Mrs Stewart - 3S Class Teacher

I am delighted to be teaching the lovely Year 3 children this year. 

I have been teaching for many years and have always enjoyed my time in Year 3. I look forward to seeing our children shine and thrive and having the opportunity to meet the children as they start their successful journey in Manor Farm Junior School. 

I am also the school's SENDCo and a member of the Senior Leadership Team. I look forward to a positive collaboration with all of the families in these roles and as Class Teacher in 3S.

  Mrs Knowlden - 3K Class Teacher

I’m delighted to be teaching Year 3 this year, a group I truly enjoy working with. Having taught in a number of schools, I’m thrilled to be back at Manor Farm Junior School—where I was once a pupil myself! It’s wonderful to now return as part of the teaching team, contributing to the same great learning environment I experienced.

In addition to teaching Year 3, I am also the science lead here at Manor Farm. My focus is ensuring all children are engaged in scientific exploration and enquiry, fostering curiosity and a love of learning. Outside of school, I spend most of my time running after my lively two-year-old daughter, keeping me active and on my toes!

I’m looking forward to an exciting and productive year ahead!

Learning in School

Each half term the children will explore one of our six core themes, these are:

• Community and Citizenship
• Sustainability
• Equality and Human Rights
• Intercultural Understanding
• Healthy Living and Wellbeing
• Technology and the Future

The children's learning is based around these themes using Lyfta storyworlds to engage the children in learning about people across the world to provide them with a more worldly view outside of their own community. 

In Year 3, children learn about people and places from across the planet including:

• Tenerife, Spain 
• Ethiopia
• Palestine
• Finland 
• China

Where possible the Year 3 National Curriculum is taught through these themes. Some subjects, where relevant or purposeful links cannot be made, are taught descretely outside of the Lyfta Storyworlds and themes listed above. 

Please see the termly overview pages of each theme here: 

Follow the link below to find out more about our fantastic and broad curriculum:

Our Curriculum

Learning at Home

Pupils at Manor Farm Junior School learn throughout the school day and so learning at home should be used to supplement learning by being completed in alternative ways to doing more of the same. 

Our pupils are encouraged to produce learning in different ways, explore themes and concepts and take the opportunity to build up evidence for award criteria which will help to develop their independence and motivation for learning that will support them through this school and onto their secondary education. 

Please see below the Learning at Home Pre-Learning sheets that are sent home half termly in preparation for their future learning:

Getting support as a parent

The curriculum and methods of teaching have moved on a lot since parents attended school themselves. To help parents with home learning we offer every parent supportive social media groups to share information and provide guidance for parents from all things learning to resilience and motivation. 

Upon entry to the school you have the chance to sign up for one of our groups and you will be sent information through your social media feed in order to support parents as much as possible when you are not in school. 

Working in Partnership; Parents and School

As a school we feel it is vital that we work as closely as we can with the children and their families. We welcome parents in school, supporting initiatives, speaking to the children or assisting with additional reading. Please speak to the the class teachers if you are able and willing to support. 

If you have any concerns over the safety or safeguarding of children please speak to the Designated Safeguarding Leads immediately. Information on our safeguarding practices can be found here.