Year 3

Welcome to Year Three

This year your teacher will be Mrs Parker supported by Miss Hussain and Miss Walls. Below you will find key information for Year 3, an overview of the curriculum, end of year expectations and links to websites which you may find useful. Photographs of our work and special events will also be shared through the Year 3 Class Dojo page.

Homework in Year 3 is given on a Friday and we ask that it is returned by the following Friday either via Dojo or as a photocopied version if requested. Home learning usually consists of one Maths activity linked to work completed during the week or times tables and an English activity linked to sentence/grammar work completed during the week. In addition to this, we encourage children to read daily for at least 15 minutes at home and ask that children bring reading books into school daily.

P.E in Year 3 takes place on a Tuesday afternoon and swimming lessons on a Thursday afternoon until the end of the Spring term.

If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us. We are available on the playground at the end of the day or you can contact the school office if you wish to arrange a phone call or make an appointment.

At St Mary and St Joseph's we have our pupils at the heart of every decision we make and as such our curriculum has been designed to meet the needs of all our children. We provide a creative curriculum based around the Cornerstones Curriculum, a nationally recognised approach for delivering outstanding learning opportunities for children.

Each term the children will complete one main project which will be accompanied by short mini projects. Below is an overview of the main projects which we will cover in Year Three. To see an overview for the whole curriculum please use the Curriculum Overview icon below.

Please keep posted to the Latest News section of the website and Class Dojo where you will be kept up to date with all the amazing things going on in our class and around school.

Autumn Term

Through the Ages

This project teaches children about British prehistory from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, including changes to people and lifestyle caused by ingenuity, invention and technological advancement.

Spring Term

Rocks, Relics and Rumbles

This project teaches children about the features and characteristics of Earth's layers, including a detailed exploration of volcanic, tectonic and seismic activity

Summer Term

Emperors and Empires

This project teaches children about the history and structure of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire, including a detailed exploration of the Romanisation of Britain.

Useful information and resources linked to the topics can be found in our sections

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

Exploring Roman Artefacts - We made predictions about what some of the objects might be and what they may have been used for.

Bring Yer Wellies Trip

Diet and nutrition

Oral health

World Religions Day

We made murti (images) of the Hindu God Ganesh which are used during the Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi.

Christmas Party Lunch

We enjoyed a lovely Christmas party lunch today and would like to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful kitchen and lunchtime staff, wishing them a very 'Happy Christmas!' from Year 3.