Langley Mill
Welcome to Year 3
Our Year 3 classes are:
Farook Class with Mrs Armstrong
Kirtley Class with Mrs Beighton
Fine Class with Mrs Jackson
Our Teaching Assistants in Year 3 are Mrs Porter-Smith, Miss Hallsworth, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Hart & Mrs Duggan
Our Curriculum enquiry questions are:
Autumn: How did Britain Change from the Stone Age to the Iron Age?
Spring: What can we see from source to sea?
Summer: What did the Ancient Egyptians achieve?
A few reminders...
Start of the day: 8:20am School finishes: 3pm
Please ensure your child has their book bag, reading record and school reading book with them each day and that it has been signed by the adult who has heard them read at home.
They will also need a water bottle.
Our uniform is:
Black or grey trousers, skirts or pinafores.
White or royal blue polo shirt or shirt.
Royal blue cardigan, jumper or fleece.
Black shoes.
Hair tied up.
PE kit:
Our coverage over the year is tag rugby, basketball, gymnastics, netball, dodgeball, dance, games and athletics.
Provided blue top (this should be worn with black, navy or grey shorts or joggers-weather dependent.)
Trainers that support your child’s feet for sport, or plimsoles.
School jumper/cardigan.
PE days:
Farook and Kirtley: Tuesday
Fine: Thursday
No jewellery on PE days please. Thank you.
Homework
Daily times tables -It is vital that all children can confidently recite all of their 2,3,4,5,8, and 10 times tables in Y3. These can be chanted, written out with a timer or completed online using websites such as Times Tables Rockstars - all children have a log-in in the front of their reading records.
Daily reading - Reading aloud for at least fifteen minutes a day to build up fluency, stamina and speed. Discussing what has been read and answering questions related to the text All children have some questions in their reading record which relates to the coloured book band they are currently reading.
Spelling - We send spellings home in your child's reading record. We encourage you to look at these together and play various spelling games to help your child familiarise with them.
Useful Websites
Below are some useful websites which we use in school to support learning.
Newsround Catch up on the days news in a child friendly programme
BBC Bitesize KS2 Maths, English, History, Science.... and much more.
ERF All children at Langley Mill Academy learn a second language - British Sign Language. On the ERF section of our website there are lots of useful resources.
Maths
In our daily maths lessons in Year 3 we use many resources from the White Rose Scheme for learning.
Below are some fun, fast-paced activities which can be used at home to reinforce times tables knowledge. Why not try and compete against other Y3 children on the TTRockstars website? All children have a log-in - contact your child's teacher via Dojo if you need help with this.
White Rose Maths
Top Marks - Daily 10
TT Rockstars
Hit the Button
Maths Factor
Reading
If in doubt - read! We ask all children to read aloud to an adult for a minimum of 5 times a week. You can read a book, magazine, set of instructions, web page, comic book or the ingredients to make a cake! If you're not sure what to read, there is a link below to the suggested texts that year 3 pupils should be reading.
Suggested Texts for Year 3
Spelling
These are the spelling which Y3/4 need to be able to spell in addition to their weekly spellings. Focus on a few at a time and have a go at writing them out in different ways. You might underline the vowels, create rainbow writing, bubble writing or write them in sand. Children will be tested on the spellings they have had for homework every Friday.
Science
We love becoming scientists in Year 3. The units of work support our progression from Key Stage One, building scientific vocabulary and enquiry skills.
Our science topics:
Autumn: Animals including humans and Magnets and forces.
Spring: Plants and Light.
Summer: Rocks and Scientific enquiry.
Well-being
Go Noodle Songs, exercises and dance routines.
Cosmic Yoga Fun yoga for children.
Zen Den Relaxing mindfulness prompts.
If you have any queries or concerns regarding your child's learning, please don't hesitate to contact the class teacher via their class dojo.
Thank you for your support,
The Year 3 Team.
