Year 3 Weekly blog 9.12.22 - "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are."

It is hard to believe that we are already beginning the third week of advent! It is important that we pause and reflect on our advent journeys thus far. A huge part of our journey in Year 3 has been to always think of the impact our actions have on those around us… When we tell you how touching it is to see our class come together on the altar, helping one another and singing with such passion… it is simply beautiful. We know that when you watch them next week you will be filled with joy!

When in the classroom we have been sharing the children’s all important home learning. Our children set off with great enthusiasm and interest to create meaningful pieces of artwork relating to our learning of the Annunciation of Mary, using the artwork that has already been created to represent this special moment in our Catholic faith. It was wonderful to watch the children discuss the research that they had accomplished at home, sharing their ideas with one another and discussing why they had chosen to include certain key features in their artwork. We look forward to sharing this with you in the future.

Let’s Celebrate…. Congratulations to John Paul and Tommy who receive the certificates this week. John Paul you receive an enthusiastic Bobby Bee certificate. You always participate in lessons with such enthusiasm and interest. You love to share your ideas with others and you have been really quick and excited when playing out maths times tables games. Keep up the good work John Paul. Well done! Tommy, you receive a Co-operative Roger Robin certificate. You are a kind and thoughtful friend and you like to be helpful in class. These little acts of kindness are always appreciated Tommy, thank you, they don’t go unnoticed.

Staff Changes for the New Year Update:

Following Ms Marham's appointment as Year 2 class teacher for Miss Woodend's maternity leave, it has been decided that she will remain with Year 2 for the year. Therefore, Mrs Hotchkiss (Thurs and Fri) will be working along Miss Bassett (Mon-Wed) in Year 3 until Miss Lane's return after February half term. 

Reminders:

• Winter warmers! Next week we will continue to spend time walking to church to rehearse our Chirtsmas carol concert. We will be visiting church on; Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. It is important that all children come to school on these days in warm clothing.

• Chirstmas concert: This is on Thursday 15th December. The children will need to be wearing FULL SCHOOL UNIFORM INCLUDING JUMPER OR CARDIGAN - not our school PE tracksuit. Showings are 2pm and 7pm. Children will need to be at church for 6:45pm in the evening - in full school uniform.

• Christmas party day: On Friday 16th December it is our Key Stage 2 Christmas party day. On this day we ask that children come to school in their Christmas party outfit. They should also bring with them a nice treat (just for themself) + drink (non fizzy drink) for our break time. Along with this please provide your child with a strong carrier bag. This bag can stay in school to help bring home extra items before we break up on the following Tuesday (20th December).

• Christmas Dinner - Monday 19th December

  Staff will join the children in this festive feast!

  We need to know the precise numbers for Jacqui, our wonderful chef!

  Could you PLEASE take a few seconds to complete the form on today’s newsletter blog on the school website.

  The meal is free for all Key Stage 1 children and for all those children on free school meals.  

  Key Stage 2 children NOT on free school meals pay £2.40 - this should be paid in advance on ParentPay.

  Please complete the form FOR EVERY CHILD in school, both Key Stages, whether it is a yes for a meal or a no - that would really help us!

  Do please ensure you have completed the form by Monday Morning, 9am.

  Thank you so much – The Office and Catering Teams

We hope that you all have a wonderful weekend, stay safe and enjoy the advent festivities.

Miss Bassett, Miss Brisco, Miss Russell and Mrs Carter

Scarlet Fever and Group Strep A Infections - Guidance

Dear all,

There is growing concern amongst the community regarding iGas/Scarlet Fever, we have placed here the guidance school has received to share with you. Thank you for always communicating with us illnesses and absences. This is so important as it helps us to build a picture of the whole community and from this we are able to take any action should it be required.

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Year 3 Weekly Blog 2.12.22 - "I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."

What a wonderful way to end our week, a trip to the panto! We had a great time with year 4 and have come back feeling full of Christmas cheer!

We’ve had a busy week and have continued to deepen our understanding of numbers that added together make one hundred. We have been using 100 square grids to help us with this. I wonder Year 3, how confident can you share the method we have learnt this week to answer this sum: 26 + 74 (remember first to make 10 ones-show your family members how we partition these numbers to help us).

We have also welcomed a new member to our class, a rather shy, yet mischievous dragon. He heard that we were learning about dragons and thought we might be able to take good care of him. He likes to fly around the classroom when we aren’t there! I wonder where we might find him next week… (Extra homework-what could we name our class dragon?) We have been finding out many facts about dragons and have used last week’s homework to write questions to each other about their own dragon sightings.

Let’s Celebrate…

Gus for being a focused Cooper Crab! We have been SO impressed with your effort towards your maths and English learning this week! You thought of so many wonderful questions to discover more about dragons and your presentation was great too! Keep it up Gus, you have really impressed us!

