Lake Class
Year 3 Class Teacher: Mrs A Lyons
Class Teaching Assistants: Mrs F Brett
Welcome to Year 3
Year three is the starting point of our children’s journey through Ditton Junior School. It is an exciting year. Children begin the year by recapping prior learning to ensure that their foundations from their previous schooling is solid and firm.
Throughout the year the children are immersed in vocabulary rich texts, which help to build their knowledge of sentence structures and text types, as they begin to build their repertoire of stories, as well as accessing decodable books from our Little Wandle scheme in which the children build their own fluency and reading skills.
Children undertake enrichment activities such as Forest School, Communigrow, trips to enrich foundation subjects, Drumba and OPAL activities. In year three, the children also start to learn French and enjoy regular visits to our local church.
Most importantly, the children learn, practice and show our school values of compassion, gratitude, honesty, courage and perseverance as their personalities grow and the children start to think deeper and flourish in their learning, as well as in their personal lives.
Curriculum Overview
In Year 3, pupils are supported to develop increasing independence and responsibility for their learning as they transition from Key Stage 1 into Key Stage 2. Teaching is carefully sequenced to build on prior knowledge, enabling pupils to make meaningful connections between what they already know and new learning. Regular retrieval practice is used to strengthen long‑term memory and deepen understanding across the curriculum.
Our curriculum is designed to promote a positive learning culture and growth mindset, encouraging pupils to approach challenges with resilience, curiosity and confidence. Through engaging and purposeful learning experiences, children are supported to develop their knowledge, skills and vocabulary across all subject areas, fostering a genuine love of learning.
To enrich learning further, pupils strengthen their practical learning through experiments, the use of manipulatives in maths and active Kagan strategies to support their developing minds. These opportunities allow them to combine academic learning with hands‑on, practical experiences. These opportunities help children apply their knowledge in real‑world contexts and develop confidence, collaboration and problem‑solving skills.
Throughout Year 3, we continue to build on the strong foundations established in EYFS and Key Stage 1, while preparing pupils for the increased expectations and progression into Year 4. A focus on fluency, accuracy and confidence ensures that core skills are securely embedded and ready to be developed further.
All learning is planned in line with the National Curriculum for England, ensuring that statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for Key Stage 2 are fully met. Further details can be found in our Year 3 Curriculum Summary, which outlines the key knowledge and skills taught across the year.
As part of our wider personal development curriculum, pupils also engage in activities that develop social responsibility and citizenship.
Timetable
Home Learning
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Useful Parent Resources at Year 3
For further useful resources, please visit each curriculum page.