Writing Workshop in Years 3 and 4

Some of our Year 3 and 4 children have taken part in a writing workshop to develop their writing.  They joined other children from schools in Hereford to meet journalist and author William Gallagher, as he shared writing tips and create individual pieces of writing.

Performing Music in Year 3

Some of the Year 3 children have been working hard creating a performance to music that they will be performing at ‘The Courtyard’ in the summer term.  We recently had a visit from Ellen to help with our physical and mentally wellbeing.  

Investigating Light in Year 3

This week in Science, we have been asking and answering our very own questions about light! We had torches and a variety of different materials, and from this, we thought about some questions that could be answered using these resources. Our questions included:  Can light travel through liquid? Can light travel through any materials? What happens […]

Multiplication and Division in Year 3

Year 3 have been looking at remainders as part of their Multiplication and Division topic in Maths. They had to work in groups and use cubes to figure out different multiplication sums and decide whether they resulted in a whole answer or one with remainders. They even turned it into a race to see who […]

Wellness Week in Year 3

In Year 3, we have been getting in touch with nature in the Forest Garden. We have especially enjoyed finding the message stones left to make us smile from Reception and Year 1. We have also been creating gratitude jars to take home, spending time thinking about what and who we are grateful for, and […]

Light in Year 3

Year 3 have been looking at Light as part of our Science Topic. They had to create informative leaflets on how to protect yourself when out in the sun. They had to be informative and look eye-catching. They included using sun cream, sunglasses and keeping indoors at the hottest times of day.

Reflective Materials

In Year 3 this term, our topic is ‘Light’. As part of this, we have been looking at how and why light reflects, and and what makes good reflective material. We have also discussed the importance of wearing reflective material when it is dark, and we made some posters to encourage people to do so, […]

The Butterfly Lion in Year 3

Year 3 have been reading some of the book ‘The Butterfly Lion’ by Michael Morpurgo. They had to choose an emotion that one of the characters from the story were expressing and act this out across the classroom. We then discussed why the characters were feeling that way. We have some very talented actors and […]

Palaeontology in Year 3

Year 3 children became palaeontologists this week. Using their knowledge of rocks and fossils they investigated the skills needed to excavate.

2024 Calendars in Year 3

Year 3 have been making Calendars for the new year, we used a mindful colouring design.