Year 3 2024 - 2025
Miss Warburton
Welcome to Year 3.
Teacher - Miss Warburton
Teaching Assistants - Mrs Prout (Monday, Tuesday, Friday) & Mrs C-H (Wednesday, Thursday)
Throughout the Spring term, we aim to deepen pupils' knowledge of Geography and Science, focusing on rainforests and the Ancient Maya. Pupils will explore the layers of the rainforest, its global locations, and how the Maya adapted to this environment. In Science, we will extend pupils' knowledge of habitats, studying how species thrive in rainforests. We will also discuss the Maya’s relationship with the rainforest, linking human impact and environmental changes. This unit will encourage pupils to reflect on the diversity of habitats, how ancient civilisations interacted with their environment, and the ongoing challenges we face today.
Our Literacy work will focus on a range of books from 'The Explorer' by Katherine Rundell to 'The Jungle Book' by Rudyard Kipling. We will be writing some great pieces linked to this including setting descriptions, character profiles, narratives and information text.
Further information about our adventures and learning as well as specific news and notices will be shared through School Spider and the newletter.
Key Information
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Your child will need a pair of indoor school shoes that will be kept in school. Your child will change into these when entering school in the morning and after each outdoor session, ie daily mile and playtimes. On any particular day your child will only need one pair of outdoor shoes that they change from. If it is a reasonably dry day your child’s outdoor footwear could be trainers or boots. If it is a snowy/wet day your child’s outdoor footwear could be wellies. Please just have the outdoor footwear suitable for the weather that particular day. We do not need to have wellies kept in school all of the time because we can’t house so many different items of footwear for each child.
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PE activities will take place on a Monday and Tuesday. Please can your child have a pump bag with the contents of black shorts/black tracksuit bottoms, white/red t-shirt and black pumps (for indoor) and trainers (for outdoor). This pump bag is to be kept in school. It will be sent home each half term for a refresh!
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Every other Friday (see calendar), we will continue to have the wonderful opportunity of Forest School. We will aim to go out in all weather (unless torrential rain). Your child will need to bring a bag with the contents of waterproof trousers/waterproof all in one suit, waterproof warm coat and wellies. Your child will bring this bag home on the same day. The dates for Forest School are on the School Spider Calendar.
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The children have already been given and brought home a reading book and reading diary. Please ensure that your child has their reading book & diary in school on a Thursday so that your child’s book can be changed. Please read regularly at home and record in the diary when you have listened to your child read - regular practice is important to gain confidence, knowledge and speed in reading. Your child’s book will not be changed if a comment has not been recorded in their diary.
Useful links
Below are the main website we use in school. If you can't locate your child's details please contact me.
Times Table Rockstars - Children have their own login.
Numbots - Children have their own login (this is the same as Times Table Rockstars)
Spelling Shed - A subscription service for practising spellings.
Reading books
Here is a wonderful website with book recommendations for all year groups.
