Year 3
Welcome to Foxes Class Page
Welcome back to Term 5. We hope you had a wonderful Easter break.
This term we are starting our new topic on Rainforests!
Our PE days will be Monday and Thursday.
Key Documents-
TERM 6
Welcome back to the final term in Foxes class. The children have returned from the half-term break keen and ready to learn. We've an exciting and busy term ahead, with sports day and our class assembly in the next few weeks. We look forward to continuing to embrace new challenges and trying our very best as we move closer to the end of the year.
Tuesday 10th June 2025
Cross-country Race
Well done to all the Foxes for completing the cross-country race on Friday. You all did so well to complete the race! A huge CONGRATULATIONS to our well-deserved medallists-Anna, Otis and Amelia.
Maths
We had fun in maths last week, demonstrating our understanding of different lines and angles by writing on the tables rather than in our books. Luckily, we got the tables cleaned before Miss Sterjo came into the room!
Thursday 15th May 2025
Maths
In our maths lessons, we have been looking at time. We have been learning to tell the time on both digital and analogue clocks. Will will go on to look at PM and AM, as well as years, months and days. Please challenge the children to practise telling the time at home!
English
The Foxes have been producing some amazing pieces of writing during our English lessons. Last week, we explored the use of verbs and adverbs to show how characters move. We also looked at how to correctly punctuate speech. This week, we have planned and started to write our own dilemma stories, which I am confident will be brilliant!
Friday 9th May 2025
Art
Foxes have completed their David Hockney inspired landscapes. Across several weeks, we worked on drawing and painting skills. We looked closely at the artist's work and took inspiration from his vibrant and vivid colours.
This week, we have started to look at the work of artist Henri Rousseau. We made comparisons between the two artists and created some gorgeous pages within our sketchbooks.
Friday 2nd May 2025
We have had a brilliant start to the term. Once again, the Foxes have settled quickly and eagerly back into learning. Well done Foxes!
Topic
We have started our new Rainforest topic, and I was very impressed by the knowledge the children already have! Over the coming weeks, we will learn more about the climate characteristics of rainforests and their importance.
Friday 4th April 2025
STEM WEEK
We have had a busy week, focusing on STEM activities. Throughout the week, we carried out a science investigation, explored the work of scientist Marie Curie and completed a DT project which involved designing and making a moving image!
Science
In groups, we carried out a science investigation to answer the question-Do people with longer femurs jump further? Before starting, we made predictions and discussed how we were going to ensure that it was a fair test. Once complete, we evaluated the investigation and explored the results. It was concluded that people with longer femurs don’t necessarily jump further.
Friday 21st March 2025
Team Building
We took part in a team-building morning on the Paddock on Thursday. We had to work together as a team to solve puzzles in order to gain clues and crack a code! Some of the challenges were very tricky. We realised it was very important to listen to one another and work together in order to complete the challenges.
Library Visit
On Wednesday, we visited Watlington library and attended a workshop by the author Sue Palmer. We loved the visit and hearing from Sue about her extensive space knowledge! Thank you to Sue and Watlington Library for a fantastic morning.
Thursday 6th March 2025
This week is careers week, and we have had some special guests to tell us about their fascinating jobs! Josh is a boom operator and works on TV shows and films. His job is to hold a really long boom pole with a microphone attached to the end. The boom pole helps to get rid of background noise, like wind, when filming.
Kirsty also came in to tell us about her job as a writer and director in TV and film. We loved hearing about what inspired Kirsty to work in TV. She also told us lots about the different jobs that people can do in the film industry, like costume design, make-up and set design.
On Wednesday, Pippa came in to tell us all about nursing! Pippa works at a hospital, helping children with some pretty serious injuries! She told us that it took her 3 years to train to be a nurse and that she loves being able to help children get better. She also told us how to look after your finger, if it unfortunately gets chopped off!
We ended our careers week by looking at author and illustrator, Rob Biddulph. Illustrations provide us with a vision of the characters, setting, and mood of the story. We had a go at creating our own Rob Biddulph-inspired illustrations.
Thursday 27th February 2025
We have had a busy first week back with our trip to Neasden Temple on Wednesday. Here is what some of the children thought about the day-
' I liked the statues outside', Bonnie.
'The service was quite beautiful, I got to see all the Gods', Rose.
'I was really impressed by the man who was singing', Izzy.
'I liked the dome and all the patterns', Otis.
'The carvings were unreal', Maria.
'I was so impressed by how they did all the detailed cravings', Olivia.
'I really loved the calming music upstairs', Joel.
Term 2
Christmas fun together. We have enjoyed playing with shaving foam, putty, disco lights and a singing reindeer!
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Textiles
English
Writing up our non chronological reports.
We have been enjoying the colours of the Christmas tree and looking at our special Christmas story books. We have also loved playing with putty.
Computing
Comparing drawing on a digital device and on paper.
Music
Santa Helicopter Visit
This week we have been enjoying sensory circuits and exploring outdoors.
Maths
English
This week we’ve been innovating our model text. On Tuesday, we researched information and facts on polar bears appearance. We then used this research to write a paragraph that could be included within a non chronological report.
Still Life
We finished our drawing unit by creating these striking still life pictures. First we designed the background using different lines with pen, then we carefully shaded the objects in the foreground. These look amazing on our classroom display!
Sculpture
We studied Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. She liked to paint using polka dots and repeated patterns. She used complimentary colours when painting - these are colours that lie directly across from each other on a colour wheel. They are opposite hues, containing one warm colour and one cool colour. When she was growing up, Yayoi's family grew pumpkins at home. As a child, she drew pumpkins and continued this when she was an adult. We had a go at creating our own pumpkin artwork inspired by Yayoi.
Week 5
Week 4
Autumn Poetry Performance
Week 3
Animation
Art
We were using careful observation stills this week to draw a still life picture.
Poetry
Week 2
Computing
We began our animation unit this week by making flip books! We discussed whether it is possible for an image to move and the animations that we have seen before.
Science
This week in Science, we compared a variety of rocks based on their appearance and properties.
Cave Paintings
To immerse into the topic of the Stone Age, Year 3 got the opportunity to create their very own cave paintings. We looked at some examples and discussed how the pigments and marks may have been made.
Another brilliant week in Foxes class. In maths, we continued to work on place value, we were looking at representing and partitioning numbers up to 1000. We ended the week by completing a journalling activity to demonstrate our understanding. Next week, we will be looking at number lines up to 1000 and estimating numbers on a number line.
ATOM Learning
On Friday afternoon, Foxes took the Atom Learning maths baseline assessment on the iPads. Each week, maths questions will be added to Atom for the children to complete at home as part of their home learning. These questions will be on concepts that we are learning in class. The learning platform works on an algorithm, so it’s best if the children carry out these tasks independently.
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Circuits
Week 1
Foxes have had a such a positive start to Year 3! They’ve come into Key Stage 2, focused and ready to take on new challenges.
English
This term, we are learning to write a diary entry. We began the unit by creating actions to the model text; this allows us to memorise the text which will then aid our own independent writing.
PC Ben
On Wednesday, we had an important visit from a police officer. During the visit, she talked about being kind and ways to stay safe. We completed venn diagrams, which showed the similarities and differences between us. It was a wonderful morning, and the children asked some valuable questions.
RE
Our RE topic is worship. We discussed what worship is and the different places people may choose to worship. We then thought about the people, places and things that are important to us.
