Maths

In Maths this week we have been focusing on time. We have practised how to read the time to the nearest minute, using both analogue and digital clocks. We have also been comparing and understanding different units of time, including seconds, minutes, and hours.

English
We completed our English learning this term with a wonderful trip to Vue Cinema to watch the film adaptation of The Magic Faraway Tree, it was great fun! This week we have also continued writing in role, focusing in organising our writing into paragraphs.  

RE and Computing

This week we have learnt about different Jewish festivals, Sukkot and Hanukkah. We have also completed some computing learning, we have learnt how to safely search for images and information in a search engine and how to use a word processor (Notes) to record the information we have found.

Chilton Collage Competition

Dates to Remember

Monday 20th April – Children return to school at usual time

Monday 4th May – Bank holiday, school closed for all

Tuesday 19t May - Year 3 and 4 Viking Games at Upton (packed lunched required for year 3 and 4 and these children to wear sports kit)

Friday 22nd May – Be here, be you, belong parade on top field from 2pm. Children to wear clothes that they feel express who they are, this could be from an outfit from a hobby they have, to bright colourful clothing. All parents invited to watch.

We hope that you have a wonderful half term with your families, we can’t wait to hear what you have been doing!

Mrs King, Miss Davey and Mrs Barlow

Sophie.Barlow@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Emily.Davey@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Measha.King@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Maths
This week in Maths, we have been exploring Carroll and Venn diagrams. We have enjoyed sorting different objects and numbers into groups, thinking carefully about their properties and where they belong. We have also been learning how to add and subtract money, helping us to work out totals and calculate change. We have been practising using pounds and pence, making sure we are accurate with our calculations and understanding how money works in real-life situations Next week in Maths, we will be continuing our learning by focusing on time. We will be practising how to read the time to the nearest minute, using both analogue and digital clocks. We will also be comparing and understanding different units of time, including seconds, minutes, and hours, helping us to see how they relate to each other.

English
This week in English, we have been writing diary entries as different characters from our story The Magic Faraway Tree. We have really enjoyed stepping into the characters’ shoes and imagining their thoughts and feelings. We have focused on writing in the first person, using a variety of sentence openers to make our writing more interesting. We have also been practising using compound and complex sentences to add more detail and improve the flow of our work. Next week in English, we will continue writing in role as our characters, building on the skills we have been developing. We will be focusing on organising our writing into clear paragraphs and varying our sentence lengths to make our work more engaging and effective. At the end of the week, we will complete a Showpiece piece of writing, where we will bring together all of the skills we have learned so far

Thematic

In Thematic this week we learnt about the different Gods and Goddesses the Romans worshipped, we made Larariums similar to what would have been found in most Roman homes.

Towards the end of the week we moved on to our RE learning for the term, we have learnt about the Jewish Festival of Passover. Next week, we will continue our RE learning, we will learn more about the Jewish festival of Sukkot and Hanukkah.

Chilton Collage Competition

Home Learning
For Home Learning this week, we would like you to come up with your own money problems. On Thursday we will try and answer your Money word problems. There is an example below to help you.

Mr McAuley has a £10 note, he buys a ticket for £3.20 to watch the football and a bacon roll and drink at the stadium for £4.25. How much change will he get?

Dates to Remember

Week Beginning 30th March – Parent Teacher consultation week

Year 3 Parent Teacher Consultations 31^st March and 1^st April

Thursday 2nd April – Chilton Fundraisers Sponsored Eggscellent Event - Non-Uniform to be worn with further details to follow next term.

Thursday 2nd April - Last day of term. School to finish at 3.15pm

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs King, Miss Davey and Mrs Barlow

Sophie.Barlow@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Emily.Davey@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Measha.King@chiltonprimary.co.uk

This week Year 3 have completed lots of exciting learning, we acted out building Hadrian’s Wall, explored a variety of goodies to help us write our setting descriptions and in Art, designed a printing tile inspired by our local area.

Maths
This week in Maths, we have been developing our understanding of statistics by collecting, presenting and interpreting data in tables. We have worked hard to read information carefully and answer both one-step and two-step questions, thinking about what the data is really telling us. Next week, we will be moving on to money. We will be developing our skills in adding and subtracting amounts, as well as calculating change. This is a really important life skill, and we are looking forward to applying our Maths to real-life situations

English
This week in English, we have continued developing our setting descriptions. We have focused on using fronted adverbials, exciting adjectives and adding personification to make our writing more vivid and engaging. Next week, we will be writing in role as characters from The Magic Faraway Tree. We will be creating diary entries, thinking carefully about how characters feel, what they experience and how to write in the first person.

Thematic

This week in Thematic we learnt more about Hadrian’s Wall and why it was built. We have also looked at how the Roman’s have made an impact on life today. We also learnt the story of Boudica. Next week in Thematic we will have our Year 3 Roman Day, we will be learning about Roman clothes, Roman Numerals and we will be making our own Lararium.

Young Artists’ Competition 2026

DEADLINE – Wednesday 1st April 2026

The Rotary Club of Margate have launched their Thanet schools’ art competition. Selected entries will be displayed at Sainsbury’s Westwood Cross in their annual art exhibition.

