Year 3 Notice Board

Welcome to the Year 3 Notice Board

Current Learning Focus

Class Reading Book – Autumn 2 Term:

The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield

A story of a bear who discovers a piano in the forest, learns to play, and travels the world with his music while remembering the friends he left behind.

Explore what your child is learning this term by reviewing our Autumn 2 Curriculum Overview.

Coming up

Year 3 – Descant Recorder Lessons
This half term, Year 3 will begin learning the descant recorder in their weekly Music lessons, starting Thursday 20th November 2025. Each child will need their own labelled recorder (available online from around £5.99).

Please complete the Google Form to confirm if you will purchase, supply, or borrow a recorder. Contact the school office if you need support.

Year 3 ‘Journey to Bethlehem’ Performance - Thursday 4th December 2025

Year 3 will visit Gumley House School after lunch to see the interactive Nativity performance Journey to Bethlehem. The trip supports learning in RE, History, and Geography.

Children will walk there and back and return by 3:30pm. Please complete the Google Form by Monday 1st December to give consent.

Children must wear full school uniform, suitable weather clothing, and bring a named water bottle. Parent/Carer volunteers are welcome; if more volunteers than needed come forward, names will be selected at random.

Christmas Gift Stall – 1st until 5th December

Reception children can donate four new or unused gifts for our festive Gift Stall.

Donations accepted from the 1st until 5th December.

Children will need a named plastic bag for their gifts.

Parent volunteers are welcome—sign up via the Google Form by 3rd December.

For full details, please see the Christmas Gift Stall Letter.

Christmas Foodbank Collection – Thursday 4th December

We are supporting FoodBox at the Rose Community Centre with their Christmas Hamper appeal. Families are invited to contribute items from FoodBox’s Christmas Shopping Wish List.

Collection Points:

Outside the Infant Hall (front gate)
Wooden shelter (back gate)

Time: 8:45am – 9:05am

This initiative helps pupils understand the importance of kindness, empathy, and community service. Every donation, big or small, is greatly appreciated.

For full details, please see the Christmas Donation Foodbank Letter.

Date	Activity
Monday 1^st to Friday 5^th December	Reception to Year 6 Gift Stall Donations
Thursday 4^th December	Christmas Donation Foodbank
Thursday 4^th December	Journey to Bethlehem Gumley House School Performance
Friday 5^th December	Mufti Day
Monday 8^th December to Wednesday 10th December	Reception to Year 6 Christmas Gift Stall
Tuesday 9^th December	Happy Bag Collection
Thursday 11^th December	Wilson Jones Christmas Lunch
Thursday 11^th December	National Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day
Thursday 11^th December 2.45pm – 3.30pm	School Choir Performance
Friday 12^th December – 9.15am – 10.00am	Reception Christmas Nativity
Friday 12^th December	Parent Association Christmas Fayre TBC
Monday 15^th December - 2.30pm – 3.30pm	Year 3 Christmas Performance
Thursday 18th December	Class Parties
Friday 19th December	School will be closed at 2:30pm

Notices

School Priorities 2025

Please take a moment to view this year’s School Priorities. These have been shaped by feedback from our whole school community — including parents.

Your views are invaluable in helping us move forward together, please share your feedback with us.

Universal Free School Meals

From September, all children from Reception to Year 6 will automatically receive a free vegetarian school lunch each day. If you would like your child to have a different option (meat, halal, jacket potato, or packed lunch), please update their preferences via Scopay. For full details, please see the letter in Key Letters below.

Upcoming School Trips & Events

Date	Event
Thursday 4th December 2025	Journey to Bethlehem Performance, Gumley House School

Key Letters

Uniform

As the youngest children of Key Stage 2, Year 3 pupils are encouraged to take pride in their appearance and set a good example to others by following the school’s uniform expectations.

Please note:

Only stud earrings are permitted (no other jewellery, except the Sikh Kara).
Smart watches and large hair bows are not allowed.
On PE days, stud earrings should be removed and a sweatband must be worn over a Kara.
Long hair should be tied back or plaited for health and safety reasons.

For full uniform and PE kit guidelines, please click here.

Thank you for your continued support.

PE Days

PE takes place for each class on:

Class	Class Teachers
Lime	Mrs Maloney
Green	Mrs Hai/Mr Ryan

Children must come to school dressed in full PE kit on their PE day.

Home Learning

Reading

Daily reading is a key part of your child’s learning. Please support us by encouraging your child to read daily and establish a regular routine at home, including limiting screen time and online gaming during the school week.

We provide time during the school day for children to change their books as they finish them, helping them develop independence. It would be helpful to remind your child to bring their book to school each day.

Homework

Year 3 homework will include daily reading and spelling practice.

Weekly tasks will include either Writing or Grammar/Punctuation. In addition, there will be a Mathematics activity based on the learning covered throughout the week. Some weeks we will also include Foundation subject-related homework or Science, which will replace the English task.

All homework will be set on a Friday. This should be completed and brought into school by the following Friday.

Website Resources

Support your child’s home learning with these curated websites:

Maths: Hit the Button & Times Table Rock Stars
English: Bug Club

*Videos to support your child's learning can be found on Google Classroom

Communication

If you need to get in touch:

Green Class Teacher: Mrs Hai & Mr Ryan
Lime Class Teacher: Mrs Maloney

Year 3 Email: year3@marlborough.hounslow.sch.uk
Welfare Support: welfare@marlborough.hounslow.sch.uk
School Office: office@marlborough.hounslow.sch.uk

Gallery of Recent Work

Coming soon! A showcase of fantastic student work and memorable moments from this term.

Marlborough Primary School