Welcome to Year 3 at Red Hill!
We would like to happily welcome your child into Year 3 and we are very excited to support them on their journey into Key Stage 2 at Red Hill Primary School.
At Red Hill, we have four Year 3 classes:-
3W Mrs Wright
3A Miss Alpha (Miss Balaj)
3B Mr Bull (Mrs Nicolaou)
3P Miss Patel
Our year group TAs are Mrs Fuller and Miss Simmonds
Curriculum
Please click below to see the curriculum map for Year 3 as well as the topic web for this half term. These are working documents however, so they may change as we progress into the term. The Year 3 Curriculum Meeting slides are also below.
Homework sheets
Please see below for weekly homework sheets. Children should have brought these home every Friday in their homework books. Most children will complete sheet 1, some children will complete sheet 2.
Attached is also a recommended reading list.
Our Learning
In this unit, we will be learning about the islands of the world, how they are formed, what life is like on some islands, as well as some of the threats to people’s lives and their unique cultures. We will explore how islands range hugely in shape, size, location and climate but that they are all surrounded by water. We will need to be geographers and cartographers as well as artists and musicians. As almost one in ten people on earth live on an island, let’s explore what some islands are like across the globe! Can you imagine what life would be like to live on a small island?
English
Maths
This half term we shall be learning about unit and non-fractions using number lines and bar models and equivalent fractions. This will be followed by ‘Mass & Capacity’ where we shall learn about measuring in grams & kilograms and litres & millilitres
Supporting your child with their learning at home
Reading
Reading should be completed a minimum of 3x a week, but ideally for 10 minutes each evening. This should be completed with an adult, and children can choose to read their own book, a book from school or on bug club. Adults need to record the reading session in the reading record, alongside a sentence or two about how the read and anything they found tricky. Reading records must be in school every day.
Homework books
Homework books are sent home on a Friday and must be returned to school on a Wednesday. Weekly homework includes:
Maths
A short maths challenge linking to the week’s learning. There will be 3 different challenges that your child can choose to complete depending on how confident they felt with that concept in class. Children should also log into TTRS (https://ttrockstars.com) and practise their multiplication recall.
Spellings
Children will have 10 spellings sent home linking to a spelling pattern being taught in class. These will be tested in the spelling session on a Wednesday morning.
IPC
At the bottom of the homework will be some questions linking to the topics being taught in class. Please ask your children these questions and get them talking about all the incredible learning that is taking place in classrooms! This is a great chance for children to share all of their amazing knowledge.
PE
PE days are as follows for Autumn 2:
3W- Wednesday
3A- Wednesday
3B- Wednesday
3P- Wednesday
As we move into Winter, please ensure that children wear their winter PE kits (jogging bottoms, Red Hill PE top, school jumper and trainers). Please also make sure children bring a warm, waterproof coat with a hood.