Year 3
Year 3/4 Phase Leader - Mrs Hemingway (3HE)
Teachers - Mrs Hemingway (3SH), Mrs Hardy (3RH)
Y3 & Y4 Teaching Assistants -
Mrs Mayet, Mrs Hussain, Ms Khot, Miss Jubb, Mrs Akroyd, Mrs Zareef, Mrs Shaikh, Mrs Patel, Mrs Jasat
Below is the AUTUMN TERM overview - this covers everything that your child will be working on throughout the autumn term in Year 3.
For the full year overview of all subjects covered across this year group, please click on the Long Term Plan link below:
Year 3 Long Term Plan 2026-2027
PARENTS' OVERVIEW - AUTUMN TERM 2026/27 (downloadable doc)
AUTUMN TERM 2026:
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Maths |
In Year 3, we follow a progressive approach ensuring the children get experience of mathematical concepts in blocks of a week or two weeks. They then revisit these concepts over the year to ensure they have mastered previous knowledge and understanding that has been taught. We encourage the children to be independent learners in maths and they utilise their Maths Toolkit to support their learning when required.
This term, the children will be reading, writing and ordering numbers up to a 1000, revising mental strategies and number facts. They will learn how to add and subtract using the column method. The children will revise 2,5 and 10 times table and the related division facts and also learn 3, 4 and the 8 times tables. They will be applying this knowledge in order to solve multiplication problems and sums. The children will be measuring lengths using mm, cm and m. To finish the term, they will be taught basic fractions e.g. identifying quarters and halves.
Times Table Rock Stars
Your child will be given a username and password for access to an app called ‘Times Table Rock stars’ which can be accessed by any mobile device e.g. Phone, tablet and laptop. Through this app, the children have a great opportunity to learn their times tables in a fun interactive way.
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Literacy |
In Literacy, over the Autumn Term, Year 3 will be looking at a variety of fiction texts.
For the first few weeks the children will be looking at the Ice Palace by Robert Swindells. As part of the analysing of the text, the children will develop empathy with the characters, they will be writing a range of different pieces including: a letter, narrative and a character description. Later in the term we will be reading and completing work based on George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl – a popular children’s (and adults) author. I wonder what the children will decide to put in their medicines?
The focus will be on narrative writing using empathy and the children will be introduced to and encouraged to use subordinate clauses.
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PE Physical Education |
In PE, our first learning focus is ‘Personal’ and is all about being resilient in PE. We will learn how to ask for help when we need it, begin to challenge ourselves and persevere and improve our performances throughout the unit. Our main skill will be footwork where we will practice different movements using our feet and then apply them in various games and challenges.
In the second half term, our learning focus will be ‘Social’ and is all about supporting others in PE. We will learn how to help, praise and encourage others, show patience and organise roles and responsibilities during group tasks. Our main skills will be jumping and landing where we will practice different movements using our feet and then apply them in various games and challenges.
PE Day: Monday and every other Thursday.
Children need to come to school in uniform and bring in their PE kits.
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Science |
Children will look at the topic ‘Animals and Humans’. They will learn that animals and humans need nutrition and they get nutrition from what they eat. Also they will learn that humans and some animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement. They will then move on to look at forces and magnets. They will conduct experiments to determine what materials are attracted or repelled by a magnet and consider the force of friction.
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Computing |
This term, we will be focussing on 3 different topics. The topics we will be learning about are:
- Email- Children will learn to communicate through composing and sending emails safely.
- Route planner-Children will plan algorithms and write code that includes angles of turn to create routes for screen turtles, testing them using 2Go. Children will experiment with using the repeat command to make shapes that have 90° and 45° angles.
- Branching databases- They learn how binary questioning is used to sort data records and about the importance of testing and debugging databases that they create.
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PSHE Personal Social |
In the Autumn Term 1 the children will be looking at ‘Being me in my world’.
In this Puzzle, children reflect on their achievements, set personal goals, and learn how to make others feel welcome. They explore emotions linked to worries and fears and think about what helps a school feel safe and supportive. Children compare nightmare and dream schools, develop an understanding of rights and responsibilities, and consider how behaviour and choices affect others. They work together to create and follow their Learning Charter, focusing on teamwork, fairness and inclusion. By the end of the Puzzle, children recognise how their actions impact others and take responsibility for following the whole-school Learning Charter.
In the Autumn Term 2 the children will be looking at ‘Celebrating Difference’.
In this Puzzle, children explore different types of families and why they are important, learning how to manage disagreements calmly and solve problems together. They develop an understanding of what it means to be a witness to bullying and how their actions and words may help or harm others. Across the six Pieces, children practise using kind language, challenging stereotypes, and offering support to those who feel excluded. They learn how to give and receive compliments and reflect on how the words we choose affect feelings.
