Welcome to Year 3!

To contact the year leader please email: 

heatherlands.office@coastalpartnership.co.uk

Please phone the office if you have an urgent message or enquiry.

PE days: Monday (outdoor) & Tuesday (indoor). Children to come into school dressed in PE kits.

The Heatherlands Way

Last week at Forest School, our children embraced the great outdoors with enthusiasm and creativity.  

Under the guidance of Miss Godfrey, the children engaged in den building along the nature trail using tarpaulin, pegs, and rope. It was wonderful to see them collaborate, share ideas, and support one another as they constructed their shelters. They also showed resilience when it proved difficult in the very cold weather! 

In addition to den building, Mrs Andrews led some exciting team games that encouraged cooperation, communication, and respect. The laughter and teamwork were infectious! 

Miss Edwards introduced the children to the art of weaving with God’s eyes, a beautiful craft that not only fosters creativity but also promotes motivation and focus.  

We are so proud of how our Year 3 children are growing and learning together in Forest School. Thank you for your continued support! 

Hello parents! 

Year 3 are loving our new topic: ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll’. We have been learning about tectonic plate boundaries using Oreos, to make convergent, transform and divergent boundaries. We also had a fantastic special guest in this week, who did a rap workshop for us all about rocks. Each class’s rock rap was unique and full of lots of facts related to our exciting topic! 

In maths we finished our first fractions unit, and we have moved on to length and measure- starting with centimetres and metres. We found things in the classroom and decided whether we would use a ruler or a metre stick to measure them! 

We are continuing with our ‘Ruckus’ film in English, and our time conjunctions and adverbs! 

It's been another wonderful week in Year 3! Thank you for your continued support. 

Hello parents!

We’ve kicked off the second half of the Autumn term with a bang, and Year 3 is already buzzing with excitement about our new topic: ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll’. This week, we had a fantastic visit from a geologist who shared his expertise about all things rocks. It was a brilliant opportunity for the children to learn about various types of rocks and their formations. The highlight of his visit was a hands-on limestone experiment.

The geologist also brought along some fascinating rocks from a university geological dig. The children were eager to identify and learn about each specimen, and they did a superb job, showing great enthusiasm and teamwork!

As part of our ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll’ topic, we also enjoyed ‘Outdoor Classroom Day’ with an exciting rock hunt around our school grounds. The children relished the chance to explore nature and find different types of rocks, making connections between what they’ve learned and what they could observe in their environment.

In class, we dove deeper into our topic by discussing whether the structure of the Earth resembles more of a peach or an egg. To illustrate this, we undertook a fun dissection of both! The children were fascinated to discover the ‘crust’, ‘inner core’, and other layers, comparing the two structures in a way that was both engaging and educational.

On the maths front, we delved into the world of fractions, enhancing our number skills while linking them to real-life scenarios.

In English we have started looking at adverbs and time conjunctions.

It's been a wonderful week in Year 3, and we can’t wait to see what’s in store for the rest of the term! Thank you for your continued support.

Hello Year 3 parents! 

We are buzzing with excitement about all the brilliant activities happening this half term! In our Ready, Steady, Grow topic, the children have been experimenting with recreating Andy Warhol’s iconic pop art using flowers. They've been learning about printing techniques and playing with complementary colours to create stunning pieces that we can't wait for you to see!  

In our science lessons, we've been turning into little botanists by dissecting lilies to explore their reproductive parts, specifically the stamen and pistil. Our science experiment is also in full swing, as we’re investigating how different numbers of seeds in each pot affect growth. It’s fascinating to see the children's enthusiasm as they monitor their plants! 

In English, we’ve moved on to the enchanting story of The Tin Forest by Helen Ward. We're focusing on contrasting conjunctions and the present perfect tense.  

Lastly, in maths, we’ve been busy with times tables and multiplication work. The children are becoming more confident and competent with their calculations, which is fantastic to see! 

Thank you for your continued support and all the wonderful homework we have received so far! 

Hello Year 3 Parents!

As we head into another exciting week, the year 3 team wanted to share a little bit about what your fantastic children have been up to in class. Our Ready, Steady, Grow topic is in full bloom! The children have been getting creative by sketching beautiful flowers experimenting with different techniques and different sketching pencils. In Science we even dissected them to discover their inner workings.

In English, we’ve been diving into causal conjunctions and prepositions, which are helping to enhance their writing skills. We have been enjoying "The Flower" by John Light, our book for the first part of the Autumn term.

In Maths, we started with place value and have now moved on to mastering column method addition and subtraction.

Thank you for all your ongoing support.