Welcome to Year 3

Raising money for a special charity

The school had a fantastic time taking part in a fundraiser for the READ Foundation, a charity that helps provide education for orphaned and disadvantaged children. The event was full of fun activities, including a bean bag toss, a basketball hoop challenge, and a football shoot, which everyone enjoyed. The children also had the chance to decorate and buy biscuits, which was a big hit! It was a wonderful way to come together, have fun, and support such an important cause.

Eid Party 

Year 3 had a wonderful time celebrating our Eid party! The children looked absolutely beautiful in their traditional and colourful outfits, making the day feel extra special. There were lots of fun activities, including musical statues, exciting dance battles, and even a “Best Dancer” award which everyone enjoyed competing for. In the afternoon, the class shared some delicious party food together, making it a joyful and wonderful celebration for all.

 Author Visit     

Nadia Shireen

On Thursday 12th March, we were lucky to welcome author Nadia Shireen to our school. She spoke to the children about the books she has written and shared insights into her work. Nadia also read one of her stories aloud, bringing some of her characters to life for everyone to enjoy. The children then had the opportunity to create their own illustrations, inspired by her style, which they thoroughly enjoyed.

Word book day 

Year 3 had a fantastic time celebrating World Book Day! The day began with the children decorating their own T-shirts, each choosing a character theme from a story they love. They took part in a range of fun, book-themed activities throughout the day and even joined a live online assembly with Blue Peter, which was very exciting. We also made our healthy biscuits inspired by Alien in Jam factory. To finish off the celebration, the children proudly took part in a parade in the hall, showing off their creative T-shirts to everyone. It was a fun and memorable day that celebrated their love of reading.

Break dancing 

Today the children in Key stage 2 had the chance to take part in some breakdancing led by a professional dancer, they began by doing some warm up moves. They experimented their abilities and turned them into unique dance moves which they displayed in a dance battle at the end of it all. The final showdown was something else. 

Year 3/4 Christmas party day

Our Christmas party was full of fun, laughter and festive excitement! Year 3 and Year 4 came together in the hall to enjoy a range of party games, including musical statues and pass the parcel, before having a brilliant dance together. The hall was filled with music and smiles as everyone joined in. We then returned to our classrooms to enjoy some delicious food and continue the celebrations with more dancing and some fantastic performances. It was a wonderful way to celebrate Christmas together and created lots of happy memories for everyone involved.

Christingle Celebration 

During our Christingle assembly, our school came together to celebrate this special tradition and learn about the meaning behind it. We explored what a Christingle is and discussed how each part symbolises important messages, especially the candle, which we lit to represent light, hope and love in the world. The atmosphere was calm and reflective as we shared this moment together. The assembly ended on a joyful note, with every class performing their own Christmas song for the rest of the school, filling the hall with festive cheer and creating a wonderful sense of togetherness.

Christmas switch on 

Everyone in the school had the chance to put on their baubles so that the Christmas tree was beautifully decorated. Everyone then came together in the hall to watch the Christmas lights switch on the tree, it was a lovely time to reflect and gaze upon the light that spread across our school. Miss Jones had the privilege of turning the lights on!

International peace day

Year 3 had a fantastic time celebrating International Peace Day! We learned all about how we can support others around the world through different charities and talked about why it’s important to help people in need. We also explored children’s rights and played a fun Rights Bingo game to help us remember them.

At lunchtime, we joined Mr. Kameel for a special Peace Run, where everyone showed great teamwork and kindness. Later, our parents came into school to decorate a stone for us. We will place these stones in the Peace Garden to remind us of the importance of peace and caring for others.

It was a wonderful day full of learning, fun, and togetherness!

Taekwondo

Year 3 are doing Taekwondo this year, I have to say they absolutely love every minute of it, it's their chance to learn self defence, discipline, new skills while getting fit along the way. We have amazing taekwondo kits for all of them to wear which really gets them into the art and feel of the martial art, by the end of this year they will have mastered white belt and achieve a yellow belt! 

 Year 3 drumming 

This year, we are very lucky to have an amazing African drumming teacher come in to teach our class how to play the African drums, we have been so grateful to take part each week, learning new ways to play to the beat. Hopefully, when year 3 are confident enough, they will put on a drumming show for the rest of the school. 

Take over day!

Today was a special day for the whole school where everyone got the chance to teach a lesson of their own. A couple of the year 6's were chosen for head teacher and deputy, and our lovely year 3's taught their class music, PE and art. The children became responsible for planning their sessions and delivering them, they worked as a team to make these lessons come to life and inspire others to do the same. 

Pupil Voice Representatives

Year 3's Class Charity