Year 3 blog 3.12.21 'Where there is hope...there is life' Anne Frank

We can’t believe we have entered the first week of advent already and our first term together is coming to an end. What an exciting week of learning we have had. Year 3 have now finished their learning of ‘The Manchester Ridge-back’ report and we are ready to show you- we hope you enjoy it. The children have worked so hard on drawing the map out, learning and remembering this whole report through actions, having lots of fun on the way! We have worked in partners, groups and at different points throughout the day we have got up and recited it all! We are very proud of them all.

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Year 3 blog 26.11.21 'No act of kindness however small, is ever wasted'

This week we have taken our dragon spotting and learning to another level… It has been all about a particular species of dragon this week, ‘the Manchester Ridge-back’. Year 3 have been pulling a part the text that gives more information on this dragon, we have learnt many new words within this text and have been adding lots of great descriptive words to our dragon display (the children like to call this vocabulary ‘Dragonese’). We have now started to learn this text off by heart and they now should be experts at the first two paragraph, why don’t you ask them to show you over the weekend and see if they can remember the actions. We are continuing with the next two paragraphs next week. This is a great way for the children to learn the structure of non- chronological texts before they write, but also helps them to learn new vocabulary and a chance to hear how different structures can be used within their writing. I particularly love the part where they use the connective ‘however’ and ‘especially’!

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Year 3 blog 19.11.21- ‘Give room to the reality of the heart, of the mind and of the imagination’

We have had a very special visitor who has come to stay in our classroom this week … Flame (our class pet dragon). Please do not be alarmed though, he is an extremely friendly dragon, who loves to be tickled under the chin and does not like loud noises. The children have loved welcoming Flame and every morning have enjoyed seeing which position in the classroom he has put himself next. There has been a real buzz of learning in Year 3 this week as we have started our new English topic on dragons. We have been reading all about them, been on a dragon hunt collecting evidence of dragon activity, hot seated those who have claimed to have had a sighting of a dragon and even written our own diary entry of our very own dragon sighting- I have never seen the children so quite and focused on their writing!

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Year 3 blog 12.11.21 - '95% of what a child learns is through direct experience'

Wow what a week we have had in Year 3! We started the week in the woods, where we learnt so much about the Stone Age way of life, learning through play and experience, giving the children a broader approach to their History topic. We were all so impressed with the way they all worked together to build their shelters, communicating, planning and reflecting on how they can make their shelters strong enough. Just a few of our favourite pictures below …

Year 3 Learning this week …

We really don’t think we could have fit any more learning in to one week… the children have been so engaged and focused, that we have been able to fill our timetable of exciting learning! In History this week, we have been finishing off our History topic before we move on to our Geography topic of the Arctic. This week the children have studied evidence that was found at an Iron Age settlement in Danebury in Hampshire and have been detectives on a mission to find out and report who and why 52 bodies were found at an Iron Age Fort, Maiden Castle. The children worked in groups to study evidence carefully placed around the room, where they had to fill in a report and come up with their own theories…

In Maths this week we have been using representatives and models to make 1, 10 and 100 less or more than a three digit number. In English we have started looking at Non-fiction texts in preparation for our non-chronological report writing. The children have analysed texts, looking at their purpose, audience, language and structure. Year 3 are loving their music lessons with our music specialist Mrs Mallinson, last half term they were learning about how to hold a pulse and beat, take a look at the videos below to get a sneaky peak of what they have been learning in class …

Let’s Celebrate!


A reflective and focused learner Jacob :

You are such a beautifully behaved member of our class Jacob. Alongside this you are also so incredibly focused, and we are loving hearing you wonderful ideas more during our discussions. Keep focusing carefully and reflecting on your learning… you are going to continue to go from strength to strength. Well done Jacob!

A determined learner Ola :

A huge well done for always showing such determination and focus during your learning. You have been determined to master cursive handwriting, showing  such care towards the presentation of your work, your cursive handwriting in now beautiful!  Well done Ola, we are so proud of you!

Notices…

  • WELLIES… we are trying to use our outdoor space more, which means that some playtimes we might be using the field. Could children please bring in a pair of wellies that they can keep in school? Could all wellies be clearly labelled with their names and in a plastic bag that is also labelled with their name, that they can hang on their pegs.

