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 3

WB: 15.06.26

In English, we have been learning about the features of a newspaper article, identifying key elements such as the headline and byline, as well as exploring the four sentence types: statements, questions, commands, and exclamations.

We then took part in a drama activity, interviewing witnesses who may have seen Edward being thrown overboard. Using the information gathered from these interviews, the children wrote quotations for a newspaper report, practising the correct use of direct speech and speech marks.

In Maths, we have continued our work on time, focusing on telling the time to the nearest minute, reading digital clocks, and understanding the difference between a.m. and p.m.

One area that some children found a little tricky was recognising that 11 a.m. is followed by 12 p.m. (midday), rather than 12 a.m. The same understanding is needed at midnight, when 11 p.m. is followed by 12 a.m.

Please continue to practise reading both analogue and digital clocks at home, as regular exposure will help build confidence and fluency. Children are welcome to wear a standard wristwatch to school to support their learning; however, smart watches are not permitted.

In History, we learned about the warrior queen Boudicca and explored the timeline of her rebellion against the Romans. The children discovered how Boudicca initially led the Iceni tribe to several victories against the Roman army before eventually being defeated.

We also discussed the unfair treatment of women in Roman Britain. After the death of her husband, Emperor Nero would not allow Boudicca to continue ruling the Iceni tribe, simply because she was a woman. Staffordshire felt this was very unfair and enjoyed sharing their thoughts and comparing how attitudes have changed over time.

In Science, we recapped the difference between light sources and reflectors before identifying a range of examples of each. The children then created a table to sort light sources and reflectors and discussed any new examples they had learned.

To deepen their understanding, the children drew and labelled diagrams to show how light travels directly from a light source into our eyes and how light is reflected from an object into our eyes, explaining the process in their own words.

We look forward to welcoming those who are able to join us for our Sports day on Friday 26th June.

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