Year 3 2024 - 2025

Mrs Dutton 3/4LD

I have been teaching at Woodlands Primary School since September 2013, and lead our Year 3/4 team. I am passionate about teaching all subjects, but I really enjoy teaching English, exploring different narratives and writing imaginatively and creatively. I lead English across our whole school, and love to plan exciting activities to promote reading at Woodlands. When children reach the top of the reading chart or strive for 5, it makes my heart sing!
When not in school, I can usually be found running around after my three children or my dog, Bertie. I love reading stories with my children or baking yummy treats in the kitchen.
My motto is 'Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you'll land among the stars!'

Miss Sayce 3ES

Hello! My name is Miss Sayce and this is my fifth year working at Woodlands Primary School. I am very excited to be teaching Year 3 this year, and I am really looking forward to being part of the Key Stage 2 team! I enjoy teaching all subjects, but I particularly like science as there are so many exciting things to discover. I also love reading, some of my favourite books are 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' by Roald dahl and 'Ratburger' by David Walliams. When I am not in school, I love to bake tasty treats for my friends and family, as well as grow fruit and vegetables in my garden! I also like to watch football, especially my favourite team, Shrewsbury Town FC. I can't wait to get to know you all, I know we will have so much fun and learn a lot!

Mrs Barrett 3LB

Hi there, I am Mrs Barrett. This is my fifth year at Woodlands and my second in Year 3. This is my tenth year of teaching and prior to working here, I taught in Melbourne, Australia, which I loved, but there really is no place like home!
I enjoy teaching English as I am passionate about creative writing and reading and I love seeing child develop their own styles of writing.
I am the music lead for Woodlands and enjoy creating opportunities for our children to express themselves through the arts. My favourite day of the school year is our Young Voices concert, where we sing in Manchester with over 8000 other children from schools in the North West.
Outside of school, I love floristry, learning new things, fitness and have completed 3 marathons, including London. I am also very busy with my beautiful daughter and two puppies. We love nothing more than exploring the Wirral beaches together.
I am very much looking forward to another year working closely with the team at Woodlands.

It's Officially Spring! Time to Get Outside! - Spring "To-Do's" - The Voice of Wilkinson

Welcome to Y3!

Spring 1

This half term, we will read, 'Escape from Pompeii' by Christina Balit

This book allows us to travel back in time to the days of the Roman Empire. Tranio, the son of an actor, and his friend Livia, the baker’s daughter, witness the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. Tranio, like most Roman boys, liked to watch whatever was going on: tradesmen selling their goods, ships unloading their exotic cargoes, politicians making speeches in the forum. However, one hot August day, a very different scene unfolded. The ground began to shake, the sky darkened. People ran gasping for air. Heading for the harbour, young Tranio and his friend Livia hid on a boat and witnessed one of the most terrifying moments in recorded history-the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of their beloved city, Pompeii.

At the end of this unit of work, we will write the story from one of the children's point of view.

Our Mastery Targets for Spring 1 are:

to use present and past tenses correctly including the progressive form and the present perfect form
to group related ideas into paragraphs
to use inverted commas to punctuate direct speech(using dialogue to show relationship between characters)

In our shared reading sessions this term, we will explore the non-fiction, information text, 'DK Find out - Volcanoes'

DKfindout! Volcanoes : DK: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Our Mastery Targets for Spring 1 are:

To use dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read
To identify how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning.
To retrieve and record information from non-fiction

In maths this half term, we will study multiplication and division. Our mastery targets for these units are;

to multiply and divide by 3
to learn the 3 times tables with corresponding division facts
to multiply and divide by 4
to learn the 4 times tables with corresponding division facts
to multiply and divide by 8
to learn the 8 times tables with corresponding division facts

PE Days

For this half term, 3LB and 3ES will have PE on Wednesdays (indoor) and Fridays. Please ensure your child comes to school wearing their PE kit on Fridays. If the weather is sunny, please remember to bring plenty of water and a sunhat. Suncream should be applied before school.

3/4LD will have PE on Tuesdays (indoor) and Fridays.

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