  • You may remember that a month or so ago, we placed a letter on the blog explaining all about our HRSE curriculum in school and stated that Year 3 will be starting the Kidsafe HRSE programme after the Christmas holidays. However, due to having such a great impact on the children in Year 5 who started it this term, we have decided as a school that each class will deliver the sessions in Autumn 2. Year 3 will be starting this next week, so please take time to read the information in the attached letter if you haven’t done so already, many thanks.

Our Stone Age Trip to Brockholes ...

Year 3 had a wonderful school trip yesterday, where we really experienced what life was like in Stone Age times. I think you can tell by all of the smiley faces what a fantastic day we all had! We worked as a team to build a shelter, made fires using flint and steel, tried out our hunting techniques using wooden stars and did our very own cave paintings on rocks.

Mrs Harrison’s group …

Miss Bassett’s group …

Miss Woodrow’s group …

Mrs Russell and Mrs Carr’s group …

Our School trip is nearly here...

Just in case you wanted to have another look at blog from a few weeks ago to remind you of our school trip next week, I have reposted it below.

If your child usually has a school meal on Mondays then they will get a packed lunch provided for them. If for some reason you do not want this, rather than wasting a meal, please email us and let us know.

Year 3 will be going on a trip on Monday 8th November, as part of our Stone Age History topic. It is going to be a fun, jam-packed day, of shelter building, fire lighting and much more! This trip is an amazing day out, that really helps the children to see what life was like during the Stone Age period and how people survived. The day will be spent at Brockholes, Preston and the entire day will be spent outdoors, which we know the children will love. Obviously, with the trip taking place in November (we are being brave!), this will mean the children will have to wear suitable clothing, dressed for the weather and the outdoors. Children, on this day, may wear their own clothes, that they are not bothered about getting dirty. They will need to wear warm, waterproof clothing and boots or wellies. We will be leaving 9am and arriving back at school at 3pm, which means children will need a packed lunch for the day. If your child usually has a hot dinner on this day, then a packed lunch will be provided by Jackie, but we would need to know the choice of filling for the sandwiches the week before. The total cost of the school trip is £15, which covers the cost of the trip itself and the transport. Please can this be paid before half term, via Parent Pay.

Many thanks.

What a lovely half term we have had!

Thank you so much for all of your support throughout the term and a big thank you for meeting with us today, albeit virtually, to share your child’s wonderful learning. We have had such a lovely half term with your children.

The children really wanted to share with you what they have been learning in RE this half term. Miss Woodrow has very kindly put together this video for you all to enjoy…

Have a relaxing half term. We look forward to seeing you all on Monday 1st November!

God bless!

Year 3 15.10.21 ‘Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, and His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depths of our hearts’ Mother Teresa

It is most definitely beginning to feel more like Autumn this week … the weather is feeling a little chillier and the mornings and evenings are closing in, but Year 3 are still bouncing in to the classroom, full of curiosity and enthusiasm for their learning.

We have had great excitement in Year 3 this week, as 4 children's have reached 100% of their reading target and are now in pride of place, at the top of our sunflower. They have worked so hard to get there, reading every night, focusing on their quizzes and challenging themselves with the books they read. Now, they will receive their new, slightly more challenging targets, which I know they will be just as eager to reach as their first target. After half term I know there will be even more children close, if not reaching 100%, so keep up with the good work Year 3! It is so wonderful, to hear the cheers and the joy that each person feels when one of their friends have reached their target.

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Year 3 08.10.21 - 'Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again' Nelson Mandela

It’s been all about the writing this week and wow what resilience and pure determination Year 3 have shown this week! Lots of mistakes were made, however, the children each day listened to their feedback, reflected on their errors and got straight back to their learning to improve and with great success! True learners know they have to make mistakes, learn from them and try again- this is, of course, when we learn the most! We have had another great week in class, with lots of hard work, reflective minds and positive attitudes!

