Welcome to 3J Class Page 2023/4
CLASS PHOTO:
STAFF:
Teachers in our class are Mrs Johnson, Mr Manning and Mrs Boyd.
UPCOMING EVENTS...:
Monday 22nd April - Eid party
Tuesday 23rd April - Meet the Teacher 2.30pm.
We are looking forward to meeting with you to discuss the final term in year 3.
Thursday 2nd May- school closed for Election day
Friday 3rd May- Trip to the Jewish Museum, Manchester
Wednesday 12th June- Come and Play with the Halle Orchestra at Bridgewater Hall.
PE DAYS:
PE days are Thursdays and Fridays
Please bring your PE kit in on Thursdays and Fridays only.
READING:
Please bring your reading book to school every day so we can read with you.
Please read a few pages at home every day and ask an adult to sign your reading record.
CURRICULUM LETTER:
Here is our Summer Term curriculum letter so you can see what we were learning about this term:
Year 3 Summer overview 2024
SPELLINGS:
Here are our spellings for Summer 1 half term.
There are two groups for spellings and your child should know which group they are in.
Spellings are tested each Friday on the dates shown on the sheet:
Year 3 spellings Summer 1 2024
MEET THE TEACHER SUMMER TERM:
Thank you to the parents that are coming to the meet the teacher afternoon on 23rd April.
For those parents that couldn't make it, here is the powerpoint that we shared:
Y3 Curriculum.
Our creative curriculum is driven by the 4Cs of communication, conflict, conservation and culture which meets the needs of our diverse school community. It is designed to inspire an enthusiasm for learning, engaging with and learning about challenging 21st century issues, dealing with tomorrow’s issues today.
Y3 are Adventurers.
We have put together some useful websites that will help support your learning.
Click on the picture and it will take you directly to the website.
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MEET THE TEACHER AUTUMN TERM:
Thank you to the parents that came to the meet the teacher afternoon on 14th September.
It was lovely to meet you.
For those parents that couldn't make it, here is the powerpoint that we shared:
Year 3 Meet the Teacher Powerpoint Autumn 2023
Here is our curriculum letter for the Autumn term:
Year 3 Autumn Curriculum Newsletter 2023
Here are our spellings from Autumn 1:
Year 3 Autumn Spellings 2023
AUTUMN 1 HALF TERM THEME OVERVIEW:
In Autumn 1 our theme is called “Law and Order”.
It is a thematic unit, based on the concept of justice, with a key focus on citizenship.
Pupils will look at the importance of leadership and the meaning of democracy and its origins, before
moving on to how this applies practically in communities, both school-wide, locally and nationally.
It finishes by recognising issues of justice, rights and responsibilities in their own setting and the wider world.
In science our unit is called “May the Force Be with You”.
We will be learning about forces and magnets. We will learn:
A. To know how things move on different surfaces
B. To know that and observe how some forces need contact between
two objects and some forces act at a distance
C. To know that and observe how magnets attract or repel
each other and attract some materials and not others
D. To describe magnets as having two poles
E. To predict whether two magnets will attract or repel each other,
depending on which poles are facing
F. To compare and group together a variety of everyday
materials on the basis of whether they are attracted to a magnet, and identify some magnetic materials.
Reading:
In Autumn 1 our 5 Reads books that we read in story time each day are:
Mrs Noah's Pockets by Jackie Morris
Chocolate Cake by Michael Rosen
If I Were Prime Minister by Trygve Skaug
It's Your World Now by Barry Falls
Change Sings By Amanda Gorman
In Autumn 1 our class novels and books we read in story time are:
Ruby's Worry by Tom Percival
The Twits by Roald Dahl
The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl
The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo
Zoo by Anthony Browne
PHOTOS:
Amazing Events we have done in Autumn 1:
On Friday 20th October we went to Martin Mere.
We had a wonderful time exploring the area and
doing challenges so we can become Guardians of the Wild:
Here are some of the activities we have done at home
towards earning our Guardian of the Wild status:
On Tuesday 17th October we went to Bolton Town Hall.
We had drinks and biscuits with the Mayor.
We had a tour around Bolton Town Hall and found out lots about how the local council works:
For National Poetry Day we read, discussed and performed the poem
On the Move again from Somewhere by Michael Rosen:
On Thursday 5th October we took part in a BWFC Racism workshop:
On Wednesday 4th October we went to church to celebrate Harvest.
Thank you to those who brought generous donations:
We are having great fun In forest school.
In week 1 in forest school we picked and ate apples we had grown:
In week 2 in forest school we whittled sticks:
In week 8 in forest school we cooked on the open fire:
In class worship each week we discuss
our school values Love, Friendship, Creative and Respect:
We often visit our class library:
We often go to the sandpit:
On transition day we wrote about ourselves.
We stuck the pieces together like a jigsaw to show we all fit together:
3J All About Me 2023
On transition day we learned about the street artist ThankyouX.
We designed our own cubes and stuck them together to make our own street art:
3J Street Art 2023
Our learning:
Look at some of our photos of the things we have done:
Theme: Our theme unit in Autumn 1 is called Law and Order.
In this unit we have look at rules, leaders, democracy and keeping safe.
In English we wrote and performed our own poems based on If I were King:
Here are our poems on display:
3j if I were King own version display 2023
In English we wrote a speech to apply for the position of school councillor
and then we read them out. We then had a democratic vote to choose our new school councillor.
We voted for Alisha. Congratulations Alisha:
In English we practised and then performed the poem
If I were King to our class:
In English we asked characters from The Butterfly Lion questions in a hot seating activity:
In English we wrote persuasive letters to the Prime Minister
to try to persuade him to improve zoos in England:
3J zoo persuasive writing 2023
In drama we acted out breaking the rules and what the consequences could be:
In speaking and listening we played lots of games and discussed
how rules of the game need to be fair for all. We played Get and Go and Cabbages:
In dance we practised leading our partner
around the room and doing synchronised movements.
Some of us liked being the leader and some of us preferred to be the follower:
In PSHE we planned our own learning experience to teach our class some animal facts.
Some of us liked being the teacher and some of us didn't.:
In maths we practised partitioning in different ways:
In maths we partitioned into hundred, tens and ones using the base ten equipment:
In maths we practised our timestables on TimestablesRockstars.
We are going to practise at home too:
In science we played with different items to try to decide if pushes, pulls, magnetism and gravity
were forces that acted with contact or at a distance:
In science we did an investigation
to find out which surface had the most friction:
In science we were exploring gravity and did an investigation to
find out how weight impacts falling time:
In RE we are learning about the rules we should follow.
We imagined we were the King or Queen of England and
wrote our own rules for our citizens to follow:
3J RE If I was King 2023
In art we used the rule of thirds to draw a picture.
The subject had to be on one of the points not in the middle:
3J Rule of Thirds 2023
In computing we searched for ourselves to check our digital footprint.
Thankfully we did not find any silly images of ourselves and our family members:
In computing we are learning about e-safety.
We read the story Chicken Clicking.
We wrote a letter to Chicken telling her not to meet up with
an online stranger without telling her parents where she was:
3J Chicken Clicking 2023
In music we were introduced to the different samba instruments:
In music each we played our samba instruments:
In PE in our gymnastics topic we practised different jumps and leaps:
In PE we practised different jumps and leaps off different tables and benches:
In PE we practised different rolls in gymnastics:
In PE we did some gymnastics with Mrs Boyd:
In PE we played dodgeball:
In PE we played lots of games with Mr Ainscow:
In PE we practised our ball skills:
In PE we did an assault course with Mr Ainscow:
In PE we did some clockwork spring dances
which linked to our science forces work:
Here is our curriculum letter for the Autumn term:
Year 3 Autumn Curriculum Newsletter 2023
Here are our spellings from Autumn 2:
Year 3 Autumn 2 Spellings 2023
AUTUMN 2 HALF TERM THEME OVERVIEW:
In Autumn 2 our theme is called “May the Force Be with You”.
It is a unit focusing on Science concepts and skills. (We did some of the work in Autumn 1.)
We will be learning about forces and magnets. We will learn:
A. To know how things move on different surfaces
B. To know that and observe how some forces need contact between
two objects and some forces act at a distance
C. To know that and observe how magnets attract or repel
each other and attract some materials and not others
D. To describe magnets as having two poles
E. To predict whether two magnets will attract or repel each other,
depending on which poles are facing
F. To compare and group together a variety of everyday
materials on the basis of whether they are attracted to a magnet, and identify some magnetic materials.
Reading:
In Autumn 2 our 5 Reads books that we read in story time each day are:
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Lights on Cotton Rock by David Litchfield The Green Ship by Quentin Blake You’re called what? by Kes Gray Hortense and the Shadow by Lauren and Natalia O’Hara Never Tickle a Tiger by Pamela Butchart |
In Autumn 2 our class novels and books we read in story time are:
The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl
The Iron Man by Ted Hughes
PHOTOS:
Amazing Events we have done in Autumn 2:
On Wednesday 20th December we had a fabulous time at our Year 3/ 4 Christmas party:
On Monday 18th December we went to Victoria Hall to watch Cinderella:
On Friday 1st December we went to Victoria Hall to see the Mayor's Christmas Concert:
On Tuesday 21st November we had a fabulous time flying kites at Rivington:
On Tuesday 21st November our parents came to read with us in the library:
On Monday 20th November we went to the Justice Museum.
