Year 3
Week beginning 13th September 2025
This week has been another busy week filled with lots of learning. We have continued to find out more about the Anglo-Saxons. We read about Alfred the Great and wrote some fact files about him.
In English, we have finished writing our own suspense stories. The children worked so hard and produced some amazing descriptive narratives.
We have continued to learn about light in Science. We focused on the sun, which is a source of light. We thought about all the great things it provides, but also the potential danger to our eyes and designed our own sunglasses.
Important dates and messages:
Our PE day this year is Wednesday.
Worship theme of the week:
Forgiveness
This week's learning:
English: We will move onto to the non-fiction genre this week, focusing on non-chronological reports.
Maths: We will be adding and subtracting ones, tens and hundreds.
History: We will be learning more about what life was like in Anglo-Saxon times.
Science: We will learn about how shadows are formed.
RE: We will be exploring the creation story from the Bible.
Our new class book:
Homework:
Please note that this term's project homework is at the bottom of the page.
The children will receive their homework sheets this week. Please choose at least two tasks to complete over the course of our project. The children are welcome to complete more if they wish.
We look forward to seeing what they produce in our homework museum.
We also encourage children to practice our weekly spellings at home, as well as the Y3/4 common exception words.
MyMaths homework has been set for each child, and we will send their login details to their record by the end of the week.
Reading:
We would love to see Year 3 using their extra time at home to read some brilliant books. If children read three times at home, they get a raffle ticket. Please, therefore, keep a quick record in reading logs – your children can write the title in to help! We would also like to encourage children to bring their reading records to school every day.
Additional resources
Below are some other resources that you can use for optional work at home:
Recommended reading list:
English reading activities:
English reading activities should consist of reading an extract or a short story and answering questions. Guidance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Y_67GMkP4
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/reading
- All activities through this link
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zs44jxs
- What are facts and opinions?
- What does an author do?
- What is inference?
https://www.everyschool.co.uk/english-key-stage-2-comprehension-2.html
- All activities through this link
Maths
TTRS should be the main way the children use to practice their timetables. We will send out log ins in the next week. Children should still be completing 3 soundchecks and two garage bands a week.
However, if they would like a change or to focus on particular tables, they can use "Hit the button".
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ - This website is a good resource to find fun games for children to play, with specified age ranges.
Many thanks for all of your support,
Mrs Fakorede, Mrs Jacobs and Mrs Allery.