Year 3 Learning this week …

The children have worked so hard on their writing this week in English. We have taken the fable ‘The Hare and the Tortoise’ and well and truly made it our own, with the animal characters we chose for homework last week. The children helped me to write me fable of ‘The Cheetah and the Elephant’ and then innovated this to create their own and what an excellent job they did too! Marking their work each night to give them feedback the next day was a pure delight! They even worked hard to include our adverbs of time in their sentence work, which I was very proud of! Next week the children will be writing their own fable independently, and we can’t wait to see their work!

This week the children have been using arrow cards and counters to represent numbers up to 1,000 in class. Partitioning these numbers and looking at their place value in more depth. They have also been working in partners to spot right angles in 2D shapes

Children are really enjoying learning all about the Stone Age period. This week, we have looked at the main changes throughout this time, reflecting on what these changes meant to these people and the quality of their life. We also started to look at the stone built Neolithic settlement on Skara Brae, and next week we will take a closer look in to one of the dwellings and interpret how they might have lived based on the evidence they find- we can’t wait!

Finally, in science we have started to look at teeth, we have looked at our own teeth and how teeth can vary depending on age and how we care for our teeth. We have also looked at the type of teeth we have and compared human teeth with animals. We are finding it very interesting!

Let’s Celebrate!


An enthusiastic Bobby bee Archie: This week your wonderful attitude towards learning has shone brightly Archie. Your enthusiasm is just infectious! You play such an active role within the class, focusing always and joining in with every discussion! You are just a delight to have in Year 3 and a super role model for others around you. Keep working hard, managing distractions and showing great determination. All of these skills will help you to reach your goals. Well done Archie!

A brave Tommy turtle Riley: What an improvement Riley! In just a few weeks you have become so much braver in your learning. You have changed your mind set and are no longer saying you can’t do something. Instead we are seeing you have a go and we could not be more proud! Keep this going Riley, remember to have a go and you will keep surprising yourself with your capabilities! Well done on your super week Riley, you should be feeling so proud of yourself.

Notices…

  • A kind reminder that homework does need to be completed for Thursday please.

  • School Trip alert … please could all payments be made, where possible, before half term.

  • Look smart …Tempest photographs for individual children next Wednesday!

  • Don’t forget to book your parents day appointment, you will find the link on Miss Hornby’s newsletter.

  • PE- Please remember that shorts must be in school every Thursday for indoor PE. We have a rising number of children without shorts and we do not have enough spares for everybody.

Exciting News!

Year 3 will be going on a trip on Monday 8th November, as part of our Stone Age History topic. It is going to be a fun, jam-packed day, of shelter building, fire lighting and much more! This trip is an amazing day out, that really helps the children to see what life was like during the Stone Age period and how people survived. The day will be spent at Brockholes, Preston and the entire day will be spent outdoors, which we know the children will love. Obviously, with the trip taking place in November (we are being brave!), this will mean the children will have to wear suitable clothing, dressed for the weather and the outdoors. Children, on this day, may wear their own clothes, that they are not bothered about getting dirty. They will need to wear warm, waterproof clothing and boots or wellies. We will be leaving 9am and arriving back at school at 3pm, which means children will need a packed lunch for the day. If your child usually has a hot dinner on this day, then a packed lunch will be provided by Jackie, but we would need to know the choice of filling for the sandwiches the week before. The total cost of the school trip is £15, which covers the cost of the trip itself and the transport. Please can this be paid before half term, via Parent Pay.

Many thanks.

Year 3 01.10.21 "It is not about how much you do, but how much love you put in to what you do that counts" Mother Teresa

Yet another great week in Year 3 has come to an end! The children have been working very hard to listen and be good role models this week. That means they have now got TEN class hug, which means at some point they will be awarded there 5 minutes extra play- amazing job Year 3, let’s keep up the hard work! I can’t believe we have now been back to school for 4 weeks - time really does fly when you’re having fun. The children are working so hard and have settled in to life in the juniors much better than I could have ever expected.

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Year 3 24.09.21- 'It doesn't matter how slow you go, as long as you don't stop'

What a lovely week we have had in Year 3! The children are continuing to work extremely hard and there seems to be lots of learning points being given to children for their focused, resilient and enthusiastic attitudes! We have talked a lot about presentation of their work in class, how our books show what pride we take in our work and many of the children have worked extra hard to make sure every piece of work reflects what hard work they are putting in. As it says on the title, ‘it doesn’t matter how slow you go, as long as you don’t stop’. I really hope the children get to share their work with you at some point this year, as we are sure you will be impressed!

