• Home Learning

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Welcome to Year 3! We are delighted to start a new school year filled with curiosity, creativity, and learning. The children have made a fantastic start and are already showing great enthusiasm for their new routines and responsibilities.
A Year 3 Curriculum Overview is attached, which outlines the topics we will be covering throughout the year.

Our Class Values

In Year 3, we aim to create a calm, caring, and respectful classroom where every child feels safe, supported, and ready to learn. We follow our Diamond Rules each day to help us make the right choices and build positive habits for learning and life:

• Show respect and good manners at all times.
• Care for everyone and everything.
• Follow instructions straight away, with thought and care.

These rules help us work together kindly, listen carefully, and take responsibility for our words and actions. We celebrate kindness, effort, and perseverance, helping every child to feel confident and proud of their progress in their learning.

Learning in Year 3

Our learning this term focuses on strengthening core skills and building confidence across the curriculum.

English:
We will develop reading and writing through poetry, diary entries, and descriptive writing. Guided reading sessions help children build fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Maths:
We are focusing on place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. By the end of Year 3, children should confidently recall all times tables up to 12 × 12 to prepare for the Year 4 MTC test. Please help your child to practice these regularly at home.

PE:
PE takes place on Wednesdays and Fridays. Please ensure children come to school in full PE kit and remove earrings at home for safety reasons.

Reminders

Homework is set on Fridays and collected on Wednesdays.
Spelling tests take place every Thursday.
Please read with your child for 15–20 minutes daily and sign their reading record.
Children may bring a healthy snack (fruit or vegetables only).
Please label all clothing to help us return lost items quickly.

Looking Ahead

Year 3 is an exciting time where children become more independent, confident, and responsible learners. We’re looking forward to a fantastic year full of progress, creativity, and fun!

Thank you for your continued support. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at: VPeri@pippins.slough.sch.uk

Warm regards,
Mrs Peri