Year 3

A very warm welcome to Year 3

Y3LO Saxon - Mrs Langford (Mon, Tues) and Miss Oliver (Weds, Thurs, Fri)

Y3H Edwin - Miss Hawcroft (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri) and Mrs Langford (Weds)

Mrs Marsden, Miss Blandford and Ms Gilberthorpe support in Year 3 throughout the school day.

Miss Oliver - I am currently in my seventh year of teaching at Travis and absolutely love being part of such a wonderful school community. Before becoming a teacher, I spent time travelling and also lived and taught in Sydney, Australia. Outside of school, I enjoy reading and going for long walks, usually with my Romanian rescue dog, Mollie. I’m also a proud mum to my one-year-old daughter, Daisy, who keeps me on my toes! I love animals, staying active and being outdoors.

Miss Hawcroft - I have been teaching for over 15 years and have taught pupils in both KS1 and KS2. I am a dedicated and passionate teacher who enjoys developing children's learning inside and outside of the classroom. I love teaching art, science and mathematics and enjoy finding creative ways to make learning fun and hands on.

Reading

Please try to read with your child at least three times a week and record it in their reading diary. This can be the Year 3 recommended read, RWI books or a book from home. It is important to check that, as well as becoming more fluent, the children understand what they are reading, especially as they begin to read longer and more complex books. This can be done by discussing the book afterwards, or during reading. Talk about the characters, setting or main events. Encourage children to develop empathy by focusing on characters' emotions and motivations.

We encourage a love for reading and aim for our children to be lifelong readers. The children are encouraged to read and enjoy the books in our book area within the school day. Children are welcome to bring their own reading book from home as long as it is of an appropriate level for them to read and enjoy independently. Please encourage your child to do this independently. We share core stories at the end of the day sometimes linked to our topic, or one of the Year 3 Recommended Reads and we spend time in the library once a week sharing and enjoying the books in there. Please make sure your child has their reading book bag in school with them everyday.

Maths

Children can practise their Maths learning with school logins for the following platforms: Reflex, Numbots and Times Tables Rock Stars.

Reflex - Pupils now have access to this website which supports their mental multiplication and division skills as well as upskilling their mental addition and subtraction skills.

Times Tables Rock Stars - is a fun away for children consolidate their times tables. Please encourage your child to log in little and often as this will help children become fluent, children will also be given time in class weekly.

As part of the Maths curriculum, children are expected to recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables by the end of Y3. Children should already be able to recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables, including recognising odd and even numbers by the end of Year 2.

At the end of Y4, all children nationally, are tested on their times table knowledge up to 12 x 12. This is known as the 'Multiplication Tables Check'. Please encourage your children to practise their times tables at home. This can be done lots of different ways, such as writing them out, reciting them out loud and playing online games. All children have a login for TT Rock Stars, a website school subscribe to for children to learn maths facts. Please speak to your child's teacher if they can't find their logins.

Homework

Homework is set weekly and consists of spelling and maths activities, both completed online. If children or families would prefer working on paper rather than online, please speak to their class teacher to request a paper copy.

Spelling homework is assigned through Spelling Shed and is linked to the spelling patterns taught in class that week. Children can practise their spellings through a range of interactive games and challenges. In addition, children will be given 20 common exception words to learn throughout the year.

Maths homework is completed using Reflex, an online programme designed to develop fluency in multiplication facts. Each day, children aim to earn a ‘green light’ by correctly answering a set number of multiplication questions.

We appreciate your support in encouraging your child to complete their weekly homework. Login details will be provided by school.

Knowledge Organisers

Knowledge Organisers are a good way to give a brief outline of key words and facts that the children will come across. We share half termly knowledge organisers on class dojo as well.