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Year 3 17.09.21 'They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel'

Year 3 have not stopped this week, they have immersed themselves in all of their learning and have shown just how eager they are to grow their brains! They have really impressed us this week with how much they love their reading, coming in on Monday with many of them so eager to quiz, it was truly wonderful to see. We had a long discussion this day on how it is not the amount of times that we quiz that counts, but whether we are challenging ourselves with the books we read, whether we enjoy what we are reading and of course how well we understood what we have read. The children have really took this on board and we are seeing much more suitable choices in regards to books.

We started off the week with such a pleasant surprise- our first assembly in the hall. Although the infants did not join us, it was so lovely to celebrate all of the Year 6 jobs as a key stage and Year 3 listened and sat so beautifully.

On Wednesday, the children shared their Class Council speeches and what a job they did too! From poems, to posters, motivational speeches and even videos with guest appearances! They all did a fantastic job, speaking out so confidently and bravely in front of their class. What we were most proud of, was the support and encouragement they all gave to one another, hence the quote title today. Thank you Year 3 for being supportive of one another.

It was a very close vote, but the two children with the most votes were:

Ella and Liam

Congratulations to you both, I am sure you will represent Year 3 incredibly well.

On Thursday we continued our coding work in computing, by learning how to create a ticking clock, by creating ‘Code blocks’. We had to create a sequence of instructions to make our clocks tick  and ring a bell. All of the children showed their resilience, tweaking and problem solving their work until they had successfully completed the task.

In RE we continued to think about God’s world. We thought about some of our favourite things about the world and shared these together. We have also been thinking about our families, reflecting on our happy memories and thinking about what we can do to help one another.

We ended the week with our first spelling quiz were we focused on the spelling rule: ’dropping the ’e’ when adding the ’y’. We had lots of 100% which has set the bar very high! Keep up the great work Year 3, I wonder if we could get everybody to beat or maintain (those of you who got 100%) your score next week…

 

Year 3 Learning this week …

In English this week, we have continued our fables work, focusing on the morals and sequencing of the stories. There were some wonderful sentences created when we sequenced ‘the Lion and the Mouse’.

The Maths focus continues to be place value, this week we have looked at drawings to represent numbers up to 1,000 and looking at the value of each digit.

Let’s Celebrate!

Millie for being focused and brave:

You pushed yourself outside of your comfort zone by sharing a wonderful speech in front of your peers. We have also been impressed by your wonderful focus during each and every lesson! You set yourself goals and you stay focused to make sure you achieve them. This is fantastic to see Millie. We cannot wait to watch you grow and achieve your goals this year! Well done Millie!

Bella for being focused:

We have been so impressed by your focus this week! During our gymnastics lesson you concentrated carefully, managed your distractions and created a beautiful sequence! Not only have we seen your focus this week, we have also spotted your kindness. You are always one of the first to offer their help, making you a great learning partner! Well done Bella, we are so proud of you!

Notices…

  • Still outstanding forms need to be competed.

  • Please see the Home Learning section of the Year 3 page to see your child’s home learning this week

Year 3 10.09.21 "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."

Wow, what a lovely first full week we have had in Year 3! The children have all shown what Bobby Bee’s they are, showing great enthusiasm for all of their learning and have already settled in to their new junior routines. This week we have spent time getting used to our new classroom, learning about their new expectations and despite the heatwave have all shown what excellent learners they are- we can’t wait to see all of their achievements thus year!

Year 3 Learning this week …

In English this week, we have started our wonderful reading of fables. We began watching a very humorous video of an ostrich and a penguin in a running race - can you guess who won? Ask the children and they will tell you and then hopefully you can discuss the moral. We have also read the fable of ‘the Lion and the Mouse’, and even acted out the scene where they first met, we definitely had some very convincing lions and mice!

We have got in to the full flow in Maths this week, where children are now looking at numbers up to 1,000 and they have blown us away with their place value of these numbers and how they are able to use materials to represent some quite big numbers!