William for being a keep improving Lizzie Ladybird! We have loved to see you reaching for the stars this week, improving your ideas and not giving up when things get tricky! You are trying really hard with your reading skills and have have focused carefully in maths to understand numbers that make 100. Well done William!

Reminders:

• Next week we will be busy with rehearsals to church. Please make sure your child brings a warm coat and hat ALL week.

• On Wednesday we are walking to Church with Year 1 and Year 5 to celebrate mass together this advent. Once again they will need warm clothing to walk to and from church.

• Christmas cards: As we have done in previous years, we kindly ask that instead of writing individual Christmas cards for the class, we use this money to raise money for Brian House. You can, if you wish, make a whole class card that we can display in our classroom.

• Our Christmas performance is in church on Thursday 15th December at 2pm and 7pm.

• Friday 16th December Key Stage 2 Christmas party. Children can come to school in party clothes and sensible shoes. They can bring a non fizzy drink and a small snack such as chocolate or a packet of crisps.

Year 3 Weekly Blog 25.11.22 - "Hope is but the dream of those who wake."

As we begin our journey through Advent, we have all created our own Advent promises. These are things that we will aim to do during these weeks before Christmas… our gift to Jesus. We hope to help make our world a better place, some of us are starting with helping our families somehow, others are being more mindful about worldly issues such as helping keep wildlife safe through picking up of litter. Please ask your child what they have decided they want to do this Advent… maybe this is something you could do as a family.

We have continued to be super excited to discover more about dragons in English! This week we have looked closely at a dragon which has been spotted in the North-West, the Manchester Ridge-back. We have looked closely at the non-chronological report, made a story map to help us remember the key information, created detailed diagrams and discovered what the key features are of this non-chronological report. We have certainly been busy!

On Wednesday the children came buzzing back from their art lesson. Each child has helped to create the most wonderful Christmas village, by upcycling different plastic and cardboard items. It is lovely to see their creativity and how they have chosen to represent different things. I am sure that you will be seeing their creations in a few weeks time when they are proudly brought home at the end of the term.

Let’s celebrate…

Charlotte for being a … Brave and Co-operative learner! We were so proud to watch you this week, working alongside your learning partners so beautifully. It was lovely to hear you reflect on your math learning on Tuesday and Thursday. You shared with the class how your partner had helped you with a tricky challenge and explained how much you valued this co-operation. You have taken on challenges this week and really pushed yourself. Well done Charlotte!

Hugo for being a … Co-operative learner! You are so thoughtful Hugo and have shown this even more this week! You are able to think of others and how they are feeling, finding solutions so that others feel happy and valued. When moving places this week you noticed that a friend felt more comfortable in your space, you recognised this and selflessly asked to find another seat, this was so kind and helpful! You are a great learning partner and your kind actions help to make our classroom a happy place. Thank you Hugo!

Reminders

There are many exciting events coming up so make sure you keep looking out for important information!

• Next Friday 2nd December, we are going to watch Sleeping Beauty at the parish centre with the Year 4 class. The cost of this is £5 and is on parentpay. We will be late back to school, approximately 4:00pm.

• Our Christmas performance is in church on Thursday 15th December at 2pm and 7pm. You will notice that your main task in homework this week is to focus on practising the first 3 hymns ready for rehearsals to begin!

Year 3 blog - "The is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about."

What a week! Firstly we would like to say a huge thank you for supporting all of the extra activities that have been going on in school this week! The buzz around school has been fantastic and seeing our school community come together again has brought such happiness to us all! The children were SO excited on Wednesday when we welcomed Stuart Robinson into school. They all took part in a tricky exercise class, cheered on another class and listened beautifully to Stuart’s inspiring talk during an assembly. Thank you for being so organised with your sponsor forms, it is amazing to see the amounts that have been raised.

We have also had some really exciting moments in class as we continued our English learning about dragons! Many of our children have been looking out for any clues or signs that dragons are in our area. We have carried out interviews and have even created our own news reports which we hope to film next week.

Thank you to all of you who managed to come along to our school Curriculum evening. It was great to see you all in the school, joining in activities and discovering more about our school virtues.

Let’s celebrate…

Well done ro Louis and Logan for getting this week’s vertificates.

Logan you get a Bobby Bee Certificate for being so enthusiastic and excited about your learning. We love it when you want to share your thoughts and ideas.with your learning partner and the rest of the class. Well done, keep up the good work.

Louis you get a Cooper Crab certificate for being a focused learner in Maths this week. You have really concentrated well and this has shown in the answers that you have given and the work that you have completed. Well done. Being focused is so important in the process of learning.

Reminders

Please can you check sweatshirts and cardigans. We have a couple that have been misplaced and a couple of unnamed ones left in the classroom. If your child has picked up the wrong one, please could you return it and ask your child to check to see if theirs is in class. Many thanks.

