North Borough Junior School

Welcome to The Year 3 Learning Page

Here you can find out useful information about what your child is learning throughout the year and when they will need certain things (such as PE kit) during the week.

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3MC

Mr Cornell

Mrs Knight

Mrs Copeland

Mrs Jones

3MD

Miss Dunn

Mrs Edwards

Miss Williams-King

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3LT/VP

Mr Treays and Miss Pailing

Mrs Young

Mrs Arapi

Mrs Restarick

Homework

Reading We expect you to listen to your child read a minimum of Five times a week but preferably every day. Aim to spend around 10 - 15mins listening to your child read and asking them questions about the text to check their understanding. Were there any words they didn't understand? How do they think the character's were feeling? Why did they act that way? What do they think might happen next? This reading needs to be recorded in your child's reading record book and signed each time. Please mention the pages read and if the book has been completed so that we can keep track of your child's reading. There are prizes that children can earn for reading, such as stationery, books and in-school treats. The more times you read each week, the better the prizes to be won!
	Maths Maths homework is set using Times Tables Rock Stars. Using Garage Mode, this automatically chooses the times tables that are best suited to your child’s abilities. There are many other game modes to choose from. Click here to practice your times tables. Please speak with your child’s class teacher if you have any difficulties. Aim to play 5 minutes every day.
Spelling Spellings are now completed using Spelling Shed. Click here to find your child’s spellings. There are new spellings every week linked to the spelling patterns being studied in school. If you have any issues with accessing Spelling Shed, please speak with your child’s class teacher. Aim to play 5 minutes every day.
	Topic Topic homework will be given out each term and will contain a choice of activities for your child to complete with you. Please choose at least three to complete each term. Topic homework can be brought in at any time throughout the term and will be shared with your child's class. House points will be given out as a reward for effort and quality. More information about this can be found here.

Top Tips for Successful Home Learning

With reading, spelling and times tables, the key is to practice little and often - every day if at all possible, but if not, certainly try on week days. This has far more impact on your child's progress than spending an hour or two once a week.

Find a time which works best for you and your family and try to establish a routine. Some find it best to do homework as soon as they get home, others just before bed or even first thing in the morning.

If you have any concerns, difficulties or questions around homework, please do not hesitate to talk to your child's class teacher.

PE

The children will need to come into school wearing their PE kits on a Thursday and they should dress appropriately for outdoor weather. On their other PE day, they should come to school in their uniform as normal as they will be doing PE in the hall in bare foot.

This term, each class has PE on the following days:

3MC - Tuesday & Thursday

3MD - Tuesday & Thursday

3LT/VP - Friday & Thursday

Library

Year 3 will be going to the library to exchange books on a Wednesday.

Curriculum

Year 3 Curriculum Overview
Subject	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	Term 4	Term 5	Term 6
Maths	Place Value Addition and Subtraction	Addition and Subtraction Multiplication and Division Consolidation	Multiplication and Division Length and Perimeter	Fractions Mass and Capacity	Fractions Money Time	Time Shape Statistics Consolidation
English – Text Focus	Jack and the Beanstalk Jack and the Baked Beanstalk by Colin Stimpson How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth by Michelle Robinson Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura	Bonfire Night Poetry Ug by Raymond Briggs Stone Age Non-Fiction (Skara Brae) The Great Storm by Terry Derry	The Iron Man by Ted Hughes Romans Non-Fiction The Magic Box Poem by Kit Wright	The Twits by Roald Dahl Easter/Spring Poetry	Billy and the Minpins by Roald Dahl Local Attraction Leaflets Limericks	The Scarab's Secret by Nick Would Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx by Joe Todd Stanton Egyptians Non-Fiction
Science	Rocks and Soils	Rocks and Soils	Forces and Magnets	Light	Animals, Including Humans	Plants
Computing	Using Devices Touch Typing	Online Safety Presenting	Spreadsheets Graphing	Email	Coding	Simulations Branching Databases
History and Geography	Stone Age	Stone Age	Romans	Romans	Local Area (Kent)	Ancient Egyptians
Art and DT	Cave art	Rocks and soils	Romans	Maze Game Project	Sewing - Local area	Georgia O'Keefe Cooking - Sandwiches
Music	Time Music Express	Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite	Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King	Banaha part songs and 3-note melodies	Ukulele	Ukulele
Understanding Faith	What does it mean to be a Christian today?	What does it mean to be a Christian today?	What do different people believe about God?	Why are festivals important to religious communities?	Why do people pray?	Why is the bible important to Christians today?
PSHE	Staying Safe Medicine	Touch Disability Awareness Month	Stealing Grief	Making friends online Looking after our world	Is it safe to play with? Mental Health Awareness Month	Petty Arson Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Month
PE	Fundamentals Ball skills	Gymnastics Netball	Dance Tag Rugby	Fitness Football	Tennis Cricket	Athletics Rounders
MFL	‘Yo Aprendo Español’ (I am learning Spanish)	‘‘Yo Aprendo Español’ (I am learning Spanish)	Los Animales (Animals)	Los Instrumentos (Instruments)	Puedo… (I can…)	Frutas y Verduras (Fruits & Vegetables)