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 and Mrs. Noble. 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!

 

This term’s Stars!

Friday afternoons are a special time at The Willows, when the whole school gather together in the school hall to celebrate the star performer from each class that week. Mrs. Wilks tells the school what we have excelled at throughout the week and that child’s parents are even invited! Well done to all of our recent Star Award winner

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 – I set homework every Friday on 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.

Year 3’s Latest News

 

Year 3 – Outdoor Learning Day!

Year 3 – Outdoor Learning Day!

On Thursday 28th March, the whole school celebrated our Willows' Outdoor Learning Day. Activities, games and challenges were organised by teachers and specialist external providers to ensure that the children could learn outside, ALL DAY! Thankfully the weather held...

Hosanna

Hosanna

Years 3 and 4 put on an incredible production of 'Hosanna' this Easter. They told the story of Jesus' journey from Palm Sunday to Pentecost in words, songs, acting and dance. They ran the whole production themselves which included managing all the music, props and...

Year 3 – Visit to Kirkham Library!

Year 3 – Visit to Kirkham Library!

Year 3 were invited to Kirkham Library for their musical 'Petting Zoo'! A member of Fylde Music Centre was there to tell us all about the different instruments and showed us how to make a sound out of each one!  We all got to try playing the violin, the clarinet, the...

Year 3 – World Book Day!

Year 3 – World Book Day!

On Thursday 7th March, Year 3 celebrated World Book Day. We dressed as our favourite book characters for the day and took part in lots of fun activities linked to reading to try to raise the profile of reading and the children's love of reading. Children across school...

Year 3 – Volcanoes and Earthquakes!

Year 3 – Volcanoes and Earthquakes!

The children enjoyed creating their own volcano dances to help them remember the difference between active, dormant and extinct volcanoes! They also enjoyed getting outside and using the mats to show how the earth's tectonic plates move and cause earthquakes!

Year 3 – Golf!

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 – 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 – Roman Visitor!

Year 3 – Roman Visitor!

Year 3 had a very special visitor on Tuesday - a Roman soldier! The children enjoyed learning and responding to Latin commands, marching in formation with a Roman Scutum (shields) and exploring Roman weapons. They learned that the Roman army had lots of recognisable...

School Reading Stars Spring 1

School Reading Stars Spring 1

To continue promoting a love of reading and celebrate reading success stories, we are selecting one child from each class, each half term, to be our Reading Stars. As well as being applauded in assembly for their efforts and enthusiasm towards reading both at school...

Year 3 – Highways and Byways!

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!

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...

KS2 Christmas Disco

KS2 Christmas Disco

One of our final Christmas events was the PTFA Christmas Disco. Open to all children from KS2, the children enjoyed lots of Christmas classics and danced to their hearts content. 

Year 3 – Rocks!

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!

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!

Autumn 1 Star Readers

Autumn 1 Star Readers

To continue promoting a love of reading at The Willows, each half term teachers from each class will be awarding a Star Reader. This is an award to celebrate enthusiasm and commitment towards reading both in school and at home. Each child was awarded with a bookmark...

Year 3 – Stone Age Fun!

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 – 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 – 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 – Survival Treasure Hunt!

Year 3 – Survival Treasure Hunt!

We are loving learning about the Stone Age in Year 3. We are learning all about the different periods of the Stone Age and know that during the Mesolithic period (middle Sone Age), people had to be hunter-gatherers in order to survive. In teams, we thought about what...

Year 3 – Cricket!

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 – 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...

Year 3 – Volcanoes!

Year 3 – Volcanoes!

Year 3 are enjoying their new Geography topic 'Volcanoes and earthquakes'. They have been learning about volcanoes, what they are and how they are formed.  To try and understand what happens when a volcano erupts, they created their very own volcano in a cup using...

Year 3 – Collage

Year 3 – Collage

Children looked at the work of Paul Klee, Victor Vasarely and Henri Matisse, investigating their use of complementary colours and shapes.  They have worked on their ability to draw and cut straight lines and created their own responses to 'Castle and the Sun' by Paul...

Year 3 – Romans!

Year 3 – Romans!

The children have loved learning all about Roman Britain and their topic came to an end with a full day of learning all about the Romans.  They looked at Roman Numerals and created numbers outside, designed and created a mosaic for a Roman villa, practised using Latin...

Year 3 – Forest School Fun!

Year 3 – Forest School Fun!

Year 3 enjoyed another fabulous Forest School sessions with Mrs. Hayes in our Forest School area. The children love exploring and are becoming more and more independent, taking ownership of their learning and discovery.

Year 3 – Roman Spies!

Year 3 – Roman Spies!

Year 3 started their new history topic 'Roman Britain' by spying on Britain! It was their job to spy on Britain and report back to the Romans to give them information before they invade.  They found out lots of facts about Britain in 50 BC and focused on people,...

Year 3 – Dirt Pudding!

Year 3 – Dirt Pudding!

Year 3 made dirt pudding to help them with their understanding of the how the Earth is made up of different layers of rocks and soils!  At the bottom of the cup we squirted red sauce to represent the mantle, inner and outer core. Then we added biscuits for the Earth's...

Year 3 – Christmas Fun!

Year 3 – Christmas Fun!

Year 3 had lots of fun on the lead up tp Christmas! They enjoyed Christmas crafts and challenges, had lots of fun at the disco and even had a special visit from a rather exciting visitor! 

Year 3 – Jesse Tree

Year 3 – Jesse Tree

During Advent Year 3 created their own Jesse Tree in the classroom to help them to prepare for the birth of Jesus. The Jesse Tree is a lovely tradition where, each day of Advent, a new ornament is added to a tree to symbolise a different story or person from the Bible...

Year 3 – Our Advent Promises

Year 3 – Our Advent Promises

After an amazing Advent Liturgy led by Year 4, we all made Advent promises to hang on our beautiful tree. We thought about what we were going to do during this special time to prepare for the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ. 

Year 3 – Christmas Lunch!

Year 3 – Christmas Lunch!

The children all enjoyed feeling festive in their Christmas jumpers for Christmas lunch. A very big thank you to the wonderful ladies in the kitchen for such beautiful food! 

Year 3 – Forest School

Year 3 – Forest School

Year 3 loved getting muddy during their half termly Forest School session with Mrs. Hayes and as always, they had lots of fun exploring and adventuring in the Forest School area.  

Year 3 – Skateboarding!

Year 3 – Skateboarding!

Year 3 enjoyed their skateboarding session outside. The children tried pancake flips, push offs and turns - they were fearless and loved every minute!  A big thank you to Issy from Team Rubicon for teaching us some amazing new skills and sharing his talents with us!