We hope that you all have a wonderful weekend.

Miss Bassett, Miss Brisco, Miss Russell and Mrs Carter.

Year 3 Blog 11.11.22 - "I wear a little poppy, as red as it can be, to show that I remember, those who fought for me."

I can’t believe we are at the end of the week, it has absolutely flown! Throughout the week the children have been super focused in maths and we are now much more confident with our two subtracting strategies. It has been wonderful to hear the children share with one another how they got to the answer, these discussions are becoming more and more filled with fantastic vocabulary and understanding.

We have also started our exciting new English learning, which is all about DRAGONS! Together we looked at some reported sightings and read a very interesting non chronological report about the Manchester Ridge-Back. Miss Russell couldn’t wait to start reading to the children the first chapter of our class novel, The Boy Who Grew Dragons… I wonder what might happen next….

In History we have continued our learning about the Stone Age. The children have been reading an interesting article and have used the computers to note down all of the interesting new facts they had discovered through their reading!

Let’s celebrate…

Tilly S receives a Tommy Turtle Certificate for being a brave learner this week. Well done Tilly you are always ready to challenge yourself and have a go at your learning. Keep up the good work, be brave and see how much you are achieving.

Toby receives a combination certificate this week for being a focused Cooper Crab and a co-operative Roger Robin. Well done Toby, we love the way that you are always ready to get on with your work and manage any distractions. You are also such a lovely learning partner.

Reminders

• Stuart Robinson will be in school Wednesday this coming week. This means all children must be in their PE kit on this day. Please remember your sponsor forms too.

• Curriculum evening - On Thursday 17th November (next week) we have our school curriculum evening. We hope you can come along to get more of an insight into our school life.

• The Art Team (Miss Neves, Mrs Mather and Mrs Nel) are wanting items that can be recycled during art lessons in the next few weeks. Exciting projects - all will be revealed in a few weeks time! If you have any of the following items, please send them in to be used during art. Thank you in anticipation.

• Cereal boxes / cereal bar boxes/ biscuit boxes/packages (eg oreos, Belvita etc)

• Yogurt pots or yogurt bottles

• Kitchen Rolls

• Milk or juice cartons (small or normal size)

• Bottle lids ( flat ones please eg. milk lids )

• Pinecones real ones (if you go for a walk please see if you can find any of these) Thank you

Year 3 Weekly Blog 4.11.22 - "Dream big, sparkle more, shine bright."

On Monday we welcomed everybody back as we began our new half term. I must admit that this half term is up there with my favourites! During the coming weeks we will begin to prepare for Advent and Christmas and there are so many exciting events to look forward to! It is always such a magical time in school and one which will be all the more special after missing out on these events in the recent years.

We have jumped straight back into our maths learning, this week focusing on subtracting through the ten. We have been learning a strategy very similar to our addition work before the half term. When looking at a sum such as 14 - 5, the children have been partitioning the 5 into 2 parts… I wonder if you could ask your child what 2 parts we would split the number 5 into in the example above and why?

On Tuesday we walked to church to celebrate the feast of All Saints. The children found it really interesting to learn a little more about All Hallows eve and how this leads into our Christian feast days of All Saints and All Souls. The following day, as it was All Souls day, we spent time to pray for our loved ones who are up in heaven. The children listened to each other as they shared their own intentions and was such a calm, prayerful and special part of our week!

We have also started our new history topic, STONE AGE. We started off by thinking about a world without our favourite foods, activities and transport… the disappointment when we thought of a world without pizza was one almost too much to bare! Following this we then looked closely at a picture which represented that of the stone age. The children used this picture to discover more about how Mankind lived during this time, many great, inquisitive questions were asked! It was great to see the children’s fascination towards our new history topic, we cannot wait to find out more and to become Stone age experts.

Finally, this weekend many of us will celebrate Bonfire night and so, on Friday the children have been thinking about how we can stay safe and have fun this weekend. I wonder what they can remember?

Let’s celebrate!

Both Seth and Jacob - Our Co-operative and Focused learners!

This week we have chosen a pair of children who have been learning partners throughout the week. They have worked together beautifully, encouraging one another to be the best learner they can be. It has been a delight to watch the pair of you support each other! Well done boys!

On Friday 11th November, we will be visited in school by Stuart Robinson. Stuart is a gold medal winning Paralympian, who represented GB in the recent Olympic games in wheel-chair rugby.

Stuart’s visit is part of an event for Sports for Schools. This is an opportunity for the children to take part in a sporting event organised by Stuart, and to then hear about his story as part of an assembly. He will be with us all afternoon. This event is also an opportunity to raise money for our school - for PE, Sport and Active Learning.

The children have all brought a sponsor form home for them to collect as many sponsors as they can before the event next Friday.

