Welcome to Coelho Class, Year 3

Who's Who?

  Mrs Young (M-W)                                      Mrs Ainsworth (Th-F)                                      Mrs Morrison      Class Teacher                                                Class Teacher                                            Teaching Assistant

General Information 

PE day: Tuesday and Friday

Please wear weather appropriate PE kit to school on these days. 

Decodable reading books: books will be changed on a Tuesday and Friday 

Please try to read every night. Please write in the reading record the page number read to. If you have not finished a book, we will send the book home again. 

Please ensure books are in school every day as staff read with the children each morning, and with the help of our reading volunteers, we use any other available opportunities to read with the children. 

Non-decodable reading books: Friday

The children will have an opportunity to pick a book from the book corner or library to bring home every Friday. This is a non-decodable book, not matched to the children's reading level. This book is to promote reading for pleasure and give the children opportunity to choose their own book. Please read this book with your child and allow them to share and enjoy. It is not necessarily intended for the child to read this independently.

Our Days in Coelho Class

Please find below an example of a timetable for our week. This should give an idea of the lessons being covered throughout a typical week, however, please note that the days on which specific lessons take place changes frequently due to what is happening each week. 

Curriculum Information 

Please find our curriculum maps outlining the areas of learning we  are covering in each half term. For further subject information and policies, please visit the curriculum pages. 

Autumn 1 

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Reading in Coelho Class 

Please find below some of the books we have been enjoying in Coelho Class this half term. 

Knowledge Organisers 

Please find below the knowledge organisers that support our learning each half term. Paper copies are also sent home in book bags at the beginning of each half term.

Autumn 1 

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Supporting your Child in Year 3

Please see below some strategies for helping your child in Year 3. You will also find further information in the curriculum pages. 

• Please try to listen to your child read every night - just a page or two will make a big difference. Remind them to 'say the sounds and read the words' and reread sentences to build up fluency and confidence. 

• Share and discuss knowledge organisers. Practice key vocabulary and talk about learning. 

• Visit LetterJoin to practice forming letters and watch letter formation videos.

• In Year 3, children are expected to know and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4, and 8 times tables. This means they should be able to answer questions like:

3 × 4 = 12

12 ÷ 3 = 4

They should also understand how multiplication and division are linked.

      How you can help at home:

• Practice regularly – Go over the 3, 4, and 8 times tables a few minutes each day.

• Use games – Play quick-fire quiz games, card games, or use times tables apps.

• Try worksheets and puzzles – These can make practice more fun.

• Spot times tables in real life – Count groups of items, share things equally, or work out how many legs are on 4 chairs, for example.

• Mix multiplication and division questions – So your child sees how they connect.

• Regular, short bursts of practice will help your child build fluency and confidence with these tables.