We found out about the police force:
We took part in a courtroom workshop on cyberbullying:
On Friday 17th November we dressed in our pyjamas to raise money for Children in Need:
Children In Need
We are still completing tasks at home to help us become
Guardians of the Wild:
We now have 3 Guardians of the Wild:
3j guardians of the wild 2023
We are having great fun In forest school.
In week 2 in forest school we did some whittling:
Our learning:
Look at some of our photos of the things we have done:
Theme: Our theme unit in Autumn 2 is called
“May the Force Be with You”.
It is a unit focusing on Science concepts and skills.
In Science we investigated which magnet was the strongest:
In Science we made magnetic games:
In science we explored poles on a magnet:
In theme we made kites ready to go and fly them at Rivington:
In science we explored what items were magnetic or non-magnetic:
In science we made paper aeroplanes to explore gravity and air resistance:
In science we made parachutes of different sizes and dropped
an egg in it from a height. Gravity made it fall and air resistance slowed it down.
The bigger the parachute, the slower the egg fell.
Some eggs broke and some did not:
We did some Christmas crafts:
We made some Christmas Cards using levers in Design Technology
and decorated them:
In English we are reading The Iron Man by Ted Hughes.
In art we used pastels to draw the iron man:
In English we made news report about events in the Iron Man story:
In English we watched the Iron Giant film and compared it to The Iron Man book:
In maths we go on Maths Flex and Timestable Rockstars regularly:
In computing we are developing our word processing skills:
In computing we developed our digital literacy skills:
3j digital literacy dec 23
In computing we made inserts for our Christmas cards:
3j Xmas card inserts 2023
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In music we are developing our Samba drumming skills:
In RE we made sukkah shelters like the Jewish people do
during the festival of Sukkot:
In RE we meditated and pretended we were a shepherd that
met baby Jesus and discussed how that must have felt:
In PE we played games with Mr Ainscow:
In PE we practised moving in different ways:
In PE we played dodgeball:
In PE we made a dance as different animals around an African watering hole:
In PE we did a Diwali dance:
In PE we made a mechanism dance linking with our science work:
In PE we danced to Just Dance songs to keep fit:
CURRICULUM LETTER:
Here is our Spring Term curriculum letter so you can see what we were learning about this term:
Year 3 Spring Term Curriculum Letter 2024
MEET THE TEACHER SPRING TERM:
Thank you to the parents that came to the meet the teacher afternoon on 15th January.
For those parents that couldn't make it, here is the powerpoint that we shared:
Year 3 Meet the Teacher Powerpoint Spring 2024
Here are our Spellings from Spring 1:
Year 3 Spring 1 Spellings 2024
SPRING 1 HALF TERM THEME OVERVIEW:
In Spring 1 our theme is called “World of Difference”.
This is a unit with a focus on religious festivals.
We will be looking at Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism,
Christianity and Islam. We will explore their origins,
places of worship, how they worship, holy books,
festivals and core beliefs.
Reading:
In Spring 1 our 5 Reads books that we read in story time each day are:
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In Spring 1 our class novels and books we read in story time are:
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
The BFG by Roald Dahl
PHOTOS:
Amazing Events we have done in Spring 1:
On Friday 16th February we had a reading with parents event in the library.
Thank you to all the parents that attended it was a lovely event:
On Friday 2nd February we went to the Buddhist Meditation Centre in Manchester.
We learned lots about Buddhism and took part in a guided meditation:
On Friday 2nd February it was Number Day. We dressed
as a digit to raise money for the NSPCC:
On Monday 29th January we went to Shree Krishna Temple
in Bolton to see what a real Hindu temple looked like. It was beautiful:
Our learning:
Look at some of our photos of the things we have done:
Theme: Our theme unit in Spring 1 is called
“World of Difference”.
It is a unit focusing on different religions.
We did creative challenges at home about the topic ' A World of Difference':
3j WOD creative challenge feb 2024
We learned that elephants are sacred to Hindus and we did a piece of art by
putting a black and white decorative elephant on a painted sunset background:
We acted out the Hindu story of Rama and Sita:
We learned how to do the Jewish celebration Horah dance:
We sang the Hannukah song, Ner Li:
In English we followed some instructions on
how to make a chocolate rice krispie cake:
In English we wrote our own instructions on how to make a rice krispie cake:
3j writing display instructions 2024
In English we acted out a scene from
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory using a playscript:
In Maths we looked at divisibility with remainders
by making shapes using different numbers of sticks:
In science we are learning about light and dark:
In science we explored that dark was the absence of light
and we needed light in order to see things by trying to identify items in a feeling bag:
In science we explore which material was the most reflective:
In Science we explore reflection using mirrors:
In computing we worked unplugged exploring writing code for an emoji
and finding a quick route for a mapping network:
In computing we worked unplugged writing code for an emoji and
cracking codes using a cipher:
In RE we are looking at prophets who were called to do a job by God.
We listened to the story of Moses and the burning bush and made our own burning bushes:
3j burning bush jan 2024
In PE with Mr Ainscow we are developing our gymnastic skills.
We made lots of shapes:
In PE with Mr Ainscow we continued to develop our gymnastics skills
and worked on balances and counterbalances:
In PE with Mrs Johnson we are developing our dance skills.
We moved as different animals in a jungle:
We explored the jungle through dance:
We moved like different animals in the jungle through dance:
We went on a safari and made up our own dance:
We practised our throwing and catching skills in PE:
We played dodgeball:
In music we are continuing to develop our samba skills:
CURRICULUM LETTER:
Here is our Spring Term curriculum letter so you can see what we were learning about this term:
Year 3 Spring Term Curriculum Letter 2024
SPELLINGS:
Here was our spellings for Spring 2 half term.
There are two groups for spellings and your child should know which group they are in.
Spellings are tested each Friday on the dates shown on the sheet:
Year 3 Spellings Spring 2 2024
MEET THE TEACHER SPRING TERM:
Thank you to the parents that came to the meet the teacher afternoon on 15th January.
For those parents that couldn't make it, here is the powerpoint that we shared:
Year 3 Meet the Teacher Powerpoint Spring 2024
SPRING 2 HALF TERM THEME OVERVIEW:
In Spring 1 our theme is called “Lindow Man”.
‘Lindow Man’ is a competency-based thematic unit with a history focus,
telling the story of prehistoric Britain, from the Stone Age to the Celts.
Pupils will learn all about their achievements and ongoing legacy.
Reading:
In Spring 2 our 5 Reads books that we read in story time each day are:
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In Spring 2 our class novels and books we read in story time are:
Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura
The BFG by Roald Dahl
PHOTOS:
Amazing Events we have done in Spring 2:
On Monday 25th March it was Stone Age Day:
We dressed up as Stone Age people:
We found out about the Stone Age time:
We hunted animals with spears:
We explored Stone Age artefacts:
On Thursday 21st March we wore our favourite socks/ odd socks to
raise money for World Downs Syndrome Day:
On Thursday 21st March we helped our community by going litter picking:
On Friday 15th March it was Comic Relief Day.
We dressed in funky clothes that didn't match to raise money for Comic Relief:
On Thursday 7th March it was World Book Day:
We dressed as our favourite book characters:
We shared books with our friends from year 2:
We read the Little Leader, Big Dreams book about Ada Lovelace, the first computer programme.
We wrote our own books about ourselves thinking about our big dreams:
We decorated our own potatoes at home as book characters:
Our learning:
Look at some of our photos of the things we have done:
Theme: Our theme unit in Spring 2 is called
“Lindow Man”.
It is a history unit focusing on the Stone Age, Bonze Age and Iron Age.
We tipped our tables and pretended we were cave men and did our own cave paintings:
3j cave painting display 2024
In English we are reading The Stone Age Boy.
We acted out Om meeting the boy for the first time.
They did not speak the same language so we had to find other ways to communicate:
In science we are continuing our light topic and did an investigation to see how
the shadow size changed as we moved the object further away from the light source:
In Science we started our new topic electricity and made a bulb light up:
In computing we are continuing to use CS First to develop our coding skills:
In music we are practising our songs and pieces of music that we will be performing
with the Halle Orchestra at the Bridgewater Hall on 12th June:
In PE we are developing our sending and receiving skills:
Football sending and receiving skills:
Intercepting:
Throwing and catching:
In PE with Mr Ainscow we are developing our fundamental skills:
SUMMER 1 HALF TERM THEME OVERVIEW:
In Summer 1 our theme is called “Lightening Speed”.
‘Lightening Speed’ is a competency-based thematic unit with a computing focus.
In Music we are going to play with the Halle orchestra at the Bridgewater Hall.
Here are the lyrics to the songs we are singing so you can practise at home:
Chase Down the Sun:
Chase Down the sun 2024
Step it Up:
Step it Up lyrics 2024
Reading:
In Summer 1 our 5 Reads books that we read in story time each day are:
The Sea Saw by Tom Percival
Gorilla by Anthony Browne.
