Azure

Welcome to Year 3 and Team Azure 2025/26

Your teacher is Ms Dyer

Your teaching assistant is Miss Kellaway

In Maths this term we have continued to revise subtraction, using 3 digit numbers, however, our main focus ‘Fractions,’ began with learning that a whole can be divided into any number of equal parts. We have learnt the meaning on numerator and denominator, and now understand that a fraction represents part of a whole. Next term our focus for maths will change from ‘Fractions’ to learning about ‘Time.’

Through our amazing texts, in English, we have been planning and writing our own narrative, focusing on developing the use of dialogue to convey character. We used ‘Winnie the Pooh’ texts as our focus. We then went on to plan and write non-chronological reports, based on our dream jobs. We have continued to develop our understanding and use of prepositions, expanded noun phrases, conjunctions and use of speech punctuation throughout the term.

Next term, we will be learning how to write a persuasive letter about a specific subject or topic that we feel strongly about. We will then use the story of Alice in Wonderland to create a short narrative, focused on developing an interesting or unusual setting and using dialogue to convey character. Towards the end of term, we will learn how to write a Kenning poem based on a topic or subject of our choice.

In Science, we have been learning all about Rocks and Soils. We have learnt about different types of Rocks using a variety of features to identify and classify them. We also had great fun creating our own fossils and learning about how they are formed.

This term in Geography lessons, we have really enjoyed learning about our Own World including creating maps of places that are special to us. As well as developing our knowledge of the local area using Ordnance Survey maps we have learnt about areas further a field such as the continents of the world.

In French, we have developed our understanding of the vocabulary for transport, learnt how to share methods of travel to school, using this to ask and answer questions.

Through our PSHE lessons, we have been learning about relationships, developing understanding of friendships, and how to solve problems peacefully. We have also been learning how to be safe when using the internet. We have learnt how we are connected to people all over the world, just by the clothes we wear and the food eat. During these lessons, we found out what ‘fair trade’ means to farmers in poorer countries.

We have also learnt about the UN Rights of the Child and the work that charities do to help children around the world. We were then inspired to design our own charities and create a logo for them.

We hope you all have a fabulous half-term with your friends and family, and we look forward to seeing you back for Summer 2! Enjoy the sunny weather!

Spring Term Optional Home Learning

This half term our topic is The Romans. If you would like to, we are setting an optional homework linked to our topic. This project involves you researching a topic and presenting it as a fact sheet, poster or anything your imagination can think of.

Topics to choose from are:

Roman Religion (Gods and myths)

Roman Sports and Leisure (Gladiators, competitions, etc…)

Roman Towns (Houses, town planning, etc…)

Roman Homes (Mosaics, food etc…)

Roman Army (Soldiers, road building, etc…)