Blog by Tag: Year 3

Walk to School Week 2026 

This week, our pupils took part in Walk to School Week 2026 and we have loved seeing so many children walking, scooting and cycling to school each day.

The children have enjoyed learning about the importance of staying active, keeping safe near roads and helping to…

Year 3 have been studying Mandalas in Art and so we decided to create our own natural mandalas today. Gathering natural objects and arranging them in circular patterns was great fun. Nature is so colourful! 
We also consolidated our 2 D shape knowledge when we created different 2D shapes using…

As part of their writing lessons on instructional texts, Year 3 have been using adverbs to improve instructions on creating zentangle patterns. They used the instructions to help Year 2 and themselves to create their own zentangle patterns. How wonderful their finished patterns were!
 

Year 3 enjoyed writing a third person narrative this week. It was very descriptive using metaphors, similes and expanded noun phrases. Their descriptions were all about a predator who failed to catch its prey and went home hungry. Descriptosaurus were useful when finding powerful vocabulary. Great…

Our Year 3 and 4 representatives had a fantastic time at the tri-golf tournament, taking part in a round robin of fun golf activities. The children developed their putting, chipping, and aiming skills while showing great focus and control.

They also demonstrated excellent teamwork and…

Year 3 have been looking at artists Faith Ringgold and Alma Thomas. They studied their work and replicated their style in textiles, ink and collage. Mandala originated in India and is used as symbolism in Buddhist and Hindu faiths. They enjoyed creating their own mandalas and textiles.

Year 3 and 4 representatives had a great time at the School Games Quicksticks hockey tournament, competing against other schools. They won some games and lost others, but all of the children showed excellent sportsmanship throughout.

• Year 3 enjoyed learning about the valuable life saving work carried out by Search and Rescue volunteers. Seeing their equipment, hearing about their job and asking questions was really interesting.

Year 3 and 4 representatives recently took part in an exciting kicky rounders tournament alongside other local schools. Kicky rounders is a fun variation of the traditional game, where players kick the ball instead of hitting it with a bat, making it fast-paced and accessible for everyone.

Our…

Year 3 really enjoyed cheering and running with Gary McKee to raise money for Hospice at Home. Thank you all for your kind donations. Well done for running so well Year 3!

Year 3 and 4 representatives had a great time at the Boccia festival last week. They enjoyed playing as a team and learning this new game. Well done to everyone who took part. 

Year 3 celebrated their love of reading when they visited the library. They selected a book to take home and listened to our class book. They even saw a surprise visitor ….. Mr and Mrs Stead.