Year 3 – Squirrels Class
Welcome to Year 3 - Also known as Squirrels Class
Welcome to Year 3 Squirrels Class.
Thank you for visiting our class page. On this page you will find key information about our curriculum and our classroom. We will also be sharing some of our learning with you, so please come back to visit to see what is new.
Teacher: Miss O’Sullivan
Teaching Assistant: Mr Tombling
Curriculum
In the spring term, we learn about a range of topics. In geography in the first half term, we will learn about Antarctica. Then for history in the second half term we will explore how children’s lives have changed overtime. In science we are studying plants and then we will learn about light. In RE, we are considering the concept of ‘karma’ and what this means to Hindus and in PSHE we are talking about healthy and safer lifestyles.
PE and well being
We have two sessions of PE per week. One is on Tuesday with Mrs O’Sullivan covering fundamentals and on Thursdays with a professional dance coach. Please ensure full PE kits are brought into school on these days. These sessions are essential in supporting our physical and mental health. During the day, we take regular movement breaks either using a short exercise video or going outside for five minutes. We follow these breaks with a few minutes of calm time. This helps us feel ready to learn.
Homework
Homework is sent home every Friday and is to be handed in by Wednesday and includes tasks relating to English and maths. Sometimes the children will design posters linked to their learning in our foundation subjects. We have included the list of Year 3 and 4 common exception words on this page to support spelling practise at home. As always, we encourage children to read for pleasure at home and read to an adult at least four times per week, so please continue to support your children to read wherever, whatever and whenever they can!
Remember: “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go” – Dr. Seuss.