Welcome to Year 3
Dear Parents, Carers,
Firstly, we would like to thank you for our lovely gifts and Christmas wishes.
This week we focused on understanding the Christmas story and why Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, finished off our PSHE unit on Family and Relationships, and completed the Maths unit on Multiplication and Division (Part A).
As its the season of giving, love and joy, we have decided to give the children a break from homework, apart from the spellings which will keep their brains active.
Please find the spelling link below.
Zakynthos Home Learning – Spellings (19.12.25)
We wish you all a very ‘Happy Christmas’, ‘Happy Holidays ‘ and a restful and peaceful time with family and friends.
Miss Weithers and Mrs Adrien
Dear parents, Carers,
In English this week, we have been focusing on building their comprehension skills. The children have been given a selection of comprehension text to work on to develop the relevant skills.
In Maths, we have completed the unit of multiplication and division. We looked at Divide by 8, The 8 times-table and The 2, 4 and 8 times-tables.
In Science, the children planned an investigation using variables and looked at how and why things move differently on different surfaces. The children had to feel the surfaces to determine the roughness of the different materials (foil, sand paper, tea towel, cardboard and bubble wrap), and had to consider how much friction each material will create. They had fun, were excited and enjoyed the investigation.
In RE, we looked at the life of St Nicolas as it was his feast day on Saturday 6th December and our second lesson was on the Conception of the Virgin Mary as this is celebrated on the 9th December each year.
In PSHE, our topic a was about Who We Could Trust and we looked at why trust is an important part of positive relationships. The children had an Activity: ‘Who to trust?’ and they had to answer the questions, saying who they would trust to do the task or help them with it. Then we discussed about people who they think they cannot trust or would need to be careful about trusting (online or people they do not know etc). We also looked at ‘Respecting differences in others’. They children are aware that every person is unique and special no matter what their similarities or differences and that it is important to value, tolerate and embrace differences in ourselves and others.
Please find the home learning attached using the link below and we have also included a spelling sheet as extra support.
Zakynthos Home Learning (12.12.25)
Homework Sheet – Words with the digraph ei and tetragraph eigh (Lesson 14)
Wishing you a happy and peaceful weekend!
Miss Weithers and Mrs Adrien
Dear Parents, Carers,
In English this week, we completed the unit and the children focused on planning, preparing their own Non-Chronological Report on an Incredible Job. They spent time writing different sub-headings to do with the chosen job, edited, rehearsed their sentences, proof read and shared with a peer feedback.
In Maths, we continued with Multiplication and Division. The children focused on The 3 times-table, Multiply by 4, Divide by 4, The 4 times-table and Multiply by 8.
In Science, we continued with the unit ‘Friction’. We looked at how and why things move differently on different surfaces and planned an investigation using variables. The children planned to measure the effects of friction (slowing down or stopping moving objects) as friction itself is challenging to measure. They had to feel the surfaces to determine the roughness of the different materials (the ramp was counted as a material) and were encouraged to consider how much friction each material will create. They were allowed to test the materials, starting with the material they predicted will create the most friction and ending with the material they predicted will create the least amount of friction.
In RE, we focused on The Significance of the Theotokos Entrance to the temple. They children had to recall what happened when the Theotokos (Mary) entered the temple and understood why this event was important to Greek Orthodox Christians. They also labelled the important icons in a picture that showed Mary entering the temple with her parents, maidens and Zachariah blessing her.
Please find the home learning attached using the link below and we have also included a spelling sheet as extra support.
Zakynthos Home Learning (05.12.25)
Homework Sheet -Words with the digraph ai and the tetragraph aigh (Lesson 13)
Wishing you a happy and peaceful weekend!
Miss Weithers and Mrs Adrien
Dear Parents, Carers,
In English this week we started a new unit called Non-Chronological Report focusing on a book titled ‘Incredible Jobs’. The children looked at various types of jobs, and looked at the features of a Non-Chronological Report and had the opportunity to discuss and plan their own dream job.
In Maths,we continued with our new unit ’Multiplication and Division’. The steps that we focused on for this week were ‘Sharing and grouping’, ‘Multiply by 3’, ‘Divide by’ and ‘Multiply by 4’.