To enter, please create a piece of A4 artwork with a wildlife theme. On the reverse, please write the following information:

Child’s Name

Year Group

Medium Used

Brief description of the artwork

Permission and Consent - By submitting your child’s artwork to the competition, you give permission for the artwork to be displayed in a public exhibition. You also consent to your child’s name, age, school name, and title of the artwork being shown alongside the piece. You understand that the exhibition may be visited by members of the public and that images of the display may be used by the organisers for promotional or reporting purposes, both in print and online. No other personal details will be shared.

If you have any questions – please feel free to contact Mrs Barlow.

Thank you, we look forward to receiving your competition entries!

Mrs Barlow and Mrs Howard

Home Learning
For home learning this week, we would love you to think about our Art learning this term and explore the skill of printing using everyday materials. You could use items such as sponges, leaves, string or even vegetables to create different patterns, shapes and textures. Have fun experimenting with colours and see if you can repeat a pattern to make your own design.You might choose to create something like a piece of wrapping paper, a bookmark or a decorative picture.

Spelling -

Dates to Remember

Monday 23rd March – Rock your socks for Downs Syndrome Awareness (Wear bright or mismatching socks to school)

Monday 23rd March – Year 3 Roman Dress up day

Friday 27th March – Viking Speaker Final at Royal Harbour

Friday 27th March – Parents come into school to look at children’s books prior to Parent Teacher Consultations

Week Beginning 30th March – Parent Teacher consultation week

Thursday 2nd April – Chilton Fundraisers Sponsored Eggscellent Event - Non-Uniform to be worn with further details to follow next term.

Thursday 2nd April - Last day of term. School to finish at 3.15pm

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs King, Miss Davey and Mrs Barlow

Sophie.Barlow@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Emily.Davey@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Measha.King@chiltonprimary.co.uk

We have worked really hard this week in Year 3! We have been dividing, writing setting descriptions, printing in art and loads more.

Maths
This week in Maths we focused on developing our division skills. We explored different ways to divide numbers, including sharing, grouping, and using the bus stop method. Next week we will be learning about statistics. We will practise reading and interpreting information presented in tables, and will use this information to solve one-step and two-step problems.

English
This week in English we have been writing setting descriptions. We described a funfair setting, focusing on using the five senses to help bring our writing to life. By thinking about what we might see, hear, smell, feel, and even taste, we were able to create more vivid and engaging descriptions. Next week we will focus on writing in the past tense and begin using figurative language in our writing. This will help us make our work more expressive and imaginative as we continue to develop our descriptive writing skills.

Thematic

This week in Thematic we learned about how the Romans invaded Britain, exploring when the invasions took place and why the Romans wanted to expand their empire.

Next week we will continue our learning about the Romans. We will explore why the Romans built Hadrian’s Wall, learn about Roman clothing, and discover the story of Boudica and her rebellion against the Roman army.

Young Artists’ Competition 2026

DEADLINE – Wednesday 1st April 2026

The Rotary Club of Margate have launched their Thanet schools’ art competition. Selected entries will be displayed at Sainsbury’s Westwood Cross in their annual art exhibition.

To enter, please create a piece of A4 artwork with a wildlife theme. On the reverse, please write the following information:

Child’s Name

Year Group

Medium Used

Brief description of the artwork

Permission and Consent - By submitting your child’s artwork to the competition, you give permission for the artwork to be displayed in a public exhibition. You also consent to your child’s name, age, school name, and title of the artwork being shown alongside the piece. You understand that the exhibition may be visited by members of the public and that images of the display may be used by the organisers for promotional or reporting purposes, both in print and online. No other personal details will be shared.

If you have any questions – please feel free to contact Mrs Barlow.

Thank you, we look forward to receiving your competition entries!

Mrs Barlow and Mrs Howard

Home Learning
This week for Home Learning, we would like you to create a maths reference card that tells you how to share and group, you could also include an explanation of what a remainder is.

Spelling  - antiseptic, anti-clockwise, antisocial, antidote, antibiotic

Year 3 will be having a Roman dress up day on Monday 23^rd March

Dates to Remember

Friday 20th March – Red Nose Day (Wear something funny for money)

Monday 23rd March – Rock your socks for Downs Syndrome Awareness (Wear bright or mismatching socks to school)

Monday 23rd March – Year 3 Roman Dress up day

Friday 27th March – Viking Speaker Final at Royal Harbour

Friday 27th March – Parents come into school to look at children’s books prior to Parent Teacher Consultations

Week Beginning 30th March – Parent Teacher consultation week

Thursday 2nd April – Chilton Fundraisers Sponsored Eggscellent Event - Non-Uniform to be worn with further details to follow next term.

Thursday 2nd April - Last day of term. School to finish at 3.15pm

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs King, Miss Davey and Mrs Barlow

Sophie.Barlow@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Emily.Davey@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Measha.King@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Another outstanding week of learning in Year 3!

Maths
This week in Maths, we developed our multiplication skills by learning how to use the grid method and short multiplication. We worked hard to break numbers into parts and organise our calculations clearly, helping us understand how multiplication works step by step. Next week, we will move on to division, where we will be focusing on sharing and grouping.

