Year 3 Blog

This Sunday, the children have been invited to take part in a memorial service for those who were involved in the disaster at the Unity Brook Colliery. We were asked to create a display of the children's learning and the above photograph shows just how hard the children have worked. The display is…

This morning we were very lucky to have two ex-miners visit our classroom who spoke to us about what life was like in the pits. It really helped with our learning about the Unity Brook disaster and of what life was like in Kearsley during the Industrial Revolution.

In one of our English lessons last week we read and answered comprehension questions on a text which was all about frogs and frogspawn. It struck a chord with many of the children and you can imagine our delight when a few of the class saw an opportunity for us to have some frogspawn in our…

We are amazed by how much Sylvia, Teddy, Doris and Sid have grown over the short time which we have had them. They are lovely class pets to have and we all take great pride in taking care of them.

Despite the weather, we have all had a fantastic time on our school trip today. The tour underground was amazing and we have all learned a lot about what life was like working in the mines from the Victorian times to the 1980s. We even got to travel there and back in the height of luxury which…

This morning we visited the graveyard so that we could pay our respects to the victims and families of those who were involved in the explosion at the Unity Brook Colliery.

The children look absolutely wonderful! Thank-you for helping to make their even more special. We really do appreciate your continued support.

We turned our classroom into a disco today as we used our bodies to show what horizontal, vertical, parallel and perpendicular lines look like. We all had a great time! 

This morning we used art straws to create 3d shapes. We then had to describe their properties.

A super felt monster creation has been made in enrichment today.

Here we are learning how to say and write good morning and good afternoon in Spanish. Why don't you ask your child about it tonight?