Year 3 2025 - 2026
Miss Warburton
Welcome to Year 3.
Teacher - Mrs Mellor
Teaching Assistant - Mrs Downie & Miss Simpson
Welcome to Year 3.
Throughout the Spring term, pupils develop curiosity about the world, scientific and historical enquiry skills, and understanding of human and natural environments. Lessons encourage investigation, observation, and critical thinking, supporting confident learners across the curriculum. In Year 3, pupils will explore Ancient Egypt, learning about daily life, homes, jobs, and beliefs. These units develop historical enquiry, helping pupils ask questions, interpret evidence, and understand how the past influences the present.
Throughout this half term, our writing will be inspired by our history topic, A Street Through Time, with a focus on life in Ancient Egypt. Pupils will explore what an Egyptian street may have looked like and how people lived, worked and worshipped. They will develop their non-fiction writing skills by researching and writing a non-chronological report, using clear subheadings and factual language. Children will learn how to use formal language and subordinating clauses to add detail and explain ideas clearly. This unit supports curiosity about the past while building confidence in informative writing.
Further information about our adventures and learning as well as specific news and notices will be shared through Arbor and the newsletter.
Key Information
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Your child will need a pair of indoor school shoes that will be kept in school. Your child will change into these when entering school in the morning and after each outdoor session, ie daily mile and playtimes. On any particular day your child will only need one pair of outdoor shoes that they change from. If it is a reasonably dry day your child’s outdoor footwear could be trainers or boots. If it is a snowy/wet day your child’s outdoor footwear could be wellies. Please just have the outdoor footwear suitable for the weather that particular day. We do not need to have wellies kept in school all of the time because we can’t house so many different items of footwear for each child.
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PE activities will take place on a Monday and Friday. Please can your child have a pump bag with the contents of black shorts/black tracksuit bottoms, white/red t-shirt and black pumps (for indoor) and trainers (for outdoor). This PE bag is to be kept in school. It will be sent home each half term for a refresh!
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Every other Friday (see calendar), we will continue to have the wonderful opportunity of Forest School. We will aim to go out in all weather (unless torrential rain). Your child will need to bring a bag with the contents of waterproof trousers/waterproof all in one suit, waterproof warm coat and wellies. Your child will bring this bag home on the same day. The dates for Forest School are on Arbor.
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The children have already been given and brought home a reading book and reading diary. Please ensure that your child has their reading book & diary in school every day so that your child’s book can be changed when needed. Please read daily at home and record in the diary when you have listened to your child read - regular practice is important to gain confidence, knowledge and speed in reading. Your child’s book will not be changed if a comment has not been recorded in their diary.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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- Homework - PE kit |
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- Reading Book & Record |
- PE kit - Forest School Kit (every other wk) - Recorders |
Useful links
Below are the main website we use in school. If you can't locate your child's details please contact me.
Times Table Rockstars - Children have their own login.
Numbots - Children have their own login (this is the same as Times Table Rockstars)
Spelling Shed - A subscription service for practising spellings.
Reading books
Here is a wonderful website with book recommendations for all year groups.