The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers
Scissorella by Clare Helen Welsh and Laura Barrett
The Zebra’s Great Escape by Katherine Rundell
In Summer 1 our class novels and books we read in story time are:
The Creakers by Tom Fletcher
The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl
PHOTOS:
Amazing Events we have done in Summer 1:
Our learning:
Look at some of our photos of the things we have done:
Theme: Our theme unit in Summer 1 is called
“Lightening Speed”.
It is a unit focusing on computing.
EXTRA LEARNING:
Here are some apps our children have logins for at home. These apps will help support their learning in school. The times tables are particularly helpful to help improve speed at their times tables, ready for the Year 4 test in June.
MATHSFLEX TIMESTABLE ROCKSTARS READING EGGS
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https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0 | https://ttrockstars.com/ | https://readingeggs.co.uk/
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SUMMER 2 HALF TERM THEME OVERVIEW:
In Summer 2 we will cover the theme “Under the Canopy”.
This unit is based on the rainforest
with a key focus on geography and history.
Pupils are comissioned to work for a fictitious organisation called ‘Roots’
in helping two adopted children, find out about their Mexican / Mayan heritage.
Through this project, they will learn about the importance of the rainforest.
Then we will cover the theme 'Lindow Man'
‘Lindow Man’ is a competency-based thematic unit with a history focus,
telling the story of prehistoric Britain, from the Stone Age to the Celts.
Pupils will learn all about their achievements and ongoing legacy.
Reading:
In Summer 2 our 5 Reads books that we read in story time each day are:
What the Macaw Saw by Charlotte Guillain
How To Wash A Woolly Mammoth by Michelle Robinson
Stone Age Bone Age by Mick Manning
The First Drawing by Mordicai Gerstein
The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone by Timothy B. Ering
Our class novels we are also reading in English lessons and Class Novel time are:
The Accidental Prime Minister by Tom McLaughlin
Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl
The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
PHOTOS:
Amazing Events we have done in Summer 2:
On Tuesday 11th July, we had Stone Age Day. Our visitors came to teach us about the timeline,
show us artefacts and we did spear throwing. We had a wonderful day:
On Friday 7th July we had sports day and had a wonderful time
racing against our friends and supporting each other:
On Friday 7th July it was music day we listened to the song
'In the Hall of The Mountain King’ by Edvard Grieg.
We moved to the music and drew pictures of our own monster:
On Tuesday 27th June, we went to Chester Zoo to look at the animals from the rainforests
that we had been learning about. (We also looked at our other favourite animals too!)
We had a fabulous day:
On Thursday 22nd June, some year 3 children went to Rivington and
Blackrod High School and took part in a colour run.
They had a fabulous time:
We made Father's Day cards for the important men in our lives:
On Friday 12th June we were lucky as a real author visited us. We worked with her
and she gave us a copy of her book, An Alien Stole My Planet by Pooja Puri:
On Friday 9th June it was computer pioneer day and we learned about Ada Lovelace:
In forest school we split into groups and had to creatively build a nest for a bird.
We had to to make them circular and bowl shaped and either ground level or higher up in a tree.
Do you like the finished nests?
In forest school we made natural pictures:
In forest school we made mud flags:
Each week we go to the library to read some lovely books:
Miss Manly has started a science club with some of our Year 3 children. At the end of the sessions, the children will earn a very special certificate and badge.
Session 8 - Journey Stick
The children found out about how some native Americans and some Aboriginal people used to used to tie/stick things that they find to a stick which would help them tell others about their journeys. They had fun in the forest school creating their own journey sticks and discussing them with the group.
Session 7 - Fantastic Fingerprints
The children read an article about the possibility of fingerprint technology being used in schools. We looked at different types of fingerprints and looked closely at our own using phonoscopes. We also talked about how detectives are able to lift fingerprints from a crime scene and find out who committed the crime. The children practised these skills and tried to find the best materials to use to do this. They even managed to lift their fingerprints from a piece of plastic and use tape to put on on paper to view easier.
Session 6 - Disappearing Dinosaurs
The children read about poem about dinosaurs becoming extinct. We all then had a discussion about the reason that dinosaurs no longer exist and considered a range of theories. The children then carried out further research on the internet to try and decide on the most likely theory.
Session 5 - Dog Napper
The children looked at an article about a dog being kidnapped and held for ransom. Using their knowledge of chromatography, they investigated which pen (which belonged to the suspects) was used to write the ransom note.
Session 4 - Bridge Blunder
The children had to investigate which type of bridge is the strongest. They built models of bridges using card and paper and tested how strong they were using weights.
Session 3 - Chromatography
The children had fun learning about chromatography and were surprised to find out black inks are made by mixing different colours. They then used this knowledge and made book marks.
Session 2 - Racing Rockets
The children investigated the best shape for a rocket. They made paper rockets and then changed the shape and added fins etc to see which rocket would travel the furthest.
Session 1 - Super Spinners
The children were investigating which size blades would be best for a helicopter. They made and tested paper spinners.
Our learning:
SUMMER 2 HALF TERM THEME OVERVIEW:
In Summer 2 we will cover the theme “Under the Canopy”.
This unit is based on the rainforest
with a key focus on geography and history.
Pupils are comissioned to work for a fictitious organisation called ‘Roots’
in helping two adopted children, find out about their Mexican / Mayan heritage.
Through this project, they will learn about the importance of the rainforest.
Then we will cover the theme 'Lindow Man'
‘Lindow Man’ is a competency-based thematic unit with a history focus,
telling the story of prehistoric Britain, from the Stone Age to the Celts.
Pupils will learn all about their achievements and ongoing legacy.
Look at some of our photos of the things we have done:
We did Kahoots quizzes about our 'Under The Canopy' topic:
We did an observational drawing of 2 macaws in the rainforest:
We have been reading books to research about the rainforest:
We sorted leaves into rainforest leaves and forest leaves and described why they were different:
In PSHCE we talked about how all families are different
and made and described our families with cubes:
In science we have been learning about how plants grow.
We have set up an investigation to see exactly what a plant needs to grow:
Some of our plants started to grow:
We learned about photosynthesis:
We look at how water was transported in plants and dyed
a white flower blue using a blue felt tip in water. Try it at home:
In Science we acted out different ways of seed dispersal:
In RE we listened to the song 'It's a Wonderful World' and
wrote about what we thought was wonderful for a display:
In Summer 1 we covered the theme “Out and About”.
This is a unit with a focus on Geography, building on children's
knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world.
Amazing Events we have done in Summer 1:
We read the most at home in Summer 1 and won a book prize:
3j sum 1 winners reading 2023
We had a lovely time in forest school:
On Friday 19th May, we had a lovely time reading lots of poetry in different classrooms:
We had a fabulous time with out friends and family at the Coronation Picnic
on Friday 12th May 2023 to celebrate the King's Coronation.:
We had a Coronation lunch:
Some of Year 3 went to a football tournament and had a great time representing our school:
Each week we go in the sandpit to develop our speaking and listening and teamwork skills:
We made Eid cards to send to our friends and family:
On Tuesday 25th April we celebrated Eid by dancing,
playing party games, did some Eid colouring and shared a picnic on the grass:
In Forest school we made natural bracelets:
On St George's Day we discussed St George and made a flag with a dragon on:
For Earth Day we discussed how we can help the Earth and made promises to help:
Our learning:
SUMMER 1 HALF TERM THEME OVERVIEW:
In Summer 1 we will cover the theme “Out and About”.
This is a unit with a focus on Geography, building on children's
knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world.
Look at some of our photos of the things we have done:
We went for a local area walk to look at human and physical features.
We decided that Halliwell was a good place for young people and
the elderly to live as there are lots of things to do:
At home we made 3D models of some UK landmarks:
In Science we dissected flowers to look at the parts of a flowering plants.
We used a microscope on the ipad:
In English we wrote a newspaper report about The Creakers for display:
3j creakers newspaper report 2023
In English we wrote a nursery rhyme as a revolting rhyme like Roald Dahl did in Revolting Rhymes:
3j revolting rhymes 2023
In Science we did an investigation exploring which materials
were conductors and which materials were insulators:
In French we followed instructions to make a jumping bean:
In PE we developed our fitness skills by completing obstacle races:
In PE we have been developing our fitness skills by doing relay races:
In PE we have been developing our fitness skills by skipping:
In PE we did lots of different fitness activities:
In music we are continuing to practise our drumming
in preparation for a concert at the end of the year:
SPRING 2 HALF TERM THEME OVERVIEW:
In Spring 2 we will cover the theme “Lightning Speed”.
Lightning Speed” is a thematic unit based around the history
and development of the internet and World Wide Web,
with a focus on computing. It primarily looks at how computers communicate,
the importance of networks, how email works and how the internet enables collaboration.
Reading:
In Spring 2 our 5 Reads books that we read in story time each day are:
The Sea Saw by Tom Percival
Gorilla by Anthony Browne.
The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers
Scissorella by Clare Helen Welsh and Laura Barrett
The Zebra’s Great Escape by Katherine Rundell
Our class novels we are also reading in English lessons and Class Novel time are:
The Creakers by Tom Fletcher
The Accidental Prime Minister by Tom McLaughlin
PHOTOS:
Amazing Events we have done in Spring 2:
Pierre and Aisha read the most at home in the Spring 2 term and won a prize:
3j spring read winners 2023
On Friday 31st March we did the Easter Egg Raffle and lots of children won Easter Eggs.
