Year 3
Mrs Gaukrodger and Mrs NoakesWelcome to Year 3
Year 3 World Book Day
Year 3 celebrated World Book Day 2025 by wearing pyjamas, sharing our favourite books and enjoying a drink and a snack. We also joined a funny online author talk with thousands of other KS2 children around the UK. Bestselling children’s author, Pamela Butchart...
Quicksticks Hockey
This afternoon, some children from Year 3 and Year 4 were invited to take part in the SSP’s Quicksticks hockey tournament at Lord Lawson. They formed two teams and played three matches each within their groups. We had some great goals scored and some incredible...
Year 3 Maths Investigation
Solving correspondence problems systematically Today Year 3 learnt how to solve problems systematically. One of our lovely children pretended to be a snowman and we had to work out all of the combinations of hats and scarves that he could wear. We used a logical order...
Year 3 Poetry
Overheard on a Saltmarsh by Harold Munro (1917) Year 3 have explored a haunting, mysterious poem this half term. Overheard on a Saltmarsh is a conversation between a nymph and a goblin. We read, analysed and performed the poem, then wrote critical reviews to explain...
Problem Solving
In maths, we have been using multiplication and division facts to solve word problems. We knew that Susie Snake had between 10 and 30 eggs and that when she counted them in fives, she had 2 left over and when she counted then in fours, she had 3 left over. We learned...
A Giant Dose of Gross
In our English lessons we have been reading 'A Giant Dose of Gross' by Andy Seed. We looked at how he presented the information about animals and identified features of non-chronological reports he used in his work. We went on to learn about animals that can perform...
The Birtley Belgians
Year 3 have really enjoyed our local history topic, The Birtley Belgians. We learned that during WWI, Belgian refugees came to work in the National Projectile Factory in Birtley. To house the refugees, a self sufficient village was built in Birtley called...
Safer Internet Day
The theme for Safer Internet Day is, "Too good to be true?" We talked about the different reasons we go online and how we need to be aware that we can't always trust everyone and everything we see online. Some people might pretend to be someone else or offer fake...
Multiplying
Year 3 have been learning how to multiply a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number. They had an amazing lesson using a place value grid to help them calculate. They were great at remembering to multiply the ones column first then the tens. Well done Year 3!
Ukulele
Year 3 are having a fantastic time and making brilliant progress with their ukulele lessons. This morning, they learned how to change from the A minor chord to the C chord and then C chord to the F chord. Well done!
Yoga and Mindfulness
Year 3 are improving their core strength, flexibility, balance and mindfulness in PE this term. We have learnt lots of yoga positions and have practised perfecting them. This week we worked on smooth transitions from one pose to another.
Volcanic Activity in Year 3!
Year 3’s Geography holiday homework challenge was to create a model volcano. We were so impressed with the imaginative creations that the children and families produced. The care and attention to detail was fabulous. Some children decided to make their volcanoes erupt...