Transitions 2025- 2026

Mrs Middleton and Miss Hailes are the Year 3 teachers at Harlaxton CE Primary School. Below is a transition booklet informing you of a little bit about Year 3 before you begin. We look forward to seeing you soon.

School Year 2025 - 2026

Autumn Term - 2025

Who were the Romans?

Hello Year 3!

I hope you have all had a wonderful summer break. I can't wait to hear all about what you have been up to. 

This term we are learning about the Romans and our essential question is, 'Who are the Romans?' It is a really interesting topic and I know you are going to enjoy learning about it. We will be exploring the spread of the Roman Empire, looking at the Roman army and the invasion of Britain. We will also look at how the Romans changed Britain and exploring who Boudicca was, as well as looking at why Hadrian's Wall was built.  

PE this term will be on a Wednesday morning, however please ensure that kits are in school all week. Please remember that for PE, earrings are to be removed and hair is to be tied back.

Homework will be given out on a Friday and should be handed in by the following Wednesday. The weekly spelling test will take place on a Friday. We will check reading records, give out house points if you have read 4 or more times in a week and change books on Wednesday. 
 

Spelling tests - See below for the termly spelling overview. The children will be given their termly overview at the start of the term but will no longer be getting a weekly spelling grid. 
 

Please practise your times tables at home. In Year 3 we will be focussing on 3x, 4x and 8x tables as well as recapping 2x, 10x and 5x tables. 

Below is an overview of what we will be learning about this term in each subject. 

Mrs Middleton

Autumn Term Curriculum Overview 2025

Autumn Term Spelling Overview 2025

Year 3 school councillors

Year 3 eco councillors

101 Books

Year 3 enjoyed sharing some of the 101 books together. 

Harvest festival

Year 3 performed a harvest song and shared a harvest prayer they created in class together at Harlaxton church in front of parents and KS1. To watch the performances, please visit the school video page or click here. 

DT

Today, Year 3 were exploring pulley systems. They challenged themselves to lift without holding the axle (rod/stick). 

World Mental Health Day

Today we celebrated World Mental Health Day. Year 3 discussed how they can look after their mental health and completed some activities throughout the day. 

English

Watch Year 3 performing their playscripts by clicking here or going to the school video page. Alternatively, scan the QR code.

English

Today in English, Year 3 were typing up their Romulus and Remus playscripts. 

Art

In Art, Year 3 have been looking at mosaics. They have learnt about repeating patterns and had a go at using tesserae to create a small mosaic structure. 

They also had a go at using foam tiles to create a mosaic pattern. 

PSHE

Today we were learning about respect. Year 3 were creating freeze frames showing respect and some where they weren’t showing respect. Can you tell which ones are showing respect and which ones are not?

Maths

Today we were working with our partners to complete number lines to 1000. 

Science 

We have been learning about how our muscles work. We created models of a hand to show how muscles contract to move our fingers.

PE - Fundamentals 

In PE, we have been focussing on some of the fundamental movement skills including balance, speed and changing direction! 

Art

Today, we were learning about tessellations. We had a go at colouring a tessellated pattern and had a go at creating some using shapes. 

Maths

Today we used place value counters to help us to complete flexible partitioning. 
 

English 

In English, we are looking at the story of Romulus and Remus. Today, we acted out the story. 

Music

During our first music lesson of the term, year 3 were exploring how sounds are made using stamping tubes. They took turns to create a rhythm for their partners to repeat. We also explored the pitch made by the different  sized tubes.

Maths guides for parents

Please find below parent ‘how to’ guides which provide information on how you can help your child understand certain mathematical topics.

If you follow this link you will be taken through to White Rose parents page called Maths with Michael. You will find short film clips to accompany the guides.

White Rose - Maths with Michael

White Rose calculation policies which are inline with our teaching.

Maths

At Harlaxton we use the White Rose Scheme of work to support our planning and teaching of Mastery Maths lesson. Mastery Maths is broken it 5 elements - please see the diagram below.

White Rose launched home-learning resources during Covid, these can be found at the following link. These resources include film clips, questions and answers.

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
 

Top tips from White Rose for everyday maths at home.

https://whiterosemaths.com/latest-news/top-tips-for-everyday-maths-at-home/

I See Maths

Gareth Metcalfe also launched home learning lessons, where he built understanding in small steps. His website can be found at the following link.

http://www.iseemaths.com/home-lessons/

Online Learning 

Your children have their usernames and passwords in their home-learning book.

Purple Mash

https://www.purplemash.com/harlaxton

TT Rockstars

https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student

Leader in Me

On a daily basis, the children try to demonstrate our core values within school. As we aim to practise them so often, they become good habits that we can use not only in school but also at home too. 

• Habit 1: Be Proactive (You’re in Charge)
• Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind (Have a Plan)
• Habit 3: Put First Things First (Work First, Then Play)
• Habit 4: Think Win-Win (Everyone Can Win)
• Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood(Listen Before You Talk)
• Habit 6: Synergise (Together Is Better)
• Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw (Balance Feels Best)

Growth Mindset

This year we will be helping the children to develop a Growth Mindset. This aims to increase their resilience, perseverance and independence in their learning. Further information can be found by following the link below.