Class teacher: Miss Jukes
Support staff: Miss Beeks & Mrs Baldwin
Welcome to Year 3!
Year 3 is an exciting transition into Key Stage 2, where children begin to take more responsibility for their learning. While the expectations are higher, the year is designed to be both challenging and fun. Students will explore fascinating Adventures focusing on the likes of Ancient Greece and volcanoes, sparking their curiosity and creativity.
This year, children are encouraged to work more independently, managing their time and tasks, while still receiving the support they need. Overall, Year 3 is a great balance of academic growth and engaging, hands-on learning in a supportive environment, where your child will feel confident and excited to learn.
Please see the termly overviews to find out what your child will be learning each term.
We have been learning about money and even have a shop in our classroom! To help us understand change, we did some role play with a number of scenarios. We had lots of fun!
Y3 celebrated VE Day by participating in a live stream looking at British Values and creating some VE Day flags. They were all very respectful and interested in the reason behind this day promoting our research further as a class.
The children visited Lichfield Garrick Theatre. We were given an exclusive behind the scenes tour of the theatre. The children had the chance to act out on stage using freeze frames, Greek mythology and perform their ‘It’s all Greek to me!’ song.
The children had a lot of fun in Science today, studying their bones. They discovered what our bones are made out of, how many we have and where different bones are on our body. They worked well in teams to match the bone name to pictures and compared this with a model skeleton. Super job Y3!
The children took part in a Greek taste test. They were amazing at trying all the new foods!! They also took part in a challenge to decode the Greek alphabet into English!
As part of their Fantastic Finish in Science, the children answered key questions about Animals Including Humans, focusing on how to keep our bodies healthy, including the roles of bones and muscles.
To celebrate World Book Day, the children came to school dressed as their favourite book characters, filling the day with colour and creativity. They also took part in a sponsored readathon, spending time enjoying their favourite stories while raising money to support our love of reading.
As part of their learning on Light, the children explored how light reflects by following a wiggly line using only a mirror. They discovered how tricky it is and how light travels from the floor to the mirror and then to our eyes.
In Geography, the children had an exciting VR experience exploring volcanoes, then brought the learning to life by erupting their own!
The children had a visit from the registered charity 'FrogLife'. They watched a video in 3D and they were able to learn about fossils in Walsall and it's hidden animal history. Having our learning relate to our local area allowed us to understand in greater detail.
Wow! What an amazing afternoon! The children had the opportunity to program Lego to move, play sounds and light up in sequences. They all did incredibly well and blew staff away! Well done!
For our Fantastic Finish, the children made their own Stone Age home! They used wooden sticks to do so. They faced multiple challenges and we reflected on how hard it would have been in that period of time.