Year 3
Mrs Gaukrodger and Mrs NoakesWelcome to Year 3
Art and Crafts Club
This term children from years 2, 3 and 4 have loved accessing art club with Miss Goddard and Mrs Wilkinson. Over the weeks the children have taken part in different activities which practiced our colour mixing, cutting, drawing and turn taking skills. We created salt...
Sports Day 2024
A big well done to the children for participating in their Sports Day today and a huge thank you to all the parents who came along to support and cheer the children on. The children in Years 1, 2 and 3 were very enthusiastic this morning and showed good sportsmanship...
Athletics Festival 2024!
What a fantastic time we had on Friday at this year’s Athletics festival at Gateshead Stadium!! Schools from all across Gateshead came to compete in the events. We had events including the sprint and long distance races, hurdles, long jump, relay etc. It was...
Habitat Heroes
Year 3 had a workshop led by staff from The Royal Horticultural Society. The children discussed habitats and what creatures we might find outdoors. The children went outside and picked an animal before taking a photograph of a possible habitat. They discussed what...
Gateshead FC visit
We have been lucky enough to welcome Tony, Paul and Ken from Gateshead FC who brought the FA trophy in to show the children in school. They shared their story of winning the trophy following extra time and penalties within the game on 11th May 2024. The children asked...
Birtley Over Time
Year 3 have had a fantastic afternoon comparing maps of Birtley over time. We looked at what had stayed the same and what had changed in our local area.
Take One Picture 2024
Whole School Art Day In conjunction with The National Gallery in London, on Friday, Barley Mow Primary School pupils once again took part in the annual Take One Picture art project. This involves studying an art work from the gallery's collection alongside other...
Olympic 2024 Celebrations
To celebrate this year’s Olympics in Paris, the whole school took part in a range of activities. The children were able to create their own torches at home and there were some fantastic entries. The winner from each class was awarded their very own medal. During the...
Plant Art
The children have been learning about plant art this half term. They have explored painting of flowers as well as botanical sketches. The children used a range of pencils to sketch a flower and add detail using shading. The children then explored clay by manipulating...
Kennings
Year 3 have been reading the book Posy as their poetry focus in English. They have explored Kennings and how they are used as a piece of writing. The children were then able to plan and write their own Kenning. Finally they typed it up on the laptops so we could...
Year 3 Class Assembly
A huge well done to Year 3 for their class assembly. The children worked hard learning about the Romans in their history lessons which helped them to share information during their assembly. The children practised songs as well as the ukulele during their music...
D-Day 80th Anniversary
Year 3 were lucky enough to have another visit from the Birtley Heritage group who joined us to talk about the up coming 80th anniversary of D-Day on 6th June. The children were able to learn about D-Day and why it was significant during World War 2. The children...