Year 3 Sycamore Class

Mrs Walters

Class Teacher

Miss Clark

Class Teacher

Mrs Collins

Support Staff

Welcome to Year Three Sycamore Class

Throughout this half term, we will be focusing on establishing our classroom rules, routines and expectations, helping the children to develop confidence, resilience and positive learning behaviours as they settle into the new school year.

In Writing, our main focus will be on developing the foundations for successful writing in Year 3. We will be revisiting and embedding our punctuation, vocabulary and grammar (PVPG) skills while introducing the writing expectations for Key Stage 2. Children will have lots of opportunities to practise these skills across a range of engaging activities.

In Maths, we will begin by focusing on place value, learning to read, write, compare and order numbers up to 1,000. We will then move on to addition and subtraction, developing fluency and problem-solving skills with numbers up to three digits.

Our Geography learning this half term will focus on our local environment. We will explore the features of our local area, investigate how the land is used, and develop our map-reading and fieldwork skills.

In Science, we will be learning about nutrition and healthy eating. Children will investigate the foods eaten by different groups of animals and explore the importance of a balanced diet through the Eatwell Plate. This learning will link closely to our Design and Technology project, where children will design and make their own seasonal tart or pasty.

In PE we will focus on Tag Rugby: developing skills such as throwing, catching, finding space and hand-eye coordination. Sycamore class will have P.E on Monday and Friday each week, please ensure that your child’s (named) kit is in school each day.

This half term, we have lots of other exciting opportunities planned, including our DT unit focusing on Healthy Eating.

For homework, children will bring home a homework book containing a homework grid to explore over the half term! Activities will link to in-school learning topics and activities. The children are to complete one piece of homework off the grid each week and return their books to class each Monday. They will also receive a weekly maths sheet to practise and consolidate key mathematical skills taught in class. In addition, every day, we'd like you to keep up with your reading, Times Tables Rock Stars, and practise any spellings that you may find tricky. The Y1/2 and Y3/4 statutory spelling lists can be found below. Across the half term, you can also complete additional activities of your choice at home and share them with us in school – we love celebrating your amazing achievements!