Year 3 – Class

Learning Time

There will always be a visual timetable in our classroom.

This is what a day will usually look like:

• 08:45–09:05 – Registration, Time to Talk and problem solving
• 09:00–09:30 – Spellings
• 09:30–10:00 – Guided Reading
• 10:00–10:45 – English
• 10:45–11:00 – Break
• 11:00–12:00 – Maths
• 12:00–12:30 – Lunch playtime
• 12:30–13:00 – Lunch eating
• 13:00–13:10 – Registration and mindfulness
• 13:10–14:45 – Project learning
• 14:50–15:10 – Assembly
• 15:10–15:30 – Story time and home time

Our Learning Projects

Our project questions will be:

• How has nature changed the lives of ancient civilisations?
• Does reintroducing animals help or hinder an ecosystem?
• How can communities protect themselves from floods?

Music

You will learn the clarinet this year. Music lessons are on a Friday morning.

PE & Woodland

• Our PE session is on Thursday afternoon.
• Our Woodland session is on Thursday afternoon.
• The swimming pool is coming in October 2026.

Library Visits

We will visit the library once a term.

Assemblies

• Monday – Country of the Week, UNCRC and Lyfta
• Tuesday – Picture Book and Artist of the Week
• Thursday – In the Media (Picture News)
• Friday – Music Genre of the Week and Celebration Assembly

Every week, you will learn about a different country, artist, music genre and poem.

Singing Assembly will be on Monday afternoon.

Playtime

You will play Playworks games with your friends. These will teach you how to take turns, follow rules, win and lose well, and be part of a team.

Lunchtime

• You will order your lunch in the morning or bring a packed lunch from home.
• At lunchtime, you will wash your hands and eat your lunch in the classroom.
• There will be time to play outside, playing Playworks games.

Toilets

If you need the toilet, ask your teacher at a convenient time.

Trips, Visits & Celebrations

• There will be a school trip linked to a project.
• We will listen to the Hallé Orchestra at Bridgewater Hall in the spring term.
• People may visit our class to help with our projects.
• We will celebrate Christmas, Eid, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, World Book Day, Harvest, Easter, birthdays and lots of other events during the school year.

End of the Day

• There will always be a story at the end of every day.
• At home time, your teacher will take you onto the playground to meet your parents.
• Please make sure your teacher knows who you are leaving with at the end of the day.

Reading Books

Your reading book will be changed every week.