Hedgehog Class (Year 3) 2026 - 2027

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to the class page for Beaver Class.

Here you will find all of the exciting and wonderful things that your child will be learning during their time in Year 3. If you have any questions, please use Class Dojo or speak to a member of our team at drop off/ pick up.

Thank you

Mrs Page

Class staff

Teacher: Mrs Page

Teaching Assistant: Mrs Healey and Mrs Weedall

Autumn Term

In writing this half term, we will be exploring the text  "Ocean meets Sky" by the Fan Brothers. Our final outcome is to write a 'Dream Narrative'. 

Using this text we will rehearse adding conjunctions to join clauses, using descriptive noun phrases and similes. We will learn when to use the determiners 'a' and 'an', when to use an apostrophe for singular possession and contraction and how to start sentences using time adverbials. 

Now the children have progressed off the phonics scheme they will take part in the Whole Class Shared reading scheme. 

They will read a wide range of fiction, non-fiction  and poetry in daily sessions and use these texts to learn a range of reading strategies. 

'Reading for Pleasure' has great amounts of benefits for your child. In Year 3, we ensure your child has time to read for pleasure and each day, we set time aside to read our class book for pleasure.

Benefits of 'reading for pleasure':

Inspires imagination and creativity.

Enrinches cultural awareness and understanding. 

Increases empathy and improves relationships with others.

Lifts well-being levels and improves mood.

Improves progress in vocabulary, spelllings and even maths.

Encourages children to take a screen break.

Read with your child every day even if it is just 2 minutes- this can make all the difference. 
Record in their reading diaries to ensure that your child is receiving their stamp for their book from the vending machine, or reading buddy. 

Our topic this half-term is Place Value.

We will also be doing some work on our timetables every week! It is important for the children to build their times table knowledge as they will be required to apply it to their mathematics learning. We will also be completing weekly times table tests. 

Children will have ongoing access to their TT Rockstars logins at home. I will set your child specific times tables for them to practice. Please ensure that your child is practising them at home as it is very beneficial for their learning.

If you have misplaced your child's login, please drop me a message on Dojo and I will resend for you.

This half term in science we are learning all about Rocks and Minerals.

Compare and group based on physical properties, describe fossil formation and recognise soil composition. They will use their enquiry skills of observation and classification, researching to gather data and recording and drawing conclusions. 

In History we will be learning all about The Romans.

Understand and record Historical terms like AD and BC to sequence events, place the Roman period on a time line in relation to pre-Roman Britian and understand concepts such as invasion, conquest, empire and resistance. Locate Rome on a map, learnt about significant historical figures and why the Romans invaded Britain. Idenitfy features of Roman settlements and compare roundhouses and understand the role and training of a Roman soldier. Recognise the lasting impact of the Romans on Britain and recognise the infrastructures and language inherited from the Romans. 

Your child will have a music lesson every Thursday where they will be learning to play the ukulele.

Your child will have two PE lessons each week. Their days this half term is Tuesday and Wednesday. Please ensure they come into school in their PE kit on these days. This half term we will be developing our football dribbling skills.

 Each week -  your child will be given 10 spellings to learn over the course of the week. They will then complete a spelling test each Friday, and, if they receive a mark of 10/10,  they will get a Dojo. They will have opportunities to learn their spellings some mornings in class so extra practice at home is essential. 

Every day -Your child should read as often as possible when not in school and this should be logged in their reading diaries. Please ensure your child is also practising their timetables whenever they can as well. 

Please note: I will often upload additional activities and links for your child to support their learning at home, however this is not specific homework, this is just a little extra for them. For example, I may upload interactive links to games that I know they will like. 

Other useful links:

Please see below links to useful websites for your child to use when they are at home. I will be adding to the list throughout the course of the year so please make sure you check for updated links.

Oxford Owl - Linked to our phonics Read, Write Inc programme https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/free-ebooks/   

Story Nory - A range of stories by classic authors as well as poems musicals and fairytales. https://www.storynory.com/archives/classic-authors 

Story Berries- Read along with audio clips. https://www.storyberries.com

Monkey Pen-  Free downloadable children’s books in PDF format. https://monkeypen.com/pages/free-childrens-books

Free Children’s Stories-  https://www.freechildrenstories.com

Keeping Safe Online-  www.esafety.gov.au/kids 

Topmarks- A great way for children to practise many of their maths skills https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=16&AgeGroup=3

I will use the Class Dojo to message parents either individually or send group messages. If you have any issues you can use this platform to get in touch.