Welcome to Year 3 – 2026/27 

Welcome to Year 3! We are really looking forward to an exciting year of learning, growing and making lots of happy memories together.

Class Teacher: Mr Redmond
Teaching Assistant: Miss Sewell

Year 3 is an exciting step as the children begin their journey through Key Stage 2. Throughout the year, we will encourage the children to become increasingly confident and independent learners, while continuing to provide plenty of support, encouragement and opportunities to enjoy their learning.

Learning in Year 3

We have a busy and exciting curriculum planned for the year. Children will develop their skills across English and Maths while exploring a wide range of topics through Science, Religious Education, Geography, History, Art, Computing, PE and the wider curriculum.

We aim to make learning engaging, practical and purposeful, giving children opportunities to ask questions, investigate, create and challenge themselves. Details of the learning taking place each half term can be found in our Curriculum Overview.

Reading at Home

Reading regularly at home makes a huge difference to children's progress. We encourage children to read every day where possible and to talk about what they have read with an adult.

Reading books will be changed regularly, and we ask that reading records are brought into school so that we can celebrate and support the children's reading at home.

Homework & Learning at Home

Children will be encouraged to continue developing their skills at home through regular reading and online learning.

We will be using Times Tables Rock Stars to support the children with their times tables and Reading Plus to help develop their reading fluency and comprehension.

Children will receive their individual logins for Times Tables Rock Stars and Reading Plus in the coming weeks. Once these have been sent home, we would really appreciate your support in encouraging your child to use both platforms regularly.

Reading at home remains extremely important, and we encourage children to read as often as possible and talk about what they have read with an adult.

PE

Children will take part in regular PE lessons throughout the year. Please ensure that your child has the appropriate PE kit in school and that all items of clothing are clearly labelled with their name.

Information about PE days, swimming and any additional sporting activities will be shared with parents when appropriate.

The School Day

The school gates open at 8:40am, and we encourage children to arrive promptly so that they can settle into class and be ready for the day's learning.

The school day finishes at 3:15pm. At the end of the day, children will only be released to their usual adult or another adult that the school has been informed will be collecting them.

Keeping in Touch

Good communication between home and school is really important to us. If you have any questions or concerns during the year, please speak to us and we will always do our best to help.

We also love hearing about the children's achievements outside of school, so please encourage them to share their successes with us!

A Message from Mr Redmond & Miss Sewell

We want Year 3 to be a classroom where every child feels happy, safe and valued, and where children are encouraged to have a go, learn from their mistakes and be proud of their achievements.

We are really looking forward to working with you and your children throughout 2026/27 and can't wait to see everything they achieve this year.

Mr Redmond & Miss Sewell 😊