English
This week in English, we have been writing character descriptions of the Saucepan Man. We focused on using expanded noun phrases to add more detail, as well as exciting verbs and adverbs to make our writing more interesting and engaging for the reader. Next week, we will be writing a setting description. We will be focusing on using fronted adverbials and powerful adjectives to help create sensory descriptions, allowing the reader to clearly imagine the setting through sights, sounds, and feelings.

Thematic

In Thematic this week, we have been exploring maps to identify the counties of England and locate important Roman sites. This helped us to understand where key historical places are and how the Romans were connected to different parts of Britain.

Next week, we will be discovering facts about the Celts who lived in Britain before the Romans arrived. We will then move on to learn about the Roman invasion of Britain, including Julius Caesar’s attempt to invade in 55–54 BC. To support our learning, we will create a timeline of key events to help us understand the chronology of Roman rule in Britain.

Young Artists’ Competition 2026

DEADLINE – Wednesday 1st April 2026

The Rotary Club of Margate have launched their Thanet schools’ art competition. Selected entries will be displayed at Sainsbury’s Westwood Cross in their annual art exhibition.

To enter, please create a piece of A4 artwork with a wildlife theme. On the reverse, please write the following information:

Child’s Name

Year Group

Medium Used

Brief description of the artwork

Permission and Consent - By submitting your child’s artwork to the competition, you give permission for the artwork to be displayed in a public exhibition. You also consent to your child’s name, age, school name, and title of the artwork being shown alongside the piece. You understand that the exhibition may be visited by members of the public and that images of the display may be used by the organisers for promotional or reporting purposes, both in print and online. No other personal details will be shared.

If you have any questions – please feel free to contact Mrs Barlow.

Thank you, we look forward to receiving your competition entries!

Mrs Barlow and Mrs Howard

Home Learning
This week we would like you to create an image of a land that you would like to see at the top of The Magic Faraway Tree for example you sweet land, lego land, Minecraft land etc. You can present this however you would like it could be a shoebox model, a picture, an AI image or even a written description.

Spelling  - redesign, rebuild, reappear, redecorate, reapply,

Year 3 will be having a Roman dress up day on Monday 23^rd March

Dates to Remember

Monday 9th March – Book fair in school this week

Friday 13th March – Chilton Speaker Final

Friday 20th March – Red Nose Day (Wear something funny for money)

Monday 23rd March – Rock your socks for Downs Syndrome Awareness (Wear bright or mismatching socks to school)

Monday 23rd March – Year 3 Roman Dress up day

Friday 27th March – Viking Speaker Final at Royal Harbour

Friday 27th March – Parents come into school to look at children’s books prior to Parent Teacher Consultations

Week Beginning 30th March – Parent Teacher consultation week

Thursday 2nd April – Chilton Fundraisers Sponsored Eggscellent Event - Non-Uniform to be worn with further details to follow next term.

Thursday 2nd April - Last day of term. School to finish at 3.15pm

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs King, Miss Davey and Mrs Barlow

Sophie.Barlow@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Emily.Davey@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Measha.King@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Year 3 have blown us away this week, they have shown great effort, enthusiasm and courage with all of their learning this week.

Maths
This week in maths we have been developing our subtraction skills and applying our existing knowledge of number facts and place value to solve a range of problems with increasing confidence and accuracy. Next week we will be developing our multiplication skills, multiplying 2-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers using short multiplication.

English
This week in English we have been preparing and writing our speeches for The Speaker competition. Next week we will be starting our new book for the term Enid Blyton’s Magic Faraway Tree. We will begin by writing a character description of one the characters but not using their name to see if people can guess who we have described.

Thematic
This week we have focused on PSHE, thinking about the British Values and thinking about our feelings. Next week we will begin our new topic in Thematic Revolutionary Romans. We will start with some Geography, naming and locating counties, we will learn what a city is and how they are different to counties and finally, we will look at a European map locating and identifying different countries and their capital cities.

World Book Day Thursday 5^th March 2026

This year’s World Book Day theme will be books that make us laugh.  We invite children to dress up as their favourite book or character for World Book Day. The children will take part in a variety of fun activities throughout the day. All children will receive their £1 World Book Day Voucher.  This can be used at our school Book Fayre or in shops. 

Chilton Book Fayre

The Chilton Book Fayre will arrive on Monday 9^th March and run until Friday 13^th March outside the Year 5 classrooms. Children will come home with a World Book Day book voucher.  These can be spent at the Book Fayre. Cash and online payments are also available, and a percentage of the monies raised will go towards funding more books for Chilton children.

Reading competition

We will be running a reading competition the week of World Book Day (week beginning 2^nd March).  We would like the children to read as many books as they can in a funny or unusual place! Please take a picture of these and email them to Mrs Rowland-Hill (helen.rowland@chiltonprimary.co.uk) A winner from Ks1 and a winner from KS2 with the most books read in a funny and usual place will win a prize! Deadline for entries is Monday 9^th March 2026.

Mrs Rowland-Hill - English Lead/Upper Phase Lead

Art Competition

NEW ART COMPETITON – DEADLINE 4th MARCH 2026

We would love to see children from Chilton entering the following art competition hosted by the Royal Academy of Arts. Families will be asked to submit their children’s artwork via the following link (you will need to register):

https://youngartists.royalacademy.org.uk/get-involved#artworks

ABOUT THE COMPETITON

Each student can submit one piece of artwork and there is no theme. When you enter, they will ask for an image of the artwork plus some information about the piece such as title, size, and some text written by the artist which can include why they created the work and what it means to them. Their panel of judges will see the artwork and the selected pieces will be shown in an online exhibition. Some of the artworks will also be shown at the Royal Academy of Arts.

