Year 3: Aspen & holly

Welcome to Year 3!

Year 3 is the first stage of Key Stage Two and we are so excited to help you learn lots of new and exciting things!

We have three school rules:

-Be Ready

-Be Respectful

-Be Safe

Aspen

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Did you know ....

Aspen trees are a deciduous tree and aspen leaves are shed once a year during autumn. Their lifespan is up to 150 years, although a few have been known to survive for over 200 years!

Holly

Did you know ...

A Holly bush can be male or female - if there are red berries on it, it is female!

Meet the Year 3 Team!

Mrs Daffern - Aspen Class Teacher

Miss Machon - Holly Class Teacher

Miss Abrar - TA Classroom Support

Mrs Foster-McBride - HLTA/Classroom Support

Miss Clayton - Cover Supervisor/Classroom Support

Important Information

The School Day

The class register will be taken at 8:45am and learning will begin immediately after this. It is vital that pupils are on time to school so that they do not miss any important learning. Children start their day with morning work.

Pupils are to be collected from school at 3:15pm

Attendance

Attendance every day is crucial. Each lesson follows the previous day, so missing one day may put the children behind for days.

In Autumn 1, PE is taught on a Monday and Thursday.

Please send your child to school wearing their PE kit. For more information on uniform, please click - Uniform

In PE, we use 'Beyond the Physical' scheme of work to support teaching of PE.

Homework

Homework is given out on a Friday and due the following Friday. Homework will be focused on Maths and Guided Reading/English to support learning in class.

Water

It is important to keep hydrated throughout the school day so please bring a bottle of water to school with your name on it every day. The children can fill these up at the tap as needed.

Reading

It is crucial that your child reads every night at home with an adult who asks them questions. While the children are now mostly able to read without help, questions will help them develop their comprehension skills. Children will have access to the '50 Must Reads' and will be rewarded with certificates for the reading they complete at home.

Times Tables

The children have all been given Times Tables Rockstars logins. They should be encouraged to play for a short time every day.

Key Dates: Spring 2

World Book Day - 5th March 2026

Colour Run & Culture Fayre (PTA) - 24th March 2026

Last Day of Term (Easter Holidays) - 27th March 2026

Teaching & Learning: Spring 2

English

This half term, we will be writing a setting description on our core text - Escape From Pompeii By Christina Balit

We will also be focusing on Poetry as part of the half term, looking at the features and creating our own poem.

Science - This half term we will be looking at plants. We will be focusing n the requirements a plant needs in order to grow and conducting an experiment to see which requirements are most necessary. We will also be looking at the lifecycle of a plant.

RE - This half term we will complete our work on The 5 Pillars of Islam and begin looking at creation stories from different religions.

History - This half term we will continue our work on the Romans focusing on the Roman Towns and comparing them to settlements in Britain.