Year 3 Chatter
Year 3 Computing
3McK have been using the Makecode Editor on the Micro:bit website 👨🏼💻👩🏽💻 They looked at the similarities and differences between Madecode Editor and Scratch!
Year 3 Music
🎶Today 3McK had Music with Mr Wheatcroft. We continued practicing our recorders and learned the notes B A G 🎶
Year 3 Chess
Year 3 have been working hard with Mr Stoddart this half term. We have been learning new moves to develop our chess skills!
Year 3 Performing Poetry
Today, Year 3 enjoyed performing and reciting the poems we have been exploring in lessons.
Year 3 Lifesavers
Year 3 have been working hard all week to earn ‘money’ for our Lifesavers lesson. During the lesson they had to decide what to spend their hard earned money on, things they need or things they want. We then discussed if they could save any of their money.
Year 3 PE
Year 3 have been working hard developing their netball skills. Today we worked on shoulder and chest pass.
Dogs Trust
Year 3 thoroughly enjoyed a workshop today with Dogs Trust. We learned how to correctly approach a dog and different ways to ensure we are safe around them.
Music
Year 3 enjoyed interacting with Resonate’s Music performance with Borges and Machado. They took us on a musical trip to Brazilian Culture.
KAPLA
Year 3 enjoyed working together to build a selected structure with the KAPLA resources.
CO (Carbon Monoxide) safety assembly!
We learnt an important message today about Carbon Monoxide (otherwise known as CO) safety.
You can’t see it, hear it, smell it, taste it or touch it!
Homework task:
- Check if you have a CO alarm in your home!
- Make a note of the signs and symptoms to look out for and also the number to call if you suspect any CO in your home.
DT Week
Year 3 throughly enjoyed tasting different foods in Design and Technology this week 🥬🌽🧄🧀🍗🍖 We then made a healthy salad 😋
School Council meeting
Our school council were busy this morning, thinking of ideas for special rewards for reading at home and also for charities to donate to as part of our Social Impact Schools Award.
DODGEBALL COMPETITION
Well done to our Year 3 and 4s for taking part in a dodgeball competition.
Year 3- World Museum Trip
Year 3 had a wonderful time at the World Museum. We enjoyed looking around the Ancient Egyptian exhibition and finding artefacts that we have learned about. We also enjoyed the workshop where we completed activities about Ancient Egypt.
Maths Stay and Learn
Thank you to all the adults that came to our stay and learn this half term. We hope you enjoyed learning how to measure perimeter!
3M Stay and Learn
Thank you to those who were able to come to our stay and learn session focusing on measuring perimeter.
3M French
3M have enjoyed learning the names of instruments In French. They have also worked on understanding which article to put in front of the instrument.
3M Music
3M enjoyed their first keyboard session this week. They played the notes E, G and F.
R.E.
This half term Year 3 are learning about Religious Festivals. We started our topic by looking at different festivals and celebrations, some were religious and some were non-religious.
Keyboards
3McK are very excited to start learning the keyboard with Mr Wheetcroft. On Friday we started by learning the notes E, F and G.
Collective Worship
3McK watched Newsround to catch up on the latest news. We then had a class discussion about what our favourite parts were and discussed different parts.
Stay and Learn
3McK enjoyed being mini teachers for the afternoon as they taught their adults how to measure shapes and work out their perimeters. Thank you to all the adults who attended!
3M MFL
3M started their new French topic today – Les Fruites. We learned the French name for some common fruits.
Musical Monday
Year 3 really enjoyed their musical Monday where they got to watch Ali’s Huws play her harp. She also taught us a lot about the harp as well!
Boccia
These week we had a group of Key Stage 2 children take part in a Boccia competition.
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Collective Worship
Today we discussed Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Tuesday as most like to call it. We learnt that it became tradition for Christians to make pancakes on Shrove Tuesday as they were giving up eggs, flour and milk for lent and needed to use all these ingredients before Ash Wednesday when lent starts!
Science Week!
Today Year 3 enjoyed making oobleck and learning about non-newtonian fluid!
Science Week
We enjoyed having Knowsley Safari in this week to teach us about the dangers of plastic for animals
Parents Get Involved in Neurodiversity Week.
