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 – 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 – 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 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...
Year 3 and 4 – Inter-House Handball Competition
Reception Forest SchoolWhat a great time we all had at Forest School. This week we were using the saw to make wood cookies. We also looked for dandelions to make dandelion tea.
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
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!
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 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 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 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 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
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
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!
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 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 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!
Year 3 – World Cup Workshop!
Year 3 are very excited about the World Cup and had a fabulous time at the world cup workshop on Tuesday. They had a great time dancing, playing ball games and looking at lots of different flags. The children then used atlases and maps to locate the countries of the...
Year 3 and 4 – Inter-House Dodgeball Tournament!
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 a big congratulations to Saint Theresa (red team) who won!
Year 3 – Turkish delight!
Each lunchtime when the children come in from outside, they get comfy and listen to a story. The children have been listening to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis and this week the story finally came to an end with Aslan defeating the White Witch. To...
Year 3 – Glow Dodgeball Day!
On Monday, each class had an allocated P.E. slot in the hall under U.V. lights playing glow in the dark dodgeball. The children came dressed in their own, pastel coloured clothes which shone in the dark and we covered our faces in exciting glow in the dark face paint!...
Year 3 – Outdoor Learning Day!
Mr Sharrock organised a wonderful whole-school Outdoor Learning Day yesterday. We were so lucky with the weather and the children loved spending the entire day outside. Every class took part in activities provided by external instructors in ForestSchool, Dance and...
Year 3 – Rocks!
Year 3 started their new science topic 'Rocks and Soils' by comparing and grouping together different kinds of rocks based of their appearance. Children worked together to group different rocks and used a magnifying glass to look at them more closely. The children...
Year 3 – DT!
Year 3 enjoyed their first DT project and were tasked to create a package for the Natural History Museum. They are constantly filling their museum with artefacts and needed help with their packaging as items keep arriving broken or damaged! Year 3 needed to design a...
Year 3 – Magnets!
Continuing with their work on forces, Year 3 used magnets to investigate which materials are magnetic, and which materials are not. Children investigated using different magnets and explored how they can pull (attract) and push (repel) at a distance without contact!
Year 3 – Visit to Church!
Year three joined the Parish for Mass this week and they were amazing! It was our first class visit and we were so proud of how reverent and prayerful the children were, and how wonderful they were at answering questions and listening to Father Andrew talk to us about...
Year 3 – Scoot at School!
Today we brought our scooters to school and enjoyed scooting throughout the day to keep ourselves fit and healthy. We had lots of fun zooming around the playground and we can't wait for another day scooting at school!
Year 3 – Stone Age Day
Year 3 had a fabulous Stone Age Day packed full of fun and adventure! The children spent part of the day in our Forest School area completing lots of different Stone Age activities. They enjoyed grinding natural materials to make prehistoric paint and smashed willow...
Year 3 – Adventures in Forest School!
Year 3 enjoyed another Forest School session with Mrs. Hayes and absolutely loved exploring outside! The children had fun making sensory smoothies, climbing trees and building dens - it is so wonderful to see their confidence and teamwork skills grow with every...
Year 3 – Budding Gymnasts!
Year 3 have been working hard on their gymnastic skills in PE! They have been perfecting how they travel around a room; practising their balances on 1, 2, 3 and 4 points; perfecting their rolls and have started to create a sequence of moves with a partner. The...
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...
