.  

As the weather is getting colder, please make sure your child brings a coat to school. 

Please remind your child to practise their weekly spellings and times tables. 

Times Tables Rockstars and Sumdog are two fantastic maths apps to support learning. 

Thank you, 

Miss Redfern and Miss Foster. 

In writing, we have finished planning our story based on George’s Marvellous Medicine and will begin to use our wonderful ideas when writing our own story.

In maths, we are working on multiplication and division. We are looking at equal groups and using the multiplication symbol. We are comparing multiplications, using the greater than, less than and equal to symbol.

In Science we are focusing on metamorphic rocks and their properties.

Some dates for your diary:

Wednesday 15^th December – Evening Carol Concert

Thursday 16^th December – Class party (Own Clothes)

Friday 17^th December – Bring your toys to school/ Christmas jumper day.

We will be asking for some lovely donations of party food nearer to the party date. We would be so grateful if you can help us out!

Times Tables to learn (Test on Friday 26th November)

0X10=0

1X10=10

2X10=20

3X10=30

4X10=40

5X10=50

6X10=60

7X10=70

8X10=80

9X10=90

10X10=100

11X10=110

12X10=120

Reading

It is great to see so many children enjoying their reading book and taking the comprehension quiz when they have finished. We have quiet time dedicated every day to silent reading.

Children can access ebooks and audio books through ‘access it’ on their IPads.

Thank you all for ensuring that your children come in with fully charged IPads every day. Just as a reminder, snacks are not provided in KS2 so please send your child in with a snack and a water bottle.

As the weather is getting colder, please make sure your child brings a coat to school.

Please remind your child to practise their weekly spellings and times tables.

Times Tables Rockstars and Sumdog are two fantastic maths apps to support learning.

Thank you

Miss Redfern and Miss Foster

Dear Parents/Carers,

In literacy, we are looking at the characters in George’s Marvellous Medicine, and building up our own ideas for creating a potion for Grandma.

In history this week, we are discovering who the Ancient Egyptians were and learning about how we can gather information about the past from artefacts.

In maths, we are now working on multiplication and division. We are looking at equal groups and using the multiplication symbol.

In Science we are studying rocks and soils. We are learning about different types of rocks and their properties.

We started our rehearsals for the Carol Concert and you are in for a real treat!

In art, we are studying the work on Claude Monet and comparing some of his famous paintings with a focus on line and texture.

Times Tables to learn (Test on Friday 19th November)

0X5=0

1X5=5

2X5=10

3X5=15

4X5=20

5X5=25

6X5=30

7X5=35

8X5=40

9X5=45

10X5=50

11X5=55

12X5=60

 

Reading

It is great to see so many children enjoying their reading book and taking the comprehension quiz when they have finished. We have quiet time dedicated every day to silent reading.

Children can access ebooks and audio books through ‘access it’ on their IPads.

Thank you all for ensuring that your children come in with fully charged IPads every day. Just as a reminder, snacks are not provided in KS2 so please send your child in with a snack and a water bottle.

As the weather is getting colder, please make sure your child brings a coat to school.

Please remind your child to practise their weekly spellings and times tables.

Times Tables Rockstars and Sumdog are two fantastic maths apps to support learning.

 

Thank you

Miss Redfern and Miss Foster

Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome back! We hope you’ve had a very relaxing break. As always, the children have settled in very quickly again and are working hard.

In Literacy this week, we have started to investigate our new text ‘George’s Marvellous medicine’. There are so many fantastic opportunities for exciting writing and we are looking forward to getting stuck in.

In Maths, we have been finishing off our addition and subtraction unit and will now move on to Multiplication and Division. We will also be adding a weekly times tables test in each Friday morning, alongside the spelling test.

In Science we will be studying rocks and soils.

We will also be starting singing rehearsals for our Christmas Concert.

Times Tables to learn (Test on Friday 12^th November)

0X2=0       1X2=2       2X2=4       3X2=6         4X2=8         5X2=10     6X2=12

7X2=14     8X2=16     9X2=18     10X2=20     11X2=22     12X2=24

Reading – It is great to see so many children enjoying their reading book and taking the comprehension quiz when they have finished. We have quiet time dedicated every day to silent reading.

Children can access eBooks and audio books through ‘access it’ on their iPads.

Thank you all for ensuring that your children come in with fully charged iPads every day. Just as a reminder, snacks are not provided in KS2 so please send your child in with a snack and a water bottle.

As the weather is getting colder, please make sure your child brings a coat to school.

Please remind your child to practise their weekly spellings and times tables.

Times Tables Rockstars and Sumdog are two fantastic maths apps to support learning.

