Curriculum – Year 3
Year Group Overview
Download: Year 3 – Long Term Overview 2025-2026 [PDF]
Download: Year 3 – Summer Overview 2025-2026 [PDF]
Download: Year 3 – Spring Overview 2025-2026 [PDF]
Download: Year 3 – Autumn Overview 2025-2026 [PDF]
Download: Year 3 – Reading Spine [PDF]
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Spring Overview
In Year 3 we continue to develop our skills, knowledge and understanding across a wide range of new and exciting topics in the Summer term.
Our new topic in history involves studying ‘Ancient Greece’ and learning about ‘Alexander the Great’. In Geography we will be finding out all about Volcanoes for Summer 1 and exploring Climates and Biomes in Summer 2. In science we will be studying Forces and Magnets in Summer 1 and looking at the relationship between bees and their environment in our Bee Project. This term in PE we will be learning Tennis skills and gymnastics and then focusing on Yoga and Basketball.
Maths this term we are going to be continuing with Fractions then moving onto time. This will be followed by shape and then looking at measurement and Perimeter. We will also be continuing with our time tables. Extra practice at home with these will be fantastic.
Within English, we will be looking at mystery narratives, newspaper reports and diary writing. Finally, during RE lessons we will be focusing on the post resurrection church and understanding of other Christian traditions.
Homework in Year 3
New homework is given out each Friday. It is to be returned to school by the following Thursday. This supports the maths and English work your child has been doing in class and should take no more than 30 minutes. If your child is finding it tricky, please stop after this time and let the teacher know.
Reading Books
Reading books will be sent home on a Friday and should be returned by the following Thursday each week. Please send reading books and records into school every day. We encourage regular reading at home to support your child’s progress and love for books. We ask that all children read at home for 15 minutes each night. Reading Records should be signed and dated each time your child reads, whether it’s for schoolwork or pleasure.
Read Write Inc students will bring home a corresponding RWI book.
PE
For this term the children will be participating in PE lessons on a Monday and a Thursday. Please ensure that the children have a full kit within school on these days.
Please ensure that children have the correct PE kit in school on these days.
Water Bottles
It is important that every child has a water bottle in school. This is to maintain hydration levels and to stop unnecessary disruption in lesson due to having to go and get a drink.
Thank you for your continued support in helping your child succeed!