• Curriculum Map 2025 - 2026
• Meet The Teacher Meeting 2025- 2026

We warmly welcome you to Owls and Falcons (Year 3)

Owls - Mrs Glendenning (Monday to Thursday) and Mrs Rowland (Friday)

Falcons - Miss Bartley (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday) and Mrs Richardson (Thursday)

A warm welcome to our Year 3 page! Our children have made a fantastic start to life in Key Stage 2 and have settled into their new classes brilliantly. We are so proud of their enthusiasm, resilience and growing independence.

We, alongside our dedicated teaching assistants, work closely as a team to ensure that all children feel happy, safe and supported during their time in Year 3 at Hartford Primary School.

Our classrooms are teeming with life and learning, as the children explore new ideas, develop their skills and build confidence in their own abilities. As this is the first year of Key Stage 2, we focus on encouraging independence and helping the children take more responsibility for their learning, belongings and personal organisation, all while having lots of fun!

We follow a broad and balanced curriculum, enriched by a range of exciting topics, hands-on activities and memorable experiences. This term, we are learning about the Stone Age in History, exploring colour and the work of Vincent van Gogh in Art, and investigating Animals Including Humans in Science. We are looking forward to our upcoming school trip to Beeston Castle, where the children will have the opportunity to bring their learning to life.

We are excited to see your children continue to grow, learn and flourish throughout Year 3 and we are really looking forward to working with you all. Please contact [email protected] if you need to ask us anything. We can't always read emails during the school day so anthing regarding pick up and absence must go via the office.

Please click on the link to our curriculum map above to find out more about our learning over the year.

Useful information

Homework

• Set every Friday and due the following Friday.
• Alternates between English and Maths fluency each week.
• Children should also practise their times tables on Times Tables Rock Stars and read at least three times a week.

Reading

• Children should read for at least 10 minutes, three times per week.
• Please write a short comment in their Reading Record each time they read.
• Reading books should be changed regularly, and Reading Records should be in school on your child’s guided reading day.

 PE

• Owls - Thursday and Friday.
• Falcons - Wednesday and Thursday.
• Please ensure your child wears their PE kit to school on both PE days.

Water Bottles

• Children should bring a water bottle filled with water only each day.
• If your child brings a packed lunch, please provide a separate drink for lunchtime.

KS2 Snack

• Your child is welcome to bring a healthy snack of your choice for playtimes

Forest Schools

• Year 3 children will take part in a six-week Forest Schools block during the Autumn 2 term.
• This is linked to our exciting History topic: Stone Age.
• Your children can come into school in thier forest school clothes.
• Please make sure they have a full set of spare clothes incuding shoes with them.

Spanish

• We are delighted to begin our Spanish curriculum in Year 3!
• Mr Pilcher teaches the Owls on a Wednesday.
• Mrs Richardson teaches the Falcons on a Thursday.

Swimming

• Falcons - Spring 1 every Friday.
• Owls - Spring 2 every Friday.
• Children should bring a cleary labelled swimming kit in with them on a Friday.