Year 3 News
Year 3 -Powerful writing and erupting volcanoes
16/05/2025 · No comments yet
English This week we explored direct speech – using speech bubbles to demonstrate what people might have thought or said when mount Vesuvius erupted. We then learnt how to punctuate direct speech for our newspaper reports. We “popped” thought bubbles and turned them into quotes, carefully using inverted commas (speech marks), synonyms for ‘said’ Read More
Year 3: What a Week – From Roman Tribes to Harlow Carr
09/05/2025 · 1 comment
Although the sunshine has been a little more temperamental this week, we’ve still had plenty of fun and learning packed in! Both classes have continued to build on their skills across all subjects, with lots of creativity, debate, and new discoveries. Trip to Harlow Carr3CW have just returned from their trip to Harlow Carr, Read More
Year 3 – Hot Days and Harlow Carr!
02/05/2025 · No comments yet
What a scorcher! It’s been hot and sunny all week, and while the sunshine has definitely lifted everyone’s spirits, it has also been important to stay sun-safe. We’ve made the most of the weather by taking some of our learning outside when possible – 3CW enjoyed reading their science books in the shade on Read More
Year 3 Weekly Blog – a start to exploring Pompeii
25/04/2025 · No comments yet
It’s been a shorter week for the children with the bank holiday Monday and a training day on Tuesday – but we’ve packed plenty of learning into the days we’ve had! This week, we began diving into our exciting new topic: Pompeii. In guided reading, we’ve already read the book Escape from Pompeii, a Read More
End of term!
04/04/2025 · 1 comment
Maths This week, 3CW have learned more about equivalences on a number line and recognising what this looks like as a bar model. Children compared different number lines and found equivalences. They then went on to explore bar models as another method for exploring equivalent fractions. Children compared models of equal length. Towards the Read More
Authors, bodies and new beasts!
21/03/2025 · No comments yet
Maths This week, 3CW have been comparing non unit fractions and looking at the value of a whole. Some questions were challenging since children to figure out fractions in between using more than one <, > and = symbol. 3B have recapped their understanding of a fraction and used this to label several number Read More
A busy week
14/03/2025 · 1 comment
This week, 3CW enjoyed learning about perimeter and what this means, and applied this knowledge when measuring different shapes. The children found some parts challenging since they had to convert measurements using various units of measure, which threw them! 3B have continued their work on fractions focusing on comparing fractions using <,> and =. Read More
Books, buddies and bright weather!
07/03/2025 · No comments yet
It has been a bright and brilliant week, uplifting everyone’s mood! The children have loved playing outside and having lots of fun! Maths 3CW have been working on adding and subtracting measurements using metres, centimetres and millimetres. This was quite challenging as children had to convert measurements first before moving onto adding the numbers Read More
Welcome back!
28/02/2025 · No comments yet
It’s been a fantastic week with new learning and brighter weather. The children have loved playing in the winter sun for a change! Maths This week, Year 3 continued with length and perimeter. 3CW has been working out different lengths using different units of measure: millimetres, centimetres, and metres. Using their understanding, they then Read More
Measuring, Missions, and Mummified Tomatoes!
14/02/2025 · No comments yet
Hello Year 3 families, We’ve had a fantastic week full of exciting learning across different subjects, even though we’re all feeling a bit tired after a long half-term! The weather hasn’t been the best, but we’ve stayed engaged and made the most of our lessons. History This week, we explored the fascinating world of Read More
