Nightingales - Year 3

Dear Parents,

We have absolutely loved getting to know your children during the past few weeks and we have lots of exciting things planned for the rest of this term! The children have already impressed us with their wonderful imaginations in our writing lessons and their quick thinking in our maths sessions too.

As a quick reminder for your weekly schedules, we have PE on Thursdays and Fridays, so please ensure your children have the right kit on those days. We have a very busy timetable and want to hear the children read individually as well as in larger groups. We are currently trying to listen to readers during morning registration so please ensure that your child arrives at school promptly each day with their reading book and yellow reading record.

Kindest regards,

Mrs Wearing and Mrs Howells

	Meet The Teacher Powerpoint Y3 2026 to 2027	[pdf 642KB]
	Year 3 Weekly Curriculum Timetable	[pdf 102KB]

Homework

Homework in Year 3, predominantly comprises of weekly spellings, times tables, reading and the homework buffet.

Spelling tests will take place every Monday and each Monday they will come home with their new tests for the following week.

Using the TTRS website, children will be allocated times tables to practise every Thursday. Progress will be monitored and questions will be updated regularly. Additional times tables worksheets will be sent home on Fridays.

A ‘buffet’ of activities will be allocated every half term, from which children can choose weekly. These will be creative activities, related to current learning in school. They can be done in any order.

At home, children should be reading, practising their times tables and spellings every day.

Autumn 1 Homework Grid

[pdf 3MB]

Reading

In Year 3, it is our expectation that children should please be reading every day as part of their homework. Wherever possible, this should involve reading to/with an adult and, although this may only be for a short time, it is vital for your child's progress. In addition to supporting word reading and comprehension of the books being read, we would love you to encourage your child to develop a real passion for reading.

Spelling

Each week, your child will bring home a sheet with the week's spellings. The idea is that they practise these spellings daily. This work does not need to be handed in. We will also practise these spellings daily in school as one of our morning tasks. The children will then have a spelling test every Monday.

Times Tables

It is expected that children learn their Times Tables as an important part of their Home Learning each week. This supports all aspects of their maths learning, not least when we specifically learn about multiplication and division. This learning also prepares children in good time for the Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check. A fantastic way for your child to practise their times tables is on the online resource ‘Times Tables Rock Stars’ (TTRS), which you may already be familiar with.

It is helpful if the children learn their times tables in the following order:

2, 10, 5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 7, 9, 11, 12

This is in line with the order they are taught in the curriculum. 6 and 8 come before 7 and 9 because we teach the children that they are double the 3 and 4 times tables. Please note that learning a times table also involves learning the linked division facts.

For example: 3 x 4 = 12, 12 ÷ 3 = 4 and 12 ÷ 4 = 3.

As you are aware, each child has their own individual login for TTRS, which they can access from home on a suitable device (computer, phone or tablet). I have sent home another copy of these (along with a reminder of their Purple Mash login.)

Summer 2

	Year 3 Home Learning Buffet - Summer 2	[docx 29KB]
	y3-summer-2-kirfs	[docx 175KB]
	W1 Look Say Cover Check for Test 8.6.26	[docx 22KB]
	W2 Look Say Cover for Test 15.6.26	[docx 22KB]
	W3 Look Say Cover Check for Test 22.6.26	[docx 22KB]
	W4 Look Say Cover Write for Test 29.6.26	[docx 22KB]
	W5 Look Cover Write Check for Test 6.7.26	[docx 22KB]

Summer 1

	Summer 1 and 2 Curriculum Topic Web 2026	[pdf 655KB]
	y3-summer-1-kirfs (1)	[docx 158KB]
	W6 Look Cover Write Check for Test 1.6.26	[docx 22KB]
	W4 Look Cover Write Check for Test 11.5.26	[docx 22KB]
	W4 Look Cover Write Check for Test 11.5.26 (1)	[docx 22KB]
	W5 Look Cover Write Check for Test 18.5.26	[docx 22KB]
	Year 3 Home Learning Buffet Grid - Summer 1	[docx 30KB]