Below is a list of workshops available to parents during Neurodiversity Celebration Week. Simply click on the workshop your would like to attend to register. You will be able to access the workshops via your mobile phone, tablet or computer. If you need help speak to Mrs Kent (SENCo)
https://www.neurodiversityweek.com/_files/ugd/46eb70_e3ce426f85ca411ebf75ef1d9ce61b10.pdf
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Science week
3M have enjoyed taking part in Science Week. We have completed the ‘Blubber Gloves’ experiment which explores how animals adapt, made Oobleck which is a substance that acts as both a solid and a liquid and designed our very own invention that will help us.
Neurodiversity Celebration Week
A huge thank you to Mr Boyd for hanging our neurodiversity umbrellas! Neurodiversity is an umbrella term used to refer to all of the different ways of thinking. This week the children are learning about Autism, Dyslexia, ADHD and Dyspraxia. Ask your child if they know any famous people who are neurodivergant!
Computing
Year 3 have been learning about altering media this half term. We have been taking pictures and changing their appearances by using tools like filters and adding text!
LFC Foundation Central Library Trip
Some of our Year 3 children enjoyed their trip to Central Library yesterday where they got a tour of the library and got read a story. We even programmed our own robot to tell our own made up stories!
Music- Keyboards
Year 3 have really enjoyed their keyboard lessons with Mr. Wheatcroft this half term.
Neurodiversity Week
Year 3 have been learning about Neurodiversity this week. We have discussed different topics such as Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD and ASD. Some of us even shared our thoughts and experiences.
Assembly
Year 3 loved learning about Ramadan and Eid in todays assembly. We learnt about how Muslims fast during daylight hours, meaning they are not allowed to eat or drink anything. They do this for 30 days and it reminds them of people who are less fortunate than themselves. Once the 30 days are over, they celebrate the end of Ramadan with Eid Al Fitr.
We are looking forward to our Eid themed lunch in school on Monday!
Art Week
Year 3 have been drawing in the style of Keith Haring. We have explored different types of shading and worked with oil pastels.
Computing
We have been enjoying altering images to create an atmosphere in computing this week.
Eid Al Fitr
Year 3 enjoyed celebrating Eid by designing their own plates using geometric patterns. The plate symbolised the lovely food that would be shared and the design represented Islamic art patterns.
PSHE
Yesterday, 3McK worked in pairs to think of ways Harold’s school could help the environment. We came up with some great ideas such as having signs to show where the bins are to help reduce littering, having labelled recycling bins and planting trees and flowers to create habitats for animals. Fantastic work 3McK!
Easter Assembly
We had a great time this morning in our Easter Assembly. It was great to hear all the other year groups sing. Happy Easter everyone!
Music Performance
Year 3 throughly enjoyed music this week with Mr Wheetcroft. Everyone got the opportunity to perform their favourite piece of music from the half term. Well done everyone!
Keyboard Practice
Year 3 were excited to be back learning the keyboards with Mr Wheetcroft. Today we started to learn two new songs, ‘Havana Breeze’ and ‘The Dancing Master’. We have now learnt the notes B, C, D, E, F, G and A.
Year 3 – English
This week we enjoyed exploring the clues to predict what our next text is about.
Year 3 & 4 Handball
An exciting afternoon with our handball team, excellent effort and determination!
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Year 3 PE
Year 3 have been enjoying their tennis lessons so far this half term. We have been working on controlling the tennis ball with the tennis racket.
Year 3 Keyboard Lessons
We have enjoyed playing different notes in Keyboard lessons. We have also been practising playing at the same time.
P.E
Year 3 loved P.E. this week in the sun with Mr Miran. This half term we are developing our tennis skills!
Science in the sun!
3McK had a great afternoon planting seeds for our science experiment! We will be measuring their height over the next 4 weeks!
Year 3 Tennis!
This week in P.E Year 3 have been working on controlling the ball with their rackets. We have been loving tennis so far!
Musical Mondays
Year 3 loved listening to Chroma Harp Duo yesterday. They had the opportunity to ask questions while enjoying some wonderful music from the harps!
Wellbeing Week
We have been looking after our wellbeing an extra amount this week at Stockton Wood. Year 3 have enjoyed many activities such as reading for pleasure, cards for kindness and a quiet place session with Audrey, along with many other activities.
