Welcome to Term 2 in Year 3

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Happy New Year and welcome back! We hope you and your children had a wonderful and restful break together after an action-packed Term 1 learning about ‘Light and Sound’, and ‘Significant People who Changed the World’.

We are now embarking on Term 2, which looks set to be equally as busy and fun filled as the last term.

In Discovery this term, the children will be addressing the question ‘how did ancient civilisations develop?’ We will be exploring Egypt, Greece and China to determine how the people’s ways of life developed.  

In line with this, in English, we will be studying the texts Cinderella of the Nile, Theseus and the Minotaur, Fortunately the Milk, and a range of non-fiction texts to support the children’s learning. 

To further support this learning, we will visit the village of Tai O, in South Lantau, to learn about the traditional ways of life that still exist within Hong Kong. We will also be looking ahead to our Term 3 Year 3 camp and will share further details about what the children can expect from the camp at the parent meeting on Monday 9th February at 7.45 am in the Globe Theatre. 

Please continue to discuss your child’s learning with them. Much of their work is recorded within their Google Classroom and on Seesaw.

With regard to homework, we will be continuing with our regular system and schedule of:

• All homework is set on Google Classroom on a Friday, to be completed for the following Friday. This consists of Maths, Discovery or English, and Spelling. 
• Reading each night. Children are to record the title of their book and the pages that they read in their diaries on a daily basis. Please can you, as parents, sign this too.

Please find the Year 3 Term 2 Key Dates linked HERE.

For more information regarding Year 3 for the academic year 2025–26, please refer to the linked Welcome to Year 3  booklet and the Key Stage 2 (Years 3 – 6) Curriculum Handbook, which can also be located on the Hub.

We look forward to welcoming you back to school very soon.

Best wishes,

The Year 3 Team