Year 3 Otters

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Mr Gillard

PE days: Tuesday and Thursday

Please ensure that children are in PE kit on these days and that any ear piercings are removed.

Home Learning Menu:

Reading - Enjoy some lovely shared reading during the half term break! (10 mins)

Maths - Try the next workout in your new times tables book! (Page 5, part B please!) (10mins)

Spelling - Please practise our challenge words using the list on Spelling Shed (10 mins)

Our Class Reader:

Indigo Wilde and the Unknown Wilderness: Indigo Wilde, Book 2 (Audio ...

Can the ice cream sellers be trusted? What happened to Madame Grey?

Picture news:

A taste of our Learning

24.10.25 - Half Term Heroes!

We made it! After a marathon half term where our wonderful Year 3s have faced so many new routines, learning and magical moments, they have managed to drag their tired selves to a well deserved holiday. Even in a tiring final week they kept their feet on the ground to take on maths assessments, chicken dances and some amazing singing in music lessons. I am exceptionally proud of our Year 3 cohort for their efforts to far this half term and I can't wait to see what they are able to achieve next.

17.10.25 - Beat Poets!

Year 3 continued their journey through poetry this week with some VERY loud drumming to the poem Gran, Can You Rap? Our budding rap stars were super at keeping the beat and performing a fast and tongue twistery poem! Well done! We also continued our column method learning in maths and also managed to fit in some extra PSHE about what it feels like to be new and how we can help welcome new people to a group or activity.

10.10.25 - Performance Poets

This week, Year 3 have become performance poets! Inspired by the poetry of Michael Rosen, Jackie Kay and Benjamin Zephaniah, we have been reading, rehearsing and performing a selection of poems to our friends, always following with stars and wishes for our top performers. Well done! In other areas, we have been exploring magnetic poles, taking our first steps in column addition, and reading letters from the time of The Mary Rose to search for clues as to how it sank. We even managed to make a huge mess while making colour collages for art, as well as getting it all tidy again! Well done everyone!

3.10.25 - Magnet Magic

This week, Year 3 have been finishing their last pieces of writing on The Black Hat, with the titular magical headwear transporting them to Minecraft worlds, wild west ghost towns, giving them telekinesis (and making me find out how to spell that!) In addition they have been working hard on addition in maths, learning strategies to help solve problems. In science, they also had to help me rescue some carelessly placed paper-clips using their knowledge of magnetic forces!

26.9.25 - Sneaky Graffiti!

This week, Year 3 have extended their learning of The Black Hat by changing...pretty much everything about it! We have planned new versions where the only consistent detail is a Black Hat, and they are free to get creative with every other detail. I can't wait to read them! In other areas we have been exploring magnetism as a non-contact force, finishing off our place value unit in maths and also enjoyed a lovely sunny afternoon outside, sketching the school buildings and thinking about where we would add graffiti (if permitted!)

19.9.25 - Black Hat Adventures and...Christmas?!

This week, our intrepid Otters have continued their journey into the mysteries of The Black Hat by writing their own versions of the story. They have found enchanted boots, magical swords and video game portals while wandering the woods and are ready to turn their visions into amazing stories. In other areas, we have been practising rhythm in gymnastics, lead by the cat-like agility of Mr James, and even had time for making...Christmas cards?! Well done Year 3!

12.9.25 - Hat Tricks!

This week we have continued our learning of the Black Hat story and created amazing story maps to help us retell it. We have also been getting deeper and deeper into place value, splitting numbers into hundreds, tens and ones ahead of our upcoming column addition and subtraction. In other areas, we showed off our Safety Snail science skills to explore what magnets can stick to. Well done Otters!

5.9.25 - Welcome back!

Welcome back to our brand new Year 3s! They have had a super first couple of days and hit the ground running with our new room, all their lovely new pencil case tools and (of course) some new stories to explore! Well done everyone!