Welcome to Year 3

Teacher: Ms S Wells

LSA:  Miss M Brentnall

Hello everyone! A warm welcome to our Year Three class page. We are looking forward to exploring our new topics over the Summer 1 term. Please revisit this page to find weekly updates, useful websites and to explore what we have been learning about in class. Our Summer 1 topic for the term is geography and we will be learning about climates and climate zones. We can't wait to see the progress and achievements each individual makes in Year Three. 

PE will take place on a Thursday this term. 

We have been looking at where and when Ancient Egypt was and the changes in the three different kingdoms (old, middle and new kingdom)

In literacy we immersed ourselves by exploring different Egyptian settings. The class had to take turns at describing each setting without giving the answer away.

We learnt in RSE that our bodies are a gift from God. We made a poster to show how we can respect and care for our bodies. For example, we made suggestions like eating healthy or exercising more.

Year 3 had fun estimating different addition and subtraction sums.

Year 3 went on a trip to Doncaster library. The librarian started by showing us different books that were looked after and books that people hadn't looked after and how we can care for books. She then read us poems and we explored the different books available in the library.

Recently we have been learning the names of different animals in Spanish which is a subject new to us our in Year 3 curriculum. 

In Picture News we have looked at what is going on in the news recently and discussed our thoughts and opinions on the weekly question "are there some jobs robots cold never do?".  We discussed different job roles that robots could and couldnt do.

In Year 3 we have began learning about simulations in our computing lessons. So far we have looked at what a simulation is and why/ how we might use them and then we explored different types of simulations. 

Year 3 visited the Doncaster Museum for a workshop linking to their History topic (Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age). During the visit they were able to put their knowledge of our topic to the test. 

Year 3 analysed and compared two different informational texts. They identified what they liked and disliked as well as which one they thought was the best. They identified features such as the title, subheadings and paragraphs.

In Geography we explored  different areas of mountains and hills in the UK. We learnt the difference between mountains and hills. Then, we used a map to label the different famous mountains in the UK. 

Year 3 explored prehistoric art and how the paintings were produced approximately 17,000 years ago. Using photos of animals we drew some line drawings in our sketchbooks. We then added detail drawing fur and patterns.

For our first Science lesson we explored what a rock is. We conducted an investigation where we explored the three different types of rocks. We described how they felt and made predictions on what type of rock we thought it was.

In DT Year 3 made Japanese fruit skewers using a set of instructions. We used bananas, peaches, watermelon and strawberries to make our skewers. Here are our finished results.

Year Three have loved exploring 3D shapes. They have been able to identify the different properties including how many faces, edges and vertices they have.

Year Three challenged themselves to use a variety of sentence openers to write open ended questions for Suzy and Wilmot from The Train to Impossible Places. They then let their creative imaginations come to live by imagining how the characters would answer these questions.

We dressed up as what we aspire to be in the future. We had journalists, singers, artists, footballers and doctors.

Year Three's prayer and liturgy team decided they wanted the collective worship theme to be aspirations. They planned the whole liturgy from the gather through to the mission, finding their own scripture linking to the theme. They even created a song to call and response with the rest of the class, 'I can be anything I want to be.' 

For aspirations week, Year Three have enjoyed discussing what they aspire to be in the future. They explored the characteristics and skills needed for their dream job and created a job advert using these ideas. Year Three went on to apply for the job explaining why they were the ideal candidate. 

In Maths, we explored budgeting. Year Three loved challenging themselves by seeing if they could feed different families sizes with a budget. 

We enjoyed creating our own story with familiar characters with a twist for World Book Day. 

Father Henry came into school to do our Ash Wednesday liturgy. He blessed the ash and did the sign of the cross on the teacher's foreheads and gave each class the blessed ash. Then in classrooms we had our own liturgies where we were given the sign of the cross with ash and heard the words "repent and believe the gospel."

For our science lesson we were looking at how light travels through materials. We learnt the new vocabulary of opaque, translucent and transparent and their meaning. Using torches we shone the light through different materials to see if they were opaque, transparent and translucent. Finally we ordered the materials from the one that allowed the least light to pass through (opaque) to the one that allows the most light to pass through (transparent).