We hope that you have a lovely weekend!
Miss Bassett, Miss Brisco, Miss Russell and Mrs Carter

Year 3 Weekly Blog 20.10.22 - "Autumn is the season that teaches us that change can be beautiful."

And so we have reached the end of our first half term. To say the time has flown by is a slight understatement! We started our week with a visit to church to celebrate the Harvest festival and what a lovely start to the week this was. Thank you again for your generosity, collecting tins which will already be on their way to help those who need it! It was just wonderful to hear our children celebrating mass, joining in responses and singing away to the hymn “Freely, Freely…” our final hymn during the mass.

Following this we through ourselves back into rehearsing for our assembly. The children were very excited to share their assembly with you all and, although the nerves were there at the beginning, the feeling afterward they had performed was of great elation. I always find watching the children help and support one another during their performances so heart warming and find myself holding back the tears. We were so proud of each and every one of them!

The children have also had their creative hats on, setting to work on writing their own fables. Seeing our children enthusiastically get their ideas down on paper was wonderful and hearing them proudly sharing with each other their opening sentences led me to do a happy dance… what is a teacher to do when she hears such great vocabulary?!

Let’s celebrate

Louis for being a Concentrating Cooper crab: Louis you have shown such focus this week! We were so proud of you and how you learnt your assembly part, becoming so confident in delivering your lines and helping others too! You have also shown this same focus within our lessons and have completed a wonderful piece of writing. Keep it up Louis, we are SO impressed!

Toby for also being a Concentrating Cooper crab: Toby you always show great interest and determination when learning something new. You focus carefully during our class discussions and always show great enthusiasm when faced with a challenge. You look carefully to solve problems and it is always such a special moment when we see the happiness spread across your face once you have solved a problem. Well done Toby!

Reminders

• After school club for Year 3 commence on the first Tuesday back (1st November) and will be from 3:30 until 4:15. Please find the list below to see for the children who have signed up.

• Mass: On Tuesday 1st November we will be heading to church to celebrate All Souls day.

Finally…

A big thank you for taking the time to discuss your child’s first half term in year 3 and how we can work together to best support them going forward. We really appreciate you taking the time out of your day for these discussions and it was, as always, a pleasure to get to chat with you all!

We hope you all have a very well deserved half term and we very much look forward to seeing the children on Monday 31st October as we begin the second half to our Autumn term together.

God bless,

Miss Bassett, Miss Brisco, Miss Russell and Mrs Carter.

Year 3 Blog 14.10.22 "T.E.A.M: Together, Everyone, Achieves, More."

Our week has certainly been a busy one! Along with our usual learning we have been rehearsing for our assembly next week. It has been wonderful to watch each child slowly grow in confidence, becoming louder, clearer and adding emotion and expression to their parts. The assembly really is coming to life! The teamwork during our practices has been what has really stood out to us. I am sure this is something you will notice too when you watch us next week.

We have continued our bridging over the 10s boundary. We have looked at this in many ways and have also learnt different strategies to help us to solve these problems. I wonder if your child could tell you about how we can use the part-whole model and how we partition the number to help us to bridge over the 10? Do they remember that we need to first make 10 and then add the other part?

In English we have been kept very busy by completing our guided writing this week! The children have had a wail of a time using their creative and inquisitive minds to find new vocabulary and including this into their writing. We certainly have lots of word wizards!

Let’s celebrate

Ciaran our Focused cooper crab AND a Roger robin!: You have tried so hard with your learning Ciaran! We could not have asked anymore from you! You have shown such focus and determination during lessons, in particular during our maths work! You have also been the most wonderful friend, helping those around you with such care and kindness. Thank you Ciaran!

Beth has been an Enthusiastic Bobby Bee this week, Beth you have been such an enthusiastic Bobby Bee. You are always so excited about your learning and you want to do your best in everything that you do. We know that this enthusiasm will help you grow your brain this year. Well done Beth – keep up the good work.

Notices: Lots coming up!

Harvest: On Monday morning we will be walking to Mass to celebrate the Harvest festival. Year 3 have been collecting tinned custard, thank you to all of you who have donated! I am sure it will all help to make a big difference in our community.

Assembly: Our assembly is NEXT WEEK on Tuesday 18th October at 9:10 and 9:35. We hope you will be able to come along to watch us perform!

After half term, Mr Nay is going to be running a sports session on Tuesdays 3.30-4.15pm If you wish you child to take part please complete the permission form below. If we have a large uptake of children, we will split the class into two groups. One group for sport before Christmas and one group for sport after Christmas. The form needs completing before next Wednesday so that things can be organised before half term starts. Thank you/

Parents day. Friday 21st we have our online parents day.

We hope you have a great weekend!

