Welcome to Year 3

But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31

Mrs Davies and Mrs McBride welcome you to our class page for 2024 - 2025. We are looking forward to our busy and exciting year ahead together!

Spring Term

2024-2025

Dates for your diary

Spring 1

• Monday 6^th January: Children return to school
• Wednesday 15^th January: DT day (Y3)
• Thursday 16^th January: CHET meeting for parents 2:30
• Friday 24^th January: Non-uniform day (unwanted gifts) 
• Friday 31^st January: Inside out day to raise awareness for mental health
• Thursday 6^th February: Trashion Show
• Friday 14^th February: Equality assembly (Y3, 5, 6)
• Friday 14^th February: Finish for half term at 3pm

Spring 2

• Monday 24^th February: Children return to school
• Wednesday 26th February: CHET
• Thursday 6^th March: World Book Day
• Monday 10^th March: Pupil Progress Meetings
• Friday 14^th March: Comic Relief - mad hair day
• Friday 21st March: Non-uniform day (chocolate) 
• Friday 4^th April: Easter bonnet/garden, raffles
• Friday 4^th April: Finish for Easter at 1.30pm

Autumn Term

2024-2025

Dates for your diary

Autumn 1

• Wednesday 11^th September: School Council Elections
• Friday 13^th September: St. Robert Bellarmine’s Feast Day Mass
• Wednesday 25^th September: Y3 Play in a Day: The Stone Age
• Friday 4^th October: Macmillan Coffee Morning
• Thursday 10^th October: Wear Yellow for Mental Health Awareness
• Friday 11^th October: Non-uniform day (unwanted gifts)
• Friday 18^th October: Harvest Festival Y3
• Monday 21^st October: Pupil Progress evening
• Friday 25^th October: Wear red or blue for Say No to Racism day
• Friday 25^th October: School closes for half-term (3pm)

Autumn 2

• Monday 4^th November: school reopens
• Friday 3^rd November: Non-uniform day (chocolates)
• Friday 15^th November: Pyjama day (Children in Need)
• Friday 22^nd November: Odd socks day for anti-bullying
• Friday 29^th November: Non-uniform - chocolates
• Friday 6^th December: Non-uniform – bottles
• Friday 13^th December: Christmas Fair
• Tuesday 17^th December: Advent Service
• Thursday 19^th December: Santa Dash, Christmas Jumper Day
• Friday 20^th December: School closes for Christmas (1:30pm)

Christmas

We had a very busy time leading up to Christmas. We made cards, had a jumper day, a Santa Dash, a visit from Father Christmas and a party!

Light - Science

Y3 investigated  how the distance of the light source from the object can affect the length of the shadow. In this topic, Year 3 investigated which materials would make the best shadow puppets. They tested a range of material and gave reasons why it would or would not be good to use for a puppet. Then they made the puppet and judged it against the rest of the criteria in their challenge brief.

Children In Need - PSHE

Children gave a donation and wore pyjamas to support this year's Children In Need campaign

Friendship fortnight - PSHE

For this year's anti-bullying campaign we wore odd socks to encourage people to express themselves and celebrate their individuality and what makes us all unique! This was linked to all the work we did during our 'friendship fortnight.' This year, the theme was Choose Respect. We talked about how important it is to talk to other people and to be inclusive and kind and to respect others. We want everyone to Choose Respect.

Art - Cave Paintings

We used different media to create our own drawings and paintings in the style of cave art. We made our own colour wheels, added white and black to make colours lighter and darker, evaluated other art and used what we had learnt to create our own masterpiece! 

Remembrance Day - Collective Worship

We gathered on 11th November to pay our respects to those who have lost their lives in wars and their families. We talked about the significance of wearing a red poppy and why it was so important to remember. We said prayers then at 11am, observed a 2 minute silence and reflected quietly.

Say No To Racism - PSHE

We wore red and blue to say 'NO' to racism. We discussed how everyone should be treated fairly and that we should treat others the way we would like to be treated. Racism does not have a voice in our school community and we will not tolerate it in any form.

Harvest Festival - Collective Worship

Year 3 led our school collective worship for the Harvest Festival. We gathered together and thought about how our actions, no matter how small they seem, can make a big difference to other people in our community. We thanked God for the farmers and their harvest, for the Sun and the rain. Most of all we thanked our families who donated lots of items for the foodbank to help people less fortunate than ourselves across Sefton. Thank you for your kindness everyone.

PE and Games

These athletes have been footballer and gymnast of the week and the girls represented our school at Goals for a football tournament. We also sent a fantastic team to enjoy a multi sports event. Well done everyone!

Hello Yellow - PSHE

To raise awareness of mental health we wore yellow and discussed ways in which we can feel less alone and have positive mental health. We recognised that it's so important to understand how we're feeling and find ways to feel better or support others who are struggling.

Art - Painting

For our art topic about cave paintings we have mixed paint colours and made collages using brown. We experimented with colour mixing to make brown and we created our own colour wheels. 

Learn and Present - English/History

Y3 spent the day with Altru Drama learning all about Stone Age Britain as part of our History topic. Children helped write and then performed a play for the rest of the school based on what they had learnt in just one day. The boys and girls were brilliant and gave an excellent performance at the end of the day!

School Council Elections - Democracy

This week our pupils were able to put themselves forward for the important job of class councillor by submitting their form to state why they would be the best person to represent our class. Candidates were shortlisted to two boys and two girls by selected pupils in Year 6. Each person voted on who they would like to be our class councillors for the year and votes were counted, counted again and then verified to see who had gained the most votes! Congratulations to our elected class councillors!