Term 5 Week 1

WB: 20.04.26

Welcome back, Year 3 families!

It has been so lovely to see everyone again and hear all about the children’s holidays. They have come back full of energy and enthusiasm, and we have already been hard at work across all our subjects.

In Maths, we have started our new topic on fractions, focusing on adding and subtracting fractions. We have been learning an important rule: when the denominators are the same, the denominator in the answer stays the same. The children are beginning to build their confidence with this and are practising carefully showing their working.

In English, we have begun our new class book Krindlekrax. The children have been introduced to the main character, Ruskin, and have really enjoyed sharing their first impressions. We have been focusing on using expanded noun phrases to describe characters. Remember the rule: adjective, comma, adjective noun — and don’t forget that all-important comma!

In Science, our new topic is plant nutrition and reproduction. We will be learning about seed dispersal and exploring the different parts of a plant and their functions. To make this even more exciting, we will be planting our own tomato and cress plants and observing how they grow over time.

In History, we have started our “Emperors and Empires” topic, focusing on the Ancient Romans. We are beginning by exploring what life was like in Roman times and comparing it to life today, looking at similarities and differences.

It’s been a fantastic start to the term, and we’re really looking forward to all the learning ahead!

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