St Anne's Catholic Primary School

Year 3

The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.” Psalms 32:8

Welcome to Year 3! The year 3 team consists of:

Miss Allcock

Mrs Leslie-Rollins

welcome

We would like to welcome both you and your child to Year One.

We are looking forward to working with you to ensure that your child achieves their very best academically, spiritually whilst also developing their wider gifts and God given talents.

If you have any concerns or questions regarding your child, please feel free to see me at the end of the day. If I am not available, or if that is not convenient for you, then we can arrange an appointment for another time. You can also refer to the following resources that were handed out during the Meet the Teacher in September, the Year Three Handbook and Meet the Teacher Presentation

Miss Allcock

our class saint - saint martin de porres

Feast Day - 3 November.

St. Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru on December 9, 1579.

Martin spent long hours in prayer. When he was 15, he asked to join the Dominican Convent of the Rosary in Lima and was allowed to join as a servant boy. He was eventually moved up to the church officer in charge of distributing money to deserving poor.

Later, Martin was assigned to the hospital where he would remain in charge until his death. He became known for his careful and patient care for the sick, even in the most difficult situations.

Martin's life reflected his great love for God and all of God's gifts. It is said he had many extraordinary abilities, miraculous and spiritual knowledge and an excellent relationship with animals.

When Martin was 60 years old, he became very ill and he passed away on November 3, 1639.

Always consider others as more holy

and more worthy than you,

at the same time strive to be as

holy as you can be.

Key Information

Our Curriculum

Long Term Overview 2024/2025

You can find our curriculum overviews for each half term here;

Autumn 1 - Are All Positions Equal?

Autumn 2 - Are we scarring or cultivating the earth?

Spring 1 - What are our responsibilities in God’s World?

Spring 2 - Who has God called us to be?

Summer 1 - How do we know about history if it is not written down?

Summer 2 - How does the beauty of nature remind us of the Goodness of God?

You can also refer to the document- A Guide to Online Learning.

This half term, will be on a Monday and a Friday. Children will need to bring their complete PE kits with them to school to get changed.

Homework

Reading – Every night, must be evidenced in the reading diary with a signature and at least two comments a week.
Spellings – Set on a Friday to be tested the following Friday.
Maths/English – Set on a Friday, due in on a Tuesday.
Times Tables Rock Stars – to be completed at least 3 times a week.

Other Projects

Curriculum Tasks (R.E./Science/Topic/Themed)

Other curriculum tasks may be set for your child throughout the year and your child will be informed when these will need to be returned.

Homework should be handed in on a Tuesday. Any queries or issues can be addressed on a Monday morning. If extra support is needed then please write a message in the planner so the class team can support your child.

YEAR 3 GALLERY

We look to Jesus as our guide in praying and learning. Here you will see some of the wonderful experiences we have shared together in Year 3.

Year 3 engaged in a wonderful learning experience with Metro Bank's "Money Zone" workshop. In three informative sessions, they delved into the vital topics of Banking, Saving, and Budgeting.

Year 3 explored key teachings from the Old Testament.

Artists at work during our Ancient Egypt unit.

While solving place value problems our mathematicians were using base 10 to support their learning.

We held a St Anne's Geography Awareness Week in November and in Year 3 we focused on caring for God's creation. Year 3 visited the local park to observe and evaluate how the park is being used and then thought about how we could make better use of the area.

Year 3 took part in a range of activities and found out lots of different information about different countries during their Geography Passport Day.

Year 3 made beautiful Bambinelli models using clay to mark the third week of Advent. These models will be blessed during Mass and we will then take them home to our families.

Year 3 have enjoyed taking part in our daily Advent virtual retreats, with Dan and Emily from One Life Music. We have joined together in prayer and reflection during our Advent journey.

Year 3 are currently completing their Reconciliation unit of work. We have reflected upon the choices we make in our daily lives and have thought about the importance of forgiveness.