Year 3 2025 - 2026

Meet the Team

3HL - Ms Hand (Mon-Wed) Mrs Lynch (Thurs-Friday) Miss Wheeler (Tues - Thurs)

3B - Mr Bullivant and Mrs Fatima

If you have any questions, please speak to one of our Year 3 staff or email year3@almapark.manchester.sch.uk

Welcome

Welcome to Year 3! This year marks the end of KS1 as children move into KS2, opening up new possibilities to broaden their knowledge, skills and understanding throughout the curriculum. We will continue to develop children’s curiosity and nurture their passion and enthusiasm for learning. The Meet the Teacher PowerPoint can be found here

Here, you can find an overview of the Year 3 Curriculum. You can use this information to discuss with your child what they have learned and continue to support their learning at home.

What’s happening this half-term?

Maths:

• Multiplication and division

• Measures - Length

English:

Talk for Writing unit: The Manor House - Suspence Story

Talk for Writing unit: Lord Norman Foster - Biography

History: The Indus Valley -

We will be learning about how the people of the Indus Valley were different and similar to Bronze Age and Iron Age Britain

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Science: Forces and Magnets

We will be looking at what are forces and how a magnetic field works.

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Design Technology: Shell structures

We will look at what shell structures are and designing a protective shell structure.

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Computing: Sequencing Sounds

We will use Scratch to program a sequence of sounds.

Religious Education: What does it mean to be a Christian in Britain today?

We will look at how Christians help thier community and what life is like for a Christian.

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PHSE:

What we are good at

Resilience 

Keeping safe online

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Music:

• Timing beats

• Instrument focus: recorders
  

French: Introducing French.

We will be learning the numbers 0-6, greetings and classroom phrases

P.E:

Remember to come into school wearing your PE kit on the following days.

• Outdoor Games - Friday

Kit: Trainers, black shorts or tight-fitting black leggings, and a plain white t-shirt (a tracksuit top and joggers may be worn if cold)

• Dance and Gymnastics - Tuesday

     Kit: Black shorts or tight-fitting black leggings and a plain white t-shirt.

Forest Schools:

Forest Schools for Year 3 will be given a date shortly - check emails from school . Please ensure your child comes on clothes that can get muddy, sensible outdoor shoes, warm clothes if cold and a water-proof coat.

Reading:

In class we are currently reading:

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3HL

Please read with your child every day and comment in their reading record when you do. Reading books should be in school everyday for independent reading and will be changed regularly.

Homework:

Spellings will be sent out every Friday to learn for a spelling test the following Friday (3B) and sent out every Thursday to learn for a spelling test the following Thursday for 3HL.

Link to TT Rockstars here

This half term's BrainBuilder can be found here