In RE, the children had the opportunity to go and visit St. Constantine and St. Helen Church, in Crystal Palace and were fantastic at sitting still for over an hour and focused on what was happening. It was the Feast Day of Saint Katherine and Father George talked about her Christian life, how St Katherine impacted people’s lives and because of her belief and faith in God, so many people became a Christian.
In Science, we continued with the unit Forces and Magnets. We talked about how friction is caused by two surfaces rubbing together. The children rubbed their palms together for 30 seconds to feel the friction caused by the rubbing surfaces. Then they shared what they noticed about their hands when rubbing them together (they became warm). They threw a pencil into the air to experience that friction can change an object. I demonstrated rolling a ball along the floor and asked the children to think about the forces acting on the ball and asked them questions such as: ‘Does the ball slow down and stop because it has run out of force? (No.) and ‘Why does the ball slow down? (A force slows the ball down).
Please find the home learning attached using the link below and we have also included a spelling sheet as extra support.
Zakynthos Home Learning (28.11.25)
Homework Sheet – Challenge Words (Lesson 12)
Wishing you a happy and peaceful weekend!
Miss Weithers and Mrs Adrien
Dear Parents, Carers,
This week in English, we finished the unit Fables (Narrative) and the children had the opportunity to plan, rehearse orally, edit and publish their own fable story ensuring that they had a good moral ending.
In Maths, we started a new unit, Multiplication and Division. Their first lesson was based on ‘Multiplication – equal groups’, then we looked at ‘Use arrays’, ‘Multiples of 2’ and ‘Multiples of 5 and 10’.
In RE, we looked at recognising that Communion is a Sacrament of love and that Orthodox Christians fast before receiving Communion. We also looked at the story of The Last Supper.
What a Fantastic Assembly! The children worked hard to produce an outstanding assembly about the Island of Zakynthos (Our Class Name). They have been complimented, praised and some people even felt touched by their performance, I can understand why. I am so proud of them and I cannot wait until their next assembly based on what they have been learning.
Please find the home learning attached using the link below and we have also included a spelling sheet as extra support.
Zakynthos Home Learning (21.11.25)
Homework Sheet – Lesson 11 – Words where -ing, -en and -ed are added to multisyllabic words
Wishing you a happy and peaceful weekend!
Miss Weithers and Mrs Adrien
Dear Parents, Carers,
This week in English, the children re-wrote the beginning of one of the fable story in sentences, using a variety of sentence lengths to aid the flow of the writing. They also used subordinating and coordinating conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause. They had the opportunity to write an action scene using prepositions and prepositional phrases to tell the reader where or when things were happening. Another task they had was to use an illustration from one of the fable books as a stimulus and to write sentences about their chosen fable.
In Maths, we completed the Addition and Subtraction unit. The children focused was on Complements to 100, Facts family, Add 2-digit and 3-digit numbers, Subtract a 2-digit number from a 3-digit number and Inverse Operations.
In RE, one lesson was based on ‘Jesus wants us to forgive each other’. Then we started a new unit called ‘Love in Church’ and looked at the Church as God’s family.
Please find the home learning attached using the link below and we have also included a spelling sheet as extra support.
Zakynthos Home Learning – 14.11.25
Homework Sheet – Lesson 10 – Words where -ing, -er and -ed are added to Multisyllabic Words
Wishing you a happy and peaceful weekend!
Miss Weithers and Mrs Adrien
Dear Parents, Carers,
This week in English, the children have started a new unit called, ‘Fables’ and we looked at two fable stories, ‘The Lost Lion’ and ‘The Koala Who Could’. We talked about how fables are special stories, they often have animals who talk and act like people and the main character helps us learn a lesson, called a moral. The children looked at the setting, characters and in pairs, acted out describing a character feeling very scared when confronting a lion, nose to nose.
In Maths, the children have been consolidating subtracting a 3-digit number from a 3-digit number with an exchange, either the tens or the hundreds.
