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Eastwick Schools

Eastwick Schools

Year 3

Weekly Update - Friday 17th October 2025

Summary of this week:

This week in Maths we have continued to learn about subtraction, focusing on the column method and exchanging between the ones and tens column.

In English, have finished our unit on the Bad-Tempered Ladybird and published our independent writing.

In History, we had a brilliant time doing our local walk of Bookham!

In Science, we have completed our unit on diet and nutrition and also been learning about food waste. .

In Reading, we have finished reading our text, Sulwe, and the children have been writing letters to the books main characters to share their thoughts on the story.

In PE, we have continued our units on Football and Dance with Coach Jay and Mrs Line.

In D&T, we have made our fruit tarts and discussed different aspects of kitchen safety.   

 

Our learning after half term:

In Maths, we will be completing our addition and subtraction unit.

In English, we will be starting a new unit on portal stories.

In Science, we will be learning more about food waste.

In RE, we will be finishing our unit on Christianity.  

In Reading, we will be starting a unit on descriptive poetry.

In Geography, we will be starting our first unit on Antarctica.

In Art, our first unit will be focusing on shape.

Homework

Maths homework is handed out every Tuesday. The hand in date is the Friday of each week  

A spelling overview is sent out at the beginning of half term to support the children with learning spellings at home.

 

 Notices & Reminders:

 

PE days are Monday and Tuesday’s. 

Thank you to everybody who supported our local walk to Bookham this week! We really appreciate your help and support and these trips couldn’t happen without you.

Please re-stock pencil cases over half term e.g. pencils, whiteboard pens, glue stick etc..

Please could yellow reading record books remain in school bags and please log any reading you do with your child at home.

As the weather starts to turn colder/wetter, please ensure children have coats/waterproofs in school.

If anybody is interested in volunteering or helping listen to readers, please get in touch via the Y3 email.

 

Have a great half term and thank you for all of your support!

 

 

 

Welcome to Year 3

Please find below the presentation from our Year 3 Parents Information Evening held in October 2025, which provides useful information for parents and carers about Year 3 at Eastwick in 2025-26.  

Year 3 Parents Information Evening 2025-26

Contact

To contact the Year 3 Team, please use this email address: year3@eastwick.thpt.org.uk.   

Supporting learning at home

 

 Reading

Colour Book Band Progression Chart - KS2

Guided Reading Question Cards - Non-Fiction

Reading prompts for small group instruction

 

Spelling

Year 3 Summer Term Spellings 2024

Common exception words

Homophones activity pack

 

Maths

Addition and Subtraction - Parents Guide

Year 3 Multiplication Parent GuideYear 3 Division Parent Guide

Snap Maths

Maths Fluency Guide For Parents