Welcome to Year 3!
Welcome to the class page for Year 3, here you will find out some information about our learning and class expectations. Year 3 marks the beginning of KS2, which means the children will be starting to work more independently on a variety of exciting and fun themes.
This year your child's teachers are Mrs Rees (Mon-Wed) and Mrs Stockton (Wed-Fri).
On this page, you should find all of the information that you will need about your child's curriculum and their everyday routines. Please also remember to follow us on X (Twitter) @StAugustinesCPS to see regular updates with photographs and information about the learning we do in Year 3.
If you ever have any questions or would like support with anything at all, please feel free to speak with your child's teachers at the end of the day or simply speak to the office and ask them to make an appointment to see us.
We hope you enjoy being part of our learning journey!
Blessed Sacraments: Year 3 also marks an important year for the Catholic children in their journey through the Sacraments. This year they will take part in Reconciliation and then make their First Holy Communion. These are very special times which will help bring the children closer to God. More information will be given to you about these events in the new year as we begin our preparations.
Key information:
PE:
Lessons will take place on a Wednesday(indoor) and Thursday (outdoor) . As the weather is particularly chilly at the moment, please ensure that you have suitable outdoor PE to wear. We regularly post photos of our PE sessions on X so you can see the new skills that we are learning.
Learning at home:
Reading diaries will be checked daily, homework collected and books changed on Friday. Your child will receive a comprehension task or maths activity, this will always reinforce the learning that has taken place in class.
How can I help my child at home?
The most important thing is to continue to help with homework, reading x3 weekly, spellings and times tables. By the time your child begins Year 3, they should be able to recall all the times tables and division facts for their 2s, 5s, 10s. They should already know all of the Year 1/2 statutory spellings and they will begin their 3/4 statutory spellings. These are attached below for your reference.
Your child will learn that it is their own hard work and effort that matters, not someone else’s. Many of these tasks will supplement the work your child has been learning about in school and so are a very beneficial way of reinforcing their learning.
The Top 100 Books to read in Year 3
Best Books for Year 3 | Ages 7-8 | The Reader Teacher
The websites they can access from home using their login cards:
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
https://www.edshed.com/en-gb/login
https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0
What we will be learning about in Autumn 1
RE: In this branch, pupils will revisit the first story of Creation from the book of Genesis. The central teaching point of the first Creation account in this branch is that God says it is good. Creation is God’s gift, his blessing.
English: We will be reading a book called ' Coming to England' by Floella Benjamin and will be writing our own diary entry.
Maths: We will be consolidating our knowledge of numbers to 100 and will beginning looking at numbers to 1000 and the value of these numbers. We will be continuing to work on our times tables. Please use TTRS to ensure your child is practising their times tables as much as possible.
Personal Development: This half term in Personal Development, we are learning about democracy, exploring how a democracy functions by voting for our school council. Alongside this, we are also reflecting on the belief that every human life is precious, from the beginning to natural death. We recognise that each person is individually created by God, who is Love, and designed in His own image and likeness.
Science: We will be learning about the different types of rocks and how rocks are formed.
Geography: We will be focusing on the unit ‘Why do people live near volcanoes?’ We will be looking at the layers of the Earth, locating volcanoes and mountains on maps and learning about volcanic eruption.
PE: We will be working with Warrington Wolves to develop our rugby skills and will be focusing on the fundamentals of PE- such as running, jumping, catching, throwing and balancing.
Art & DT: In Design and Technology this half term, we will be exploring 'eating seasonally' in our cooking and nutrition topic.
Music: We will be working on following and creating a simple call and response.
Computing: We will be working on computing systems and networks.
How are we putting Pope Francis' message into action?
After our first topic in RE, Creation and Covenant, we were inspired by Pope Francis' letter called Laudato Si' and we try to care for God's creation in our everyday actions. We aim to recycle, use less water, turn off the light switches when we are not in the classroom, keep our environment clean and tidy and pick up litter when we see it on the ground. We are trying to spread this message throughout the school and in our own homes. If we all act as stewards of God, we can protect this wonderful world we have been gifted!