Hedgehog Class

Class teacher’s welcome

Welcome to Hedgehog class! In Year 3, the children begin their journey through Key Stage 2. Throughout the year, we will help the children to grow and develop socially and academically, build their independence and continue to foster their love of learning.

FOREST SCHOOL SESSIONS: Just a little reminder that Hedgehog class will be enjoying their Forrest school sessions for three weeks from Thursday 24th April 2025. Their last session will be Thursday 8th May. Please check the letter for details of what your child will need to wear.

Mrs Simmonds

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Curriculum news

At a glance Summer 1

  • Maths: Money, Time
  • English: Persuasive Writing (Based on the Minpins)
  • Science: Plants
  • R.E : What is the Trinity?
  • Art: 3D Sculpture and collage
  • Computing 1:3.5 Desktop publishing
  • DT: Cooking & Nutrition
  • Geography: Food and Farming
  • Music: BBC Ten Pieces
  • PSHE: Being my Best

Home Learning

All children are encouraged to complete a home learning project to build on their class Geography and/or Science learning.

Ideas include…

  • Science (Plants)
    1. Plant Growth Diary: Plant a seed (like a sunflower or bean) and keep a diary recording its growth. Draw pictures or take photos weekly, describing changes.
    2. Edible Plant Hunt: Walk around your home/kitchen and list all the plants you eat (e.g., carrots, wheat in bread, apples). Create a short video or collage showing where they come from.

    Art (3D Sculpture & Collage)

    1. Recycled Art Sculpture: Use recyclable materials (cardboard, bottle caps, foil, etc.) to create a 3D model of an animal or plant.
    2. Nature Collage: Collect leaves, twigs, and flowers to make a textured collage of a tree or landscape. Add drawings and labels.

    Geography (Food & Farming)

    1. Meal Map: Choose a meal and find out where each ingredient comes from. Draw or print a world map, marking the origins of the food with pictures or flags.
    2. Mini Farmer’s Journal: Research a farm animal or crop and write a short illustrated fact file about how it grows or is used.

    PSHE (Being My Best)

    1. Kindness Challenge: Complete three acts of kindness in a week (helping at home, writing a thank-you note, or sharing with a friend). Record them in a short video or journal.
    2. My Superpower Poster; Create a poster showing your strengths and what makes you special, using drawings, photos, or magazine cut-outs.

These projects are designed to run alongside the learning for a half-term.

Spelling

At All Saints’ Primary School, we follow the Read, Write Inc. spelling scheme in Key Stage 2.

Word Focus Example
21 Apr Words ending in -ture Adventure capture creature departure future nature picture
28 Apr Adding -ation to verbs to form nouns Adoration admiration

alteration cancellation

exploration explanation

reservation plantation

information observation

preparation realisation

 
5 May Words with the c sound spelt ch Ache anchor

Chaos character

Chemical chemist

Mechanic chorus

Orchestra echo

School scheme

stomach
12 May Words with the sh sound spelt sh Brochure chalet

Charade chandelier

Chute chef

Moustache machine

parachute

 
19 May The short i sound spelt y Egypt gym

pyramid mysterious

mystery syllable

cymbals cygnet
26 May Half term
2 June Adding the suffix -ion Action attraction

Collection celebration

Construction concentration injection

Invention exaggeration

Education correction

hesitation

 
9 June Adding the suffix -ian Construction  electrician

Location injection Optician musician

Mathematician magician politician

 
16 June Adding the prefix re- Rearrange reappear reconnect

Rebuilding redecorate recycle

Redo refresh

 
23 June Adding the prefix anti- Antibiotic anticlimax antifreeze anticlockwise antiseptic

antisocial
30 June Adding the prefix super- Superglue superhero superman

Superhuman supersize supermarket supersonic superwoman

 
7th July Adding the prefix sub- Subheading subdivide submerge

Submarine subsoil subtitle subway

subzero

 
14th July Homophones whether/weather, ball/bawl, not/knot, plain/plane, scene/ seen, hear/here, be/ bee, week/ weak, male/ mail, where/ wear, no/ know, write/ right, bear/ bare, break/ brake
 

Archive: Autumn patterns and example words

In addition, children in Y3 and Y4 are beginning to learn a specific word list (as set out in the National Curriculum, English Appendix 1) that can be found in the centre of the school reading record or accessed here.

Dates for the diary

PE days: Monday (Mrs Simmonds), Wednesday (Mr Megson)

Spring 1: n/a

Spring 2: Forest School (3 sessions); Tuesday 4th March: Schools’ Linking Project – host Copthorne Primary School; Thursday 6th March: Visit to Abbey House Museum, Leeds (History: Victorian Britain)

Summer 1: Tuesday 22nd April (first day of term!): Visit to Harlow Carr (Science: Plants); Tuesday 20th May: Schools’ Linking Project – visit Copthorne Primary School

Summer 2: Hedgehog Class Collective Worship (10 June)

Links to support learning

Reading

Please encourage your child to read daily for a minimum of 10 minutes. At least 3 reading sessions per week should be recorded in the school Reading Record. Children should all have a school reading book (that can be changed regularly) but should be encouraged to read other material as well.

Read more about English in Y3 in the National Curriculum Programmes of Study

Maths

Times Table Rock Stars (login on inside front cover of Reading Record) – Y3 introduces 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables, as well as building on 2, 5 and 10 (from Y2)

Written methods for addition, subtraction and multiplication are taught as in the pictures below.

Read more about maths in Y3 in the National Curriculum Programmes of Study