Miss Bassett, Miss Brisco, Miss Russell and Mrs Carter

Year 3 Blog 7.10.22 - "No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else." P.T. Barnum

We have had great fun in English this week, creating actions for our story the Lion and the Mouse and using this to help us to re-write the opening paragraph. We have a class of enthusiastic and curious learners, all creating wonderful pieces of writing. We paid particular attention towards including adjectives to describe nouns, along with using the right determiners before a noun. We have been so impressed to see this within their writing. Well done Year 3!

In maths we have moved on from 3 addend sums, using this knowledge to help us begin to bridge over the 10. The children are already becoming confident at splitting an addend into 2 parts to help make the equation much simpler to answer. For example taking the sum 7 + 5 and changing it to 7 + 3 + 2, making that all important 10 first. This is something we will continue to build on next week.

The children we all buzzing with excitement as they learnt all about their assembly which we will now be practising ready for our performances in a couple of weeks. The message we aim to share with our audience is that we are all special and our assembly is based on the story of Punchinello. You might like to read this story at home, or watch it being re-told on youtube. We cannot wait to share our assembly with you all.

This week our KIDSAFE lesson has focussed on bullying and the “Yukky Feelings” that this can cause. Please read the letter below to find out more about the session.

Certificates

Sean for being a wonderful Roger robin! We have been full of happiness watching you this week Sean! You have set yourself the goal to help those around you and because of this, we have seen lots of smiley faces! Quietly, you have helped others to organise themselves, carry their belongings and supporting them in their learning. Thank you Sean, your kind actions have not gone unnoticed!

Rory for being a creative Kiki chameleon! We were so impressed with your efforts during our writing this week. You were determined to think differently and develop your vocabulary, innovating our story with lots of fantastic vocabulary! A huge well done Rory, we hope you always keep this thirst for knowledge, it is wonderful!

Reminders

Tempest Photographs: On Wednesday 12th October it is School photographs day. Since this is our PE day, you can choose to send your child in their school jumper and tracksuit bottoms if you prefer their photos to be school uniform.

Assembly: Year 3’s assembly is on Tuesday 18th October at 9:10 and 9:35. We hope you will be able to come along to watch us perform!

Harvest: With Harvest time fast approaching, we are looking forward to celebrating as a whole school community once again for the first time since the pandemic. As in previous years, as a school, we will be collecting food items for local food banks. Year 3 are collecting tinned custard, so please donate if you can, before Friday 14th October.

Parents day. Friday 21st we have our online parents day. Above you will find the teacher that you are to book an appointment with.

We hope you have a great weekend!

Miss Bassett, Miss Brisco, Miss Russell and Mrs Carter

Year 3 Home Learning to be handed in 13.10

Spellings 

1 because

2. over

3. time

4. these

5 some

6. again

7. another

8. change

9. different

10 does

TT Rockstars

Please make sure you spend a short amount of time each day on TT Rockstars. Learning our times tables is crucial in the lower juniors and a skill that we need to be very confident in.

Assembly Parts

Please, please, please practise your assembly parts. We will be rehearsing throughout the week next week so it is very important to know your lines to help with this.

Assembly Song

Year 3 30.9.22 "You are precious in my eyes."

We have continued our work on fables, this week and found our school mission statement lying at the heart of the fable, The Frog and the Ox. One of the characters in the story believes that he has no special talent like his friends. He tries to change himself to become more like the animals around him, however, it doesn’t work out very well! II takes another character to recognise the frogs special qualities. We found that this fable was teaching us a special message, that we are all special and unique. This made us think about our school missions statement and how we remember Jesus’ words, “You are precious in my eyes.” It also taught us that we can all help one another to find their special gifts and to celebrate these differences together.

We have also been getting stuck into our maths learning, focusing on finding efficient ways of adding three addends together. The children are now very confident when explaining their reasoning, sharing why they chose to add certain numbers together first. We have a lot of really enthusiastic mathematicians!

During PE this week we have been practising our tuck and pencil jumps. The children have worked together beautifully and each group created a wonderful gymnastic routine which include ways of travelling, jumps and small point balance. Well done our Roger Robins!

KIDSAFE - This week we have also started working through our KIDSAFE programme. Please see the attached letter which explains what the children will be learning during the programme and what we have been learning about this week.

Let’s celebrate!

Hudson our Keep Improving Lizzie Ladybird! You have wowed us with you focus and determination towards your learning, in particular during maths! Each lesson you have listened carefully before setting off to work to solve as many equations as possible! We are so proud of you Hudson and how hard you work! We just know that you are going to achieve target after target! Well done.

Lily and Naomi our Roger Robins! We have loved seeing how kind, caring and helpful you have been towards your learning partners this week. You worked so well during PE and really helped your group to create a lovely routine. Your kind smiles encourage those around you. These small acts of kindness are so special. Thank you for making our classroom a kind place!