Full details can be found on their website:

Young Artists' Summer Show | Royal Academy

We are very excited to see your submissions!

Good Luck! From Mrs Barlow and Mrs Howard

Home Learning
The Viking Speaker Competition – this week for Home Learning, we have sent home the speeches that the children have written in class this week. We would like the children to practice them in preparation for presenting them to their class next week. Their speech can be edited if they would like to but can be no longer than 2 minutes. In English this week we have looked at what makes a good speech:

- emotive language

- repetition

- addressing the audience (rhetorical questions)

- use conjunctions (because, but etc)

They may want to type their speech up to make it easier for them to read and practice.

Advance Warning for Next Term

Start thinking about your World Book Day Costumes for Thursday 5^th March

Year 3 will be having a Roman dress up day on Monday 23^rd March

Dates to Remember

Monday 23rd February – All children back into school at the normal time

Monday 23rd February – Friday 27th February – Bring in any unwanted world book day costumes

Wednesday 25th February – Year 3 Swimming begins and will happen every Wednesday throughout term 4

Friday 27th February – Second hand world book day costume sale from 3pm by school gates

Thursday 5th March – World Book day, children to dress as their favourite book character

Monday 9th March – Book fair in school this week

Friday 13th March – Chilton Speaker Final

Friday 20th March – Red Nose Day (Wear something funny for money)

Monday 23rd March – Rock your socks for Downs Syndrome Awareness (Wear bright or mismatching socks to school)

Monday 23rd March – Year 3 Roman Dress up day

Friday 27th March – Viking Speaker Final at Royal Harbour

Friday 27th March – Parents come into school to look at children’s books prior to Parent Teacher Consultations

Week Beginning 30th March – Parent Teacher consultation week

Thursday 2nd April – Chilton Fundraisers Sponsored Eggscellent Event - Non-Uniform to be worn with further details to follow next term.

Thursday 2nd April - Last day of term. School to finish at 3.15pm

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs King, Miss Davey and Mrs Barlow

Sophie.Barlow@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Emily.Davey@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Measha.King@chiltonprimary.co.uk

The final week of Term 3 has been a busy but exciting week. We learnt all about AI and how to be safe online as part of Internet Safety Day.

Maths
This week in maths we have been learning all about fractions, focusing on equivalent fractions as well as ordering and comparing them using our reasoning skills and mathematical vocabulary. We have worked hard to recognise when fractions are equal and decide which fractions are greater or smaller. As we begin Term 4, we will be developing our subtraction skills and applying our existing knowledge of number facts and place value to solve a range of problems with increasing confidence and accuracy

English
This week in English we have been learning how to write letters using formal language, focusing on structure, tone and choosing appropriate formal vocabulary. The children have practised organising their ideas clearly while maintaining a polite and formal tone throughout. Next term we will be communicating our opinions and ideas linked to The Speaker Competition, and we will also be developing our oracy skills so that we can clearly present and justify our thoughts to others.

Thematic
This week we have explored what different religious signs and symbols mean and why they are important to people of different faiths. It will be a thoughtful and interesting way to round off our learning this term. Next term we will begin our new topic, Revolutionary Romans. We will start the week with a PSHE day looking at the British Values. 

Swimming

Next term, for PE Year 3 will be going swimming.

Children should come to school in PE kit for swimming on a Wednesday, with their swimwear and towel in a separate bag. Please note that children are required to wear a swimming hat for their lessons. We do have some spare swimming hats available, however if you already have one or are able to purchase one, we would be grateful. If goggles are worn, it is the parent’s responsibility to ensure that they meet the British Safety Standard requirements. Government guidelines state that for health and safety reasons, earrings should be removed for swimming, so children should not wear earrings (even studs). Earrings will need to be removed before the school, as we can't help children take earrings out.

Just to make you aware, if your child is not swimming they will still be attending the swimming pool with their class.

Art Competition

NEW ART COMPETITON – DEADLINE 4th MARCH 2026

We would love to see children from Chilton entering the following art competition hosted by the Royal Academy of Arts. Families will be asked to submit their children’s artwork via the following link (you will need to register):

https://youngartists.royalacademy.org.uk/get-involved#artworks

ABOUT THE COMPETITON

Each student can submit one piece of artwork and there is no theme. When you enter, they will ask for an image of the artwork plus some information about the piece such as title, size, and some text written by the artist which can include why they created the work and what it means to them. Their panel of judges will see the artwork and the selected pieces will be shown in an online exhibition. Some of the artworks will also be shown at the Royal Academy of Arts.

Full details can be found on their website:

Young Artists' Summer Show | Royal Academy

We are very excited to see your submissions!

