Class 3 2025 - 2026
Mrs Owens
Welcome to Class Three
Mrs Owens is the teacher in Class Three and we are lucky to have Mrs Jackson and Mrs Macauley working with us too.
Spring Term 2025
English
In English, our work will be based on the book 'The Silence Seeker' by Ben Morley.
When a new family moves in next door, Joe's mum explains that they are asylum seekers. Joe hears that they are 'silence seekers', especially as Mum adds that they need peace and quiet. When he sees a young boy from the family sitting disconsolately on the steps, Joe decides to help him find a quiet place in the noisy and chaotic city..
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We will explore the themes of refugees and asylum seekers in this book and other texts. We will be producing our own newspaper reports, informing people about this important topic.
2026 is the National Year of Reading! As a school we aim to inspire a love of reading in every classroom!
All children will be reading different texts with their peers in class. We will be practising skills such as comprehension, inference, retrieval and developing vocabulary.
What can I do to support my child at home?
Reading - Read, read, read! Try to read with your child every day. In order to develop a love of reading, it is important that you read to your child as well as listening to them read.
Spelling - children will be working on spelling patterns at school. The common exception words for Year 1 and 2 and Years 3 and 4 are saved in the files section on this page. Please practise these at home.
Maths
This term we will be focusing on fractions.
Our practical maths lessons will be all about measuring lengths and perimeter.
In Class Three, we will focus much of our maths work on learning times tables
Years Three and Four are the years when children need to become fluent on all multiplication facts to 12 x 12.
In Year Three, children need to know multiplication facts for the 2, 5,10, 3, 4 and 8 times tables by heart.
In Year Four, children need to know these, plus facts for the 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12 times tables
What can I do to support my child at home?
To practise the Year 4 times table test use this link.
You can programme individual tables to be tested on or a random mix.
All children have a login for Times Table Rockstars which is a fun and engaging way to practise! We will often have battles against children in our class or even Class Four! Have a look at your individual heatmap which will highlight tables that you need to practise.
Oxford Owl have a great guide to learning times tables with hints, tips and games.
https://cdn.oxfordowl.co.uk/2014/05/13/10/30/08/349/PX_MathsContent_BK_TimesTablesInSchool_01_CH.pdf
Hit the button is another fun games to help learn tables.https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Other great maths websites:
Science
States of Matter
In science, we will be learning about States of Matter. We will explore the difference between solids, liquids and gases and have lots of fun investigating how materials can change state through heating and cooling. We will learn about the water cycle and the processes of evaporation and condensation.
Wider Curriculum
Our geography topic this half term is called 'Mapping our Local Area'.
We will be looking at a variety of maps and google earth to explore the physical and human features in our area. We will become familar with OS maps and will be able too name a number of symbols.
We will have two PE sessions a week.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PE KIT IS IN SCHOOL EVERY DAY. Earrings should not be worn on PE days.
In RE sessions, we will be exploring the theme of the Trinity as part of Christianity.
In DT, we will be using our electrical skills to desig and make something!