Y3 – Latest Class Notices

This noticeboard will be updated on Wednesday afternoons to share homework and keep you updated with life in Year 3.

We hope you all had an enjoyable, restful holiday time. Your kind gestures were much appreciated by the whole Year 3 team. It is lovely to see the children back and ready for our spring learning.

 

Urgent request – If you have any unwanted, complete shoe boxes, please could you send them into school for our Science lessons next Monday. Thank you.

 

Calendar/Key Dates:

15.01.26 – Wilderfest – Due to the wet weather forecast on Thursday 8th January we have had to reschedule the final Wilderfest to now take place on Thursday 15th January.

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Y3 – Learning this week

Learning in school this week:
EnglishRecap and Recount writing
MathsMultiplication & Division
Learning next week:
EnglishAdventure & Mystery Stories
Maths Length & Perimeter
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Y3 – Homework/ Home Learning

ReadingDaily (15-20 mins)

Please ensure that all books are recorded in the green reading record along with the dates that reading has taken place. Please sign/initial these entries. Comments about the book and your child’s reading are welcomed. Three comments per week is ideal.

Reading records are checked on Mondays but reading books can be changed on any day.

Library day is on Tuesdays. Children may return finished books on this day and change them for a new one.

Children may borrow books from the classroom library and the Junior Library.

Please note that children are responsible for changing their own books.

 

Grammar & PunctuationPlease complete pages 30 (Using ‘ing’ verbs in the Past) and 31 (The Present Perfect). Grammar books must be brought into school on Tuesdays for marking. They are then returned to the children on the next day.
SpellingThe Group 1 spellings this week are for words with the short /i/ sound spelt with a ‘y’. The Group 2 words are for words with the /f/ and /s/ sounds spelt with ‘ff’ and ‘ss along with some statutory words. We will inform any children if they should be practising the Group 2 words from now on.We will test these in class next Wednesday (14th January).

Group 1   

myth
gym
Egypt
pyramid
mystery
hymn
system
symbol
lyric
typical

                                                                      

Group 2

off
puff
sniff
miss
hiss
less
if
us
bus
yes

 

MathsMyMaths homework is set every Wednesday to be completed by the following Wednesday – See Google Classroom for the link.

We will set Maths homework again after the Christmas break.

Times TablesThese websites will help make learning times tables at home fun and maximise confidence.

 

Timestables.co.uk
Belmont times table challenge sheets
Times Tables Rock Stars
Topmarks
Primary Homework Help
Hit the Button

Creative Home LearningPlease see Google Classroom for more information.
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Y3 – Reading

This term we will be focusing on:

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Reading for Pleasure books for class

As part of our focus on reading in school, we would like to develop the lending library of books within each class. This will enable the children to foster a passion and love of reading at Belmont and ensure that they have access to high quality texts.

Please find links to the book list that has a variety of books that we would love to have in class. Please check the list to ensure that the book that you would like to donate is one that we don’t already have.

These books will be stamped to show they have been generously donated them and shared with all the class.

The books come from the Recommended Books for Year 3 List which can be found below.

Year 3 Booklist: 50 Recommended Reads

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Y3 – Teacher & Class Information

Teachers:

Willow -Mr McDonnell
Elm – Miss Rogers

Support Staff:

Mrs Miles, Mrs Smith, Mrs Atkinson, Mrs Sroka, Mrs Luiz, Ms Jay

 

Weekly Routines

MondayBring in Reading Record with at least three comments
TuesdayTimes tables test

Return completed SPAG (CGP) homework (marked books will be returned on Wednesday)

Return library book ready for changing

WednesdaySpelling test

French lessons

Ukulele lessons – bring in ukulele

Maths homework assigned (please see Google classroom)

New SPAG (CGP books) homework assigned

ThursdayElm and Willow Indoor PE – come to school in PE kit
FridayElm and Willow Outdoor PE – come to school in PE kit

Ukulele

Ukulele lessons with a teacher from Hounslow Music Service have begun.

Useful information for parents – Online ukulele tuner link 

Strings – from top – My dog has fleas ( this is a good way to hear if your ukulele is in tune).
G 4th string (top string)
C 3rd string
E 2nd string
A 1st string (ground)

Which way to turn the turners video

Here is the link to for the resources children have been using in lessons if you want some extra practice at home

Word Aware

 

Our topic this term is ‘Active Planet’

The below list is part of an initiative called Word Aware that we are using in school. We thought it would be helpful to share this list with you so that you can use some of these words at home when discussing the topic. If your child speaks a different language at home, it would be helpful to discuss and translate these words using your home language. We may add to this list during the topic as new words are introduced.

Clink word aware spring 2026

Spring Learning Tree – coming soon

 

Handwriting 

As you may be aware Belmont uses a cursive handwriting scheme for those children who can consistently form all non-cursive letters correctly.
Here is a link to the handwriting guidelines to enable you to support your children practising letter formation at home.

Belmont Handwriting Guidelines

PE Days

Children are to come to school in full PE kit.

Indoor PE will take place on Thursdays and outdoor PE on Fridays.

Water Bottles 

Please ensure that your child brings a named water bottle to school with them each day so that they can hydrate regularly throughout the day.

 

 

 

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