Welcome to Year 3 – 2024-2025

Ms Berry and Mrs Luckhurst would like to welcome you all to Cedar.

An Outline of Our Learning

In Maths we follow the White Rose curriculum, which involves using concrete and pictorial methods to solve fluency calculations, problem solving and reasoning.   We have regular time tables, where we are learning our 3, 4, 6 and 8 times tables and revisiting our 2,5 and 10 times tables and corresponding division facts. Apps such as ‘Times Tables Rockstars’ (which all children have individual log ins to) and online games such as ‘Hit the Button’ and ‘Coconut Multiples’. These can be found on the ‘Topmarks’ website and will help the children with the speed of recall in a fun and engaging way (Links below).

In English, we are following the Pathways to Write Programme and linking other select texts to our Connected Learning topics with fun and interesting fiction, non-fiction and picture books, covering units which include, stories in familiar settings, poetry, playscripts, report writing, recounts, letters and instructions. There is a key focus on grammar, spelling and punctuation, we look at specific rules and patterns each week and complete regular spelling tests. In addition, it would benefit the children to be able to spell all of the common exception words for Year 3 and 4 (Link below).

In reading, the children will continue to their home reading and guided reading texts. Once they finish reading a book, they need to take an Accelerated Reader quiz. Our aim is an average of 85% and above.

Our Connected Learning big question for Term 1 is...

• Where will our wellies take us?

Although there is no formal homework in Year 3, we would appreciate you reading daily with your child and practising spellings and times tables as this will have an impact with their confidence in lessons. We will also set termly homework challenges linked to our learning, please see the link below. This can be brought into class during the term or shared on Seesaw so we can then share in class. 

Children will be provided with ALL Log in information in the back of the children's reading records.

Please note for Term 2:

Wednesday = Forest School - this is only cancelled by high winds and not by rain, so please bring waterproofs as well as warm clothing. 

Thursday = PE (PE kits)

Seesaw will be used by us to post: Home learning challenges, termly spelling lists, reading challenges and class information. Your child can then choose whether to bring their work into class or respond via Seesaw. Some classwork will also be completed on Seesaw.

Kind regards,

Ms Berry (Class Teacher) Mrs Luckhurst (TA) 

Please phone the school office if there is anything we can help you with on 01233 614660 or email on office@john-wesley.org.uk