For the beginning of our Literacy journey we immersed ourselves in the Italian cuisine. We tried different types of pizzas, pastas and macarons. Once we had tried them we described the appearance, the smell and the taste of the food to help us when it comes to the end of journey when writing a persuasive letter about Italy.

Year Three really enjoyed visiting the local Mosque to explore the Islam faith further. They were able to discover how Muslims pray, the special features within a Mosque and were able to handle a variety of special artefacts. Year Three were able to go into all of the rooms within the Mosque and see the Wudu ritual take place. They definitely learnt a lot about Islam and the Mosque. 

In our computing lesson we were getting better at understanding what a network is. We discussed different types of networks like rail network and electricity networks. We then discussed connections and that means you can share information and documents between computers. We looked at connections that are wired and wireless. We took a class tour around school to find different connections to the server and different networks we could see. Finally, we made a map of our school network showing the different connections between devices. Here is what we found and the maps we made.

For homework over the Christmas holidays Year 3 had to create and design their own Europe inspired projects. We have famous landmarks, fact files about different countries and lots of different European flags.

Year Three loved their 'journey to France' immersive experience.  They went through passport control, airport security, the waiting area and finally boarded the exciting flight to France. They enjoyed discussing the different sounds and sights they would see and hear along the way. Great ideas for their travel poems they will be writing!

Year 3/4 had an amazing time performing their nativity yesterday! We are all so proud of all the hard work the children put into learning their lines and the songs. Well done to all!

We created amazing posters for Enterprise week. These colourful posters will be displayed on our Winter Fayre stall. We thoroughly enjoyed making reindeer lollies to sell.

Year Three have enjoyed learning about Jewish Synagogues. They went on a virtual tour of different Synagogues online and explored different artefacts found inside. 

For homework over the holidays Year 3 had to create and design their own Stone Age inspired projects. We have spears, drawings, fossils, Stone Age landscapes and caves. Here are the finished projects!

In Year Three, we designed and created our own Stone Age tools and weapons to hunt animals with. We challenged ourselves to only use Stone Age materials and methods including stone, wood and animal tendons!

For our Promises topic in RE we explored the different groups we belong to in and out of school and discussed what it means to be in a group and a shared community. 

We then looked at Baptism as a special Sacrament where both our families, Godparents and ourselves make a promise to God. We compared the similarities and differences between Jesus' Baptism and a Baptism that would take place in a Church today.

Year Three have been working hard on their Geography skills whilst learning about the United Kingdom. They have been identifying different counties in the UK and using the compass points to explain their location. They have linked their English and Geography work together by using the facts they have found in their non-fiction information texts.

For National Poetry Day Year 3 listened and explored different poems. We looked at the rhymes within the poems and said what we liked and disliked about each poem. We listened to poem by Michael Rosen and Dennis Lee. Then we got into groups and practiced reading a poem about Martin Luther King Jr. Each group then read their poem to the class

Important Information:

Homework- Homework will be given out each Friday and is due in the following Friday. Homework will usually consist of spellings, timetables practice, and either a SPaG , reading comprehension or a Maths worksheet.

PE- PE is on a Tuesday. All children must have the correct school PE kit of white t-shirt and black shorts. (Track suits may be worn as the weather turns colder). Please ensure that all children have trainers to enable them to fully participate. 

Reading- Children will have the opportunity to take a school reading book home and also have access to reading for pleasure books both in the classroom and in the school library. We challenge each child to aim to read their school book at home every evening. Please bring your book to school daily, along with your signed reading record (by an adult), to show you have read at home. 

If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact us at school or arrange a meeting,

Thank you 

Miss Hodby and Miss Langston

Weekly Timetable

Our timetable works on a fortnightly cycle.

Year Three's Reading Challenge

Can you complete our weekly reading challenge? Your aim is to climb each of our reading mountains by the end of the week to see what your prize is. Remember to bring your reading record every day so we can see who has read. You can also win prizes, dojos and certificates for reading at home!