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Week 3
08/05/2026 · No comments yet
MathsThis week, we have started a new unit on Fractions. This is another unit building on our previous knowledge. We have recapped the meaning of a fraction and started the week by adding and subtracting. Children then used their understanding of a whole to partition different fractions and add different values using bar models Read More
Capacity and Claudius!
01/05/2026 · No comments yet
MathsThis week, we have come to the end of our unit on mass and capacity. Children reviewed their understanding of kilograms, grams, capacity, and volume, and used this to add different measurements together. Equivalence was discussed, and children compared different values using <, >, and =, then added reasoning to explain their ideas in Read More
A sunny start to the term!
24/04/2026 · 1 comment
MathsThis week, we have continued with our learning of mass and capacity. We began the week by recapping grams and kilograms and used this to compare different masses and reason the weight of different objects when the scales changed. Using our understanding and the column method, children added and subtracted different masses. Towards the Read More
Happy Easter!
02/04/2026 · 1 comment
We have had another lovely term in Year 3 filled with so many interesting topics, from our amazing bodies to exploring Antarctica! MathsThis week, we have started our new unit on mass and capacity. We began the week looking at different scales and number lines. Children used their division skills to determine the values Read More
Freezing, fractions and funny joints!
27/03/2026 · No comments yet
MathsWe have been using our understanding of fractions to work out different values on a number line. Children have been able to work out the value of each interval after recognising the number of parts and identifying the number 1 as a whole. We then moved on to looking at equivalences on a number Read More
Year 3 Blog 20.3.26
20/03/2026 · No comments yet
It has been another lovely week in Year 3, made even better by some sunshine! MathsThis week, we have continued learning more about fractions. Children compared and ordered fractions when both have the same denominator but different numerators. After looking at the denominators, children ordered them from smallest to largest. Children used their understanding Read More
A wet and windy week!
13/03/2026 · 1 comment
Maths This week, children used their understanding of perimeter to add the lengths of the different sides of a closed shape, allowing them to use their previous skills with the column method to add numbers. We have now started our unit on fractions. Children identified unit and non-unit fractions. We ended the week by Read More
Happy World Book Day!
06/03/2026 · 1 comment
We have had a super week of learning in Year 3, but our highlight was certainly World Book Day! We were so impressed with the amazing outfits the children came in, including animals, bakers, artists, footballers, a paleontologist, as well as lots of exciting characters! Reading BuddiesThis week, Year 3 shared their love of Read More
First week back
27/02/2026 · No comments yet
We have continued with our unit on length and perimeter. Children used their knowledge of millimetres, centimetres, and metres at the beginning of the week to work out equivalences. They then used their understanding of equivalences to compare different measurements. To begin with, it was quite easy when comparing lengths using the same unit Read More
Happy Half Term!
12/02/2026 · 3 comments
MathsWe started our week by learning more about the different ways we can work out calculations without going through all the combinations. We ended the unit and have begun our next unit, Length and Perimeter. Children reviewed their understanding of cm and metres and enjoyed looking at items in the classroom that were below Read More
