Year 3 - The Kingfishers
Welcome to our Year 3 page. I hope you find this site useful for keeping up with important dates and celebrating our learning and achievements throughout the year. I am very much looking forward to working with you and supporting your child on their journey. As always, I have an open door policy so please do not hesitate to contact me either in person or on Class Dojo with any concerns or of course any celebrations your child has achieved and you would like to share. Miss Robinson
Important Dates This Term
Useful Links
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Times Tables Rock Stars – Practice times tables regularly
In Literacy:
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Narrative writing using the text Stone Age Boy
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Instruction writing: How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth
In Numeracy:
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Place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
In Science:
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Parts of a flowering plant and water transportation
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Rock groups, fossil formation, and soil types
Art: Exploring Keith Haring’s style and linking it to historical studies
Reading
Reading is essential in Year 3. We ask children to read at least four times a week.
Each child has:
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A book at their reading level (used in Guided Reading)
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A self-chosen book, which may be more challenging
P.E.
P.E. is every Tuesday and Wednesday.
Reminders:
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Children must bring appropriate kit and outdoor footwear.
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Long hair must be tied up.
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Earrings must be removed or covered (staff cannot remove them).
Snacks
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In Year 3, snacks are brought from home and eaten outside at break.
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Please send healthy options (fruit, veg, or low-sugar cereal bars).
September 2025
As part of our History lesson we were investigating cave paintings and created some of our own..as you can see it was very successful and the children enjoyed being creative under the self made caves.
Cress-tastic Science! 🌱🔬
In science, we’ve been investigating how plants grow in different environments! We planted cress and put it in some very different spots—a dark cupboard, a sunny spot outside, a plastic bag, and even the fridge. We made predictions about which would thrive the best and are now excitedly waiting to see what happens. Stay tuned for our leafy results!
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World Space Week: Walking Amongst Giants
We celebrated World Space Week by joining an exciting online session called Walking Amongst Giants. Led by a STEM Ambassador, the talk explored how science helps us understand enormous things — from dinosaurs to planets! The children discovered fascinating facts about space, ancient creatures, and amazing STEM careers.
Ask your child if they can tell you which “giants” they learnt about!
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Stone Age Stewed Fruit
As part of our instructions unit, we explored the text How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth before writing our own set of instructions on how to make stewed fruit — a dish linked to our Stone Age topic. We followed our recipes, cooked the fruit, and of course, tasted it! There were some mixed reviews from the class, but everyone thoroughly enjoyed the experience of making it together.
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