We have also had a brilliant time with Mrs Curtis during our first Art lesson of the term. Those of you who have forgotten, please remember to bring in an old shirt that can be worn and left in school to protect their uniforms during any of the messier Art lessons.

Our Year 6 friends have been busy creating their house captain speeches which we fully enjoyed watching! They made it a difficult decision to make and we are now eagerly awaiting the results!

In RE we have been thinking all about the creation of our beautiful world the children were very reflective when we began to think about who is responsible for God’s world. I wonder if they could tell you their thoughts on this?

Finally, we ended the week with some computing and with great success! We all managed to complete our first bit of coding and the children are very excited to progress these skills further over the coming weeks.

Let’s Celebrate!

Pippa you are an Enthusiastic Bobby bee!

Pippa you are an absolute joy! Your enthusiasm to learn alongside your supportive nature makes you such a special learner … and a wonderful learning partner! Thank you for sharing your happiness and smile each day and helping our classroom to be such a positive place. We cannot wait to see what you achieve this year!

Benjamin you are a Concentrating Cooper crab!

What can we say Ben… you have been thoroughly involved in every class discussion and task that has been set this week. We absolutely love seeing your hand up to share your thoughts and experiences and we are sure this will only continue. You are wonderful at managing distractions and always make sure you complete your work with 100% effort. Well done Ben, what a brilliant start!

Notices…

  • Please make sure all medical and home agreement forms are completed, we have took some lovely pictures of the children this week, but we can not put them on until we have consent from every parent. Many thanks.

  • This year we will be teaching RHE to your children, following certain schemes. Please read the following letter to keep informed as to HOW and WHEN we will be teaching certain areas.

  • Please see the Home Learning section of the Year 3 page to see your child’s home learning this week

  • TOILETS- Please could you speak to your child/ children about when is the best time to go to the toilet. We, of course, have spoken to the children and reminding them to go at playtimes which are frequent enough, but we are still finding it very difficult to manage the amount of toilet visits during lessons. We understand that children this week are getting used to their new routines and there will sometimes be matters of urgencies, however, some children are missing vital learning. If your child has special toilet needs and needs to go more frequently or urgently, please could you send a quick email, as we will need to be a little more strict next week.

The start of something new brings the hope of something great… Anything is possible.

Well, what a wonderful couple of days we have had settling into our new class! We had a classroom full of smiles, as well as some nerves, as we welcomed our friends back on Thursday! The children settled in straight away and any of those nerves had soon disappeared! We have been SO impressed with our lovely new class family and the focus and enthusiasm they have already shown. One of our first activities has been practising our class mantra which we will be thinking about throughout our year, helping our classroom to be a happy place to learn together!

This morning, we were able to join together as a whole school family which was such a lovely way to kick start the new school year and has inspired us all to reach for those goals! We have also been looking at our two virtues that we will reflect on throughout the term. These are ‘Learned’ and ‘Wise’. I wonder what the children can remember about these two virtues?

Reminders:

· Please remember PE kits on Tuesday and Thursday.

· All forms MUST be completed. Please see the previous blog for the forms if you have not yet done so.

· If your child has asthma please make sure we have an inhaler in school (labelled).

· Homework will begin Thursday next to be completed for the following Friday.

We hope that you all have a wonderful weekend and we look forward to welcoming you back on Monday,

Mrs Harrison, Miss Bassett, Miss Russell, Mrs Carr and Miss Woodrow

 

Our Lovely Classroom!

As promised Year 3, here is a sneak preview in to your new classroom. All that’s missing now is our new Year 3 class and all of your beautiful work on the walls!

We hope you are all having a wonderful summer and we can’t wait to welcome you back next Thursday 2nd September.

Here are some things that you need to remember before you come back …

  • PE days are Tuesday (outdoor) and Thursday (indoor)

  • Harcourt and Marsden – begin at 8.40am and finish at 3.10pm

  • Plessington and Bamber start at 8.50am and finish at 3.20pm

  • Don’t forget to bring a water bottle and healthy snack

  • label all your clothing items

  • Don’t forget to fill in the forms from the previous post.