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    Year 3 Blog

    Spring 2 Week 3

    January 27, 2023/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret Joyce

    Year 3 have had a busy week of learning. In English, the children planned and wrote an alternative version to the story The Finger Eater. Their writing showed their enjoyment of the story as they were able to use words and phrases that the author had used. This term, we have focused on using adverbs […]

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    Spring 1 Week 2

    January 20, 2023/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret Joyce

    The highlight of the week was our first swimming lesson. The children quickly got into groups and started their lesson. In PE we continued gymnastics, the children made sequences with their partners with spins and balances. This week was Other Faith Week. Year 3 learnt about the beliefs of Hinduism. We discussed the similarities and […]

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    Spring 1 Week 1

    January 13, 2023/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret Joyce

    Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Thank you for our cards and the generous gifts. In Religion, the children listened to the story of the Three Wise Men visiting Jesus. We talked about the meaning of the word Epiphany and discussed the epiphany moments during the week. The children made stars […]

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    Autumn 2 Week 7

    December 16, 2022/4 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret Joyce

    We have had a wonderful week! It started off with a snow day on Monday. It was great to hear the stories of the children playing in the snow and building snowmen. When we returned to school, we had a great time playing in the snow together. On Tuesday, it was fantastic to watch the […]

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    Snow Day

    December 12, 2022/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret Joyce

    Happy Snow Day! Today’s learning. Write an acrostic poem with the word Snowman or Snowflake Write in out and decorate it. Poems Complete the Reading Comprehension reading   Art Make some snake flake decorations to hang in our class. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U32IwBAh1OU   Make a snowman picture using cotton wool. Snowman Mandala Christmas Colouring Card Reindeer Mandala […]

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    Autumn 2 Week 6

    December 9, 2022/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret Joyce

    The highlight of the week was the Advent Service on Wednesday evening. I was so proud of the children’s reading, singing and dancing. The children have been learning different strategies to subtract 2 and 3 digit numbers. In English, we have been reading clerihews, comparing them with limericks and identifying their features. The children planned […]

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    Week 5 Autumn 2

    December 2, 2022/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret Joyce

    A wonderful week in Year 3! The highlight of the week was travelling by train to Westminster Cathedral to take part in the Nativity Service. The children sang beautifully and looked wonderful in their costumes. The behaviour of the children travelling to and from the Cathedral was excellent. The Cathedral was full of excitement when […]

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    Week 4 Autumn 2

    November 25, 2022/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret Joyce

    Another a busy week in Year 3. The children have been learning another strategy when adding called compensation. Then they applied all the strategies they have learnt over the last few weeks to solving different calculations. The children were able to explain the strategy they used and why they thought that was the best strategy. […]

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    Songs for Westminster Cathedral Advent Carol Service (Year 3 and Year 5)

    November 25, 2022/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 5 /by Margaret Joyce

    You don’t need to know the words off by heart, but please be familiar with each carol.

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    Week 3

    November 18, 2022/1 Comment/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive /by Margaret Joyce

    This week the children have planned and written their own newspaper report based on The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. The children focused on using prepositions, conjunctions and adverbs to make their report interesting to read. They have demonstrated their understanding of the features of newspaper reports. In Maths, the children have been […]

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    • Year 5 Assembly 2nd October 2020October 2, 2020 - 1:43 pm
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    • Assembly 18th September 2020September 18, 2020 - 9:32 am
    • 11th September Whole School AssemblySeptember 11, 2020 - 3:02 pm
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    Pope Paul News

    • Friday 18th December 2020December 18, 2020 - 9:57 am
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