Year 3 - Friday Blog - 25th September
Date: 25th Sep 2026 @ 12:32pm
Welcome to the Year 3 Friday blog!
We have had another busy and great week in Year 3, getting stuck into our learning. We intend to keep you up to date with all the things going on in our class through this blog. Please read the guidance on mornings, home time and safety in PE at the bottom of this page.
Awards
Homework
Spelling
Reading
Reading is a very important part of the curriculum and plays a key role in supporting children's learning and development. This week, the children have been sent home with a reading book to enjoy. Once they have finished reading their book and their reading record has been signed, they can have their book changed. The children have been reminded to let an adult know when they are ready for a new book. We encourage all children to read regularly at home, as this helps to develop their fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and confidence.
Times tables
The children will continue to use TT Rockstars to practice there times tables knowledge. The use of times tables is key to the maths curriculum and the children will gain so much from being able to recite their tables at speed.
English
This week in English, we have continued our learning through The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith, with a particular focus on villains! We began by reading a description of Cruella de Vil and used our inference skills to carefully pick out clues from the text. The children then used these clues to draw their own pictures of what they imagined Cruella might look like.
We also explored some well-known villains from other stories, including Scar, Miss Trunchbull and Captain Hook. We discussed their character traits and noticed how villains often have unusual names, distinctive appearances and memorable features. We thought carefully about what makes these characters villains and how authors make us feel about them as readers.
Finally, we had lots of fun creating our very own villains! We used some fantastic language skills, including rhyme, alliteration and word play, to invent creative names and gruesome features for our villainous characters. The children certainly let their imaginations run wild, and we had some wonderfully gruesome and terrifying ideas! It was fantastic to see so much creativity, enthusiasm and laughter throughout our English lessons this week. Well done, Year 3!
Maths
Length and Perimeter
This week in Maths, we began our new unit on length and perimeter. We started the week by recapping how to use a ruler accurately to measure and draw lines in centimetres. The children then put these skills into practice by carefully drawing a range of 2D shapes using a ruler.
We had lots of fun measuring different objects around the classroom and comparing their lengths. We then challenged ourselves further by exploring the relationship between centimetres and millimetres and practised converting measurements from cm to mm. The children worked carefully and showed great perseverance when putting their measuring skills to the test.
We ended the week by consolidating our learning and revisiting the key skills we had developed. It was lovely to see the children becoming increasingly confident when measuring accurately and using the correct units. Well done, Year 3!