Year 3 2026 - 2027
Year 3 - 2026 - 2027
Welcome to Year 3!
We are looking forward to an exciting year of learning, growing in independence and developing new skills.
This page contains useful information about Year 3, including school routines, what children need each day, homework, online learning and what we will be learning this term.
Your Year 3 teachers are:
Mr Khan, Mr Kennedy & Mrs Cunningham
Mr Haugh and Mr Almonthanna will be supporting us in class this year.
Miss Mohamed is our Trainee Teacher.
Autumn 1 - Thursday 3rd September to Friday 23rd October 2026
Important Information
School gates open: 8:40am
Lessons begin: 8:50am
School finishes: 3:30pm Monday–Thursday
Friday finish: 1:30pm
Please make sure children arrive on time and are ready to start learning at 8:50am.
What to bring to school this term:
- Reading book and reading record (every day)
- Water bottle (every day)
- Full PE kit (Monday and Tuesday)
- Homework (Mondays)
Please ensure that all belongings are clearly named.
Reading & Homework
Reading regularly at home is one of the most important ways you can support your child.
Please encourage your child to:
- Read regularly at home.
- Talk about what they have read.
- Record their reading in their reading record.
- Bring their reading book and reading record to school every day.
Homework is given on Fridays.
What are we learning?
English
We will be exploring fictional diaries, developing our writing skills by writing from the perspective of a character and using first-person voice, descriptive language and diary features.
Maths
We will be learning about place value, including reading, writing, comparing and ordering numbers up to 1,000 and understanding the value of each digit.
Science
We will be learning about rocks and fossils, exploring different types of rocks and how they are formed.
Geography
We will be learning about megacities, exploring what makes a city a megacity and where some of the world's largest cities are located.
PE
We will develop our skills through football and yoga, focusing on movement, coordination, teamwork, balance and control.
Computing
We will be developing our coding skills, learning how to create and follow algorithms and use code to make things happen.
Music
We will be learning to play glockenspiels and djembe drums, developing our rhythm, coordination and ability to perform as part of an ensemble.
Online Tools
Class Dojo
We are using Class Dojo for our home-school communication.
Class Dojo allows us to share important information and communicate with families. Parents can also use the secure messaging system to contact teachers about school-related matters.
If you haven't already signed up to Class Dojo please do so by asking the class teacher for an invite code.
Times Table Rock Stars
Times Table Rock Stars (TTRS) is an online multiplication platform in which the children can practice their times tables. Multiplication skills are extremely important at this age, and children need to not only be able to work out times tables, but know them by heart and be able to answer them quickly.
The details that they need to login are:
School Name/Post Code: M12 4NG (St Luke’s CE Primary School, Longsight)
The children have their own username and password. If they can not remember their details, you can send us a message on Class Dojo.
Purple Mash
Purple Mash is a learning platform we use in school. It has things like maths games, art packages, and coding interfaces built into it for the children to use.
https://www.purplemash.com/login/
All pupils have their own log in details. If they can not remember their details, you can send us a message on Class Dojo.
Working Together
We believe that children make the best progress when school and home work together.
Thank you for supporting your child's learning by encouraging good attendance, regular reading, completing homework and developing independence.
At all times, we encourage our children to live out our school values and strive to be:
- Loving neighbours
- Caring stewards
- Reflective individuals