Good Luck! From Mrs Barlow and Mrs Howard

Home Learning
The Viking Speaker Competition

Dear Chilton Families,

It is that time of year again that we will be holding the Viking Speaker Competition. The Speaker competition is an annual competition across the Viking Academy Trust that helps to develop children's Oracy skills. The children are invited to create and present a speech on a given theme. Four children will be chosen to represent the school, competing against children from Ramsgate Arts and Upton to become the Viking Speaker winner for 2026.

This year the children are invited to ‘Pitch their passion’. The idea is the children choose something they are passionate about. This could be anything from Climate Change to Capybaras; it may be a hobby they have or just something they find interesting. They need to write a speech that inspires the audience to take an interest in their chosen passion. The speech can be no longer that 2 minutes and the children cannot use any props or slides to help them during their speech.

To help the children with this competition, please could you support your child across half term to decide which passion they have that they might wish to ‘pitch’ in their speech. They need to consider what makes their passion so intriguing and why others should also take an interest in it. They can begin to make some notes or even create a first draft of their speech. They will then continue to work on their speech during the first week back in school after half term.

Those children that wish to enter the competition will perform their speech to their class during the week beginning 2nd March. Each class will choose one representative. We will then hold the Chilton Speaker Final on Friday 13th March, where our four Chilton representatives will be chosen. These four children will take part in the Viking Speaker Final on Friday 27th March.

We look forward to learning all about what our children are passionate about.

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Advance Warning for Next Term

Start thinking about your World Book Day Costumes for Thursday 5^th March

Year 3 will be having a Roman dress up day on Monday 23^rd March

Dates to Remember

Monday 23rd February – All children back into school at the normal time

Monday 23rd February – Friday 27th February – Bring in any unwanted world book day costumes

Wednesday 25th February – Year 3 Swimming begins and will happen every Wednesday throughout term 4

Friday 27th February – Second hand world book day costume sale from 3pm by school gates

Thursday 5th March – World Book day, children to dress as their favourite book character

Monday 9th March – Book fair in school this week

Friday 13th March – Chilton Speaker Final

Friday 20th March – Red Nose Day (Wear something funny for money)

Monday 23rd March – Rock your socks for Downs Syndrome Awareness (Wear bright or mismatching socks to school)

Monday 23rd March – Year 3 Roman Dress up day

Friday 27th March – Viking Speaker Final at Royal Harbour

Friday 27th March – Parents come into school to look at children’s books prior to Parent Teacher Consultations

Week Beginning 30th March – Parent Teacher consultation week

Thursday 2nd April – Chilton Fundraisers Sponsored Eggscellent Event - Non-Uniform to be worn with further details to follow next term.

Thursday 2nd April - Last day of term. School to finish at 3.15pm

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs King, Miss Davey and Mrs Barlow

Sophie.Barlow@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Emily.Davey@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Measha.King@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Another great week of learning for Year 3 this week. Today we have absolutely loved celebrating NSPCC Number Day, thank you for the wonderful costumes you created!

Maths
We’ve had a great week in maths! This week, we’ve been learning all about 3D shapes. The children have been busy identifying different 3D shapes, sorting them using their properties (such as faces, edges, and vertices), and recognising shapes even when they are shown from different orientations. It’s been lovely to see how confident everyone is becoming when talking about shapes and explaining their thinking.

Next week, we’ll be moving on to fractions. We’ll be recognising, comparing, and ordering fractions, using practical resources and visual models to support understanding.

English
This week in English, we’ve been focusing on letter writing. The children have been learning how to use emotive language to engage the reader, as well as practising contractions to make their writing sound more natural and fluent. There has been some fantastic effort put into choosing words carefully and expressing feelings clearly.

Next week, we will continue to develop our letter writing skills, with a particular focus on using formal language. The children will learn how to adapt their writing for different purposes and audiences, and we’re excited to see their confidence continue to grow!

Thematic
This week in Thematic, we’ve been busy designing, creating, and evaluating levers and linkages. The children have enjoyed exploring how different mechanisms work and thinking carefully about what went well and what could be improved in their designs. There’s been lots of creativity, problem-solving, and great teamwork on show!

Next week, we’ll be completing our RE learning for the term. We will be exploring what different religious signs and symbols mean and why they are important to people of different faiths. It will be a thoughtful and interesting way to round off our learning this term.

Art

If you are fan of being out in nature and would like to show off your photography skills, you might be interested in the competition outlined below:

Bird Wise East Kent and Thanet Coast Project have teamed up to host a photography competition. There is a category for under 18s with the winner and runner up having their work displayed in Margate, Whitstable and Ramsgate. The deadline is midnight on Sunday 15^th February. Please go to their website for more information: Photography Competition | Bird Wise East Kent

Home Learning
This week we would like you to create a game that uses levers and linkages. We can’t wait to play them on Friday.

Competition Time, Team Azure VS Team Peacock Reading Competition.

Read as much as possible. This does not have to just be physical reading books, make a list in your home learning books of other things that you read this week.

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Advance Warning for Next Term

Start thinking about your World Book Day Costumes for Thursday 5^th March

Year 3 will be having a Roman dress up day on Monday 23^rd March

Dates to Remember

Friday 13th February – Non-school uniform day

Friday 13th February - Chilton Fundraisers Winter Disco

Friday 13th February – Last day of term. School finishes at usual time

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs King, Miss Davey and Mrs Barlow

Sophie.Barlow@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Emily.Davey@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Measha.King@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Maths
In Maths this week, we have recapped our learning of column subtraction and have developed our skills, we have learnt to exchange when subtracting (this is our home learning this week). Next week we will be learning To make 3-D shapes using different modelling materials and recognising 3-D shapes in different orientations. We will also be celebrating NSPCC Number Day on Friday, don’t forget to dress as a rockstar!