It raised a fabulous £378.90:
We decorated eggs at home for a competition:
3j Easter egg home 2023
On Friday 31st March our site manager Mr Spedding retired after working at school for over 25 years.
We did a special assembly for him and made a card to say thank you:
On Friday 31st March we went to watch our violinists performed.
It inspired some of us to want to take up violin lessons:
We made Easter cards for our friends and families:
On Wednesday 29th March we went to church as a school to celebrate Lent:
On Tuesday 21st March it was World Downs Syndrome Day so we wore odd socks
to celebrate the day and brought in donations:
On Tuesday 21st March we went out litter picking for the Keep Britain Tidy campaign:
On Friday 17th March it was Comic Relief Day. We wore red clothes and brought in £1 to raise money
for people all over the world. Some of us also made red noses at home:
3j red nose 2023
On Friday 17th March we made cards for our mums for Mother's Day
to show them how much we love them:
On Tuesday 14th March it was Science Day.
We investigated if taller people have bigger feet than shorter people.
We measured our heights and feet sizes and did a bar chart to display our results:
On Wednesday 8th March we did our class assembly on Respect in front of our parents.
We acted out The Good Samaritan Story, talked about how we show respect
and that we should respect everyone. We sang When I needed a Neighbour.
It was an emotional assembly with a strong message.
Thank you to all the parents that came to support our assembly.
Every week we go out and have a fabulous time in Forest School.
We go out whatever the weather and have great fun exploring and learning in the great outdoors:
Tree spirits:
Whittling:
On Thursday 2nd March it was World Book Day.
We dressed up as book characters, read lots of books and wrote book reviews.
We shared the story Perfectly Norman by Tom Percival.
We wrote about things that we are wonderful at on a snowflake and
celebrated our similarities and differences.
We made book characters out of potatoes at home and Adun won:
3J WBD SNOWFLAKE DISPLAY 2023
Our learning:
Theme: Our theme unit in Spring 2 is called Lightning Speed.
In this unit we will look at the history and development of the Internet and the World Wide Web.
Look at some of our photos of the things we have done:
In art we did some printing:
In theme we did a Kahoots quiz to see what we had learned:
In theme we signed a safety agreement promising to stay safe online:
In Theme today we have been learning that servers for the internet are all over the world.
We learned how to send an e-mail and receive an e-mail.
Then we looked at how Mrs Johnson puts information on the school website:
In PSHCE we discussed e-safety and how to stay safe online.
We did a quiz to check our understanding:
in PSHCE we discussed secrets and how we would feel if our secrets were stolen:
We made a human LAN to illustrate how the network works
and the job role of the server, switch and devices:
We identified the difference between the internet and the WWW:
We went on a network hunt around school
looking for evidence of the school's LAN. (Local Area Network):
We discussed all the different ways we can communicate:
3j communicate 2023
In Science we are learning about electricity.
We explored the equipment and made a complete circuit to make a bulb light up:
We made a switch to turn a light bulb on and off:
In RE we are exploring the sadness and joy of the Easter story.
We made palm leaves and acted out the Palm Sunday story:
In RE we thought about emotions throughout the Easter story:
3J EASTER DISPLAY 2023
In PE we are developing our fitness skills:
In PE we are working on net and wall games:
Week 1: fancy footwork:
Week 2:throwing and catching:
Week 3: racket skills:
Week 4: practising our forehand:
In PE we did some yoga:
In Computing we are developing our coding skills using the website CS First.
We took our sprite for a walk, added sounds, changed the background and lots more:
In music we are still developing our drumming skills:
In maths we have been working on statistics:
SPRING 1 HALF TERM THEME OVERVIEW:
In Spring 1 we spent 2 weeks finishing the theme “A World of Difference”.
“A World of Difference” was a thematic unit based around world religions.
It looked at the following faiths:- Buddhism, Christianity,
Hinduism, Islam and Judaism, examining aspects such as
places of worship, holy books, core beliefs and important festivals.
Then we did a 3 week theme unit called "Three Giant Steps."
“Three Giant Steps ” was a thematic unit based around three contrasting locations, with a key focus on geography.
We continued to develop our sense of place in the world by studying three focus places:-
Dover, France and Canada (The French Connection!).
We identified the position of all three places in the world, along with climate, capital city, time zone,
population and area. We will also learn about the human and physical geography of each place.
Reading:
In Spring 1 our 5 Reads books that we read in story time each day are:
The Green Ship by Quentin Blake
Elephant Island by Leo Timmers
Small in the City by Sydney Smith
Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett
Never Tickle a Tiger by Pamela Butchart
Our class novels we were also reading in English lessons and Class Novel time were:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
The Accidental Prime Minister by Tom McLaughlin
PHOTOS:
Amazing Events we have done in Spring 1:
On Friday 17th February we wore our own clothes
and brought in £1 to help raise money for those affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria:
Turkey own clothes day
On Tuesday 14th February every child received a heart that said something lovely about them
and then we sent our own hearts to people we love:
On Thursday 9th February we celebrated Children's Mental Health Week.
We read the story The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
and discussed who we are connected to. We
then drew pictures to show who we were connected to:
On Tuesday 7th February we took part in Safer Internet Day.
We discussed online issues and talked about how to stay safe online:
NSPCC Number Day: Friday 3rd February
We took part in a TTRS assembly. Asad represented year 3 and
did a fabulous job answering questions in front of the whole school.
We all wore our best rockstar outfits and took part in a TTRS competition online:
On Tuesday 31st January we represented our school and did a
showcase Commando Joe session for some visitors. They were very impressed with us:
Every week half of us go out and have a fabulous time in Forest School.
We go out whatever the weather and have great fun exploring and learning in the great outdoors:
Our learning:
Theme: Our first theme unit in Spring 1 is called A World of Difference.
In this unit we will look at different religions and compare them.
Our second unit in Spring 1 is called 3 Giant Steps.
“Three Giant Steps ” is a thematic unit based around three contrasting locations,
Dover, France and Canada, with a key focus on geography.
Look at some of our photos of the things we have done:
In English we read the story Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and did lots of work based on it.
We then watched the film to see how it compared with the book:
In class worship we have been discussing creativity:
3j class worship creativity 2023
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In theme we did our own research about different cities in Canada:
In theme we found out about the Tour De France.
We then in groups researched 5 cities in France and presented our findings to the class:
In theme we learned about Dover. We then did some art work of the White Cliffs of Dover:
3j Dover display 2023
We continue to go in the library each week to celebrate our love of reading:
In theme we looked at diversity and discussed how important it is. We discussed how everyone is unique.
We looked at Google maps and found where different places of worship were in Bolton.
We then looked at the world and found how many Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists
and Jews are worshipping in the world and some of the countries in which they worship:
In theme we looked at Jewish festivals. We sang a Hannukah song in Hebrew
and we tried to do the traditional Jewish Horah circle dance:
In English we are learning about instructions.
We followed instructions to write our own rice krispie cakes:
We then wrote our own instructions for others to follow:
Instructions jan 2023
In Science we learned the words opaque, translucent and transparent and
did an investigation to find out which material would be the best for curtains and why:
In Science we investigated what happens to a shadow
when we change the distance away from the light source:
In Computing we are using a website called Computer First to develop our coding skills:
In PE on a Monday we are developing our fitness skills by doing a circuit.
We completed lots of different activities using different equipment in a circuit.
In PE on a Wednesday we have been making dances based on natural disasters:
Earthquakes:
Emotions:
Natural disasters:
Tornadoes:
Tsunamis:
Volcanoes:
In RE we are learning about the prophets and how they were called to God.
We made a burning bush to show the time God spoke to Moses:
Burning bush jan 2023
In Music we are still developing our drumming skills:
In maths we used paint to develop our maths skills:
AUTUMN 2 HALF TERM THEME OVERVIEW:
In Autumn 2 our first theme was called “May the Force Be with You”.
It is a scientific theme unit where we learn about forces and magnets. We will learn:
A. To know how things move on different surfaces
B. To know that and observe how some forces need contact between
two objects and some forces act at a distance
C. To know that and observe how magnets attract or repel
each other and attract some materials and not others
D. To describe magnets as having two poles
E. To predict whether two magnets will attract or repel each other,
depending on which poles are facing
F. To compare and group together a variety of everyday
materials on the basis of whether they are attracted to a magnet, and identify some magnetic materials.
In Autumn 2 our second theme was called “A World of Difference”.
“A World of Difference” is a thematic unit based around world religions.
It looks at the following faiths:- Buddhism, Christianity,
Hinduism, Islam and Judaism, examining aspects such as
places of worship, holy books, core beliefs and important festivals.
