Year 3
Meet the teachers
Mr A.Leese
Hello, I’m Mr Leese, your Year 3 class teacher. I am entering my fourth year here at Silkmore and my first as a year 3 teacher. I am relishing the challenge of a new year group and can’t wait to hit the ground running.
Outside of school I am a keen cricketer and golfer. I do like football but as a Stoke City fan I don’t have much to shout about!
I am Miss Robinson, I am a KS2 one-to-one support teacher. I work closely alongside children who require further additional support during the school day. I enjoy taking part in fun themed activities with the children I support.
When I'm not at work I enjoy playing football and travelling.
As Year 3 is the first year in Key Stage 2, this is the year where the children begin to find their independence and experience different learning styles.
What We Teach
The content of the National Curriculum is delivered and built upon with discrete lessons, which allow children to learn the key knowledge and skills they need later in their journey with us.
In writing, we focus on a text for a half term, gleaning fantastic vocabulary and writing structure from expert authors, before using the text as a basis for our own writing.
In maths, we use White Rose to support teaching and learning. We use flashbacks at the start of sessions to recap prior learning and follow the 'I do, we do, you do' structure. We have a range of concrete resources to support our learning.
Our classroom learning is complemented by weekly PE sessions, Forest School sessions and other National Curriculum subjects.
How you can help your child
If your child is in Year 3 you can support their learning by:
- Practising their weekly spellings
- Practising all the times tables to help children develop instant recall
- Reading every day
- Giving them opportunities to be independent at home
- Allowing children to practise basic ICT skills such as typing, editing and presenting work
- Supporting your child to access their home learning sites: Timestable Rock stars, Maths Seeds, Oxford Reading Buddy and Lexia.
Further information
Curriculum Summer 1If you’d like any further information about Year 3, please contact the school.