Reminders:

• Parents day. Friday 21st we have our online parents day. Above you will find the teacher that you are to book an appointment with.

• Assembly: Year 3’s assembly is on Tuesday 18th October at 9:10 and 9:35. We hope you will be able to come along to watch us perform!

• Harvest: With Harvest time fast approaching, we are looking forward to celebrating as a whole school community once again for the first time since the pandemic. As in previous years, as a school, we will be collecting food items for local food banks. Year 3 are collecting tinned custard, so please donate if you can, before Friday 14th October.

• Kidsafe:

• Medical information: We have very nearly received everybody’s medical forms. If you have not already please complete the forms listed on our previous blog.

We hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Miss Bassett, Miss Brisco, Miss Russell and Mrs Carter

Year 3 Blog 23.9.22 "Unity is strength... When there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved." - Mother Teresa

Our week began on Tuesday this week, it was lovely to speak to the children and share how they marked the Her Majesty’s funeral service at home the day before. Thank you for completing this weeks homework, the children enjoyed sharing this together, comparing what they all did and completing some fabulous quizzes! We really enjoyed sharing these on Thursday in class.

This week in maths we have been representing adding together three addends using tens frames, part'-whole models and on a number line. This variety of visual representations has really helped to deepen this understanding. Once again, we have been really impressed with their speedy number facts that we can tell they have worked so hard on during their time in the infants. This is now a superpower of ours when it comes to our addition and is helping the children to solve sums with confidence.

During our English, we have continued to look at fables and there hidden teachings. We have focused on the punctuation and how this helps us as readers. We have then been working in pairs to perform a part of a fable using intonation by looking at the punctuation used. We have also spent time looking at nouns and how we can add adjectives before a noun to make our sentences more interesting and descriptive for the reader. Well done Year 3!

It was so lovely to see many of you on Wednesday evening as we discussed the year ahead. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy evenings. We know many of you have lots of things to juggle to make you able to attend and we want you to know how grateful we are. Also thank you to those of you who couldn’t make it but emailed asking for any information to be sent to you, I hope you found the document useful.

Let’s Celebrate:

Jacob for being a curious Clara clownfish: We have been really impressed with your wonderful curiosity this week! During our Prayer and Liturgy in the chapel you asked such deep questions, showing just how carefully you focused on the readings. Keep going Jacob, your confidence is growing and you are working hard. We are very impressed!

Finley for being a focused Cooper crab: You have worked so hard this week and have shown such wonderful determination during each and every lesson. We could not ask anymore of you! Not only this but you have made a fabulous learning partner. You help those around you in such a calm and gentle way. I know your peers really like this quality in you too, and they really enjoy having you as a partner.

Reminders:

We hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Miss Bassett, Miss Brisco, Miss Russell and Mrs Carter

Year 3 Blog 16.9.22 "Good leaders must first become good servants.” – Robert Greenleaf

What a successful week we have had! It has absolutely flown by which only shows how we have got our heads down, and immersed ourselves in our learning. This week we have been exploring fables and the teachings within these stories. We had great fun on Wednesday as we closed our eyes and listened only to a video. We found that hat we expect might happen, not always happens and that there is a special teaching hidden in every fable.

In maths this week we have been focusing on adding three addends together and finding the answer. We have been working with adding numbers to 10 and we are now able to represent these equations on ten frames, part/whole models and bar models. The children have really gained confidence in sharing their reasoning/ how they got to their answer. They clearly have a solid knowledge on doubles and number bonds!

During RE this week we have been reminding ourselves of the creation story. Next week we are going to use our creative skills to re-tell this bible story. Miss Russell is ready with the green screen and we have a feeling that we have some budding performers!

Each Wednesday we take some time out of our day and pay a visit to our school chapel. This week we thought about our gifts and how we can use them to help others. The children listened beautifully to the Gospel reading, showing great reverence!

Certificates:

This week we have two FOCUSED COOPER CRABS!

Matilda: What can we say Matilda?! You not only show great care and focus towards your learning, but also to your friends in class too. You are an absolute delight and have been trying so hard in your learning each and every day. You are polite, kind, helpful and what we call a, “ray of sunshine!” We just know that you are going to achieve great things this year Matilda! Well done!

Rose: You are an absolute joy Rose and a wonderful role model to those around you! Your quiet confidence and determination has really impressed us! We could not ask more of you! Each and every day you are ready to push yourself and to learn a new skill. We are so very proud of you and how you have settled into a new school year. We cannot wait to watch you grow!

Reminders for next week:

Art T-Shirt: Please remember to bring in an Art shirt if you haven’t already. Miss Neves has informed us that the children will definitely need one this week.

Induction evening: This Wednesday at 6pm is our class induction. We hope to see many of you as we look together at the year ahead and the learning journey your children will go on during their time in Year 3.

