Year 3 Curlews and Puffins
WELCOME TO YEAR 3 
Who are the Year 3 teachers?
To find out more about your teachers, please check out our profiles here!
Please note: We are no longer located in the hut. TA support for 2021/22 is Mrs Vella and Mrs Baker
Class emails: puffins@southmead.devon.sch.uk curlew@southmead.devon.sch.uk
We aim to get back to you within school working hours.
PE
Our PE days are
Monday: indoor PE
Thursdays: Outdoor PE
Swimming will start in the Spring term, after Christmas for one class and in the Summer term for the other class. Mrs Priddis will be in touch with details for this nearer the end of the Autumn term.
Trips
Autumn term: Hakeford Forest
Spring/Summer term: Weekly swimming lessons
Summer term: TBC
Homework
Homework is sent out on a Friday of each week and is to be returned on a Wednesday. This is for this first term only.
Next term, in January, we will move homework online to Google Classroom, so the books will not be used. Details on how to access Google Classroom will be sent in the coming months and will form part of some of our computing teaching in school.
What will we be learning about in Year 3?
Check out this leaflet which gives you some ideas on what we will be learning about.
Please note: this is subject to adjustments
Extra activities for home:
These activities can also be used if isolating at home. Please contact class teacher directly for our daily classwork if isolating for prolonged period of time.
This section contains videos and resources we have already covered in year 3 (& year 2) which are optional and can be completed in any order, at any time. It does not need to be printed, as all can be viewed online.
Please remember children have TIMETABLE ROCKSTARS, NUMBOTS and MyMATHS access at all times. Logins are on their reading records. Please email the class email if you need these.
Handwriting help
Top tip 1: Sizing your letters. Watch a video to help here
Top tip 2: How to hold your pen correctly. Watch a video to help you here
Top tip 3: Ascenders and descenders. Watch a video to help you here
Top tip 4: Letter formation and tips. Watch a video to help you here
Beginner handwriting pack Developing handwriting pack Confident handwriting pack
Joined formation help: Long letters Long letters 2 Zigzag letters Curly letters Joining letters together
Extra English/Grammar activities
Extra Maths activities
How to multiply and divide.
How to do column addition
How to do written subtraction
SPELLING AT HOME
Spelling practise at home can often be challenging. Why not try using a multi-sensory approach! Try making the spellings using play dough, using coloured pens, using toys to make the shape of the letters or even during baking with flour! Rap, sing or link spellings to stories and shapes.
To get more multi-sensory ideas click here.
How to practice spellings in multi-sensory ways
Statutory Spellings
Year 3 Spelling Patterns: What are prefixes and suffixes?
Year 3 Spelling Patterns: Using homephones correctly
READING AT HOME
Our whole school expectation is that children read at home at least 3 times per week, this can be to an adult or independently.
If you do not have access to books at home, please go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and sign up for free access to ebooks
Below are some ideas to help support you at home with reading and questioning your child.
We love the question cards (first pdf below).