Welcome To Our Class Page

Meet The Team

The Year 3 teachers are

Ms Dixon (Monday - Tuesday)

Mrs Leworthy (Wednesday - Friday) 

The Year 3 learning support assistants are

Mrs Phillips (Monday - Tuesday)

Mrs Edmunds (Wednesday - Friday)

Important Information

P.E - Monday and Friday

Please ensure you come to school in P.E kit on those days.

Forest School - Wednesday every 2 weeks

Please ensure you have waterproofs, wellies and warm clothing for Forest School.  Our first session is Wednesday 18th September.

Curriculum Information

Writing

This first half of Summer Term in English we will be basing our work around the book The Boy who grew Dragons.  We will be creating our own fantastical plants that produce animals and then coming up with adverts to sell them to the unsuspecting public.  We will be revising and further developing our use of persuasive language, including features such as alliteration, rhetorical questions and use of the imperative.  We will then be writing instructions on how to grow a dragon, with further use of the imperative and revision of our adverbials.

Reading 

Over the term will be practising a variety of comprehension (VIPERS) skills including: vocabulary development, inferencing, predicting, explaining, retrieving and summarising.  Reading is such an important skill; it really unlocks all areas of the curriculum. We will have daily reading sessions - a mix of individual, guided reading groups and whole class reading.  The children will have their library session on Fridays and will have access to a large selection of class books each day.

Spellings

There will be a weekly spellings lesson and we will be following the Rising Stars programme of study. We will also be running Phonics groups to continue this support beyond KS1.

Year 3 / Spelling word list https://cdn.oxfordowl.co.uk/2019/08/29/13/54/08/76f1443d-9b6d-4030-be0d-25fcfef01438/SpellingWordList_Y3-4.pdf

Maths

We follow White Rose Maths scheme at Long Crendon. Throughout this term, we will be covering: fractions, mass and capacity, money, time, shape and statistics.  We will be stretching and challenging the children by including both fluency and problem solving sessions, aided by practical equipment to consolidate their learning.

RE 

In RE we will be studying the concept of religion within the community. We will explore different faiths and how their religious beliefs and practices affect their lives and how they contribute to the wider community, as well as their own.

PSHE 

We are following the Jigsaw PSHE scheme and our focus is 'Relationships'.  Children will be learning about relationships within families, friendships and communities.  They will learn about how to be a good friend and how to resolve conflict.

History 

Our History topic this half term is The Tudors.  We will be learning who the Tudors were and when they lived, about the Wars of the Roses, Henry VIII and his wives, the reformation, crime and punishment, the Spanish Armada and William Shakespeare.

Science

In Science we will be looking at plants and the function of their different features.  We will be thinking about what makes something a plant and will be conducting experiments to investigate their growth and how water might be transported through them.

Art & DT 

In DT we will be looking at castles - what makes them strong and stable structures.  This will lead to us creating our own!

PE 

During Summer 1, we will be developing our skills at Rounders and Athletics.

ICT

At Long Crendon we use Purple Mash in our ICT lessons.  This term we are learning how to respond to emails, and how to create them.  We are also learning how to stay safe and what to do if an email makes us feel uncomfortable.

French

This term, we will be learning about the French words and phrases we use in the classroom and starting to think about the use of 'un' and 'une'.

Homework

Learning Log Homework

Homework is due in on a Wednesday and handed back to the children on Fridays

We have a choice of tasks to complete from our homework grid (see below).

This term the learning log tasks are linked to our topic of the Ancient Egyptians.

Reading Diaries

Please bring in reading books and diaries every day.  Reading diaries are to be handed in on a Friday. We encourage children to read at least 3 x per week at home.

Times Tables Practice

We encourage children to complete Times Tables Rock stars at home 3 x per week to support their times tables knowledge.

Supporting Your Child's Learning at Home

Our experience has shown us that the support children get from home has a positive impact on their learning. We hope you find the below information useful.

See below for useful websites:

www.topmarks.co.uk 
www.maths-games.org/times-tables-games.html
www.timestables.co.uk

Parent / Teacher Partnership

We are always open and happy to discuss your child's schooling. We are keen to ensure your child receives a 360 approach to their learning throughout their year with us. 

Therefore, we aim to keep communication open. Each day after school we are at the gate should you wish to catch us. You can email or phone the office with queries and questions, which we will endeavour to respond to quickly. And, as well as this we can offer face-to-face meetings or phone calls, which again, can be arranged by the office.  

office@longcrendon.bucks.sch.uk