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Year 3 are excited to share with you some of the wonderful learning they have been doing this term. Click on the posts below to find out more...

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  • Working with pounds and pence

    Published 05/06/25

    Year 3 have had an exciting start to our final half-term together. In maths, we have been working with pounds and pence, adding and subtracting amounts of money. In English, we are planning our own individual fantasy adventure story inspired by Podkin One Ear. Each child has chosen an animal for their main character and has researched this animal so they are familiar with its appearance, habitat and diet. They have also designed their own map of the fantasy land where their story will take place. Ask your child what their character and book is called.

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  • Rainforest Creativity

    Published 13/05/25

    We have loved looking at the children's rainforest dioramas this week. Wonderful creative homework from everyone! We hope that the whole family enjoyed this extended homework and learnt a  little about the layers of the rainforest and the creatures that live there. In geography last week, we learnt about the indigenous people living in the Amazon rainforest and this week we will learn about deforestation and it's impact on the environment. We will study both sides of the argument and develop some debating skills.

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  • Fun learning in the sun

    Published 29/04/25

    Year 3 are making the most of the fabulous weather and our marvellous grounds by taking lessons outside. We have been pouring and measuring water in our maths lessons to ensure that we have a good understanding of capacity and volume. As you can imagine, this messy activity was best carried out outside. In science we have begun a new topic on plants so we have explored the grounds looking for variation between different stems, leaves and flowers.

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  • River fun

    Published 03/04/25

    Year 3 have had a fabulous half-term of learning which has included studying the River Nile. We are finishing the topic with a field trip to the River Thames at Mortlake. No pyramids or crocodiles but a chance for the children to use some of their new vocabulary and observe life on the UK's second longest river. Back at school, the children have produced some stunning abstract art work inspired by the work of Georgia O'Keefe.

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  • PE in the sun

    Published 19/03/25

    We are enjoying the welcome sunshine and warmth at playtimes and in our PE sessions.  In the classroom, we have been writing poetry and this week we have focused on metaphors. Here are some examples the children have written: "Rainbows are a river of colour in the sky,", "Grass is the earth's carpet," Stars are bonfires in the dark, dark sky,". Year 3 will be sharing some of their learning, including some of their poems, next Thursday (27th March) at our year group assembly; 9.10am in the hall.

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  • Excellent Egyptians

    Published 12/02/25

    Year three have celebrated coming to the end of their history topic of Ancient Egypt by making Canopic jars. These were used for storing the internal organs in the mummification process. Ask your child which jar they made and what organ would have been stored in them. Despite finishing the history topic, we will continue to study Egypt next term when we look at the River Nile in our geography lessons.  We will also continue to perfect our dance inspired by Ancient Egypt ready for our year 3 assembly; make sure that 27th March in in your diaries!

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  • Ancient Egypt Day

    Published 29/01/25

    Year 3 were transported 3000 years back in time this week to Ancient Egypt. They were put to work by the vizier and given many different tasks to help prepare for the Pharaoh's tomb. Amulets, Canopic jars, perfumes, cartouches and carved scarab beetles were amongst the crafts that the children could make. The children looked amazing in their costumes as they worked. Later in the day, there was a feast with performances and dances to celebrate the appointment of the new high priest. An awesome day of learning and fun!

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  • Marvellous Medicine and Music

    Published 15/01/25

    Year 3 have had a busy start to the new year. We have started our new core text, George's Marvellous Medicine, and are using this to inspire us to design our own powerful potions. Ask your child what theirs is called and what persuasive writing they have put on their label. The children are very excited to have started learning about Ancient Egypt especially as we are using the topic to inspire other lessons such as dance, art and music. The photo shows us beginning to compose a piece using just 3 notes.

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  • Fossils and

    Published 11/12/24

    Year 3 children enjoyed examining lots of amazing fossils this week - thanks to Brett Graham for sharing his collection. They took a trip back in time as they learnt about how fossils are formed. In English the children have been pretending to be newspaper reporters writing about the fabulous firework competition which is the finale of our class book. We are really looking forward to our carol concert next week and hope to see year 3 parents in the church at 2pm on Wednesday. Merry Christmas from the team.

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  • Richmonds Around the World

    Published 28/11/24

    In geography we have been looking at four different locations in the world which are all called Richmond: London, Yorkshire, Virginia USA and Melbourne Australia. Every day we have been recording the temperature in these locations  and using a key we have stuck a  different coloured leaf to our display to represent this temperature.  The photo shows 3T's display this week. As part of the topic, the children have learnt about different climate zones,  the northern and southern hemispheres and can describe locations as either rural or urban.

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  • Lila's decision

    Published 13/11/24

    Year 3 have started reading The Firework Maker's Daughter by Philip Pullman. We are using this text to inspire our writing this term. Last week we wrote instructions for making our own firework using magical ingredients just like Lila and her father do. This week we are considering  how Lila feels when her father tells her that she cannot be a firework maker even though she feels that she knows everything she needs to know in order to be an excellent firework maker. The picture shows our own 'Lila' walking through 'conscience alley'  as we try to understand her dilemma. We will all be writing letters of advice to her.

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  • You've Got Jelly on Your Hat!

    Published 23/10/24

    Year 3 have celebrated the end of a long half term by making and eating jelly. The heroes of our core text, Major Glad Major Dizzy, love jelly so it is an appropriate way to finish; our last piece of writing based on the book will be instructions on how to make jelly. The children have also been having science related fun by making shadow puppet theatres and putting on plays about the adventures of the two heroic soldiers. To do this successfully, they have needed to understand how shadows are formed and to choose materials which are translucent and materials which are opaque.

    To celebrate black history month, we have looked at a timeline stretching back to pre-historic times which shows how key people of colour have been in British history for tens of thousands of years. We have also learnt a little about the amazing author Malarie Blackman. Have a lovely half term break!

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