Year 3

Year 3 learned about the beliefs of Stone Age man in their History lesson this week. We looked at Long barrows and burial rituals as well as the significance of Stonehenge and the wy they worshipped nature. We made our own models of Stonehenge which were probably considerably easier to make than the real thing!

Year 3 led a beautiful Celebration of the Word asking others to reflect on their journey through Lent and the sacrifice Jesus made in the desert. We represented our Lenten promises in a crown of thorns to remind us that through our sacrifices, we are journeying with Jesus to his death and resurrection.

To continue their Pre-historic Art topic, today Year 3 looked at how Stone Age man would have created their colour in their art work. We used natural materials to mimic the colour palettes used and create our own paints that we will use in our final piece of work.

We have enjoyed exploring light in our Science lesson. We investigated how light helps us to see and discovered more about different light sources through hands-on activities. The class showed great curiosity and enthusiasm as they explored and shared ideas.

For World Book Day this year, we invited all pupils to take part in a special competition inspired by The Places You’ll Go . Children were challenged to take a photograph of themselves reading in the most unusual place they could think of! We had the most amazing and imaginative entries which made it very difficult for author, Naomi Barley to choose a winner! Fantastic reading everyone!

Year 3 have started their prehistoric paintings unit in their art lessons, which links nicely to our Stone Age topic in History. We have looked at how Stone Age people used artwork to tell us what their lives were like and depict the things that were important to them. We thought about how we could represent what life was like in Britain in 2026 for people 5000 years in the future and how we could show the wildlife that was native to our country.  We used charcoal which would

Year 3 have been working hard in their DT lessons and we have completed our cushion designs. We used cross and running stitch to appliqué patches to our designs and stitch the parts together. We are thrilled with the results!

Today, Year 3 became archaeologists to help us use our inference skills to find out more about our new English text, ‘Escape from Pompeii’ by Christine Bait.  We used the clues we found in our archaeological digs to help us work out where and when the book was set and predict what might happen. We can’t wait to find out more about the city of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius.

We loved our session ‘Brain Buddies’ with Jenny from the RISE project this afternoon. We talked about our brain buddy, the part of our brain that talks to us when we feel positive and good about ourselves. We also acknowledged our ‘brain bully’ and how that might impact how we feel about ourselves sometimes. Over the coming weeks, we will be looking at different strategies to help us listen more to our brain buddies and regulate any uncomfortable feelings.

Year 3 have made so much progress in French this year. Today, we consolidated our understanding of the colours in French using a fantastic song all about a chameleon called Leon.  We had a brilliant final T1 rugby session with Gavin. We played a mini tournament to prepare us for the inter schools competition after half term.

Year 3 enjoyed their team games session with the Newcastle PE Service this morning. We worked on our team building skills-focusing on communication, support and encouragement.

In their RHE lessons, Year 3 took a closer look at the media and the influence it can have on all of us. We know that not everything we see in the media is always true and that sometimes social media can show the "highlights" of life, not the reality. We talked about the effect that this can have on the people who view it and how it might make them feel.  In our music lesson with Miss Hurley, we recapped the musical vocabulary that helps us to understand more about tempo. We

Year 3 enjoy taking a brain break in between our busy timetable of lessons. This week we loved completing 4 minute drawing tutorials and were all thrilled with how our art work turned out.  We also continue to enjoy our Rugby sessions with coach Gavin. Today, we progressed to playing mini games in small groups. We can't wait to take part in the inter schools tournament after half term.

Year 3 enjoyed getting hands-on in their Science lesson today! They learned all about the rock cycle, using sweets to simulate molten rock formation. The best part? They got to 'eat' their rocks at the end! A fun and tasty way to bring learning to life!

Year 3 took part in a Carbon Monoxide Safety workshop with Bonanza Creative. They helped #SafetySeymour and learnt how to keep themselves and their families safe from carbon monoxide. We know where in the home carbon monoxide may be present in the home and the symptoms we might need to look for.

Year 3 worked as a team to help the Mayor of Hamlin with a job advertisement to help him to get rid of the rat infestation problem that has hit the city.

Year 3 enjoyed another great rugby session with our coach, Gavin. This week, we focused on our tackling skills and took part in different activites to help us to understand how we could apply these skills into a real life game. In our DT lesson this week, we progressed to mastering cross stitch. We can see real progress in our sewing skills in just a few weeks.

Year 3 have been working hard in their coding unit of their computing lessons. We 'remixed' an existing piece of code work to make creative changes to the programme.

Year 3 children led a worship based on the theme of service. They thought carefully about how each part of the worship could enhance the theme and created a beautiful moment of reflection.

We have been revisiting our sewing skills to help us move forward in our new Design Technology unit, Making Cushions. We are working hard to independently thread our needles and knot our thread as well as consolidating our running stitch skills.