Reading:
In Autumn 2 our 5 Reads books that we read in story time each day were:
The Proudest Blue by Malala Yousafzai
Lights on Cotton Rock by David Litchfield
Hortense and the Shadow by Lauren and Natalie O'Hara
You're Called What? by Kes Grey
In Every House on Every Street by Jess Hitchman
Our class novels we are also reading in English lessons and Class Novel time were:
Zoo by Anthony Browne
The Iron Man by Ted Hughes
The Accidental Prime Minister by Tom McLaughlin
PHOTOS:
Amazing Events we have done in Autumn 2:
Aisha K read the most times at home and won a book prize:
3j aut 2 reading winner 2022
On Wednesday 21st December we did some Christmas artwork:
On Tuesday 20th December it was our Christmas party day.
We played pass the parcel, musical bumps, musical statues, musical chairs and corners.
We had a dance competition.
We sang Christmas songs.
We ate party food.
We had a fabulous time:
On Monday 19th December we went to The Octagon Theatre.
We watched A Christmas Carol:
On Friday 9th December we went to visit the Shree Krishna Temple in
Bolton to look at a Hindu place of worship.
It was a beautiful place to visit and we learned lots:
On Thursday 8th December it was our Christmas Fair.
We had a wonderful time playing games and meeting Father Christmas:
On Tuesday 6th December it was our reading afternoon in the library.
Thank you to all the mums, dads and grandmas that came to read with their child.
It was brilliant to see:
On Friday 2nd December we wore our Christmas jumpers to raise money
for Save the Children then we went to the Victoria Halls to the Mayor's Christmas Concert
where we listened to and sang Christmas songs with an orchestra and a choir. It was amazing:
On Thursday 1st December it was Christmas Dinner Day.
We shared lunch with our friends and our teachers:
On Wednesday 30th November we went to church
to celebrate the start of Advent:
On Friday 25th November 8 children from Year 3
attended a dodgeball tournament and had a great time:
On Monday 21st November we made Christmas cards
to give to the elderly people in our local care home:
On Friday 18th November it was author afternoon.
Years 3 and 4 had a lovely time going into different classrooms
looking at and doing different activities about 4 non-fiction books:
England Rocks
As part of Maths Week we participated in a KS2 competition on
Monday 14th November to Wednesday 16th November.
Unfortunately we were not the winning class.
On Friday 11th November we attended a Youth Summit Workshop
about the Power of Creativity. It was very interesting:
We attended a Houses of Parliament talk and debating workshop on Tuesday 8th November.
We had a great time and learned lots:
On Tuesday 8th November year 3 participated in a debate in the style of a discussion
in the Houses of Commons and had great fun:
Our learning:
Theme: Our first theme unit in Autumn 2 is called May the Force be with you.
In this unit we look at forces and magnets.
Our second unit in Autumn 2 is called A World of Difference.
In this unit we will look at different religions and compare them.
Look at some of our photos of the things we have done:
In class worship each week we discussed our value Love:
3j class worship love 2022
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In theme we took part in a Buddhist Meditation.
It was very calm and relaxing:
In art we found out elephants were important to Hindus.
We drew a picture of an elephant and decorated it.
Then we painted a sunset background and put them together:
In theme we found out that Hindus believe in reincarnation.
We imagined what we would be if we were reincarnated.
In computing we wrote about it and inserted an image:
In computing we made an insert for a Christmas card using Word.
We made Christmas tree Christmas cards using our paint and our fingers:
In science we are learning about light.
We investigated how we need light in order to see something:
We investigated which materials are reflective:
We looked at how mirrors worked and reflected light using a mirror.
We then used a mirror to draw a self portrait.
It was quite difficult and the writing was reversed!:
In science we are still learning about forces and magnets:
3j science working wall forces 2022
In science we did an investigation about gravity and
explored what impact weight had on falling time:
In science we did an investigation looking at different poles on
bar magnets and if they attracted are repelled each other:
In English we are reading Iron Man by Ted Hughes.
We acted out a news report about what had happened so far in the book:
We watched the film the Iron Giant and compared it to the Iron Man book:
In English we read the story Zoo by Anthony Browne
and discussed if zoos are good or bad.
We wrote a letter to Rishi Sunak asking him to improve the zoos in England:
In maths we are learning to tell the time on an analogue clock:
In maths we are learning to do column addition and column subtraction
after we did them practically first:
In RE we are learning about how Harvest is celebrated in our lives,
in the UK and around the world.
Look at this website to find out more:
http://www.harvestfestivals.net/harvestfestivals.htm
In RE we learned about the Jewish festival of Sukkot.
We made our own Sukkah shelters:
Sukkot 3j 2022
In music we used some of the samba instruments to follow a rhythm:
In Music we played our bamboo tamboos to a Christmas song:
In PE we are learning about invasion games.
We practised different tactics for playing an invasion game:
We practised dribbling:
We practised overhead chest bounce passes:
We practised attacking and defending:
We practised hockey skills:
In French we were learning the song 'Deux petits oiseaux'
and made finger puppets of Fifi and Blanche to help us sing the song:
Commando Joe: We are developing our independence and resilience with Commando Joe.
With Commando Joe we had to lead our blindfolded
partner over an obstacle course. It was quite tricky!:
With Commando Joe we had to use lots of different resources
to make a map of the world:
With Commando Joe we had to use lots of different resources
to make a bridge across the river that the whole class could stand on:
With Commando Joe we worked in groups to
design and build a model of the Eiffel Tower:
With Commando Joe we made a plan of a pyramid that
had our treasures inside like the pyramids in Egypt. We set up
traps to try to protect our treasures:
With Commando Joe we had to work in teams.
One team had to collect the missing equipment
and the other team was blindfolded
and had to try to stop the equipment being taken:
AUTUMN 1 HALF TERM THEME OVERVIEW:
In Autumn 1 our theme was called “Law and Order”.
It is a thematic unit, based on the concept of justice, with a key focus on citizenship.
Pupils will look at the importance of leadership and the meaning of democracy and its origins, before
moving on to how this applies practically in communities, both school-wide, locally and nationally.
It finishes by recognising issues of justice, rights and responsibilities in their own setting and the wider world.
In Autumn 1 our class novels and books we read in story time were:
The Twits by Roald Dahl
The Butterfly Lion by Michael Murpurgo
PHOTOS:
Amazing Events we have done in Autumn 1:
We did a Creative Challenge at home based on
what we had learned in our Law and Order topic:
3j law and order creative challenge 2022
Aisha K read the most times at home and won a book prize:
3j read at home winner aut 1 2022
On Monday 17th October we were lucky to have the Mayor of Bolton
visit our school to tell us all about his role in Bolton Council:
On Thursday 6th October it was National Poetry Day we shared an acrostic poem called Pollution
teaching us about how we should look after the environment.
We read it, added actions to it and performed it to each other:
On Wednesday 5th October we went to church for our Harvest service:
We had a fabulous time at the Anderton Centre on Tuesday 27th September.
Here are some photos of us climbing trees:
Here are some photos of us doing archery:
Here are some photos of us paddling our boats on the reservoir:
We watched a fabulous music concert by some music teachers:
Each week we visit our class library:
We did two pieces of work on transition day which
we stuck together to show we are a team and we all fit together:
3j all about me displays 2022
Our learning:
Look at some of our photos of the things we have done:
In class worship each week we discussed our value Friendship:
3j class worship friendship 2022
Theme: Our theme unit in Autumn 1 is called Law and Order.
In this unit we have look at rules, leaders, democracy and keeping safe.
In drama we explored being the leader and the follower and discussed which one we liked to be and why.
We then discussed what qualities are needed to be a good leader.:
In drama we practised what would happen if we broke the rules:
In PSHCE we planned a teaching experience and taught the class something.
Some of us found it difficult to be the teacher and some of us loved it:
In art we followed the rule of thirds to produce a lovely piece of art:
3j rule of thirds display 2022
Science: We were learning about forces in science.
In Science we did an investigation to find out
which surface had the most friction for a toy car:
In Science we explored different materials with a magnet
to find out which materials are magnetic:
Computing: We were learning about e-safety in computing.
We looked up ourselves online to make sure we were bring safe online:
Music: We do drumming every week with Mr Simpson.
We learned how to copy a rhythm:
We learned how to follow the beat:
PE: We were doing gymnastics in PE.
We learned how to do forward rolls:
We learned how to do different jumps:
We learned how to do squat jumps and vaulting:
We learned how to do handstands and cartwheels:
We learned how to do gymnastic sequences:
RE: We are learning about what rules we follow in RE.
We imagined what rules we would make if we were the King or Queen of England:
3j rules to follow display 2022
English: In English we were reading the poem If I were King by A. A. Milne,
The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo and
The Twits by Roald Dahl.
We ordered the words of the poem If I were King.
Then we added actions and performed the poem:
Then we wrote our own version of the poem If I were King and acted it out:
3j if I were king poem display 2022
In English we did some hot seating to practise
asking questions to characters from The Butterfly Lion story:
Maths: In maths we are learning about place value,
addition and subtraction and multiplication and division.
In maths we used resources and pictures to practise making three digit numbers:
In maths we used resources and pictures to practise exchanging ten ones
for a ten when adding a 3 digit number and a single digit number:
In maths we used resources and pictures to practise exchanging ten ones
for a ten when subtracting a 3 digit number and a single digit number:
Commando Joe: We are developing our independence and resilience with Commando Joe.