We hope you all have a wonderful weekend and we look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday.

Miss Bassett, Miss Brisco, Miss Russell and Mrs Carter.

Year 3 9.9.22 - "The start of something new brings the hope of something great. Anything is possible!"

We have had the most delightful start to the new school year. Seeing everyone’s smiling faces as they arrived on Monday was just wonderful!

What enthusiastic and caring children we have. Each day we have been wowed by their desire to help one another. Writing this now I am remembering kind action after kind action. It has been a truly lovely week!

We have been getting to know our new class environment, our daily routines and have created our new class rules. We have also spent time thinking about how unique and special we each are. We are all different and each one of our children has special gifts that they have been given! Our aim this year is to celebrate and respect the things that make us who we are! Each child is an important piece to our jigsaw.

Let’s celebrate!

This week we have two ENTHUSIASTIC learners!

Amelia: You have been a bundle of excitement and have used this to help you to fly through your learning. You have also shown great concentration! We have been super impressed!

Lorenzo: You have also been very enthusiastic, already ready to learn and have been very active during our discussions! You have also been spotted being very kind to others in the class, helping them if they have needed it.

Well done!

Important forms to complete online.

Please fill in these forms as soon as possible so that we can ensure your child is safe and able to learn well.

Reminders:

PE Days: Monday - Outdoor Wednesday and Thursday - Indoor (half classes)

Art: Every Wednesday the children will spend some time in the afternoon with Miss Neves getting creative! Please make sure that your child has an Art T- Shirt in school.

Induction: We are very much looking forward to welcoming you into our classroom for our Induction evening on Wednesday 21st September at 6pm. This will allow us to share the journey we hope to take your children on this year, whilst also providing the time to chat face to face!

Snacks: Now the children have reached the Juniors we no longer have fruit provided to us. Please therefore send your child with a healthy snack (A list of possible snack ideas can be found on the Discover page of the school website under ‘Daily things to remember’)

Water: Please bring a labelled water bottle each day.

Homework days: New homework will be handed out each Friday. This will vary from week to week, sometimes including computer based tasks and sometimes things that we would like completing in their homework books. Homework is then handed in on the following Thursday.

Labelling: Please do ensure that all uniform is clearly labelled. It’s very tricky to get mislaid garments back to their owners if we don’t know who they belong to. Thank you in advance.
School Library: Throughout the holidays, the school library has been completely re-organised and sorted, and we have found that we have many books missing. Please could you have a good look in your homes and return school books if you have any. Thank you!

We hope you have a well deserved rest this weekend and we very much look forward to welcoming the children back in on Monday.

Miss Bassett, Miss Brisco, Miss Russell and Mrs Carter.

c.bassett@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

l.brisco@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

Indoor PE Groups!

Below you will find the groups for indoor PE this year. Please find your child’s name and the day they will take part in indoor PE.

Welcome to Year 3!

Hello and welcome to the Year 3 page!

We have been getting things ready for Monday and we CANNOT wait to get started! We hope that you have had a wonderful summer holiday. Whether you’ve been away, stayed at home, had days out here and there.. or simply rested!

As the new year begins we know that emotions will be high and our aim is to make our children feel safe, settled and happy during their first week in the Juniors. We will be starting the half term looking at the virtues loving and compassionate, helping the children to value these virtues in themselves and in others. If you have any queries please email, however big or small, please do not hesitate. Our emails are:

c.bassett@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

l.brisco@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

Here are some key things to make you aware of:

PE Days: Monday - Outdoor Wednesday and Thursday - Indoor (half classes)

Art: Every Wednesday the children will spend some time in the afternoon with Miss Neves getting creative! Please make sure that your child has an Art T- Shirt in school.

Induction: We are very much looking forward to welcoming you into our classroom for our Induction evening on Wednesday 21st September at 6pm. This will allow us to share the journey we hope to take your children on this year, whilst also providing the time to chat face to face!

Snacks: Now the children have reached the Juniors we no longer have fruit provided to us. Please therefore send your child with a healthy snack (A list of possible snack ideas can be found on the discover page of the school website under ‘Daily things to remember’)

Water: Please bring a labelled water bottle each day.

Homework days: New homework will be handed out each Friday. This will vary from week to week, sometimes including computer based tasks and sometimes things that we would like completing in their homework books. Homework is then handed in on Thursday.

Celebrating mass: This Thursday we will be walking to church. Please make sure you have suitable clothing on this day.

Labelling: Please do ensure that all uniform is clearly labelled. It’s very tricky to get mislaid garments back to their owners if we don’t know who they belong to. Thank you in advance.
School Library: Throughout the holidays, the school library has been completely re-organised and sorted, and we have found that we have many books missing. Please could you have a good look in your homes and return school books if you have any. Thank you!

