Year 3
Welcome To The Year 3 Class Page
We have a very exciting year of learning ahead of us. We hope that the following information about our curriculum and routines will help you and your child settle into Elm Class.
Year 3 Teaching Team
Ms. Pearson – Class Teacher
Miss Steele – Teaching Assistant
Mrs. Carnall - Music & Spanish Teacher
Physical Education Reminders
P.E takes place on a Monday (Dance) & Thursday (P.E.)
During the Summer Term we will be swimming on a Friday, please remember full swimming kits.
Homework Reminders
On a Tuesday the children will be given homework, the Homework book should be returned to school by Friday. Children should aim to read and learn spellings on a daily basis. Spellings will be given and retested on Mondays. More information will follow on our new spelling system.
Please ensure that your child brings their reading book and record to school each day.
Curriculum Information
This year at Kings Meadow, we are following a newly revised curriculum. Our bespoke, carefully designed Kings Meadow ‘CRACKING’ curriculum is a:
Creative, Real-life, Ambitious, Careers-focussed curriculum building Knowledge & skills for every Individual Nurturing Global citizens of the future.
During this academic year, the children in Year 3 will be taught the following themes -
Term | Theme |
Autumn 1 and 2 | All the Ages - Stone age to Iron Age (History) |
Spring 1 | Outstanding Africa (History and Geography) |
Spring 2 | The Roman Empire (History) |
Summer 1 | In Our Area (Geography) |
Summer 2 | A Country Comparison (Geography) |
In Year 3 our class mascot is ‘Ruby the Red Squirrel’. Ruby helps us to focus on the following characteristics of effective learning.
In Year 3, through our teaching, and the experiences we offer, our children will learn how to become:
BRAVE
BOLD
RESILIENT
PREPARED
Current CRACKING Curriculum Theme
Our current theme is ‘Outstanding Africa’.
Our current class novel is ‘The Enormous Crocodile’ by Roald Dahl.
English and Mathematics Coverage in Year 3
Additional Information
Please keep checking this page for more information, links to useful websites and lots of photographs of our learning.