Year 3 Week 1 Friday 25th April

RE

This week we reflected on the life and mission of Pope Francis. 

Maths

In Maths, the children have started their new unit on Fractions. This week they focused on understanding the denominators of unit fractions and comparing and ordering.

 

P.E.

P.E. is now on a Monday and Thursday this term

 

 

We wish you a peaceful weekend and look forward to next week,

Mrs Poyiadzis and Miss Lambie

Mon, Tu & Wed        Th & Fr

 

Homelearning:

Spellings: Spellingshed

Maths: Mathletics and TT Rockstars.

 

 

Year 3 Week 6 Friday 4th April

RE.

Well done children for taking part in our Lenten service on Wednesday evening. You showed great respect, kept a prayerful atmosphere and sang beautifully. In class, we looked at how the disciples on the road to Emmaus recognised Jesus and how we can recognise him in our lives today.

Maths

In Maths this week the children have been looking at scaling and how many different combinations there are to work out calculations.

Easter egg hunt and Bunny Hop

LKS2 Music concert

🎵We would like to invite you to our recorder concert on
Friday 9th May 2025 at 2:30pm in the school hall. 🎵

 

We wish you a peaceful and safe Easter break and look forward to welcoming you back on

Tuesday 22nd April.

 

*School Photos* I forgot to hand out the cards so I have asked for them to be added to the class watsapp group- sorry!

 

Mrs Poyiadzis and Miss Lambie

Mon, Tu & Wed        Th & Fr

 

There is no home learning set over the holidays.

 

Year 3 Week 5 Friday 28th March

RE.

PE.
Please note, this week was the last swimming lesson. There will be no swimming next week.

 

The children are enjoying our Handball skills and are beginning to use them in small matches.


Art
Over the last few weeks, the children have been developing their mixed media approaches to sea and landscapes, building upon use of mark making and colour. They started with mark making in their sketchbooks, inspired by various artists. They then went on to make their own sea/landscape and this week they developed their skills even further by adding stitch to their compositions.

Maths Day
On Wednesday, the school took part in a Maths Day challenge. Year 3 worked in teams to answer 5 challenges. They included Maths puzzles, number robots and visual estimation.

French
This week in French, we learnt about furniture and items we find in our classroom. Miss Lambie and Mrs Ellis were so impressed with how many the children remembered!

 

Reminders:

  • Our KS2 children have been busy practising for the Stations of The Cross Service which takes place on Wednesday 2nd April. All children should be in the church hall by 6.15pm. There is an expectation that all KS2 children attend this service as it is a crucial part of their RE learning this term. We have been practising our songs, acting and reading so please encourage your child to learn their words ready for next week.
  • As you are aware, we are planning to have our Easter Egg hunt in school on Friday 4th April. Please give permission and make payment via schoolcomms so that this event can go ahead. It is an important part of our fund-raising efforts!

We wish you a peaceful weekend and look forward to next week,
Mrs Poyiadzis and Miss Lambie
Mon, Tu & Wed Th & Fr

Homelearning:
Spellings: Spellingshed
Maths: Mathletics and TT Rockstars.

Year 3 Week 4 Friday 21st March

RE.
Well done children for taking part in mass on Wednesday. You showed great respect and kept a prayerful atmosphere. In class, we reflected on The Crucifixion and that Catholics view it as an act of love as Jesus died for us.

PE.
The children are enjoying our Handball skills and are beginning to use them in small matches.

Maths
In Maths, the children have been learning the equivalent of volume measures and will then move on to comparing and adding and subtracting them.

English
In English, the children finished their own version of ‘The Present’ story and are going to write it up in best for display.

Science
Thank you to Mr and Mrs Cracknell who ended our Science Week learning by sharing with the children different skeletons and discussed how they adapt to their diets.

French
This week in French, we learnt to pronounce the French Alphabet.

History
This week the children went on their school trip to Celtic Harmony and are excited to apply their new knowledge to their history learning next week.

P.E. days are Wednesday (Swimming) and Friday

We wish you a peaceful weekend and look forward to next week,
Mrs Poyiadzis and Miss Lambie
Mon, Tu & Wed Th & Fr

Homelearning:
Spellings: Spellingshed
Maths: Mathletics and TT Rockstars.

 

World Maths Day Whole School home learning

Maths Scavenger hunt examples

Year 3 Week 3 Friday 14th March

Science Week

On Tuesday morning, the children took part in a workshop with a Science teacher from NBS. They looked at the forces of magnets, discussed their north and south sides and what happens when they are put together. They then went on to make a maze and use a magnet to steer a ball bearing around it!