We can’t wait to see you on Monday morning. We will welcome Marsden (Kenilworth Road entrance) and Harcourt (St Patrick’s Road entrance) at 8:45am and Bamber (Kenilworth Road entrance) and Plessington (St Patrick’s Road entrance) at 8:50am.
Enjoy your weekend,
Miss Bassett, Miss Brisco, Miss Russell, Mrs Carter, Mrs Lavelle (Outdoor PE) and Miss Neves (Art)

"Behind you, all your memories. Before you, all your dreams. Around you, all who love you. Within you, all you need."

What to say? It has been an absolute pleasure taking your children on their journey through Year 3! It’s never easy saying goodbye , and today has proven just that. We have loved teaching your children, watching them grow, watching them succeed and watching them grow together as a family. We will miss seeing your smiley faces each morning. We will miss those early starters who each Monday have reminded me about new table places. We will miss the sea of willing faces when we are in need of a job done. We will miss those huge smiles once they have that magic lightbulb moment. I could go on! We know the children are ready for their exciting next chapter in Year 4 and we cannot wait to have many catch ups during our break times together.

The biggest thank you to you parents! You have been so supportive, open and trusting… we never take this for granted! We hope you all have a wonderful summer! Enjoy the adventures, the holidays, and hopefully some rest thrown in there too.

See you in September,

Love the Year 3 team xxx

Year 3 blog 15.7. 22 “There’s The Whole World At Your Feet.” - Bert to the Banks children

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious….. could some up our week nicely!

We started the week in the best way possible… watching our Year 6 perform their play, Mary Poppins. It felt like the biggest treat and we were all hooked from start to finish! Not only was it great to watch but it also inspired us when back in the classroom. In English this week, we have been learning more about the poem, The Spider and the Fly. The children have worked in small groups to create pieces of drama based around a part of the poem. We have been so impressed by how well they have worked together, cooperating with each other with compassion and valuing one another’s contributions.

This week in RE we have been learning all about Saint Paul, who, we discovered was originally called Saul. We put our new found drama skills to the test once again and the children created the most wonderful versions of his specials journey to Damascus. We were SO impressed with how the children managed to weave Christian sacraments, traditions and rituals into their pieces of drama.. which showcased their wonderful depth of understanding about our faith. Well done Year 3 you completely WOWED us!

We have also continued to develop our net and ball skills in PE this week. We have continued to improve our own games ready to teach to other groups next week. Each group has created a unique game.. we have a very creative bunch! I think these new games will very much be enjoyed by the rest of the class during our final PE lesson next week!

On Wednesday we had a very special visitor… Mrs Lyons! It was so wonderful for the children to get to know their new teacher… asking her some very difficult and important questions! We now know Mrs Lyons’ favourite food (a particular calamari), her house team (Bamber) and her favourite colour (purple) to name but a few! I know Mrs Lyons loved getting to know everyone and is very much looking forward to teaching them next year!

Certificates

For the final time this year the children have chosen the certificates, once again impressing us with their ability to recognise in once another what makes them such wonderful learners. This time we ended up with a four-way tie. A huge well done to these four children. To be recoginsed by so many of your peers shows how hard you have worked this year! Thank you for making wonderful learning partners and for always trying your upmost! We know that making a mistake helps us to learn more, managing distractions is crucial, and helping and learning from others can be so powerful… each once of you demonstrate this each and every day!

Elsie… “for being focused and helping others to grow!” “for being kind and generous to others!” “you are a great learning partner and easy to work with.” “you have worked hard and your handwriting is really neat.”

Esther… “thank you for helping me!” “you are very, very kind!” “you make everyone happy and help people in our class.” “for always working well in a team.” “thank you for helping me!” “you are very, very kind!”

Rafe… “for being so co-operative and a great learning partner!” “you are always so focused!” “for sharing your ideas during our class discussions.” “for helping other people focus.”

Isaac… “for being a great partner to sit next to!” “you are always so focused!” “for trying your hardest in all of our lessons.” “for always being engaged in your learning.”

We now head into our final week together. We have absolutely loved being a part of your children’s journey. Watching them grow in confidence, developing crucial social skills and of course seeing them crack tricky new concepts has been such a joy! We cannot wait to enjoy our last few days in year 3, with a fresh box of tissues close at hand!

Below are some of the important notices to be award of:

1. Miss Hornby’s mass - Monday at 6:30pm in church, then at the parish centre afterwards. You are all so welcome to celebrate our amazing headteacher.

2. On Wednesday, HARCOURT can come in house colours as they won the housepoint competition this half term.

3. Children will be bringing school books home on Monday now. Please ensure they have a plastic bag.

4. Please have a good search in bedrooms etc for any school reading books so we can return them to our library ready for next year.

5. We break up on Wednesday at 2:00pm

Your Year 3 team x