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Year 3

Welcome to Year 3

Welcome to class 3! Our Year 3 teacher is Miss Greed who has been teaching at Broom Barns since 2020 and loves making our lessons as creative, exciting and as engaging as possible.  Her favourite things are going on long walk in the sun, dogs and chocolate, although she doesn’t like the cold very much, and is scared of spiders!

Working alongside Miss Greed are Mrs Tuckwell, Mrs Sadiq and Mr Martin.  They enjoy working in Year 3 as no day is the same and every day is incredibly rewarding.

Curriculum

We have an exciting year planned for Year 3 children.  Our topics this year are; Romans, Egyptians, The Great Bread Bake Off, healthy bodies, the U.K., European artists, Knebworth House local study and much more!

Year 3 have P.E. every Tuesday (swimming) and Thursday.  Children will need suitable swimming kit and P.E. kit for both indoors and outsideLong hair should be tied back and earrings removed.

Every morning starts with EMW (early morning work). EMW is incredibly important because it helps you to revise key concepts from your learning and gives you the chance to practise your arithmetic, reading and writing skills every day.  This is why arriving to school on time is so important. It equals 225 minutes a week of revision and feedback time which we have found to really help children make accelerated progress.

Trips etc

In Year 3 we plan local trips in response to our class topics and the children’s interests. Past trips have included Celtic Harmony, British School Museum, St. Albans Verulamium, Airbus, Fairlands, the local cinema, the theatre to watch the pantomime, visiting a farm and museum. We also have many visitors to the class including Warburton’s, Zoolabs, topic workshops, as well as visiting emergency service crew.

General Information and Expectations

8.50 is the time your child should be in school every day.  Early morning work is very important and planned, often individually; please ensure your child is on time.

Year 3 Home Learning

It is vitally important that the children read aloud regularly at home.  Children in Year 3 should read with an adult at least 5 times every week for at least 5-10 minutes a day.  Please remember to sign your child’s reading record.

Children should complete spelling homework, which is set on Spelling Shed, every Friday.  They will be tested the following Friday and then set new spellings.

Children should learn their number bonds to 100 using ‘Hit the Button’ (https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button) at least 5 times a week.

The children should learn their times tables 3 times per week using Times Tables Rock Stars.

Uniform

Uniform should be clearly labelled with your child’s name.  Please check the labels regularly as they can fade in the wash.

Book bags should be clearly labelled and in school every day along with your child’s reading record and reading book.  Backpacks are not needed and we do not have the space for them.

For further information on the uniform please visit our School Uniform Page

Get Involved!

We are very keen to maintain open communication with you.  If there is anything you would like to talk to us about please catch us after school or make an appointment in advance.

There are numerous opportunities for you to join in with the life of the school in the following ways:

  • Volunteering in School – please contact the school office for more details
  • Accompanying school trips
  • Class assemblies
  • Sports day and sports competitions
  • Whole school events such as our Decoration Day and our annual coffee morning

Thank you for your support. We look forward to a successful year!

For further information on our curriculum please see Our Curriculum Page  and our  Curriculum Maps Page

After School Booster

Year 3 After School Booster – Online permission form

Educational Links

Time Table Rock Stars: https://ttrockstars.com
Sam Learning: https://www.samlearning.com/
BBC Bite Size: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary
Oxford Owl: https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/
Language Angels https://www.languageangels.com/schools/