Class Teachers: Sophie Papworth, Amy Gowan, Sirin Gultekin and Amber Bowrey Hall
Welcome
Welcome to Year 3! We are delighted to begin the junior phase of your child’s journey through Rhodes Avenue. Year 3 is an exciting year where children take on new challenges, develop greater independence, and explore a broad curriculum through engaging topics. We have many trips, workshops and enrichment activities planned to support learning and inspire curiosity.
Year 3 Teaching Team
| Year Group Leader | Sophie Papworth |
| Class Teachers | Sirin Gultekin |
| Amy Gowan | |
| Amber Bowery Hall | |
| Teaching Assistants | Saidah Ramcharan |
| SENCO | Jette Rayner |
Curriculum / Learning
Here are the new school values:
We will act with cooperation because we are a community
We will use creativity to learn and grow.
We will show consideration as everyone is of equal value and importance.
We want our children to:
Know who they are.
Respect others for who they are.
Never stop learning.
English
In English, children continue to build on their reading and writing skills by exploring a wide range of high-quality texts. Over the year, they will develop the following skills:
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Read with increasing fluency and expression
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Summarise, predict and infer meaning from texts
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Write for a variety of purposes and audiences
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Practise grammar, punctuation and spelling patterns
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Improve handwriting, vocabulary choices and editing skills
Year 3 English Programme of Study
Year 3 English Knowledge and Skills Map
Mathematics
In Mathematics, children are encouraged to become fluent, reason mathematically and solve problems with confidence. They will study the following areas:
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Number and place value
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Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
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Fractions
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Measurement (length, mass, capacity, time, money)
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Geometry (shapes, position and direction)
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Statistics
View the documents below to find out what your child will be taught throughout the academic year.
Year 3 Mathematics Programme of Study
Year 3 Maths Knowledge and Skills Maps
Science
Science in Year 3 encourages children to ask questions, investigate and draw conclusions. Over the year, they will learn about the following topics:
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Animals, including humans
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Plants
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Rocks
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Light
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Forces and magnets
View the documents below to find out what your child will be taught throughout the academic year.
Year 3 Science Programme of Study
Year 3 Science Knowledge and Skills Maps
Foundation Subjects
Art and Design, Design and Technology (D&T), Geography, History, Computing, French (MFL), Music, Physical Education (PE), Religious Education (RE) and Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Education (SMSC)/Citizenship are taught within exciting topic lessons over the academic year.
Topics are driven by different subjects (e.g. History and Religious Education). All foundation subjects will be taught through this cross-curricular approach providing the different disciplines with a practical learning context. Each new topic commences with a planned ‘launch’. Launches may be a workshop, a school trip, a visitor/guest/parent presenting to the year group, the sampling of international foods/dance and/or opportunities to celebrate cultural/religious festivals.
For a more comprehensive overview of the national curriculum use the link for our Curriculum page.
French
Please go to the French tab to find out more about our French learning at school.
Ourselves and Others
This year we will be covering first aid, Smoking, British Values, Valuing Difference and Keeping Safe and Wider Living. Please see Knowledge and Skills Maps for more information.
Schemes of works
Year 3-Scheme-of-work Valuing Differences and Keeping Safe
Topics we are Teaching this Year
Discover all the topics by downloading the Year 3 curriculum map.
The Skills and Knowledge we will be teaching
To discover the Foundation Subject Skills and Knowledge we will be teaching within the topics, download the skills and knowledge matrix below.
Year 3 Knowledge and Skills map
School Routines
Dropping Off And Collecting Children
Please note that in the Juniors the children must arrive in class between 8.45-8.55am.
At the end of school parents/carers are expected to collect their children from the KS2 playground, by the glass external doors of each classroom. Please do not wait in the corridors to collect children, as children will not be able to be collected from the internal classroom door. For safeguarding reasons, we need to ensure that the class teacher is aware of which children have left the building, and using only one door ensures we are able to do so safely. If a child has not been collected by 3.40pm from the playground, the class teacher will take them to the office and parents will be called.
PE Kits
For PE, children should come to school already dressed in their PE kit on their PE day. This will save time and allow us to give the children more active learning time in PE. This includes a Rhodes Avenue T-shirt (available from the school office), navy shorts, jogging bottoms, a warm top and appropriate footwear. Please ensure all long hair is tied back.
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3SP – PE on Tuesday
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3AG – PE on Monday and Tuesday
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3BG– PE on Monday and Wednesday
