Welcome to Year 3
Teacher: Mrs Moynihan
Support Staff: Mrs Waller, Mrs Pasarica, Miss White, Mrs Altayar, Mrs Ward
Welcome back!
I hope you all had a lovely Easter break and are feeling refreshed. We’ve got an exciting term ahead, with lots to look forward to. For a complete list of the curriculum content please refer to the long-term plan; but please read on for a highlight of what is to come.
Maths
We will be covering multiplication and division, fractions, time and problem solving.
English
In English, we will be looking at the non-fiction text, Amazing Rivers, and learning the skills needed to be able to write an information text. We will also be reading, Zeraffa Giraffa, by Diane Hoffmeyer and learning the skills needed to write a persuasive guide.
Science
In our science lessons, we will be learning all about Plants.
History/ART/DT
Our topic for the summer term is The Romans. We will be learning all about the Roman Empire and its impact on Britain. In ART and DT, Year 3 will start the term learning about sculptures and move on to mechanisms.
PE
Year Three will now have their PE lessons on a Wednesday and Friday afternoon. This term, we will be covering rounders and athletics.
PSHE/RE
Our PSHE themes for this term are ‘Being My Best’ and ‘Growing and Changing.’ This will include lessons on keeping myself healthy and well, celebrating and developing my skills and developing empathy. We will also learn about relationships, changing bodies and puberty. In RE this term the class will learn about Hinduism.
Homework
Homework will be handed out every Wednesday and expected back in on the Monday.
Reading
Children will continue to read to an adult on their designated day. Their books will be changed on that day provided that they have read them with an adult at home. Please continue to read at home with your child and sign the reading record provided.
If you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Mrs Moynihan
Year 3 Summer Timetable 2025
Reading in KS2
In KS2 children have daily whole-class reading lessons. At Monksmead, we use VIPERS from Literacy Shed Comprehension Plus to help structure the learning and ensure that all key skills are being learnt.
VIPERS is an acronym to aid the recall of the 6 reading domains as part of the UK’s reading curriculum. They are the key areas which we feel children need to know and understand in order to improve their comprehension of texts. The 6 domains focus on the comprehension aspect of reading and not the mechanics: decoding, fluency, prosody etc. As such, VIPERS is not a reading scheme but rather a method of ensuring that teachers ask, and students are familiar with, a range of questions. They allow the teacher to track the type of questions asked and the children’s responses to these which allows for targeted questioning afterwards.
To support the children in accurately answering comprehension questions, we use A.P.E. This stands for 'Answer', ' Prove it' and 'Explain it'.
Science Knowledge Organisers - Summer 2025
Knowledge organisers for the individual topic area.
