Year 3 News

Oh yes we did!
19/01/2024 · No comments yet
It’s been a brilliant second week back in Year 3. 3SB thoroughly enjoyed their trip to the pantomime and, just like 3B the week before, did a fantastic job of representing Farfield. We are now ready to start our work on planning and writing our own versions of traditional tales! In maths, we have Read More

Welcome back!
12/01/2024 · No comments yet
Year 3 have settled back in and have enjoyed taking part in lots of new learning. Maths We are continuing with our unit on multiplication and division and have focused on the 3 times tables this week. Children worked in groups and partners to create arrays highlighting the number of equal groups. Children then Read More

Happy holidays!
22/12/2023 · No comments yet
It has been a busy week full of performances, singing and parties among lessons, too! Maths This week, the children have continued with multiplication and division, focusing on multiplying by 3. After the holidays, we will divide by three and move onto the four times tables. Over the holidays, it would benefit the children Read More

Levers and Linkages
15/12/2023 · No comments yet
D.T Monday was an exciting day for Year 3 this week, as they had a D.T day, learning all about levers and linkages and using their knowledge of these mechanisms to make a puppet show! The children really enjoyed this task and showed a good understanding of how to use fixed and loose pivots Read More

Meet Yorkshire and the Place Between!
08/12/2023 · No comments yet
This week has been a fun-filled week, even with all the rain! Maths This week, we started our unit on multiplication and division. Children enjoyed finding equal groups and discussing how they knew all the groups were the same using key vocabulary. We then moved on to using arrays that match our sums and Read More

Rivers, Seasons and The Place Between
01/12/2023 · No comments yet
What a great week in Year 3! Geography In geography this week, we learnt all about rivers, learning where rivers come from and how they change along their course. We showed our knowledge by working in pairs to make labelled diagrams. The children did fantastically with this task and we were so impressed with Read More

Another busy week
24/11/2023 · No comments yet
Maths This week, we have continued learning about addition and subtraction and have been practising adding 2-digit and 3-digit numbers together. We used our number bonds to 10 to work out compliments to 100 and shared patterns that we found in pairs. We ended the week looking at estimation and will continue with this Read More

Our Week in Year 3!
17/11/2023 · No comments yet
It’s been a great week in Year 3! English In English, we wrote adverts to encourage someone to visit the circus. The children showed a good understanding of persuasive techniques, such as rhetorical questions, alliteration and use of imperative verbs. 3SB had a go at using their Chromebooks to create a final draft of Read More

Welcome back!
10/11/2023 · 1 comment
It’s been a wet but wonderful first week back, and we have been impressed with the way children have re-adjusted to being in school. Maths This week, we have continued learning about place value, focusing on using the formal method. We began the week using the column method with no exchange. We then moved Read More

Let Your Spirit Fly!
27/10/2023 · 2 comments
In our final week of the half term, both Year 3 classes performed the song we have been working on in our music lessons: Let Your Spirit Fly. The children have made great progress throughout the term, developing their understanding of rhythm and their technique when using the glockenspiels. A particular well done to Read More