English
This week in English, we have been learning how to weave dialogue and action into a narrative. Next week we will be starting our final book of the term Gorilla by Anthony Browne, we will be focusing on developing our letter writing skills using formal language and organising our writing into paragraphs.

Thematic
In Thematic this week we started our Design and technology learning, we thought surveyed, tested, planned, made and evaluated the nations favourite snack, a sandwich. Next week in Thematic, we are going to be learning about links and levers.

Art

If you are fan of being out in nature and would like to show off your photography skills, you might be interested in the competition outlined below:

Bird Wise East Kent and Thanet Coast Project have teamed up to host a photography competition. There is a category for under 18s with the winner and runner up having their work displayed in Margate, Whitstable and Ramsgate. The deadline is midnight on Sunday 15^th February. Please go to their website for more information: Photography Competition | Bird Wise East Kent

Home Learning
This week we have sent home a column subtraction worksheet for you to complete.

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Dates to Remember

Friday 6th February – NSPCC number day (Reception and KS1 children to come in dressed in number themed clothes/KS2 to come in dressed as a Times Table Rock Star)

Friday 6th February – KS2 Countdown assembly at 9am (parents of year group house winners to be invited) Tuesday 10th February – Safer internet day

Friday 13th February – Non-school uniform day

Friday 13th February - Chilton Fundraisers Winter Disco

Friday 13th February – Last day of term. School finishes at usual time

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs King, Miss Davey and Mrs Barlow

Sophie.Barlow@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Emily.Davey@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Measha.King@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Year 3 have had a wonderful week of learning. We have been bird watching, exploring suspense in our writing, and learning ways to greet people in French.

Maths
In Maths this week, we have learnt to regroup when adding, and what an incredible job Year 3 have done at that! Next week, we are going to be developing our subtraction skills.
Well done for a great effort in the TTRS Battle this week!

English
This week in English, we have been learning techniques to add suspense to a narrative. In Week 4, we will be learning how to weave action and dialogue into our writing.

Thematic
In Thematic this week, we have been learning all about skeletons, vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as how our joints and muscles work. Next week in Thematic, we are going to be moving on to Design and Technology, learning about links and levers.

RSPB Big Garden BirdWatch
This week, the whole school is took part in the Big Schools' BirdWatch to collect data for the RSPB. We are inviting you to take part at home too. Here's what you need to do:

1. ‎Choose an hour between 23 and 25 January 2026

2, Only record the birds that land in your garden

3. Record the highest number of each bird species you see at any one time

4. Sign up online and submit your results to the RSPB. Here's the link: Big Garden Birdwatch

Miss Isaac, who is Chilton's science leader, would love to see any photos of you doing this and also know any particularly interesting birds you saw. Feel free to send her an email: carol.isaac@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Art - Please see below the next Art Competition poster. Good Luck!

If you are fan of being out in nature and would like to show off your photography skills, you might be interested in the competition outlined below:

Bird Wise East Kent and Thanet Coast Project have teamed up to host a photography competition. There is a category for under 18s with the winner and runner up having their work displayed in Margate, Whitstable and Ramsgate. The deadline is midnight on Sunday 15^th February. Please go to their website for more information: Photography Competition | Bird Wise East Kent

Home Learning
Using the skills you have learnt so far this term in Art, we would like you to create a collage of what it is like to be you.

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Dates to Remember

Friday 6th February – NSPCC number day (Reception and KS1 children to come in dressed in number themed clothes/KS2 to come in dressed as a Times Table Rock Star)

Friday 6th February – KS2 Countdown assembly at 9am (parents of year group house winners to be invited) Tuesday 10th February – Safer internet day

Friday 13th February – Non-school uniform day

Friday 13th February - Chilton Fundraisers Winter Disco

Friday 13th February – Last day of term. School finishes at usual time

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs King, Miss Davey and Mrs Barlow

Sophie.Barlow@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Emily.Davey@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Measha.King@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Maths
In Maths this week, we have been learning how to use column addition to add two 3-digit numbers without regrouping. Next week, we will be using our skills in column addition to help us add 3-digit numbers with regrouping.

From Monday to Friday, Year 3 have a TTRS battle against Year 4. We will be playing TTRS lots in school, but please try and play as much as you can at home. Good luck Team Year 3!

English
This week in English, we have been writing a character description of the character that the boy in our story meets in the forest. Next week, we will be starting our next Anthony Browne book, The Tunnel. We will be focusing on creating suspense when writing our own narratives.

Thematic
In Thematic this week, we have learnt that animals and humans cannot make their own food, but plants do in their leaves. We have also learnt about the different food types and why our bodies need them. Next week, we will be learning about our skeletons, why we have them, and what the different bones are called.

