Year 3 - Pupil Information

Welcome to Year 3! We are thrilled to share with you some of the exciting activities and events we have planned for the year ahead. On this page, you can browse through articles that highlight our activities. Additionally, we have included a presentation that we shared during our Start the Year meetings in September. It provides valuable information about the subjects and topics we will cover throughout the year, as well as exciting visitors and trips we have planned. We hope you enjoy exploring all that Year 3 has to offer!

Please click the links below for our Start the Year meeting presentation as well as the year group leaflet for the half term.

Stubbington Presentation to Parents

Stubbington Letter to Parents

Summer Term 2 - Information leaflet

Summer Term 1 - Information leaflet

Spring Term 2 - Information

Spring Term 1 - Information

Autumn Term 2 - Information

Autumn Term 1 - Information leaflet

Y3 Start the Year Meeting

Y3 Reading & Writing Workshop

Y3 Maths Workshop

Learning Portals

 Year 3 Team

 Year 3 News

Sora Reading App

Introducing Sora

Reading is the most important thing that we can do for our children and we are always looking for ways in which to make this more accessible and easy for children (and parents) to access.

We are delighted to be able to tell you that we have invested in a new reading app called Sora. This is free to download on your phone, iPad or other tablet or can be found by simply typing Sora into a Google search. When you have found the app, please search for Portway Junior School so that you join our online library.

Children can use the Sora app to borrow books, magazines, ebooks and audiobooks from every genre and read for free! The content on the app is from our own school library and, because books are borrowed electronically, there are no overdue fines to be worried about! You can go directly to the Sora link from the pupils' page on our website or you can access it at the link below.

To discover the App, please click this link: Sora Reading App

For an easy-to-understand help guide, please click this link: Sora Help Guide.

Here's why Sora is a must-have for your child:

• Vast selection of engaging books
• Personalised reading experience
• Easy to access
• Fosters independent reading
• Reading is made fun
• Safe and secure environment
• Supports literacy growth

Forest School

We are lucky to have lovely Forest School area at Portway and, in our sessions we learn how to take care of the wild. We all have to look after the area and we have a path which helps us to use the area safely. We also mark the hazards - using special red flags - which means that everyone knows the area to stay in and where they have to be careful.

Our Forest School area is very special because there are all sort of hideaway places. We have a firepit there - we are not allowed to step into the fire pit, but have enjoyed cooking marshmallows over the fire! We play games like hide and seek too - it’s exciting to hide among the trees. We have also made snails from the wood that we learn to saw and cut into pieces - there are always two people using the bow and arrow saw. As children spend more time at Portway, we hope that they all get to use our Forest School area as much as possible - it’s a lovely big space and it’s really important that we all know how to look after our environment.

Forest Schools offer a unique and enriching learning experience for children, immersing them in the wonders of the natural world.

Activity in the Forest School Area:

• Nature walks an exploration
• Outdoor arts and crafts
• Tree identification and learning
• Shelter building
• Forest games
• Campfire cooking (Under Supervision.)

Portway School Uniform

Your guide to the required school uniform can be found here.