Thank you

Miss Redfern and Miss Foster

This week we have been looking at the poem ‘The Reflection in Me’. We have discussed what a compliment is and how it makes us feel. We then wrote our own poem based on this, using similes. 

In maths, we are focussing on column method addition and subtraction. We are learning how to carry over in addition and regroup in subtraction. 

On the last day of term, we had a fantastic Halloween activity day which included, art, crafts, music, dance and having lots of fun. It was lovely to see the children having such a nice time with their friends. 

Reading – It is great to see so many children enjoying their reading book and taking the comprehension quiz when they have finished. We have quiet time dedicated every day to silent reading. 

Children can access eBooks and audio books through ‘access it’ on their iPads. 

Thank you all for ensuring that your children come in with fully charged iPads every day. Just as a reminder, snacks are not provided in KS2 so please send your child in with a snack and a water bottle.  

As the weather is getting colder, please make sure your child brings a coat to school. 

Please remind your child to practise their weekly spellings. 

Have a wonderful half term, and we look forward to seeing everyone in Autumn 2. 

Miss Redfern and Miss Foster 

We have finished our Jemmy Button text this week and have been editing and publishing our own stories. We are so proud of them! 

In maths, we are focussing on column method addition and subtraction. We are learning how to carry over in addition and regroup in subtraction. 

In Science we are learning about healthy lifestyles and a balanced diet. 

In Music we have been exploring feelings through music, and in art we are looking at shading and tone. 

Last day of term (Thursday 21st October) - We are having a small party in Year 3, to reward hard work and excellent behaviour. The children can come dressed in anything they want to as it is ‘Dare to be Different’ day (own clothes, fancy dress, pyjamas, Halloween costume etc). We will have an arts and crafts morning followed by games and party food in the afternoon. 

Reading – It is great to see so many children enjoying their reading book and taking the comprehension quiz when they have finished. We have quiet time dedicated every day to silent reading. 

Children can access eBooks and audio books through ‘access it’ on their iPads. 

Thank you all for ensuring that your children come in with fully charged iPads every day. Just as a reminder, snacks are not provided in KS2 so please send your child in with a snack and a water bottle.  

As the weather is getting colder, please make sure your child brings a coat to school. 

Please remind your child to practise their weekly spellings. Their spelling test is every Friday morning. The children will bring their completed spelling test home to share with you. The children enjoy practising their spellings on Edshed, and the children have their login details in the Jotter which is in their back pack. Please make sure they bring their Jotter to school every day. The new spellings go onto Edshed at 10.00am every Friday. 

Thank you 

Miss Redfern and Miss Foster 

This week, we have been putting all of our fabulous ideas together to write our own story based on Jemmy Button. Our stories have 7 plots, and each plot introduces a new skill such as speech, similes etc. We can’t wait to publish them and share them with you. 

In maths, we have moved on to addition and subtraction. We will be rounding numbers up to help with addition and using the column method. 

In Science we are continuing learning about our joints and muscles. 

Reading - It is great to see so many children enjoying their reading book and taking the comprehension quiz when they have finished. We have quiet time dedicated every day to silent reading. 

Children can access eBooks and audio books through ‘access it’ on their iPads. 

Thank you all for ensuring that your children come in with fully charged iPads every day. Just as a reminder, snacks are not provided in KS2 so please send your child in with a snack and a water bottle.  

As the weather is getting colder, please make sure your child brings a coat to school. 

Please remind your child to practise their weekly spellings. 

Thank you 
Miss Redfern and Miss Foster 

This week we have come to the end of exploring our key text in English, and are planning to write our own stories based on Jemmy Button. We have been collecting a wide range of vocabulary, and up levelling our writing. 

In maths, we are looking at ‘greater than’ and ‘less than’ when comparing 3 digit numbers. We have been adding and subtracting 10 and 100 to 3 digit numbers. 

In Science we are learning about our joints and muscles. 

Reading 
The children have now been given their book band based on the results of their assessment. In KS2, our reading system is different to KS1 so please don’t be alarmed if your child comes home saying that they are at a lower level- they aren’t1 It is just a different system. The children should be roughly reading around band 2 to be at age related expectation. The children will take an online quiz at the end of their book, to check their understanding and then we want to encourage them to be responsible for choosing another book when they are finished. Children can access eBooks and audio books through ‘access it’ on their iPads. 

Thank you all for ensuring that your children come in with fully charged iPads every day. Just as a reminder, snacks are not provided in KS2 so please send your child in with a snack and a water bottle.  

Please remind your child to practise their weekly spellings. The link to the spelling homework for the term is in the homework section below.

Thank you 
Miss Redfern and Miss Foster