Year 3 Blog
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Tuesday 14 October 2025 10th October - Harvest banners This week in RE, Year 3 learned about the relevance and importance of Harvest. We explored how Harvest is a time to give thanks to God for all the food and resources we receive, and to remember those who may not have as much. The children discussed ways we can help others in need and show gratitude for what we have. To celebrate this special time, Year 3 created beautiful banners expressing their thanks to God for the Harvest and for the opportunity to share and care for others in our community.
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Friday 3 October 2025 3rd October - Waterproof rocks! This week in Science, we looked closely at a range of rocks and explored the permeability through an exciting experiment. We identified what permeable and impermeable means and the children were able to give examples of rocks from previous lessons, sandstone, granite and chalk. Using pipets, the children carefully added water to each rock and observed what happened. They recorded whether the water was absorbed or ran off the surface, helping them determine which rocks were permeable and which were not. The children were excited to see the results of their experiment, for example, sandstone soaked up water easily, while the water on granite stayed visible.
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Tuesday 30 September 2025 26th September 2025 - Rhythm with recorders This term in Year 3, we are learning how to play the recorders. We have mastered singing the R&B song 'Let your spirit fly' and now we are working on one note at a time to play it on the recorders. So far we have focused on playing our first 3 notes, C, B and A, remembering to keep our thumbs on the back finger holes! We have worked really hard to make our tune sound like the song and hopefully we can keep it up to eventually perform the whole song with our instruments.
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Friday 19 September 2025 19th September - Fantastic fables This week we have started our new Literacy topic all about fables, we have learnt about the five key features of a fable and how the author creates detailed setting description within her writing. We have explored our previous learning from Year 2 of expanded noun phrases and worked independently and in groups to describe the setting of our favourite fables. The children used powerful adjectives and in depth description to describe the setting, picturing what they could see if they were inside the book! After writing and editing their setting descriptions, they worked in pairs to read one another their writing and it was their partners job to draw what they were describing, ensuring that there was enough detail and information for their partner to picture it in their heads! Well done Year 3!
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Friday 12 September 2025 12th September - Investigating Rocks We've had a fantastic first week in Year 3! One of our highlights was exploring different types of rocks in science. We examined them closely, describing their colour and texture. It was really interested when we were comparing and contrasting their properties. Some were smooth and shiny and others were rough and dull. The class shared brilliant observations and worked well together. It's been a great start to our science learning this year!
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Monday 8 September 2025 4th September - Welcome to Year 3 It has been lovely to welcome the children to Year 3! Check back on Friday for an update of what they have been doing during their first full week.
