Welcome to Year 3

Meet the Team:

Class teacher: Mrs Gallagher 

Teaching Assistant: Mrs Groarke 

We want children at our school to experience a smooth educational and emotional transition from one phase to the next. We want to ensure that our children are excited, curious learners and look forward to the challenge that Year 3 has to offer. We are committed to getting this transition right for our children. 

Our way of working in year 3 complements the work already taking place in year 2. Children are familiar with our teaching structure which used across the curriculum, which supports the gradual increase to more formal and independent learning.

Curriculum

We have an exciting curriculum that builds on the knowledge and skills from Year 2. 

Over the year our Year 3 curriculum is enhanced through trips and workshops.  We develop our historical enquiry skills and investigate the changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age and their learning experience is extended outside of the classroom through a trip to Tatton Park.  We have an art workshop on 3D modelling, using clay delivered by a local artist.  To enrich our children’s learning in Religious Education we visit our local church and Mosque.

Within the curriculum we study significant people who are relevant to our themes, such as: Cleopatra, Mary Anning and Andy Goldsworthy.  Our curriculum is further enhanced by the study of additional significant people, Marcus Rashford, Mother Teresa, Freddie Mercury, Mahatma Gandhi and King John.  We learn about the significant people to inspire and motivate our children as well as promoting our values and learning behaviours.

Spellings and homework

• Reading - reading regulary for 15 minutes per day with an adult of your choice.
• Log onto Times Table Rockstars and try to beat your previous score and classmates!
• Learn weekly spellings by using the stratagies from class.
• Maths Flex - in line with our class learning.

Class Dojo

Class Dojo is a platform we use for acknowledging positive behaviour, sharing children’s learning and communicating with parents.

Children can earn Dojo points for demonstrating our school values and learning behaviours and this is celebrated in our weekly assembly.  To promote team work and collaboration, a whole class Dojo target is set and when it is achieved the children receive a reward of their choice.  These have included, a pyjama party, a scooter day, a crafts afternoon and a disco.

My Happy Mind

At Moss Hey we follow myHappymind which is an NHS-backed curriculum for primary schools. It focuses on building resilience, self-esteem, and happiness in children. The lessons and activities contain quizzes, songs, animations and feature lovely characters. The children will complete five modules, Meet Your Brain, Celebrate, Appreciate, Relate and Engage. Each Year group works through the 5 modules allowing for a whole school culture to build. Within each module children learn positive habits which they will then use all of the time. The children have journals to record ideas and feelings.  In Year 3 we will use myHappymind strategies and the journal to help with smooth and happy transition into Key Stage 2.

Please see the 'Meet the Teacher' presentation below for more information about Year 3.