Welcome to Class 3

Welcome to Class 3

Miss Hamilton - Teacher

Mrs Battle - Teaching Assistant

Mrs Hickey - PPA cover (Tuesday afternoon and Thursday morning) 

Our Class saint is Kateri Tekakwitha. Her feast day is on the 14th July.

St. Kateri Tekakwitha is known as the "Lily of the Mohawks" because she lived her life with kindness and faith, like a beautiful flower blooming in the forest. Even though life was hard for her, Kateri found great joy and love in Jesus. She was baptized a Catholic when she was 20 years old. Many people admired her because she was gentle, humble, and spent her time praying and helping others. She loved being close to nature and saw God's beauty in the trees, animals, and rivers. Kateri died young, at the age of 24, but her faith and love for God inspired so many people. She became the first Native American saint in 2012! 

• PE day is on a Wednesday. Pupils will need to wear black or navy joggers, leggings or shorts, a white t-shirt and trainers.
• Recorder lessons will take place every Friday. 
• Reading books - Please read with your child as often as possible, as this will improve confidence and fluency. Reading books should be changed at least once a week. 
• We aim to take the children to the library every week, so please ensure these books are brought back on the assigned days so they can be changed.

Autumn Term 2025 

Regular times tables practice will help children within their Maths lessons. These can be practiced on Times Table Rock stars, which all children have to access to through their own personal log in. 

In Class 3, children should know the 2, 5 and 10 times tables confidently. This term, we will be learning the 3, 4 and 8 times tables, which your child should practice to become confident.  Once these are secure, please support your child in learning the rest of the times tables, as this will help them when it comes to the statutory times tables test at the end of Year 4. 

Our topics this term are Place Value, Addition and Subtraction, and Multiplication and Division. We will also be revising our arithmetic skills with Mrs Hickey on a Thursday morning.

This half-term we will be writing a narrative linking with our work in history, where we are learning about the Stone Age. The children will write a narrative based on the book 'Stone Age Boy' by Satoshi Kitamura, where they will display new writing skills learnt, such as expanded noun phrases and similes. 

Next half-term, we will be focusing on diary entries and writing in the first person.

Our topics this term are Forces and Magnets, and Rocks. This half-term, we are learning about different forces, such as push and pull, and will be conducting various experiments during our science lessons.

This term we will be looking at ‘The Christian Family’

In this unit we will develop the children’s knowledge and understanding of the Sacrament of Baptism. We will explore what it means to belong to a family and the Christian family.

We will then complete the topic ‘Mary, Mother of God’. 

In this unit we will reflect on the role of Mary. We will develop our understanding of Advent as a time of preparation for the birth of Jesus and we will reflect on the true meaning of Christmas.

At the end of the first half term we will be learning about Islam during our Other Faith week.

During this term we will be learning about the Stone Age. This half-term, we are learning about how people survived in the Stone Age, what weapons they used, and what food they ate. We will link to this topic through our English and Art work as well.

During this term we will be learning about Maps of the World, Maps of Europe, and how Bradford compares to other European cities.

Our topics this term are Me and My Relationships and Valuing Difference.

Our topics this term are Frame Structures and Sculpture. By October half-term, each child will have made a papier-mâché cave wall, which will be decorated with traditional Stone Age cave paintings.

Our first topic this term is Computing Systems and Networks - Connecting Computers. In this unit, the children will develop their understanding of digital devices, with an initial focus on inputs, processes, and outputs. They will also compare digital and non-digital devices. Next, they will be introduced to computer networks, including devices that make up a network’s infrastructure, such as wireless access points and switches. Finally, your child will discover the benefits of connecting devices in a network.

We will then look at the topic Creating Media - Stop Motion Animation. In this unit, children will use a range of techniques to create a stop frame animation using tablets before applying those skills to create their own story-based animation. They will be able to add other types of media to their animations, such as music and text, by the end of this topic.

We will practice our speaking, listening, reading and writing skills by learning some basic vocabulary and conversational skills.  

Our topics this term are Dance and Racquet Sports (tennis, table tennis and badminton).