Hello, my name is Miss Robbins and I am the class teacher for Osprey Class. In Year 3, we love to spread our wings, reaching our full potential. I love to make learning as fun, exciting and engaging as possible, so you are able to work hard, progress and enjoy your time in Year 3. If you want to know more about me, please see the 'Meet the Teacher' document at the bottom of this page. 

Autumn Term

Stones and Bones

This term, pupils will be focusing on the topic 'Stones and Bones' where they will be travelling back in time to look at how Britain has changed from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. As always we will be taking a cross-curricular approach to our learning and explore our topic through Guided Reading, Literacy, History, Art, D&T and Science. For more in depth information about what we will be looking at, please see the Autumn Newsletter 2024 at the end of this page.

Reading

Moving up to Lower Key Stage 2, it is very important for children to enhance their reading skills. Through regular reading practise they are: being exposed to new vocabulary that they can then apply in their learning, speech and language; developing and applying inference skills; and discussing and explaining different types of books. Reading is a fundamental skill that children require to access all learning across the curriculum, therefore we would like you to encourage your child to read as frequently as possible. 

Each time you listen to your child read, please sign their Reading Record. Children who have read three or more times in a week will receive a star on their chart towards an achievement award.

Times Tables

Times tables are essential to developing maths fluency in Key Stage 2. Times Tables Rock Stars provides a fun way for children to practise at home. Whilst this is not set as compulsory homework, times tables are an essential building block in maths and regular practise will greatly benefit your child's learning. In Year 4, all children complete a national Multiplication Check to assess their fluency/recall.

Homework

Your child will have 3 compulsory pieces of homework:

• Weekly spellings on Spelling Shed
• Weekly Maths in their Maths Journals 
• Reading their reading book and getting it signed at least 3 times a week.

Homework is set on a Tuesday to be handed in the following Monday. If your child cannot complete the homework at home for any reason, they are able to attend a lunch time homework/Maths club to complete it.