With Commando Joe we had to be brave to try to
go under a rope to get a ball without being caught:
With Commando Joe we had to follow a trail
blindfolded to make their way to the South Pole:
With Commando Joe we had to work as a team
to make a boat that floated for 20 seconds:
With Commando Joe we had to work as a team
to complete an obstacle course:
Archived Documents from 2022-2023
MEET THE TEACHER AUTUMN 2022:
Thank you to all the parents who attended the Meet the Teacher event in school.
It was lovely to meet you all. For those who did not manage to make it,
here is a copy of the powerpoint that was shared:
Y3 MEET THE TEACHER AUT 2022
Here was our Autumn curriculum letter so you can see what we were learning about in Autumn:
Y3 AUT TERM CURRICULUM LETTER 2022
Here was our Spring curriculum letter so you can see what we were learning about in Spring:
y3 spring curriculum letter 2023
These were our spellings in Autumn 1:
Year 3 Spellings
These were our spellings in Autumn 2:
3J 3R Spellings Autumn 2 2022 all 3 groups
These were our spellings in Spring 1:
year 3 spellings spring 1 2023
These were our spellings for Spring 2:
year 3 spelling spring 2 2023
These were our spellings in Summer 1:
Year 3 Spellings Summer 1 2023
Have a look at all the wonderful, exciting things 3Sparrows Class of 2021/22 got up to:
Here was our Summer curriculum letter so you can see what we were learning about:
Year 3 Curriculum Letter Summer term
Here are our Summer 2 spellings so you can practise them at home:
Year 3 Spelling Summer 2 2022
Here is a video of our drumming performance on 14th July with Mr Simpson:
Y3J Drumming
Have a wonderful, safe Summer!
Remember you can go on Reading Eggs,
Timestable Rockstars and Mathflex.
Don’t forget you can join Bolton Library,
borrow and read 6 books to get a medal
as part of the Bolton Library Summer Reading Challenge.
Summer 2:
This half term our topic was called “Ug!”.
“Ug!” is a thematic unit, based on the sequence of Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages, with a key focus on history.
Pupils will be looking at what life was like then and comparing similarities and differences over the three consecutive periods.
Amazing Events we have done in Summer 2:
On Thursday 21st July we attended a zoom meeting to find out
about the Bolton Library Summer Reading Challenge:
On Wednesday 20th July a dental nurse came to teach us the importance of brushing our teeth properly,
eating healthy food and visiting the dentist. We then made our own posters to tell everyone what we had learned:
On Monday 18th July, a local author Sean Perkins read us his story Oscar and Ben. It was brilliant:
On Tuesday 12th July we met with James Naughton, a local artist.
We looked at his art work and then he helped us create our own pieces of art:
On Monday 11th July we had a a fabulous day for Stone Age Day.
We did spear throwing:
We learned about timelines:
We dressed up as Stone Age people:
We explored artefacts:
On Friday 8th July we discussed the problem of plastic in our oceans.
We made posters about how to protect our oceans:
On Monday 4th July it was our Year 3/ 4 Sports Day.
We had a fabulous time working in teams to complete different challenges
and it was lovely that our parents came to watch:
On Thursday 30th June we took 8 girls to play tag rugby.
They had a fabulous time:
On Thursday 24th June we took 8 children to a Colour Fun
Run at Rivington and Blackrod High school. We got very messy and had great fun:
On Tuesday 21st June we went to the Bridgewater Hall
to listen to, sing and play with the Halle orchestra.
We had a fabulous time. Here are some photos:
Here are the songs we sang:
On Friday 17th June it was Year 6 Fun Day.
We had fun with our friends and family at the event:
On Friday 10th June we went to our whole school art exhibition
to look at everyone's amazing art work at the end of art week:
On Tuesday 7th June we had an art day.
We explored different ways to make marks using pencils, watercolours,
chalk, pastels, felt tips, wax crayons, blowing paint through straws and printing.
We made marks on different paper, paper plates, the floor, the table and the walls.
We looked at real art work in an art gallery
and talked about each piece with a friend.
We reimagined a piece of art using our own choice of media
using our imagination and the skills we had practiced throughout the day.
We had a fabulous day:
Our learning:
Our theme unit in Summer 1 is called Ug.
In this unit we have looked at the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages.
We have looked at animals in science.
Look at some of the things we have done:
Thank you to the children that did the creative challenge
at home for our theme unit Ug! Here are some of our creations:
In art we made cave paintings using pastels:
In drama we acted out how caveman would behave
when experiencing stones, sticks, animal skins, bones and fire.
We were only allowed to communicate with grunts and gestures:
In English we are reading the book Stone Age Boy.
With a partner we pretended to be Om and the modern boy
meeting for the first time. We asked our partner questions about their
lives, thoughts and feelings throughout the story and they answered them:
In English we are writing explanation texts so we looked
at the life cycle of a plant and acted it out in groups in preparation for writing our own explanation text:
In Science we worked in groups to sort animals into different groups using our own criteria:
In music we did our last practice before we play with the Halle orchestra:
In drumming we are now back to doing rhymes and rhythms
on our samba instruments:
In PE we practised lots of sports day style racing.
We had a great fun balancing bean bags, doing the egg and spoon race
and doing the three legged race:
it is our turn with Commando Joe:
Look at some of the things we have done:
We had to work as a team to get a disc
from one side if the field to the other without getting hit by the ball:
We had to build a shelter with our team:
We had to work as a team to move balls from one side of the river to another:
We had to work as a team to remember a route across the
minefield without getting blown up:
We had to complete circuit activities with our team:
We had to make a natural shelter using natural materials in Forest School:
Summer 1:
This half term our topic was called “Under the Canopy”.
Under the Canopy is a thematic unit, based on the rainforest with a key focus on geography and history.
Pupils are commissioned to work for a fictitious organisation called ‘Roots’ in helping two adopted
children find out about their Mexican / Mayan heritage.
Through this project, they will learn about the importance of the rainforest.
Amazing Events we have done in Summer 1:
Alif, Adam, Atina and Sally read the most at home
during Summer 1 and won a prize:
3j sum 1 readers 2022
On Friday 27th March some of our class represented
our school at a football tournament and did a great job:
On Tuesday 24th May we had a family and friends picnic on the field to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
So many of our family came and shared a picnic and had lots of fun.
We sang songs including the National Anthem.
We danced to party songs and had a really good chat with each other:
On Thursday 19th May we went to Chester Zoo.
We actually got to see lots of animals from the rainforest in real life
like tapirs, sloths, tarantulas, spider monkeys, jaguars and lots more.
We also saw other animals that are found in different areas too
like elephants, giraffes, penguins and flamingos.
We had a wonderful time:
On Wednesday 18th May it was National Numeracy Day.
We took part in a World Record attempt for the most people
watching a TTRS livestream and we were successful!:
On Friday 13th May we went to Bolton library and
read some of the books we could borrow:
On Friday 13th May we celebrated Christian Aid day
We looked at how farmers need to be treated fairly.
We measured the length of chocolate bars.
We designed our own cupcakes.
We did some mindfulness colouring:
On Wednesday 4th May we had an Eid party.
We played musical bumps and statues,
We learned some Bollywood dance moves and
danced to Go Noodle dances and Just Dance.
We shared party food and had a great time:
On Monday 2nd May 2022 Sayem, Shifa, Zahra, Harun and Jannati
appeared on Newsround talking about their experiences of Eid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JeSFIQPD_4
On Friday 29th April we made Eid cards for our
friends and family and sent them home:
On Friday 23rd April we listened to the Bible story of the widow who served and made a display about it:
3j widow 2022
On Friday 23rd April we listened to the story of St George
then we coloured in some pictures of dragons:
On Wednesday 20th April we went litter picking in our local area to tidy up our community:
Each week we play in the sand pit and have great fun:
We made dens with Commando Joe:
Our learning:
Our theme unit in Summer 1 is called Under the Canopy.
In this unit we have looked at the Mayans and rainforests.
We have looked at plants in science.
. Look at some of the things we have done:
Thank you to the children that did the creative
challenge at home for the theme unit Under the canopy.
Here are some of our creations:
In science we dissected a tulip and looked at the different parts.
We learned their names and their functions:
In Geography we are learning about the rainforest.
We learned about the four layers of the rainforest;
which animals live there, what the climate is like and what the plants are like.
We then acted out each layer to help us remember it:
In art we looked at photos of different animals and plants from the rainforest.
We then did an observational drawing of 2 macaws using pastels:
In History, Geography and Art we found out about different tribes that live in the rainforest
and talked about the face paintings and tattoos they have
and the significance of the different colours and patterns. Then we designed our own:
In History we looked at the Mayan maths system:
In Science we looked at how plants have adapted to live in different environments.
We sorted leaves into rainforest leaves and not rainforest leaves:
3j rainforest leaves 2022
In Computing we looked at how to do effective searching
using key words on a search engine:
In RE we have been learning about how Jesus changed lives.
We found out about Zaccheaus:
On 21st June we will be going to the Bridgewater Hall to listen to and play with the
Halle orchestra so in drumming this half term we are learning the songs and music for the concert:
In Design Technology we made a crocodile grabber to sell in a toy shop
using a scissor mechanism and pivots:
In PE we are developing our skipping skills:
In PE we did some relaxing Cosmic Yoga:
In PE we are busy practising for Sports Day:
In PE we danced to Just Dance songs and got very hot and sweaty:
Spring 2:
This half term our topic was called “Lightning Speed”.
