Spring 3
Welcome to Spring 3!
The Staff:
Mrs Sarchet and Mr Amin welcome you to Spring 3. We are always more than happy to speak to you about your child, just catch us at the door at drop off or home time, or call and make an appointment.
The Children:
We call ourselves The Curious and Creative Tribe. We love our learning to be active and engaging. We've explored muscles by making our own hand, wrist and arm! We have learned about rocks and fossils by creating our own using chocolate - we may have eaten them too! We are looking forward to delving into the bronze age, making our own pop-up cards and learning all about magnets.
Together we follow the school vision - eyes wide open, arms outstretched, curious minds aiming high- and create a classroom where every child can thrive and RAISE.
What we are reading:
This half term we are reading Anisha: Accidental Detective by Serena Patel. Your child also has weekly access to our wonderful school library where they can choose a book to read for pleasure.
This half term...
Forest School & PE
Children will have PE on Wednesdays and Thursdays. As our uniform policy states, children are expected to wear their PE uniform and trainers every day for school. This ensures children are able to take part in our Mindful Mile everyday in the appropriate attire.
Your Child's Assembly
This half term, the following children will be showing off work they are proud of :
24/2/26 - M.Affaan
3/3/26- Jawdan
10/3/26- Essa
17/3/26- Zoya
24/3/26- Alyan
Our Learning
This term, in English, children will read the story Magic Bed and learn about journey stories, focusing on using descriptive language to make their writing clear and exciting. In Maths, children will learn about time and money and how to use them in everyday life. In Art, children will develop their ideas from 2D drawings into 3D models using papier mâché, inspired by the artist Miranda Mulder. In Computing, children will learn how to organise and sort information using branching databases. In Geography, we will explore how diverse our local landscape is and compare it with other landscapes across the UK. In Science, children will investigate how shadows are made and understand how light helps us see them.
Homework
Homework is an important way for children to practise and build on what they are learning in school. We really value your support in helping to make this a positive and rewarding experience for your child.
Each week, the children will be given spellings to learn. A spelling sheet for the week will be sent home.
Homework will also be set weekly on Emile, our online learning platform. The children have been sent home with their own login details, which they will need to access their tasks. Emile homework will link to their spellings, times tables, and the Maths topic we are covering that week. Please do take the time to sit with your child and discuss their homework with them, as this makes a big difference to their learning.
Children will also bring home Talk Homework each week to help children develop their “sticky knowledge”, they will bring home 3–5 key facts each week to share and talk about with you. Discussing these together really helps them to remember and apply what they’ve learned in class.
Finally, the children will take part in our weekly Map Quest challenge in class. This activity is designed to make geography fun while building the children’s knowledge of places and locations.
Thank you for encouraging and supporting your child with their homework — working together makes a real difference. We offer a homework club on Thursday lunch times open to any child in Year 3 who wants extra time or extra help completing their homework.