All Saints' C of E Primary School

Squirrel Class

Class teacher’s welcome

Welcome to Squirrel class! In Year 3, the children begin their journey through Key Stage 2. Throughout the year, we will help the children to grow and develop socially and academically, build their independence and continue to foster their love of learning.

CLASS TRIP VOLUNTEERS – we have class visits arranged on March 6th and April 22nd (see Dates for the Diary below). If you are able to volunteer to accompany us on either of these trips, please speak to the office team or to one of us directly!

Mrs Ed-dakhissi

Curriculum news

Well done to all the children for their fabulous singing and reading at the Carols by Candlelight service on Tuesday 17 December – see a couple of short videos here!

At a glance – Summer 1

 

English: Ottoline (Fiction), Minpins ( Fiction), Persuasive advert (Non-Fiction) 

Science: Plants 

R.E : What is the Trinity? 

Art: 3D Sculpture and collage 

Computing 1:3.5 Desktop publishing 

DT: Cooking & Nutrition 

Geography: Food and Farming 

Music: BBC Ten Pieces 

PSHE: Being my Best

Home Learning

All children are encouraged to complete a home learning project to build on their class Geography, Science, Art and PSHE learning.

Ideas include…

• • Science (Plants) 
    1. Plant Growth Diary: Plant a seed (like a sunflower or bean) and keep a diary recording its growth. Draw pictures or take photos weekly, describing changes. 
    1. Edible Plant Hunt: Walk around your home/kitchen and list all the plants you eat (e.g., carrots, wheat in bread, apples). Create a short video or collage showing where they come from. 

    Art (3D Sculpture & Collage) 

    1. Recycled Art Sculpture: Use recyclable materials (cardboard, bottle caps, foil, etc.) to create a 3D model of an animal or plant.  
    1. Nature Collage: Collect leaves, twigs, and flowers to make a textured collage of a tree or landscape. Add drawings and labels. 

    Geography (Food & Farming) 

    1. Meal Map: Choose a meal and find out where each ingredient comes from. Draw or print a world map, marking the origins of the food with pictures or flags. 
    1. Mini Farmer’s Journal: Research a farm animal or crop and write a short illustrated fact file about how it grows or is used. 

    PSHE (Being My Best) 

    1. Kindness Challenge: Complete three acts of kindness in a week (helping at home, writing a thank-you note, or sharing with a friend). Record them in a short video or journal. 
    1. My Superpower Poster; Create a poster showing your strengths and what makes you special, using drawings, photos, or magazine cutouts. 

  These projects are designed to run alongside the learning for a half-term and should be handed in on or before Monday 19th of May.

 

Spelling

At All Saints’ Primary School, we follow the Read Write Inc. spelling scheme throughout Key Stage 2. During the Spring term, we completed our recap units from Year 2 and began working through the Year 3 spelling units. This term, we will continue progressing through the Year 3 units, building on our knowledge and reinforcing key spelling patterns and rules.

 

Word	Focus	Example
21 Apr	Words ending in -ture	Adventure capture creature departure future nature picture
28 Apr	Adding -ation to verbs to form nouns	Adoration admiration alteration cancellation exploration explanation reservation plantation information observation preparation realisation
5 May	Words with the c sound spelt ch	Ache anchor Chaos character Chemical chemist Mechanic chorus Orchestra echo School scheme stomach
12 May	Words with the sh sound spelt sh	Brochure chalet Charade chandelier Chute chef Moustache machine parachute
19 May	The short i sound spelt y	Egypt gym pyramid mysterious mystery syllable cymbals cygnet
26 May	Half term
2 June	Adding the suffix -ion	Action attraction Collection celebration Construction concentration injection Invention exaggeration Education correction hesitation
9 June	Adding the suffix -ian	Construction  electrician Location injection Optician musician Mathematician magician politician
16 June	Adding the prefix re-	Rearrange reappear reconnect Rebuilding redecorate recycle Redo refresh
23 June	Adding the prefix anti-	Antibiotic anticlimax antifreeze anticlockwise antiseptic antisocial
30 June	Adding the prefix super-	Superglue superhero superman Superhuman supersize supermarket supersonic superwoman
7th July	Adding the prefix sub-	Subheading subdivide submerge Submarine subsoil subtitle subway subzero
14th July	Homophones	whether weather, ball bawl, not knot, plain plane, scene seen, hear here, be bee week weak, male mail Where  wear, Week weak, no know write right, bear bare break brake

Archive: Autumn patterns and example words

In addition, children in Y3 and Y4 are beginning to learn a specific word list (as set out in the National Curriculum, English Appendix 1) that can be found in the centre of the school reading record or accessed here.

Dates for the diary

PE days: Wednesday (Mr Megson), Friday (Mrs Ed-dakhissi)

Spring 1: n/a

Spring 2: Forest School (3 sessions); Tuesday 4th March: Schools’ Linking Project – host Copthorne Primary School; Tuesday 25 March: Visit to Abbey House Museum, Leeds (History: Victorian Britain)

Summer 1: Tuesday 22nd April (first day of term!): Visit to Harlow Carr (Science: Plants); Tuesday 20th May: Schools’ Linking Project – visit Copthorne Primary School

Summer 2: Tuesday 17th June: KS2 Sports Day; Wednesday 18th June (new date!): Squirrel Class Collective Worship

Links to support learning

Reading

Please encourage your child to read daily for a minimum of 10 minutes. At least 3 reading sessions per week should be recorded in the school Reading Record. Children should all have a school reading book (that can be changed regularly) but should be encouraged to read other material as well.

Read more about English in Y3 in the National Curriculum Programmes of Study

Maths

Times Table Rock Stars (login on inside front cover of Reading Record) – Y3 introduces 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables, as well as building on 2, 5 and 10 (from Y2)

Written methods for addition, subtraction and multiplication are taught as in the pictures below.

Read more about maths in Y3 in the National Curriculum Programmes of Study

Just for fun!

All about squirrels from the RSPCA