For more information and investigations/ activities please visit https://www.britishscienceweek.org/?_gl=1%2A1jgr49s%2A_up%2AMQ..%2A_gs%2AMQ..&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjOqG-oyJjAMVrpdQBh2SnTfYEAAYASAAEgIScPD_BwE  

Or here for some at home activities. British Science Week 2025 Home Learning Challenge

On Thursday the children were presented with this question to investigate:

They worked well using their Oracy skills to develop the question of their investigation to ‘Which type of biscuit will last the longest when dunked into cold milk?’

They then proceeded to plan their investigation before conducting it and recording their results.

We can’t possibly share the results with you as they children would like to repeat this investigation at home just to make sure it”s fair!

Maths

In Maths, the children have been learning to multiply and divide a 2 digit number by a 1-digit number with and without an exchange. They used part whole models to help them with their method.

History

This week the children explored the question:

Was Stone Age man simply a hunter and gatherer, concerned only with survival?

They are looking forward to their trip on Tuesday to expand their knowledge.

Please keep an eye on the weather as it is mostly an outside activity trip.

Have a look at this video for an idea of the activities.

https://celticharmony.org/schools/day-trips/stone-age-trip/

 

Mass and Lent Service

Next Wednesday 19th March at 10am is the LKS2 Lent Mass at the church, which falls on the Feast of St Joseph. 

The hymns to practise are:

KS2 Way of the Cross service will take place on Wednesday 2nd April at 6:30pm at the Church. 

There are also hymns to learn for these as home learning from between now and the service.

There is a blog entry on each class blog with YouTube videos; as they need to learn the lyrics off by heart.

 

Reading books will now try to be changed on a Thursday when more adults are available.

 

This early spring weather has meant that our daffodils for Mother’s Day have already bloomed!

We are send them home today for an early gift but you will have to wait for your cards 🙂 

 

We wish you a peaceful weekend and look forward to next week,

Mrs Poyiadzis and Miss Lambie

           Mon, Tu & Wed        Th & Fr

 

Homelearning:

Spellings: Spellingshed

Maths: Mathletics and TT Rockstars.

Year 3 Week 2 Friday 7th March

Mardi Gras Fun

This week the children took part in lots of Mardi Gras fun. Tuesday morning started with races in hall in house teams and then pancake flipping using a pan and a splat! The children then had a very creative afternoon making masks, all before enjoying their pancakes. Finally, the day ended with a very energetic and joyful Mardi Gras dance loved by all!

English

In English the children have read more of the Stone Age Boy, discovered additional characters and continued to make predictions. They also worked in pairs and explored two of the main characters through drama.

The children started to plan and write the beginning to their own version of ‘The Present’ on Thursday.

In maths they started learn about capacity and volume and reading scales with ml and l.

 

Please see the email sent on Thursday regarding our school trip and we now have enough adults, thank you.

 

 

We wish you a peaceful weekend and look forward to next week,

Mrs Poyiadzis and Miss Lambie

                                                     Mon, Tu & Wed        Th & Fr

Homelearning:

Spellings: Spellingshed

Maths: Mathletics and TT Rockstars.

Year 3 Week 1 Friday 28th February

RE
This week in ‘Rooted in Love’ we focused on our new branch ‘Community and Participation’. The children read scripture about community and then shared their ideas on how to make a ‘perfect community’.

Maths
In Maths, the children have been learning the multiples of 10. They have also explored related calculations and reasoning about multiplication. They discussed when to add a zero and explored the relationships between numbers when multiplying by 10.

In capacity and mass this week the children have been adding, subtracting and finding the difference of grams and kgs as a unit of measure for mass.

English
The children have started their new unit, Stone Age Boy. They have been busy this week making predictions about what will happen in the story, exploring facts about the Stone Age and also asking questions about what they hope to find out.

Geography
This week we completed our topic but exploring why volcanoes are located in similar places to recorded earthquakes.

P.E. days are Wednesday (Swimming) and Friday

 

* We would appreciate any boxes of tissues please as we are down to our last.

*Tuesday 18th March is our class trip to Celtic Harmony in Hertford. We are looking for some parent volunteers who have not yet been on a school trip please.

 

Homelearning:

Spellings: Spellingshed

Maths: Mathletics and TT Rockstars.

 

We wish you a peaceful weekend and look forward to next week,
Mrs Poyiadzis and Miss Lambie
Mon, Tu & Wed Th & Fr

 

Please find the multiplication videos that we use in class below. They have been added to the maths section on our Year 3 web page too. 

