Miss Bacon
Welcome to Year 3
Welcome to Year 3! My name is Miss Bacon and I am delighted to be your child’s teacher this year. I am so excited for the year ahead and all the wonderful learning, experiences and achievements we will share together. Year 3 is such an important and exciting year, and I can’t wait to see the children grow in confidence, independence and curiosity as the year progresses.
Autumn 1
Our topic this half term is The Stone Age. We will be travelling back in time to discover what life was like for the first people in Britain and how life changed throughout the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages. This exciting topic will weave through much of our learning, helping children make meaningful links across the curriculum.
In English, we will be using The Stone Age Boy as inspiration for our writing. Children will develop their descriptive writing skills by creating engaging setting and character descriptions, using ambitious vocabulary, expanded noun phrases and varied sentence structures. During Shared Reading, we will be enjoying Stig of the Dump, developing our fluency, comprehension and inference skills as we explore the story together.
In Maths, our focus is Number and Place Value, building a secure understanding of numbers to 1,000 and developing reasoning and problem-solving skills that will support learning throughout the year.
Our Science unit is Light, where children will investigate how we see, how shadows are formed and how light behaves. We will be working scientifically through observations, investigations and practical activities.
The Stone Age theme will continue in Art, where we will explore prehistoric cave paintings and create our own artwork inspired by the earliest artists.
In Computing, children will continue to develop their digital skills and learn how to use technology safely and responsibly. PSHE lessons will help us build positive relationships, understand our emotions and develop the skills needed to be successful learners and good friends.
Our R.E. learning is linked to our whole-school theme of Compassion. We will explore what compassion means, why it matters and how we can show kindness and understanding towards others in our school and wider community.
Important Information
- P.E. days: Monday and Thursday
Please ensure your child comes to school in the correct P.E. kit on these days, with all items clearly named.
We are looking forward to a fantastic start to the year and sharing lots of exciting learning throughout Autumn 1.
Miss Bacon 😊
Here are our spellings for our current term. Feel free to practice these with your child if you would like to, however it is not necessary as we have in depth spelling lessons each day.
Here are the spellings that we should all be confident with by the end of Year 4.
Spelling Frame Games (online)
Spelling Shed (lots of spelling activities, games and interactive resources)
Reading
In Year Three, we read in class every day and have some wonderful helpers that also come in to read with us! When we hear children read in school alongside building their phonetic skills we also support their comprehension skills. Although we do read lots at school, it’s also important to read at home too! Below you will find a list of possible questions to help you with conversations about your child’s reading. Use them at your discretion and where they are appropriate to encourage your child’s comprehension. Please see guide for book bands. Book Bands for Parents
Happy Reading!
Here is a list of suggested reads for children in Year Three…
Times Table Rockstars
We use Times Table Rockstars at school to practice our Times Tables. Please try to use this at least every other day to embed the Times Table knowledge that your children need.
I will be continuously changing the set tables for your children. Follow the link below to login on a computer, however TT Rockstars can also be used through the app on a smart phone or tablet.
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- Thank a community hero. Think of someone that helps you in some way and write a short letter to thank them.
- Get building! You could build a Lego model, a tower of playing cards or something else!
- Can you create your own secret code? You could use letters, numbers, pictures or something else! Can you get someone else to try and crack it?
- Start a nature diary. Look out of the window each day and keep note
of what you see. Birds, flowers, changes in the weather, what else? - Hold a photo session. Use a camera or a mobile phone to take some snaps. What will you photograph? Your pets or toys perhaps?
- Build a reading den. Find somewhere cosy, snuggle up and read your favourite book!
- Use an old sock to create a puppet. Can you put on a puppet show for someone?
- Make a list of all the electrical items in each room of your home. Can you come up with any ideas to use less electricity?
- Design and make a homemade board game and play it with your family.
- Do something kind for someone. Can you pay them a compliment, make them something or help them with a task?
- Can you create a story bag? Find a bag and collect items to go in it that relate to a well known story. If you can’t find an item, you could draw a picture to include.
- List making! Write a list of things that make you happy, things you’re grateful for or things you are good at.
- Design and make an obstacle course at home or in the garden. How fast can you complete it?
- Can you invent something new? Perhaps a gadget or something to help people? Draw a picture or write a description.
- Keep moving! Make up a dance routine to your favourite song.
- Write a play script. Can you act it out to other people?
- Read out loud to someone. Remember to read with expression.
- Write a song or rap about your favourite subject.
- Get sketching! Find a photograph or picture of a person, place or object and sketch it.
- Junk modelling! Collect and recycle materials such as yoghurt pots, toilet rolls and boxes and see what you can create with them.
- Draw a map of your local area and highlight interesting landmarks.
- Write a postcard to your teacher. Can you tell them what you like most about their class?
- Draw a view. Look out of your window and draw what you see.
- Get reading! What would you most like to learn about? Can you find out more about it in books? Perhaps you can find a new hobby?