The Year 3 Team

Home Learning

All of the children will have an investigative topic-linked learning task to complete, which is rotated over a three-week cycle. The children will focus on one of their three current foundation subjects each week.
To support this, the children are split into 3 groups, which you can see below.
This will be set on a Thursday and due by the following Tuesday.
In class on a Tuesday or Wednesday, the children will then share the outcomes of their research, and the knowledge they have retrieved, within their own group.

Term 2 Week 4 WB 17/11/25

In Maths, we have began our new topic on multiplication and division. The children have been introduced to different strategies such as grouping, repeated addition, and using arrays to visualise number relationships. Many have shown real perseverance when tackling tricky problems and have enjoyed discovering the links between multiplication and division. Some children found 'reading' the arrays quite tricky so here is a short explanation so you can help your child at home - 

What is an Array?

An array is a group of objects arranged in rows and columns. It helps children see multiplication instead of just memorising it.

Example 1: 3 × 4

3 rows of 4
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• There are 3 rows, each with 4 objects.

• So the total is 3 × 4 = 12 OR 4 + 4 + 4 = 12

You can explain this as: “Three groups of four makes twelve.”

In English, we are continuing our work on Ug: Boy Genius of the Stone Age. The children have been exploring characters, settings, and how authors use humour to tell a story. Today we took a short (and very exciting!) detour with an impromptu creative writing session when the snow began to fall. The children were thrilled to head outside briefly, using their senses to collect ideas for descriptive writing. Despite the cold, they embraced the experience beautifully and produced some wonderfully imaginative pieces.

In History, we have moved into our study of the Bronze Age. This week we painted the clay pots we made during our lesson on early pottery techniques. The children enjoyed designing patterns and choosing colours that reflect what we have learned about Bronze Age art and daily life. (Please see the attached photos — the finished pots look fantastic!)

We are all very excited to have started rehearsals for our Christmas play! The children are already enjoying learning the songs, and you’ll likely start hearing them being sung around the house very soon. Parts have now been allocated, and scripts have gone home along with the costume information. Please send costumes into school in a named plastic bag whenever it is convenient.

Finally, 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 begun learning our seven timetables - here are 2 new songs you can practise your seven timetable to at home - 

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

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

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

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

Please could you support them in learning the following words.

Spellings

Our next test will be Weds 19th November.

Your child should know which group they are in. Please note that Mrs Charlwood's group is now led by 

Mrs Lambert. 

Mrs Hughes' /Mr Grimes'/ Mrs Strudwick's groups

wave

wavy

shine

shiny

spice

spicey

simple

simply

Mrs Smith's and Mrs Georgiades' groups -

STAYING THE SAME AS THE CHILDREN DIDNT FEEL CONFIDENT.

Words ending in -ture

nature 

capture 

adventure 

mixture

fracture

creature 

future 

temperature

Mrs Lambert's group ( formerly Mrs Charlwood's group)

old

cold

gold

hold

told

fold

sold

Thank you for your continued support!

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

Home Learning

Times Tables Rockstars! 

To keep practising the multiplication taught in class, and challenging yourself to keep the ones you already know fresh, don’t forget to log into your Times Tables Rockstars account. 

https://play.ttrockstars.com/

Challenge yourself to beat your score and build your knowledge as you become a Rockstar!

Please ask your class teacher if you need replacement log in details.

Reading

Children should bring their Accelerated Reading Book to and from school each day. When they have finished reading, children are asked to complete a quiz before changing their book. 

https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/6704864

Parents please log your child's reading on the BOOM reader Parent Portal or by using the BOOM reader parent app on your tablet/mobile no more than once a week.

boomreader.co.uk/parents

Below is a list of the 100 most common words that your child is expected to know how to spell by the end of Year 4 (please see attachment).

The spelling strategies document below shows what strategies are used in class, and can be used at home to aid learning new words: 

Spelling strategies

• Spelling strategies to use at home (2).pdf
• spellingwordlist_y3-4.pdf