RSPB Big Garden BirdWatch
This term, the whole school is taking part in the Big Schools' BirdWatch to collect data for the RSPB. We are inviting you to take part at home too. Here's what you need to do:

1. Choose an hour between 23 and 25 January.

2. Only record the birds that land in your garden.

3. Record the highest number of each bird species you see at any one time.

4. Sign up online and submit your results to the RSPB. Here's the link: Big Garden Birdwatch

Miss Isaac, who is Chilton's science leader, would love to see any photos of you doing this and also hear about any particularly interesting birds you saw. Feel free to send her an email: carol.isaac@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Home Learning
For your home learning this week, we would like you to write a character description of a fairytale hcharacter of your choice. Try to include as many contraction words as you can.

Just a reminder: we would like children to be reading three times a week at home (this could be the book that they bring home or on MyOn) and bringing in their reading records daily.

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Dates to Remember

Friday 6th February – NSPCC number day (Reception and KS1 children to come in dressed in number themed clothes/KS2 to come in dressed as a Times Table Rock Star)

Friday 6th February – KS2 Countdown assembly at 9am (parents of year group house winners to be invited) Tuesday 10th February – Safer internet day

Friday 13th February – Non-school uniform day

Friday 13th February - Chilton Fundraisers Winter Disco

Friday 13th February – Last day of term. School finishes at usual time

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs King, Miss Davey and Mrs Barlow

Sophie.Barlow@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Emily.Davey@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Measha.King@chiltonprimary.co.uk

We have had a fantastic start to Term 3! We have started reading one of our books for this term, Into the Forest by Anthony Browne. We have learned all about our Champion of Courage, Dame Kelly Holmes, and why she is so courageous and brave.

Maths

In Maths this week, we have been partitioning numbers in a variety of ways using the part–part–whole model. We have also been comparing and ordering numbers to 1,000. Next week, we will be learning to add three-digit numbers without regrouping.

English

This week in English, we have started our new book, Into the Forest. We have been learning to vary our sentence types, using conjunctions and prepositions to describe a setting. Next week, we will be writing a character description.

Thematic

In PSHE this week, we have been learning all about Dame Kelly Holmes. She is our Champion of Courage. We have learnt that, despite having multiple injuries, she did not give up on her dream of being an Olympic runner, going on to win two gold medals.

Next week, we will start our new thematic learning, How My Body Works. We will begin this unit of learning by learning that animals, including humans, need the right types and amounts of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat.

Home Learning

This week, we would like you to find out what a balanced diet is. You can choose how you present what you find out. Please bring this in for Thursday 15th January, as we would like to use this in our thematic lesson

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Dates to Remember

Thursday 15th January – Reception September 2026 application closes

Friday 6th February – NSPCC number day (Reception and KS1 children to come in dressed in number themed clothes/KS2 to come in dressed as a Times Table Rock Star)

Friday 6th February – KS2 Countdown assembly at 9am (parents of year group house winners to be invited) Tuesday 10th February – Safer internet day

Friday 13th February – Non-school uniform day

Friday 13th February - Chilton Fundraisers Winter Disco

Friday 13th February – Last day of term. School finishes at usual time

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs King, Miss Davey and Mrs Barlow

Sophie.Barlow@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Emily.Davey@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Measha.King@chiltonprimary.co.uk

It is feeling very festive in Year 3, we have been writing our own winter poems and solving some winter maths problems.

Maths
In Maths this week, we have been learning about right angles, acute and obtuse angles. We are now able to find different angles in shapes as well as draw out own shapes.

English
This week in English, we have looked at a variety of winter poems and identified their features. We have written our own winter poems, we have used rhyming couplets, similes, personification and onomatopoeia.

Thematic

We had a great time on our trip to Royal Harbour School, we learnt lots about how we can reflect and split light. This week in RE, we have been thinking what Jesus was like, we now understand that pictures of Jesus are often all different and this is because there is no written description of him in the Bible.

Home Learning
In preparation for our Christmas celebration at the church we would like you to practise the Makaton signs for our songs. Please find the links below

Merry Christmas everyone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JX2OPdxONU

We Wish you a Merry Christmas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-PBixyD_GU

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Term 2 Dates for the Diary

8th December – Year 3 to Royal Harbour

10th December – Christmas Fair 3.15pm-4.15pm

15th December – No PE this week

16th December – Year 3 and 4 Church Performance at 10am and Year 5 and 6 Church Performance at 2pm, both at St Laurence Church

17th December – Year 3, 4, 5, and 6 Christmas Party Day – children to wear Party Clothes to school

Advance warning for our party day…

Red Romans: Sweet treats

Blue Vikings: Fruits and Vegetables

Yellow Saxons: Savoury snacks (Not crisps)

Green Normans: Crisps and dips

16^th December – Year 3 and 4 Christmas church service.

17th December – Christmas Dinner Day

18th December – Year 2 and 3 to watch the Pantomime at St Lawrence College children to arrive at school by 8:30 classroom doors will open at 8:20.

18th December – Christmas Jumper Day

18th December – Final day at school; school finishes at 2pm and there will be no after school club

TTRS

Ideally, children should aim to play for 5-10 minutes each day, the expectation is that by the end of Year 3 children will know the 2, 5, 10, 3, 4 and 8 times tables. TTRS is designed to be a fun way of learning times tables. TTRS is broken down into 8 game types.