Engineering Competition
During our Science Week 2025, all children in Stockton Wood got the opportunity to enter a national engineering competition where they had to design something that would make someone’s life easier. Well done to all children who entered the competition and a big congratulations to one of our year 3 pupils who has been one of two children picked in England as a finalist!
Year 3 & 4 Football
Great work our Year 3 and 4 football teams this afternoon! Well done boys who came first🤩
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Year 3 Sports Day
Year 3 had a lovely time completing our Sports Day activities! They did so well and all tried their best! Well done Year 3!
PSHE
In Year 3 we have been talking about our talents. We mimed our talents and asked the rest of the class to guess what they were!
Music Performances
On Wednesday, Year 3 got the opportunity to preform what they have learnt so far on the Keyboards!
PSHE- Our Talents
Last week in PSHE, we discussed our talents and created a freeze frame for them. Our classmates then had to guess what our talents were.
Keyboard Performances
3M enjoyed performing in their Music lesson last week. They all showcased our school values by showing respect while listening to each performance and encouraging each other to succeed.
KS2 Author visit – Luke Temple
Luke shared his fantastic adventure stories with us this morning. The main character is called Felix Dashwood and Luke helped us to bring the characters to life and explore the problems that they come across.
We had a chance to ask Luke some great questions and see how the illustrator brings his characters to life too!
Signed books about Felix’s adventures and the characters she meets on her way, will be on sale in school tomorrow!
Geography
In Geography this week, we searched a map for the countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
Catalyst Museum
Year 3 had a lovely time at the Catalyst Museum today. We explored the interactive section, watched a light show and made our own fossil.
Catalyst Museum
3McK really enjoyed learning all things science on their school trip to the Catalyst Museum. We got the opportunity to make our own fossils in our rocks workshop, as well as lots of challenges in our light workshop!
Aspirations Week
Year 1, 2 and 3 are off to a great start to our Aspirations week today. We all got together to talk about what we wanted to be when we grow up.
Aspirations Week – A Life in Football
Years 3, 4 and 5 really enjoyed hearing Mr Jones talking about a range of different careers there are in Football. It was really interesting to hear about how hard he worked to be a professional footballer!
Aspirations Week
Year 3 have been really inspired during Aspirations Week. The children had the opportunity to dress up as what they would like to be when they grow up. We have also had people come in to speak about their career, such as: an FA representative, a nurse, a biomedical scientist, a woodworker, a travel agent and a musician.
Aspirations Week
Year 3 have loved aspirations week! A big thank you to all our visitors who came to speak to us about their jobs.
Quidditch
We all had a great day playing some quidditch. Well done to the blue team who were our winners!
Maths
Year 3 have been love our topic of shape in maths! We used some cubes to make different 3D shapes!
Art Week!
We have loved making clay faces for art week! We have used our sculpting skills to make a mixture of stand up and flat faces!
Athletics
Year 3 have been enjoying PE this half term. We have been practicing relay races, long jump and shot put.
Art Week
Year 3 enjoyed planning, sculpting and painting their clay faces. They worked really hard with adding features and showing an emotion.
Everton in the community coding event
Year 3 enjoyed coding their own little robots to try and get them to move different directions.
P.E.
3M enjoyed their Athletics session today. They worked on their hopping, leaping and jumping skills.
Music performances
3McK enjoyed preforming everything they have learnt on the keyboard this half term.
Music – Keyboards
This week in Music, Year 3 practised scales, played the C chord and performed the tune ‘Ode to Joy’.
Bastille Day
Today, we learned about Bastille Day and why it is celebrated in France. We took the opportunity to celebrate some of our French topics, animals and colours. We created a ‘colourful zoo’ by drawing some of the animals we have learned and colouring them in different colours. At lunch time we had the opportunity to taste some delicious French dishes.
Bastille Day
Year 3 learned about Bastille Day yesterday, it is a French holiday which celebrates freedom throughout France. We celebrated the curriculum we have learnt this year and had a special lunch!
Tag Rugby
Well done our Year 3 and 4 Tag Rugby team! Excellent work as a team on a hot sunny day ☀️
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What a Wonderful Year!
Year 3 have had a lovely day ending our fantastic year together. Thank you to all parents and carers for all your support this year! Have a lovely summer break.
