Sports Day - Friday 26th June 2026 12:10

All children should arrive at school at the usual time (8.20-8.30am) wearing their continent-coloured T-shirt, PE shorts, trainers and sun hat please.

Your child’s continent team and respective colour is below,

Term 6 Week 5

WB: 29.06.26

In Maths, we have now completed our unit on Time. During this topic, the children explored different units of time, including seconds, minutes, and hours, and discussed when it is most appropriate to use each one in everyday life.

We also spent time developing our understanding of duration, which is often one of the more challenging concepts. The children practised using a given duration to count forwards from a start time to find an end time, as well as counting backwards from an end time to work out the start time. To build confidence and fluency, these questions were presented using both analogue and digital clocks, helping the children become increasingly familiar with reading and working with time in both formats.

In English, we have been writing senses poems inspired by the moment when Edward Tulane is left at the dump. The children produced some wonderful descriptive writing, using similes and metaphors to create vivid images and bring their poems to life. We were so impressed with their creativity—well done, everyone!

We also began writing a section of narrative, focusing on how to use speech marks accurately for dialogue and including adverbs to add detail and interest to our writing. The children have worked hard to apply these skills and are becoming increasingly confident writers.

In Science, we carried out an exciting investigation to explore the difference between reflective and non-reflective materials. The children made predictions before using tubes and torches to shine light onto a range of different materials. They observed whether the light was reflected back and compared how effectively each material reflected the beam.

In PSHE, we continued our learning about changing bodies and the changes that take place during puberty. The children learned, in an age-appropriate way, that babies are created when an egg and a sperm join together, and they also explored what happens when an egg is not fertilised. We discussed that periods are a normal and healthy part of puberty for girls, helping to develop the children's understanding of how bodies change as they grow. Throughout the lesson, we encouraged respectful discussion, answered questions sensitively, and reinforced the importance of treating these topics with maturity and kindness.

In Linked Learning, the children enjoyed creating their own Roman sundials as part of our history topic. They carefully followed the design process, thinking about how the position of the Sun creates shadows that can be used to tell the time. As they constructed their sundials, we discussed how the Romans used these simple yet effective devices long before modern clocks were invented. Next week, we will take our sundials outside to test them and investigate how accurately they can measure the time using the Sun's position in the sky.

Thank you for ensuring that children come to school each day with a named water bottle and hat, and for applying sun cream before school. A gentle reminder to please ensure that all items brought into school are clearly named.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Please continue to support your child with regular reading at home and by updating their Boom Reader account whenever possible. Your support makes a real difference to their confidence and progress. Please also ensure your child brings their reading book into school every day. Please also follow this link https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/6704864

 to access quizzes when your child finishes a book. They will know their login details for this. 

We are continuing to learn our times tables with some fun songs! Practising for just 15 minutes a week on the recommended website will make a huge difference in building strong multiplication and division skills, which are essential throughout Key Stage 2 and beyond. We have been practising our 11 times table. This song is a bit fast and has some tricky, tongue-twisting parts, but the children are really enjoying it and having fun while learning - 

3 Times Tables - Have Fun Learning!

4 Times table song (A Whole New World from Disney's Aladdin)

4 Times Table Song (APT be Rosé and Bruno Mars)

Counting By Sixes Song

7 Times Table Song | Skip Counting by 7 Song with Multiplication

Seven Times Table Song (Cups by Anna Kendrick Cover) with Classroom Instruments

Eight Times Table Song (Cover of All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor)

Nine Times Table Song (90's Song Mashup)

9 Times Table Song (cover of Takedown by Huntrix from K Pop Demon Hunters) - YouTube

11 Times Table Song | Skip Counting the Multiples of 11

The 12 Times Table Song | Skip Counting by 12 for Kids

S3 Usual weekly timetable (please note that there may be changes to this at times).

The Year 3 Team