1. Mrs. Harness, Mrs. Helyar, Mrs. Walsh and Mrs. Durrant
Year 3
Autumn Term
Should you have any questions about this half term or year ahead please do not hesitate to contact us.
Mrs. Harness, Mrs. Helyar, Mrs. Walsh and Mrs. Durrant

2. Useful websites to help your child:
Literacy
Fiction and Poetry
Poems based on observation and the senses.
Calligrams and shape poems.
Narrative setting – stories with familiar
settings.
Narrative dialogue – use of dialogue
within a story setting.
Plays – oral and written plays
Non-Fiction
Understanding the
difference between fact
and fiction.
Reports – Non-
Chronological
reports –
making
a simple
record of
info. from
texts
read.
Place
Value,
ordering,
rounding.
Understanding
x and ÷.
Money and ‘real life’
problems.
Fractions,
Multiplication and Division
Handling Data.
Shape and space. Reasoning about shapes.
Measures. Position, movement and
Scales.
Mental and paper
strategies
for + and -.
Number patterns
and sequences.
Numeracy
Useful websites to help your child:
Science
Earth Sciences
Investigations

3. I.C.T. RE Art Music Topic PSHE P.E. Cut and paste Research
Word and Powerpoint
Programming (Scratch)
Data collection and representation RE
Hinduism
Understanding Hindu
stories and symbols
Art
Music
Painting in the style of ....
Tone and texture
Describing Art
Sculptures
Listening skills
Playing instruments
Styles of Music
Topic
Why do some people go to the Mediterranean for their holidays?
Why has Greece always been in the news?
What do rocks tell us about the way Earth was formed?
What makes the Earth Angry?
PSHE
Healthy Lifestyles (Health and Hygiene)
Bullying
Discussion
P.E.
Indoor and Outdoor
Hockey
Netball
Dance
Football

4. Homework Clubs P.E. Kit Good luck in Year 3!!!
Homework is given out on Friday and is to be handed in on Wednesday.
Daily reading of at least six pages per night – please could you ask
your child questions about what they have read e.g. what do you
think will happen next?, why did that character do that? etc.. There will be a homework club on a Tuesday lunch time beginning soon. Please see separate letter from Mrs. Walsh. A set of coloured spellings will be sent home. Children learn these and then, when they are ready for testing, they will write their name in the spelling book and they will be tested. Times tables test is every fortnight, please
help your child to learn their relevant
times table.
Clubs
P.E. Kit
Children will be informed of any lunchtime/early morning or after school clubs when they begin.
P.E. kit should be in school at all times. (red/white t-shirt/polo shirt and black shorts/skirt and trainers or black pumps. A dark track suit for the colder months. P.E. kits will be sent home for washing at the end of every half term.
Good luck in Year 3!!!