In Science the children started a new unit, ‘Forces and Space: Forces and Magnets’. The first lesson was focused on the effects of contact forces. They started off recalling ways of using forces to change the shape of materials such as Stretching, Squashing, Rolling, Bending and Twisting. They then had a challenge to work in pairs to move a ball using as many different actions as possible (for example, roll, flick, throw, kick, drop, bounce, spin, blow, suck and waft) and recorded each new action on their whiteboard.
In RE, we continued with our unit ‘Love At Home’ and had a looked at how icons show our love to God and we started to look at how Jesus wants us to forgive one another, which we will continue next week.
Please find the home learning attached using the link below and we have also included a spelling sheet as extra support.
Zakynthos Home Learning – 07.11.25
Homework Sheet – Words with the prefix mis (Lesson 9)
Wishing you a happy and peaceful weekend!
Miss Weithers and Mrs Adrien
Good afternoon Parents and Carers,
This week in English, we continued and finished with the Whole-School writing based on the book called ‘The Tree and the River’ by Aaron Becker. The children focused on the term ‘resilience’ what it meant and how they can apply it to their lives. They then were given the task of writing a narrative story about resilience, using a ‘fall-rise’ plot shape map. They had to plan, draft, edit and prof read and complete their story with illustrations.
In Maths, the children first started off with ‘Adding two numbers (across a 10) and the found adding with an exchange challenging and so we focused on securing their understanding of adding with an exchange for the tens and one hundred. They also started to work on subtracting two numbers (across a 10).
In Science, we looked at nutrient groups and a balanced diet and in RE, the children learnt about the meaning of Diwali and why it is celebrated by the Hindus and Sikhs every year.
Please find the home learning attached using the link below and we have also included a spelling sheet as extra support.
Zakynthos Home Learning – 24.10.25
Homework Sheet – Words with the prefix dis- (Lesson 8)
We hope you have a wonderful, restful and peaceful half term!
Miss Weithers and Mrs Adrien
Good afternoon Parents and Carers,
This week in English, we started our Whole-School writing based on the book called ‘The Tree and the River’ by Aaron Becker. We first talked and discussed the front cover and then each page as the book has no words. Then the children had to create a Kenning Poem based on a tree or a river relating to the book.
In Maths, we continued with our unit Addition and Subtraction. We focused on Subtract 10s Across a 100, Make connections, Add two numbers (no exchange), Subtract two numbers (no exchange) and Add two numbers (across a 10).
In Science, we looked at ‘How food is an essential energy source for animals’.
In RE, the lesson was based on ‘To know marriage is the Sacrament of Love’. We looked at the seven sacraments of love, what happens when a couple gets married, what the ring, the crowns and the cup of wine means. We also looked at the bible story called ‘The Miracle at Cana’.
Please find the home learning attached using the link below and we have also included a spelling sheet as extra support.
Zakynthos Home Learning – 17.10.25
Homework Sheet – Words with the prefix re- (Lesson 7)
We hope you have a wonderful and peaceful weekend!
Miss Weithers and Mrs Adrien
Good afternoon Parents and Carers,
This week in English, the children focused on creating their own poem called ‘The Magic Box’. They had to create, assess, edit, add, improve and then they rewrote their amazing poem into a final copy.
In Maths, the children continued with the unit ‘Addition and Subtraction’. They focused on adding 1s across a 10, adding 10s across 100 and spent a few days, so they could be secure in adding a 1-digit number to a 3-digit number using a number line.
In Science, the children focused on finishing off creating a model hand with working muscles so that they could visualise first-hand how the pulling of a tendon causes the bone to move and how muscles change shape to cause a movement.
In RE, we started the next unit, Unit 2 and our first lesson was ‘To know that God wants parents to love their children’. The children also looked at the Bible story of Mary and Joseph and their love for Jesus and answered questions based on the story. Before they answered the question why do they think God wants parents to love their children, we had a discussing about it and they answered with, love helps children feel safe and happy. When parents love their children, they take care of them, help them grow, and teach them right from wrong. God loves everyone, and He wants families to show love just like He does.
Please find the home learning attached using the link below and we have also included a spelling sheet as extra support.
Zakynthos Home Learning – 10.10.25
Stage 3 – Lesson 6 – Challenge Words – Homework Sheet
We hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Miss Weithers and Mrs Adrien