Gig – this creates a heatmap to show times tables knowledge up to 12x12

Garage – this is a teacher set times tables game. Please complete this at home.

Jamming – a game to develop times tables confidence

Studio - games the are aimed at motivating (how many can you do in a set time etc) after 10 games this will give a rock status.

Festival and Arena – you can compete against other children from other schools

Rock Slam – you can choose to challenge anyone from within the school (adults and children)

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs King, Miss Davey and Mrs Barlow

Sophie.Barlow@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Emily.Davey@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Measha.King@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Maths
In Maths this week, we learnt all about capacity and volume. We read scales, compared, added and subtracted volume. Next week in Maths, we will begin to learn about angles in shapes.

English
This week in English, we have completed our five-part narratives. Next week, we will be looking at a variety of winter poems and writing our own.

Thematic

This week, we have investigated shadows. We have learnt that a shadow is formed when an opaque object blocks the light source. Next week, we will be doing our RE learning for the term. We will learn all about Christianity.

Home Learning
In preparation for our Christmas celebration at the church, we would like you to practise the Makaton signs for our songs. Please find the links below

Merry Christmas everyone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JX2OPdxONU

We Wish you a Merry Christmas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-PBixyD_GU

Accelerated Reader - https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/1892319

MyOn - https://www.myon.co.uk/login/index.html

Term 2 Dates for the Diary

8th December – Year 3 to Royal Harbour

10th December – Christmas Fair 3.15pm-4.15pm

15th December – No PE this week

16th December – Year 3 and 4 Church Performance at 10am and Year 5 and 6 Church Performance at 2pm, both at St Laurence Church

17th December – Year 3, 4, 5, and 6 Christmas Party Day – children to wear Party Clothes to school

Advance warning for our party day…

Red Romans: Sweet treats

Blue Vikings: Fruits and Vegetables

Yellow Saxons: Savoury snacks (Not crisps)

Green Normans: Crisps and dips

17th December – Christmas Dinner Day

18th December – Year 2 and 3 to watch the Pantomime at St Lawrence College

18th December – Christmas Jumper Day

18th December – Final day at school; school finishes at 2pm and there will be no after school club

TTRS

Ideally, children should aim to play for 5-10 minutes each day, the expectation is that by the end of Year 3 children will know the 2, 5, 10, 3, 4 and 8 times tables. TTRS is designed to be a fun way of learning times tables. TTRS is broken down into 8 game types.

Gig – this creates a heatmap to show times tables knowledge up to 12x12

Garage – this is a teacher set times tables game. Please complete this at home.

Jamming – a game to develop times tables confidence

Studio - games the are aimed at motivating (how many can you do in a set time etc) after 10 games this will give a rock status.

Festival and Arena – you can compete against other children from other schools

Rock Slam – you can choose to challenge anyone from within the school (adults and children)

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs King, Miss Davey and Mrs Barlow

Sophie.Barlow@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Emily.Davey@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Measha.King@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Maths
In Maths this week, we have been learning all about mass. We have weighed a variety of items and compared the weights of different objects using grams and kilograms. Next week in maths, we will be learning all about capacity.

English
This week in English, we have created our own wintery setting, character, planned a five-part narrative as well as showing our story in a comic strip. What a busy week! Next week we will be writing our five-part narrative.

Thematic
We have had a wonderful week of Thematic learning, creating our own sunglasses, testing them and improving them. We found that having dark lenses worked the best and blocked the most UV light. Next week, we will be learning all about shadows and identifying the source of light and the item that is blocking the light.

Home Learning
For Love to Learn this week, we would like you to create your own winter scene that links to your narrative for next week. You can choose how you do this; you might want to draw your scene, create a 3D model, create it on AI or even paint your scene. We can’t wait to see what you create.

We have also sent home white bags to decorate for the Christmas fayre.

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Term 2 Dates for the Diary

8th December – Year 3 to Royal Harbour

10th December – Christmas Fair 3.15pm-4.15pm

15th December – No PE this week

16th December – Year 3 and 4 Church Performance at 10am and Year 5 and 6 Church Performance at 2pm, both at St Laurence Church

17th December – Year 3, 4, 5, and 6 Christmas Party Day – children to wear Party Clothes to school

17th December – Christmas Dinner Day

18th December – Year 2 and 3 to watch the Pantomime at St Lawrence College

18th December – Christmas Jumper Day

18th December – Final day at school; school finishes at 2pm and there will be no after school club

TTRS

Ideally, children should aim to play for 5-10 minutes each day, the expectation is that by the end of Year 3 children will know the 2, 5, 10, 3, 4 and 8 times tables. TTRS is designed to be a fun way of learning times tables. TTRS is broken down into 8 game types.

Gig – this creates a heatmap to show times tables knowledge up to 12x12

Garage – this is a teacher set times tables game. Please complete this at home.

Jamming – a game to develop times tables confidence

Studio - games the are aimed at motivating (how many can you do in a set time etc) after 10 games this will give a rock status.

Festival and Arena – you can compete against other children from other schools

Rock Slam – you can choose to challenge anyone from within the school (adults and children)

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs King, Miss Davey and Mrs Barlow

Sophie.Barlow@chiltonprimary.co.uk

Emily.Davey@chiltonprimary.co.uk