Year 3 Week 6 Friday 14th February

RE

On Tuesday we took a trip to The Central London Mosque. We departed school at 9.15am and made our way into central London. Once we arrived we were greeted by a spokesperson who began telling us about the Muslim faith, introducing the children to the 5 pillars along with a discussion focused on the Prophets, Allah, the Quran and many more interesting facts. We then made our way into the library where the children were able to see 3D Mosque models. Shortly after that, we made our way into the vast prayer room. The children were amazed by the grandness of the room and the beautiful chandelier than was hanging from the ceiling! They responded with great respect and were beautifully behaved throughout the day, they were certainly a credit to you! As we came to the end of our time at the Mosque, we couldn’t resist a quick trip to the park before heading home. Enjoy the pictures!

Maths

This week in capacity and mass the children have explored the equivalent in masses and then compared masses.

 

Geography

This week we concluded our topic with exploring the question ‘Why don’t the largest earthquakes always cause the most death and destruction?’ and ‘Why do most volcanoes happen in the same places as earthquakes?’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgktM2luLok

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzhPmemffII

 

We wish you a restful half term!

 

The children enjoyed gifting cards and exchanging hugs all day long. They also enjoyed some love hearts at break!

 

We would appreciate any boxes of tissues please as we are down to our last.

 

Tuesday 18th March is our class trip to Celtic Harmony in Hertford and we are looking for some parent volunteers.

If you have not been on a school trip yet and would like to join us then please let us know or email the office. Thanks!

 

Home learning is not set during the holidays.

 

Please find the multiplication videos that we use in class below. They have been added to the maths section on our Year 3 web page too.

 

 

Year 3 Week 5 Friday 6th February

Spring is nearly here and we need to plant out bulbs.

Please may each child bring in a plastic pot for their bulb planting next week.

Please see this photo for size.

RE
In RE the children have been learning about how people play a special part in all of God’s creations. They discussed how people can behave like God and made posters to give examples. They then reflected on their own actions and words and how they are a sign of God’s presence.

Maths
In Maths, the children have been learning to multiply and divide by 8. They have continued grouping, sharing, and using number lines and arrays to help them with their learning. Please practice these at home.
In capacity and mass, the children used gram and kg as a unit of measure for mass. They read scales, drew the measure on accurately and challenged themselves to read the scales in different intervals.

English
The children have been busy writing their own clerihew based on a book character of their choice, and towards the end of the week, they then presented them to the class.

Handwriting pens have started to be given out and the children are eager to try their best in all areas of wrting.

Handwriting pens are awarded when all writing:

  • Is on the line.
  • Is of correct size.
  • Is joined in every lesson and subject.
  • The child has been showing these skills consistently for some time.

When using handwriting pens they:

  • Must be blue ink pens only, no biros or black.
  • Are given their first pen and it is to be kept in class.
  • Are to provide their own pens after their first one.
  • Should not be used in maths books.

French
This week our French challenged us as we began to place adjectives appropriately before or after the noun they modify and understand that adjective spelling depends on number and gender.

Geography
This week we explored the question ‘Why does New Zealand have so many earthquakes?’ The children shred fantastic ideas before we learnt about the tectonic plates. We found this video clip, which illustrates the reasons nicely.

P.E. days are Wednesday (Swimming) and Friday

We wish you a peaceful weekend and look forward to next week,
Mrs Poyiadzis and Miss Lambie
Mon, Tu & Wed Th & Fr

Homelearning:
Spellings: Spellingshed
Maths: Mathletics and TT Rockstars.

 

 

Year 3 Week 4 Friday 31st January

RE

In RE the children have been learning to notice God in their everyday lives and in nature.

Maths

In Maths, the children have been learning to multiply and divide by 4. This week they have explored grouping, sharing, and used number lines and arrays to help them with their learning.

English

The children have been enjoying their learning on Limericks and Clerihews. This week they explored Clerihews in greater depth and started to plan and write their own. They also worked in groups to see who could make their Clerihew funnier than mine!

French

This week the children learnt colours in French. Please ask your child about this so they can practise their skills.

 

Geography

This week was super challenging! Year 3 worked very hard and joined forces with each other to share their location and map knowledge to assist them in identifying New Zealand’s earthquakes.

P.E. days are Wednesday (Swimming) and Friday 

 

Reminders:

Mrs Heymoz spoke to all of KS2 children this week and reminded them that they do not need to bring toys, cards, figures or unnecessary stationary to school.  The children have gone through their class drawers and have put anything like this in their school bags so please help them in emptying them over the weekend. Please note that coloured lip balms are not needed in school.

 

 

We wish you a peaceful weekend and look forward to next week,

Mrs Poyiadzis and Miss Lambie

Mon, Tu & Wed        Th & Fr

 

Homelearning:

Spellings: Spellingshed

Maths: Mathletics and TT Rockstars.