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RE Religious Education |
This term the children will consider how ancient stories influence modern celebrations. They will look at stories in key world religions and consider how details within the stories have created similarities and differences in modern religious ceremonies, looking at rituals and artefacts.
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Geography |
The children will explore different types of settlements, land use and the difference between urban and rural. They will describe the different human and physical features in their local area and make land use comparisons with New Delhi.
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DT Design Technology |
In DT the children will identify and learn about the key features of a castle, before designing and making a recycled-material castle (structure). They will consider what makes a structure stable then get stuck in to building!
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MFL
Modern Foreign Languages (French) |
In French, the children will focus on ‘greetings’. Children will learn how to introduce themselves. They will use greetings to say hello, goodbye and goodnight. They will then move on to ‘playground games’. Children will count in French from 1-12, recognise different numbers, words and ask someone how old they are.
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History |
This term in history, children will be answering our ‘Big Question’- Would you prefer to live in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or the Iron Age?
Looking at the chronology of mankind, children are introduced to Britain’s story. They use archaeological evidence to find out about the Stone Age, Bronze and Iron Age. They will undertake historical skills such as sequencing events on a timeline, using sources of evidence and comparing past events to current day.
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Music |
Children will be introduced to learning about the language of music through playing the glockenspiel. They will look at ‘The Dragon Song’ to look at song structures and play rhythms from the song on percussion instruments.
They will also be supporting Year 4 in the School Nativity this year and their music lessons will also focus on singing, listening, improvising and composing as well as playing musical percussion instruments linked to the Nativity songs. The unit will culminate in the performance of their songs to the whole school, parents and carers.
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Art and Design |
In Art, the children are going to be discovering how and why our ancient ancestors made art, experimenting with natural materials to make homemade paints and playing with scale to paint on a range of surfaces.
Spelling
We follow the spelling patterns from Spelling Shed.
The children can then use the website to practice their weekly spellings choosing the level of support they need. Each child in Year 3 has a copy of the spelling lists in their school book bag.
Children who are having phonics teaching will get spellings from their phonic phase.
We will also cover the spellings from the Statutory Year 3 / 4 list.
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Homework |
Every week Year 3 children will be given homework on Friday (due in the following Tuesday):
- be expected to read their reading book and get their reading record signed x3 weekly
- Play on TT Rockstars and Spelling Shed games.
- Learn their times tables up to 12 x 12
- Learn their weekly spellings (each week has a different list focus that the children have been practising in school that week)
Black Book Homework.
Each term, Year 3 children will be given their ‘Black Book’ Homework, where they are to pick at least 3 activities to complete over the term.
Year 3 Autumn 2026 Black Book Homework Tasks
This is a chance to show off what you can do! Please write in pencil only in your book and colour in using coloured pencils or felt tips.
Choose at least 3 activities from the list below to complete over the spring term and during the half term holidays (due in on Monday 7th December 2026).
You are going to share all your homework with your class mates and teacher. It could include art work, writing, computer presentations (printed out), 3D models, posters, photographs etc. You will have to explain to the class what you have done.
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Year 3 Autumn Term 2026 Black Book Homework Tasks |
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Write and decorate an Autumn poem. Can you use rhyme? |
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Design your own island and draw a map of it. Where will you hide the treasure? |
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Draw and write about your favourite meal. Can you explain if it is healthy and why? |
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Make an information poster on the skeleton. |
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Invent a new chocolate bar and design an advert to persuade people to buy it. |
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Cook something at home and write a list of instructions. You could draw a picture of what you have made. |
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Write about one of your hobbies. You could add a photograph of you doing it… |
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After looking at The Stone Age, write/ draw about what it was like to live in that time. |
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Conduct your own science experiment with a magnet. What objects are attracted to the magnet? Draw/ photograph what you have found out. |
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Write about/ draw your favourite animal. Don’t forget to explain why you like it! |
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Paint/ design a castle! Label its features. You could have a go at doing this on 2Paint. |
General Information:
Water
It is important that the children remain hydrated and there are areas in all classrooms for children to keep a labelled water bottle from home. Please ensure that your child brings a water bottle into school.
PE Lessons
All children will be taking part in PE lessons. Please make sure that your child has a PE kit in school, which includes a change of footwear suitable for playing games.
If your child wears earrings, these need to be removed for PE or covered up with tape – your child must be able to do this themselves. Long hair should be tied back.
Nut Allergies
There are a number of children in school with nut allergies. If you send your child to school with a packed lunch, Please DO NOT send any biscuits and chocolate bars containing nuts, or nut-based spreads in sandwiches.