It is a thematic unit based around the history and development of the internet and World
Wide Web, with a focus on computing.
It primarily looks at how computers communicate, the importance
of networks, how email works and how the internet enables collaboration.
Amazing Events we have done in Spring 2:
It is our turn in Forest School on a Friday! Please remember your Forest School clothes.
Look at what we have done so far:
Brilliant Den Building
Friday Fire in Forest School
Worm finding Competition
Loving our first forest school session
Alif, Harun and Ilhan read the most at home during Spring 2 so they won a book prize:
3j spr 2 reading winners 2022
On Friday 1st April we had an Easter egg raffle and Easter hat competition.
Shifa's hat won a prize:
On Thursday 31st March we discussed the joy and sadness felt at Easter.
Then we made Easter cards with the cross on:
On Wednesday 30th March we shared the Easter story and hymns with the whole school:
3j Easter assembly 2022
On Friday 25th March we made Mother's day cards for our wonderful mums:
On Wednesday 23rd March we went on the climbing wall.
We were so brave and had a fabulous time:
On Friday 18th March it was science day. We had great fun being scientists:
We investigated which was the best biscuit for dunking:
We made our shaving foam clouds rain just like real clouds:
We made the sugar on our skittles dissolve with warm water and made a lovely, colourful pattern:
On Friday 18th March it was Comic Relief Day.
We dressed in mismatching clothes, odd shoes, odd socks, wacky hair and wore red noses:
On Wednesday 16th March it was British Values Day.
We discussed the British Values.
We then discussed what a hero was.
We then discussed the heroic NHS and made posters about them:
On Thursday 10th March it was History Day.
We learned about a local legendary steeplejack Fred Dibnah and drew pictures of him:
On Thursday 3rd March it was World Book Day.
We read the book The Barnabus Project and discussed it. We designed our own hybrid animals.
We wore animal costumes. We went to the library and enjoyed reading books.
We made our own potato book characters at home and Skye won:
3j barnabus 2022
On Tuesday 2nd March it was Shrove Tuesday.
We learned about Lent and discussed what we might give up for Lent.
We then designed our own pancakes:
On Thursday 25th March we celebrated Fairtrade Day.
We watched a video about sustainable farming and protecting the rainforest.
We found out about ensuring that the farmers are paid a fair price for their produce.
We designed our own chocolate bars with the Fairtrade symbol on them:
Our learning:
Our theme unit in Spring 2 is called Lightning Speed.
In this unit we have looked at how communication has changed over time.
We have looked at networks in computing and electricity in science.
. Look at some of the things we have done:
In Computing we went on a network hunt around school.
We found out about the connected computer network and we found the server for the school's LAN:
In Computing we made a human network and discussed how networks work:
In History we looked at how communication has changed over time with the development of technology:
In Science we are learning about electricity. We made circuits and discussed if the bulb would light up or not and why?:
In Science we made our own switches to turn our bulbs on and off:
In science we investigated which materials are conductors and insulators of electricity:
In PSHE we discussed e-safety and how to stay safe online.
We then discussed secrets in real life and online and discussed when and if we should share secrets:
In English we are reading the mystery story The Creakers by Tom Fletcher.
We looked at common features of mystery stories:
In computing we are using 2Logo and wrote some code to make shapes and letters:
In RE we have been looking at the sadness and joy of the Easter story.
We acted out Jesus entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.
We waved our palm leaves, said Hoseanna and sang We have a King who rides a donkey:
In PE we are developing our stamina and fitness levels using different equipment:
In PE we are working on net and wall games so we practised using bats and balls:
In music we are learning new rhythms and breaks on our samba drums:
In Maths we have been working with money.
Adding money, subtracting money and solving money problems:
In maths we are looking at length:
Year 3 length
In maths we have been looking at 3D shapes:
3d shapes in year 3 2022
Spring 1:
This half term our topic was called “May the Force Be With You ”.
It is a thematic unit based around magnets and forces, with a key focus
on science.
It begins with learning about contact and non-contact forces before focusing on magnets.
Pupils will learn about magnetic forces, the relevance of magnetic North and South poles and the concept
of magnetic attraction and repulsion.
Amazing Events we have done in Spring 1:
Alif, Simao and Sally read the most at home during Spring 1 and received a book as a prize. Well done!:
3j spring 2022 read at home winners
It was our turn in Forest School on a Friday!
Look at what we did:
3J Forest School
fire building in 3J
On Tuesday 8th February it was Internet Safety day. We discussed how to show respect and keep safe online.
We even offered advice to Bob the alien so he knows how to behave online and what to do if he is not happy online:
On Friday 4th February it was NSPCC Number Day.
We dressed with a digit on our outfit and had lots of fun doing maths games and quizzes:
On Tuesday 1st February we made and flew kites. We had a fantastic time:
3j kite 2022
Each week we go and read quietly in our beautiful new library:
On Wednesday 26th January it was values day. In year 3 our value was forgiveness.
We discussed how it is important to forgive others like Jesus taught us in the Bible.
We then drew a picture on a heart. We cut it up and glued it back together
to demonstrate that forgiveness can heal a broken heart:
Our learning:
Our theme unit in Spring 1 was called May the Forces be with you.
In this unit we have explored forces and magnets. Look at some of the things we have done:
Here is some of the amazing creative homework we did at home.
We made marble runs, blew paint, made paper planes, researched poles and had good fun at home:
In Science we investigated pushing and pulling forces and the forces of gravity and magnetism.
We explored if the forces were contact or non-contact forces:
In science we explored magnets. We looked at which items were magnetic or not.
We found out about magnetic poles. Then we made our own magnetic games and had great fun playing with them:
In science we investigated friction. We tested moving cars down different surfaces to see which had the most friction.
We discovered that smooth surfaces had less friction so the car could go down the ramp easily:
In science we explored magnet strength.
We tested how many paperclips different magnets could hold:
In science we made our own magnetic mazes and
moved a character around a maze with a magnet and a paperclip. It was great fun!:
In Science we made and flew paper aeroplanes to explore the effects of forces on the aeroplane:
In drama we mimed every day activities and our friends had to guess what we were doing.
We then did a moon walk moving around with low gravity.
Then we mimed pushing and pulling activities,
the force of magnetism and sticking together and gravity in action
as water going down the plughole:
In drama we played a game where we had to discover who was the magnet that metal objects were attracted to.
Then we tried to do balances and counterbalances with forces on our own and with a partner:
in art we looked at 3D metal sculptures and then we made our own metal sculptures out of tin foil and pipe cleaners.
It was not easy.
In PSHCE we learned about Dave the paramedic and his job role.
We then acted out a scene where Steve the skateboarder needed help from Dave the paramedic.
We also sent Dave an e-mail asking him questions about his job and he replied!
In PSHCE we learned how to make 999 calls and practised making them.
We also discussed different scenarios when we should or should not ring 999:
In PSHCE we looked at basic first aid.
We looked at different scenes and discussed what the emergency could be and
what we could do so we could help the casualty and keep ourselves safe too:
In English we read Iron Man. We wrote a prediction, a diary entry about chapter 2,
a persuasive speech and instructions on how to trap an iron man and we did some lovely art work:
In English we made our own news report about Space Bat coming to Earth and performed them to the class.
We had a presenter, a reporter and a witness. They were amazing:
In English we made our own newspaper report about the plan for Iron Man and Space Bat to have a battle:
3j newsreport Iron Man
In PE we got red and sweaty when moving around and using different equipment:
In PE we continued to challenge ourselves using different equipment:
In PE we learned a dance based on Extreme Earth:
In Music we learned how to use the bamboo tamboos.
We played lots of games and learned lots of rhymes:
In computing we learned how to use 2logo to write and follow instructions:
In computing we used 2Logo to make different letters:
In computing we used the repeat function on 2Logo to make flower patterns:
In RE we learned about different prophets.
We heard the story of God speaking to Moses and made our own collage
of a burning bush with a partner:
In maths we have been learning how to multiply and divide a 2 digit number by a 1 digit number.
We used apparatus to help us:
Here is our Spring curriculum letter so you can see what we were learning about this term:
Year 3 Curriculum letter Spring term 2022
Autumn 2:
In Autumn 2 our theme was called “A World of Difference”.
It is a thematic unit based around world religions.
It looks at the following faiths:-
Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism, examining aspects such as places of worship,
holy books, core beliefs and important festivals.
Amazing Events we have done in Autumn 2:
Ilhan, Sally, Rayyan and Simao won a book each for reading the most at home during Autumn 2:
3j aut 2 readers
On Tuesday 20th December we walked to St Thomas' Church
and took part in a carol service. We had a great time:
On Wednesday 15th December we went to Bolton Albert Halls to
watch the pantomime Beauty and the Beast. We had a fabulous time:
3j panto
In the last week of term we watched some special assemblies with 2 pirates who were going in a Christmas Quest.
We wondered what treasure they would find:
On Tuesday 14th December a cricket coach came to teach us cricket skills:
On Monday 13th December it was our Christmas party day. We had a wonderful day.
We watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory film:
We played pass the parcel:
We played musical chairs:
We played musical bumps, musical statues and had a dancing competition:
On Tuesday 7th December some reindeers visited our school and
we got the opportunity to look at them, stroke them and ask questions:
On Friday 3rd December it was author afternoon.
In years 3 and 4 we mixed into 4 groups and visited each teacher to learn about a different author.
With Mrs Johnson we shared the story The Mega Magic Hair Swap by Rochelle Humes.
We learned that everyone is different and everyone is special.
We paid compliments to our partners and received lots of compliments.
Then we looked at ourselves in a mirror and told ourselves nice things:
On Tuesday 30th November we wore Christmas jumpers and elf hats and shared Christmas dinner together.
On Tuesday 30th November we took part in an Elf Fun Run to raise money for Bolton Hospice:
On Friday 26th November we attended an author workshop with Maddie Moate about her book Stuff:
On Friday 26th November we went out in our local area and picked up litter to tidy our community:
On Wednesday 24th November it was No Pens Day.
We did lots of learning without writing anything down.
We did PE, Drama, Maths and Geography:
On Wednesday 24th November we visited the church and took part in an Advent service:
On Friday 19th November we dressed up in fancy dress clothes for Children in Need
and took part in Joe Wicks' quiz and workout:
On Thursday 11th November for Remembrance Day
we took part in the minute silence and we made poppy fields out of pastels:
3j poppies
On Wednesday 10th November we looked at Holland on World Culture Day.
We ate Edam and Gouda cheese, We made windmills.
We sang the song The Old Windmills of Amsterdam.
We made tulip pictures in the style of Van Gogh's Sunflowers pictures.
We designed clogs. We coloured traditional Dutch costumes. We wore red, white and blue clothes:
On Friday 5th November for Bonfire night we learned about Guy Fawkes and firework safety.
Then we wrote poems about bonfire night using onomatopoeia:
3j bonfire
Our learning:
Our theme unit in Autumn 2 was called A World of Difference.
We looked at and compared different religions: Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism and Islam.
We looked at the origins, core beliefs, holy book, place of worship and festivals for each religion.
Here is the curriculum letter for the Autumn term so you can see what we were learning:
year 3 curriculum letter
We acted out The Good Samaritan story from the Bible:
We acted out The Christmas Story from the Bible:
We acted out the Hindu story of Rama and Sita:
We have learned that elephants are sacred to Hindus and we did some lovely elephant art:
We took part in a Buddhist Meditation session. We felt happy, calm and relaxed afterwards:
We learned about Buddhist festivals and moved around like lotus flower banana boats on a river:
We learned about Jewish festivals and
took part in a Jewish circle dance: The Horah:
We sang the Hebrew song Ner li (I have a candle)
which Jews sing at Hannukah time:
3j Jewish music
In English we have been reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and looking at playscripts.
Here is our acting:
In English we wrote our own playscripts for display:
3j playscript display
In computing we are practising our word processing skills:
In computing we learned how to insert an image into a word document:
In science we researched sun safety.
We made posters to tell people how to keep their skin and eyes safe from the dangerous sun.
3j sun safety
In science we have been investigating shadows:
In science we investigated what happened to a shadow
when the object moved further away from the light source:
In RE we learned about the Jewish festival Sukkot and made our own sukkah shelters:
In music we continued learning how to play the samba drums
and learned some music notation too:
In music we played Christmas games and clapped along to Christmas songs:
We decorated the classroom ready for Christmas:
in French we learned about how they celebrate Christmas
in France and sang a French song about Christmas:
Commando Joe:
With Commando Joe each week we developed our resilience and teamwork skills:
We created our own challenges using different equipment:
Rescuing equipment from mountains:
Crossing the river:
Moving equipment from the mountain to the camp:
Building shelters:
Mapwork:
Getting our team across the muddy field with just spots:
Autumn 1:
In Autumn 1 our theme was called “Law and Order”.
It is a thematic unit, based on the concept of justice, with a key focus on citizenship.
Pupils will look at the importance of leadership and the meaning of democracy and its origins, before
moving on to how this applies practically in communities, both school-wide, locally and nationally.
It finishes by recognising issues of justice, rights and responsibilities in their own setting and the wider world.
Amazing Events we have done in Autumn 1:
Rayyan won our book token prize for reading the most at home this half term:
3j reading prize
On Wednesday 13th October we went to church to celebrate Harvest:
On Tuesday 12th October we had a fantastic time team building at the Anderton Centre!!!
We had to work as a team to stack crates as high as we could:
We had great fun paddling and playing games in the reservoir:
We had great fun jumping in the reservoir:
We had fun travelling along the low ropes:
We had fun on the climbing walls:
We played team games:
On Thursday 7th October it was National Poetry we learned the poem Instead by Brian Moses.
We added new verses. We added actions and performed the poem in an assembly:
On Wednesday 22nd September it was National Fitness Day
so we did lots of activities that lasted a minute each:
On Tuesday 21st September we celebrated St Matthew's Day.
We listened to his story then we looked at his symbol.
We made our own symbol to represent us:
On Friday 10th September we met the paralympic gold medalist Matt Rotherham
and looked at his gold medal:
On Wednesday 8th September we wrote about ourselves on a jigsaw piece.
We fit them together to show we all belong together:
3j we all fit together
Our learning:
Our theme unit in Autumn 1 was called Law and Order.
We discussed rules and why they are important. We discussed democracy and lots more.
We discussed the rights of children and made a class promise
promising to make sure children can learn on our class:
We had to work with as a team to order 4 items in order of importance
that we would need in a desert. We had to discuss it carefully:
In art we followed the rule of thirds where we had to put the subject of our picture
on the third lines not on the centre of the picture:
3j rule of thirds
In drama we acted out scenarios where people broke the school rules.
We discussed breaking rules and practised turn taking skills:
In dance we followed the leader and played lots of games to discuss the role of a leader:
We found out that democracy started in Ancient Greece and sang a song about it:
We attended an online workshop where we found out about the Houses of Parliament,
House of Commons, House of Lords and the role of an MP:
We wrote a speech to say why we would make a good School Council Representative for our class.
We had a democratic vote and chose Erno as our School Council Representative:
We learned about Rosa Parks and how she fought for what she believed in. We acted out her story:
We worked with a partner to teach the class an amazing animal fact.
Some of us found it difficult to be a teacher and some of us enjoyed it:
We looked at the UN rights of children and made posters to emphasise the importance of childrens' rights:
In English we read and acted out the poem If I were King by A.A. Milne.
We then wrote our own verses and performed those too:
3j king display
In English we have been learning about instructions.
We followed some instructions to make some delicious rice krispie cakes:
In science we have been learning about light.
We drew a sunset to support our understanding that the sun is a natural source of light:
3j sunset
In science we identified light sources:
3j light sources
In RE we discussed the creation story. We listened to Louis Armstrong's
What a Wonderful World song and wrote and drew what we thought was wonderful in the world:
3j creation display
In computing we attended an online assembly on internet safety:
In computing we looked up our names to check our online footprint is sensible:
In computing we read the story Chicken Clicking and wrote a letter telling the chicken
the importance of not meeting up with online strangers:
In computing we made posters about cyberbullying:
In PE we practised ball skills:
In PE we did some circuit training to develop our fitness levels:
in PE we did Cosmic Yoga and Just Dance:
In Music we really enjoy drumming every Thursday and
learning how to play in a Samba band:
Commando Joe:
Our Commando Joe lessons were very important!
We learned about resilience, communication, team building and perseverance.
With Commando Joe we had to work as a team to build the highest tower we could:
With Commando Joe we had to improve our fitness skills by completing a circuit:
With Commando Joe we had to work as a team to cross the Amazon river safely:
With Commando Joe we had to memorise a set of equipment and recreate it with our team
in another part of the room to practise our memory skills:
With Commando Joe we played benchball as a team:
ARCHIVED DOCUMENTS
Here you will find curriculum letters, spellings and other relevant information for Autumn, Spring and Summer 1 Terms:
Summer 1 2022:
Summer 1 spellings:
Year 3 Spellings Summer 1
Summer 1 Creative Challenge:
Year 3 Creative Challenge UTC Summer 1 2022
Spring 2022:
Spring Curriculum letter:
Year 3 Curriculum letter Spring term 2022
Spring term spellings:
year 3 spellings spring 2 2022
Year 3 Spellings Spring term 1 2022
Spring term creative challenges:
year 3 spring 1 creative challenge homework
Year 3 May the Force Be With You Creative Challenge 2021
Autumn 2021
Autumn Curriculum letter:
year 3 curriculum letter
Autumn term spellings:
Year 3 spellings Autumn 2 2022
Year 3 spellings Autumn 1 2022
Autumn term creative challenges:
Year 3 World of Difference Creative Challenge 2021
Year 3 Law and Order Creative Challenge 2021
Y3 Curriculum.
Our creative curriculum is driven by the 4Cs of communication, conflict, conservation and culture which meets the needs of our diverse school community. It is designed to inspire an enthusiasm for learning, engaging with and learning about challenging 21st century issues, dealing with tomorrow’s issues today.
Y3 are Adventurers.
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