Year 3

Welcome Back!

Published on Friday 13 September 2024 by Mrs Fox.

In English we have been reading the story Polonious the Pit Pony and we had a special delivery at the start of the week. There were missing posters all around school. We had to make predictions about what this may mean for the characters in the story and we predicted where he might be. The children enjoyed lots of drama and role play activities based around our story such as hot seating and freeze frame!

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In Maths we have been focusing on number and place value. To help us partition 2 and 3 digit numbers we have been exploring with the place value counters and used the part, part whole model too. We learnt about the digits in our number and the values that they represented.

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In Art we had another special delivery from local artist; John Smith who sent us a challenge. We have been working very hard this week to refine our oil pastel skills in order to create a piece of art work which will be sent to his gallery. We have been learning about figurative drawing and how to create a warm or cool background.

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Myself and Miss Burnip are extremely proud of how well the children have settled into life in Year 3! Keep up the great work!

Key dates: Muddy Mayhem - This is held on Friday 20th September at 1:45pm.

    Prize Giving 2024 - Year 3

    Published on Tuesday 23 July 2024 by Crook Primary.

    End of Year Film

    Award Winners

    3F

    Maths Freddie Sproat
    English Misha Glaister
    Curriculum Subjects Lachlan Connor
    Emerald Power Amelia Bowes
    Diamond Power Jak Beasley
    Ruby Power Savannah Klijn
    Sapphire Power Joshua Bowes
    Gem Master Neve Dunn
    Being a Good Sports Person River Thompson
    Greatest Effort Grace Piper
    Most Progress Indie-Mai Sung Brown
    Outstanding Achievement Daniel Reed

     

    3S

    Maths Jenson Coleman
    English Ellie Chalder
    Curriculum Subjects Luke Blair
    Emerald Power Sophie Pearson
    Diamond Power Arthur Hendry
    Ruby Power Skye Johnson
    Sapphire Power Olivia Ryan
    Gem Master Abigail Gregory
    Being a Good Sports Person Freddie Underwood
    Greatest Effort Leona Watret
    Most Progress JJ Denham
    Outstanding Achievement Sophie Hird

      The Year 3 Team

      Mrs Fox
      Mrs Fox

      Miss Burnip
      Miss Burnip

      Times Table Fluency

      What does it sound like to be fluent in times tables?

      What does it mean to be fluent in times tables?

      • Your child can answer the question back to you, with automaticity, within 3 seconds. 
      • They do not need to think about the answer or hesitate to think about the answer.
      • They may make a little mistake but very quickly correct themself. 
      • They can answer questions which are out of sequence and in no pattern of times tables. 
      • Children do not count on fingers. 

       

      Why do children need to be fluent in times tables?

      • It reduces cognitive load - children can think quicker because they don’t have to spend time counting their times tables. 
      • It saves energy in the brain allowing greater focus on the problem - reading the question, processing what it means, carrying out 2 or more calculations in a problem.
      • It saves time in calculating in multi-step problems. 
      • It unlocks a world of maths in the wider curriculum. 
      • It provides the opportunity for children to reason with numbers and problem solve.
      • It builds confidence & reduces mathematical anxiety - grows independence, reduces the feeling of being overwhelmed by the problem. 

      Reading at the Expected Standard

      What does it sound like to be reading at the expected standard in Year 3?

      What does it mean to be a fluent reader? 

      Reading fluency - a combination of the following components:

      • Accuracy - word recognition and pronunciation 
      • Automaticity - rapid word reading without conscious decoding (breaking down/sounding out words)
      • Prosody- expressive, phrased reading
      • Comprehension - processing text & understanding meaning 
      • Inference - reading between the lines 

      What to look out for:

      • Reading with varied volume and expression.  
      • Your child will sound like they are talking to a friend with their voice matching the interpretation of the passage.
      • They will read with good phrasing.
      • They will adhere to the punctuation used in the text - taking a breath at commas and pausing at full stops. 
      • They will read smoothly - they may have some breaks and will self-correct any slight mistakes. 
      • They will read at a good pace. 

      How many words per minute should your child be reading?

      The following figures are based on the child reading this amount of words in an age appropriate text. Some examples of age appropriate texts can be found below. 

       

      End of the Autumn term (by Christmas)

      End of the Spring term (by Easter)

      End of the Summer term (by Summer)

      Year 3

      90

      100

      110

       

      Year 3 texts:

      • 600 - Cliffhanger
        600 - Cliffhanger
      • 650 - The Games Player of Zob
        650 - The Games Player of Zob
      • 675 - The Angel of Nitshill Road
        675 - The Angel of Nitshill Road
      • 725 - Bill’s New Frock
        725 - Bill’s New Frock
      • 775 - The Golden Turtle and other tales
        775 - The Golden Turtle and other tales
      • 800 - Daisy and the trouble with Jack.
        800 - Daisy and the trouble with Jack.
      • 800 - Pongwiffy
        800 - Pongwiffy