Mrs Hannaford
Class Teacher
Mrs Forshaw
Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Mrs Philbin
Teacher (PPA Cover Thursday afternoons)
Autumn Term
Mrs Forshaw and I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you back to school and to Year 3! We hope you had a lovely summer break and the children are excited to start a new year of learning. I am delighted to be teaching Year 3 this year and cannot wait to get started.
During the Autumn Term we will be learning about; -
- Maths - Place Value and Addition and Subtraction (Autumn 1), Addition and Subtraction and Multiplication and Division (Autumn 2).
- Writing – Based on the books 'Seal Surfer' by Michael Foreman (Autumn 1) and ‘Winter’s Child’ by Angela McAllister (Autumn 2).
- Reading - We will be reading a range of different text types during our Guided Reading lessons.
- Reading for Pleasure – ‘The Sea Book’ by Charlotte Milner (Autumn 1) and ‘The Ice Palace’ by Robert Swindells (Autumn 2).
- Science – Rocks and Soils (Autumn 1), Light (Autumn 2).
- History - Ancient Rome (Autumn 1).
- Geography – Climate Zones (Autumn 2).
- Art - Drawing – Growing Artists (Autumn 1).
- D.T - Textiles - Cushions (Autumn 2).
- R.E - 'Harvest' and 'Called By God' (Autumn 1) and ‘Called by God’ and ‘Christmas’ (Autumn 2).
- Jigsaw PSHE - Being Me in My World (Autumn 1) and Celebrating Differences (Autumn 2).
- Music – Three Little Birds (Autumn 2).
- Computing – Programming with Scratch (Autumn 1).
- P.E - Tag Rugby with Warrington Wolves and Fundamental Skills (Autumn 1), Ball Skills and Dance (Autumn 2).
- Spanish - Year 3 will have their first Spanish lessons this term delivered by Mrs McQuillan!
Year 3 have P.E on Monday afternoon (Tag Rugby with Warrington Wolves) and Thursday morning this term so please ensure your child has their full P.E kit on these days.
Homework will be set on a Friday and due by the following Wednesday.
If there is anything you would like to discuss, please don't hesitate to speak with me at the end of the school day or send a message via Class Dojo.
Mrs Hannaford
