Year 3 – Miss A Bissell
Aviation
Year 3 have enjoyed a virtual careers session focusing on people who work in aviation. The children were very interested in the job they learned about and had lots of questions to ask.
Dragon Ball/Crazy Hair Day
This week has been very exciting year 3 have celebrated Red Nose Day and to celebrate they came to school with crazy hair styles. We had lots of coloured hair spray, pot noodles and costa cups in hairs. The children’s effort was amazing. We also enjoyed a game of Dragon Ball as well thank you to the GoWell team.
Art Gallery
Year 3 enjoyed a visit to the Spennymoor Art Gallery on Tuesday. We learned lots about Norman Cornish. The children loved looking at all the pieces of art work and asking lots of questions.
DT – Making Nets
Year 3 have been enjoying our DT lessons this half term. We have been focusing on packaging, we discovered nets in this week’s lesson. We made a cube. The children worked very hard to complete the task.
NHS Day
Year 3 enjoyed taking part in The step into the NHS day on Thursday. Children were involved in a number of livestreams where we got to learn about different careers within the NHS. Lots of children were very enthusiastic about working for the NHS one.
Teach for Sustainable AI
Year 3 took part in an online session focusing on sustainable AI. The children learned how to use AI to help the planet. We designed an AI product to reduce food waste in school. The children really engaged with this lesson and got lots out of it.
World Book Day 2025
The children have loved dressing as characters from books or in their PJ’s ready for a cosy story. We enjoyed lots of activities like creating our own book characters, creating book covers and watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Greenhouse Gases
Year 3 have enjoyed a session linked to science. We had Energy Features Education in to deliver a lesson about Greenhouse Gases. We designed Superhero’s that would help to stop Greenhouse Gases. The children loved the session and learned lots about Greenhouse Gases.
NERAP
Year 3 have enjoyed a NERAP session held by Newcastle University. The children got an opportunity to think about courses they might be interested in. They designed a character who they pretend was going to university to get them thinking about different options university has to offer.
All year 3 children had lots of aspirations to become different professionals in the workplace.
Rocks Science Experiment
Year 3 topic in science this half term has been rocks. We have looked at lots of different types of rocks. This week we did 3 experiments to test the rocks. First, we scratched the rock to see how hard they were. Then, we did a sink or float test with the rocks. Lastly, we seen how the different rocks reacted with a mild acid. The children really enjoyed turning the classroom into a Science Lab and become Scientists.
Rocks Investigation
During Science children have been learning about rocks. This week we looked at how we could describe the rocks. We used hand lens to examine the rocks closely.
Durham Music Services
Year 3 have enjoyed having Durham Music Services in to teach drumming this half term.
STEM Geologist
Year 3 enjoyed a video call with a Geologist. He spoke about the different types of rocks that we might find and share some super amazing facts with the class.
Christmas
Christmas in year 3 have had a fantastic Christmas period in school. We have enjoyed Christmas lunch, Christmas jumper day and a Christmas performance of I am a Census Get Me Out Of Here.
Library Visit
Year 3 have enjoyed spending time at the Local Library in Spennymoor recently. They all got to discover the different genres of books available for them to read. They enjoyed choosing one to take back to school to read until next time we return to the library.
4 & 8 Figure Compass Points
Children in year 3 have been enjoyed using compasses in our Geography lessons. Children have been learning how to follow directions on a map and how a compass can help them do that. We are looking at developing our learning so that we are able to follow a simple map on a walk around Spennymoor.
Science Eatwell Plate
Year 3 have been busy in science learning about how to keep our bodies healthy? We focused on the Eatwell plate and made one of our own using foods from each group to construct our own Eatwell plate.
Computing
Year 3 have enjoyed having a go a coding this term. The children drew a map and set the directions on a Code it Mouse. The children enjoyed this activity very much and can’t wait to develop their skills of coding further throughout the year.
Buddhism
A local Buddhist came to school to talk about Buddhism, giving the children a wonderful opportunity to learn about this peaceful and ancient religion. The session was interactive, and the children asked some great questions! They learned about key beliefs, practices, and values in Buddhism, which will help develop their understanding of different cultures and traditions. This is part of our aim to promote inclusivity and respect for all beliefs.
Year 3 2023/24
Plant Dissection
In science we are looking at plants, we explored the different parts of plants by taking part in a plant dissection. We have also started an experiment to see if plant growth is affected by the number of seeds in a pot. Hopefully we will have some beautiful, tall sunflowers soon.
Modroc Sculptures
This term in art we have been looking at Modroc sculptures. We explored the work of American sculptor, George Segal and explored different skills such as rolling, smoothing, and using tools to help us create our final piece of work.
Light and Shadows
In science we have been looking at light and shadows. we completed an experiment to see how the size of a shadow changes depending on how close a light source is placed to it.
Hardwick Park
As part of our Outdoor Adventurous Activities PE topic, we spent the morning at Hardwick park with go well to complete some exciting activities. We used a map and key to spell out a message, completed a course blindfolded by following the instructions from our partner and had a giant game of the floor is lava.
Beamish
As part of our history and art learning about the local area and Norman Cornish, we visited Beamish looking at how life was different in Victorian times as well as visiting the recreation of Norman Cornish’s house to observe his artwork. We had the best day visiting the historical houses, school and even had a trip down the coal mine.
Church Visit
As part of our RE topic, Christian Churches, we visited St Pauls Church. We had a lovely welcome from Matt who taught us so much about his church and even told us how his church is different to other Christian Churches in Spennymoor.
Local Library
Year 3 enjoyed a trip to our local library, we all got to choose a book go bring back to school and enjoy for the next few weeks. We can’t wait to go back and exchange them for a new one!
Measurement
In Year 3, We have moved onto learning about length and perimeter in maths. Some of our children have enjoyed exploring the school measuring things that are greater than and smaller than a metre.
