Meet the Staff
- Mrs P March – Year 3 Teacher (Maths Lead, Student Co-ordinator)
- Mr M Burdon – Year 3 Teacher (PE Co-ordinator)
- Mrs L Powell – Year 3 Teaching Assistant (Nurture)
- Ms L Brown – Year 3 Teaching Assistant
- Mrs H Makepeace – SEND Teaching Assistant
General Information
Year 3 is a two form entry with 38 children in total. We work very closely together as one year group, participating in a range of activities, such as sporting events, singing and seasonal festivals.
In Summer Term 2, we have PE on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Ways that you can support your child’s learning:
- Listen to your child read regularly.
- Access Times Tables Rockstars.
English
We enjoy reading a range of fiction and non-fiction books to support our English learning.
Maths
We follow the White Rose Maths long term plan to support our Maths learning, where children use the CPA Approach (Concrete – Pictorial – Abstract). This is supplemented by the use of Times Tables Rockstars.
- Concrete
- Pictorial
- Abstract
Year 3 Learning So Far…..
Multi-Sports Festival at Maiden Castle
Making poppies for Remembrance Day
The children had great fun making poppies for our class displays, all ready for Remembrance Day.
Anti-Bullying Week and Children in Need
This week was very busy. We had loads of fun activities to do linked to Anti-Bullying Week and then on Friday we had Children in Need Day!
Christmas Activities in Year 3
This week we have taken part in some fantastic activities, including: making cards and calendars, watching Christmas films, listening to a story from Santa with hot chocolate and cookies, cave drawings, quizzes, a Christmas Party, visiting the ice-cream man and also running in the Festive Fun Run! Take a look at these photos to see how much fun we have had.
Team Building Day
We took part in a Team Building session this week. A coach came in and with the help of some of the year 5 and 6 children set up a carousel of challenges for us to attempt. We had to work in groups in order to complete the challenges. It was hard but great fun!
Ancient Egypt
This week we took part in an Ancient Egypt virtual museum visit with the Great North Museum. We learnt all about mummies, Ancient Egyptian Gods, Tutankhamun and loads of other interesting things. Have a look at our photos from the day:
World Book Day 2022
Take a look at what we have been up to for World Book Day.
Great North Museum
Take a look at the photos from our trip to the Great North Museum. We saw all sorts of amazing exhibits, including a real mummy and a huge T-Rex!
Dance Festival – Gala Theatre
Take a look at some of our photos from the Dance Festival. We had a fantastic day and the children performed superbly, we were all very proud of them. Well done year 3!
Mini Tennis Festival
This week we went to Maiden Castle and took part in a Mini Tennis Festival. Despite the wet weather, we all had a great time taking part in a range of tennis based activities. Take a look at our photos below.
Long Term Plan
Other Useful Information
- Classroom-Charter
- Curriculum Overview – Autumn Term 2021
- Curriculum Overview – Spring Term 2022
- Curriculum Overview – Summer Term 2022
- Parent Meeting PowerPoint Slides
- Weekly Timetable
You can find out more about Our Curriculum on our website.