Year 3

Welcome to Year 3's class page. Miss Morgan is the Class Teacher. 

In Year 3, we are guided and inspired by our Class Saint, St Francis of Assisi. St Francis showed his love for God through kindness, humility, and care for all creation. He reminds us of our school mission, "We do our best by following Jesus," by showing that even the smallest acts of love can make the biggest difference.

St Francis teaches us to live out the Catholic Social Teaching principle of Care for Creation, encouraging us to appreciate and protect the beautiful world God has given us. His example also reflects the British Values of respect and responsibility: respect for others, for animals, and for our planet, and a sense of responsibility to look after them.

Each year on/near the 4th October, we celebrate St Francis' Feast Day as a whole school with our special Annual Animal Blessing. This joyful event reminds us of his deep love for every creature and of God's presence in all living things.

Each day, we try to follow in his footsteps by being gentle, thankful, and full of joy in God's presence. St Francis reminds us that peace begins in our own hearts and can spread to those around us.

"Lord, make me an instrument of your peace." - Prayer of St Francis

"The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and take care of it." - Genesis 2:15

Through St Francis's example, we learn that by caring for others and for creation, we are truly following Jesus and doing our best every day.

If you need to get in touch, please don’t hesitate to contact me via our Year 3 class email:

year3_amb@emmausmac.com

Working together helps us ensure every child can “do their best by following Jesus” each and every day.

At the end of each day, we gather together for our Class Story Time, a truly special and cherished moment in our Year 3 classroom. This is a time to pause, reflect, and enjoy the joy of stories as a class family. Once we finish a book, the children vote for our next story from the Year 3 Recommended Reads list (see below). This democratic choice not only celebrates the British Value of mutual respect and democracy, but also gives every child a voice in shaping our shared reading journey.

Through our class stories, we nurture a love of reading, build empathy, and explore the wonder of language, reflecting the National Curriculum aim to develop pupils’ pleasure in reading and understanding of texts. Story time also supports the Catholic Social Teaching principle of community and participation, as we listen together, reflect together, and grow together in friendship and faith.

As we listen to stories, we are reminded of the words from Proverbs 1:5

Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance.

Reading plays a vital role in developing children’s vocabulary, comprehension, and overall learning. In Year 3, we encourage regular reading both in school and at home. Children are expected to read at least five times each week. Please ensure this is logged either on Boom Reader so we can monitor progress and celebrate achievements.

https://www.boomreader.co.uk/

I will aim to hear your child read at least once per week in school and will change their books when they are able to answer some questions about the text. This is done to ensure that the children can not only be fluent but actually start to understand different features of texts. By the end of Year 3, your child should be on Stage 14 of our reading scheme. I will move your child up to an appropriate reading stage when I feel they are ready. Any questions, please feel free to email me!

Comprehension skills

In KS2, We look at the following comprehension skills

1. Word meaning (Vocabulary)

2. Retrieval

3. Summarising and Sequencing

4. Inference

5. Prediction

6. Whole meaning (Explaining)

7. Word choice (Explaining)

8. Comparison (Explaining)

Please click on the link below for free ebooks for your child. Login as a student.

Username: ambrose3

Password: ambrose3

Children will receive their homework on a Thursday each week - this will be in their homework books. This is due in on a Wednesday. 

Every Wednesday, children will be tested on their weekly spellings. Their new spellings will then be set on a Thursday and these can be accessed on Spelling Shed. Children's log-ins to this are in their Homework Books.

Please see the link for Spelling Shed below.

We also have word mats with Year 3 and 4 Statutory Spellings on our tables so the children can use them to aide their writing. Please see below the list so that you can support them with these at home.

In Autumn Term, PE lessons on Mondays and Thursdays.

No earrings are to be worn for PE, if they cannot be removed, they need to be taped for safety.

PE kit expectations can be seen below.

In Year 3, our PE lessons encourage children to develop their skills, confidence, and enjoyment of physical activity. We follow the National Curriculum aims for pupils to become physically confident in a way that supports their health and fitness, to engage in competitive and cooperative activities, and to learn the importance of leading healthy, active lives.

Through teamwork, fair play, and perseverance, our lessons reflect the Catholic Social Teaching principle of community and participation, reminding us that we are all part of God’s family and that our gifts are meant to be shared. Working together also promotes the British Values of mutual respect and tolerance, as we celebrate effort, sportsmanship, and the success of others.

PE helps our children to understand that taking care of our bodies is part of taking care of God’s creation. We learn that doing our best and encouraging others to do the same is a way of giving thanks for the bodies and talents God has given us. 

“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.”  1 Corinthians 9:24

This spirit of determination and joy helps our children to grow not only in strength and skill, but also in character, friendship, and faith.

In Year 3, the children begin their exciting journey of learning French for the very first time! We follow the National Curriculum aim for pupils to develop curiosity about other languages and to deepen their understanding of the world. To build strong foundations, we begin by learning French phonics, helping children to recognise sounds and patterns before moving on to key words, songs, and simple conversations.

As both the Year 3 Class Teacher and the school’s French Lead, Miss Morgan ensures that French lessons are engaging, fun, and perfectly suited to the needs of Year 3 learners, while also linking carefully to the wider Key Stage 2 French curriculum. We use Language Angels to support our learning, and children can log in from home to enjoy games and songs that make practising French enjoyable and rewarding. (Log ins can be found on the front cover inside page of their Homework Books)

Learning a new language reminds us of the story of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit enabled the disciples to speak in many languages so that everyone could understand the Good News of Jesus.

“All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.”  Acts 2:4

Through our MFL lessons, we celebrate the diversity of God’s world and learn to communicate with others in friendship and respect living out our mission to “do our best by following Jesus.”

Every school day is important, and we ask that children attend daily unless they are unwell. In Year 3, there is always something exciting to learn and experience! Wherever possible, please arrange appointments outside of school hours so that learning time is not missed. If your child is going to be absent for any reason, please contact the school office on 01562 823568.

In Year 3, Catholic children are given the special opportunity to prepare for and receive their First Holy Communion, a sacrament in which they receive the Body of Christ for the first time. This marks an important step in their faith journey, following preparation in both school and parish. Father Lamb will arrange parent meetings closer to the time to provide further details, and the date for 2026 is yet to be confirmed.

John 6:35

“I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”