Year 3
Welcome to Year 3’s class page…
A very warm welcome to Year 3!
Year 3 are taught by myself, Mrs. Wilks, and I am so looking forward to getting to know you all better throughout the year. Please feel free to come and see me anytime!
I am very fortunate to be supported by the wonderful Mrs. Duncan, Miss Stedman, Mrs Smith and Mr McKeown at various points throughout the week. On Wednesday mornings, Miss Mallinson will be teaching Music and Mrs. Spacey will be teaching French and Maths. We are also very lucky to have Mrs. Hayes, who will be taking our Forest School sessions throughout the year.
Year 3 is an exciting year for the children as they move up to the juniors, and we will be working on making the transition as smooth as possible for them to ensure that they settle in to their new learning environment.
Take a look at the information below to see what we have been getting up to!
Important things to know about…
Times Tables – Every week, we are given Times Tables to learn and we are tested on these every Friday. Please try and practise them at home – we’ll be practising in school too.
Spellings – Each Friday I will give the children their new spelling list. At the same time we will run through the spellings they have been learning throughout the week. Make sure you’re practising them at home!
Reading at Home – We should read at home (independently or with an adult) every day and it should be logged in our Reading Diary. Reading Diaries will be checked daily. Reading is EXTREMELY important because it helps our children to unlock more of the curriculum.
Maths and English Homework – Just like the rest of the school, we are set homework on a Friday and it is due in for the following Friday. Homework is set via Seesaw and it is to be submitted on or before the following Friday. Homework will be based on our learning in school and will alternate between Maths and English each week.
PE – Our PE sessions are timetabled for Monday afternoons and Wednesday afternoons. No Earrings please!
Year 3’s Latest News
Year 3 – Golf!
The children enjoyed a fabulous golf taster session. They practised holding a golf club and hitting the ball!
Year 3 – Safer Internet Day!
Year 3 have had lots of discussions around Safer Internet Day this week. We completed lots of tasks, challenges and discussions on varying themes relating to how to stay safe online and using technology responsibly. The children enjoyed working together to try to...
Year 3 – Celebrating Chinese New Year
The Children loved getting ready to celebrate Chinese New Year and had fun dancing and expressing themselves for the year of the Dragon!
Year 3 – Highways and Byways!
Year 3 have been learning about complementary colours in Art. They experimented with colour and looked at the work of Paul Klee who was an individual and inventive artist who often explored with his use of colour when painting. Take a look at the children responding...
Year 3 – Fun In The Snow!
Given that we don't see it that often, we took the opportunity to brave the cold and head outside to play in the snow! Children across school were playing on the field throughout the morning, building huge snowmen, sledging down the hill and of course throwing...
Year 3 – Rocks!
Children enjoyed being geologists and carried out investigations to compare and group different rocks. There were three different investigations that the children needed to find the best rock for each job described. - Investigation 1 was to test how hard wearing the...
Year 3 and 4 Dodgeball!
This week, the children took part in an Inter-House Dodgeball competition and the children in years 3 and 4 teamed up to play dodgeball matches in their house teams. The children had a great time and can't wait to find out which team won!
Year 3 – Stone Age Fun!
Year 3 had a fabulous Stone Age Day packed full of fun and adventure! The children spent the morning in our Forest School area with Mrs Hayes completing lots of different Stone Age activities. They looked at primitive ways of fire lighting and used fire strikers to...
Year 3 – Prayer and Liturgy
Year 3 led their first ever whole school prayer and liturgy and were absolutely amazing! They delivered the message to care for God's Creation confidently and even shared their favourite Creations with us. The children shared the story of Creation and reflected on why...
Year 3 – Saint Francis of Assisi
Year 3 celebrated the feast day of Saint Francis by listening carefully to his Canticle of Creation and designing their own stained glass windows based on what they heard. Saint Francis of Assisi lived a simple life with a passion to help others and to spread the good...
Year 3 – Cricket!
Year 3 are enjoying their weekly cricket sessions. They started by spending some time thinking about the 'spirit' of cricket, and found that showing respect for one another is key to enjoying the sport! They then got the chance to show off their bowling skills - we...
Year 3 – Forces!
Year 3 have been learning about simple forces – pushes and pulls. We push and pull objects to do many different things. When we push or pull objects we can move the object, change the shape of the object or make the object change direction. We push and pull objects...