atlases

By Mrs K SMITH16th November 2025

This week in geography, Year 3 have been using atlases.

We have begun to identify countries in Europe with the use of an atlas. We could identify England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland independently. We then began to find France, Belgium and The Netherlands as these are the countries which are closest to Hull.

We can use our atlas and our knowledge of compass points to find European countries which are north, south, east or west in relation to where Hull is.

We enjoyed using the atlases and worked together to identify lots of European countries.

ordinance survey

By Mrs K SMITH15th November 2025

As part of our geography this term, Year 3 have been using  digimaps on the computers. We have been able to look at maps of our local area and identify features from them.

Today, we have used ordinance survey icons to help us. We first identified symbols that were on our maps then used an ordinance survey key to help us identify what these features were. We looked at maps from moderday, 1950’s and 1890’s to compare any changes that had happened in our local area. We quickly spotted that things like churches have always been in our local area. We also spotted that things like viewing areas are a newer addition to our area as these were not on the earlier maps.

We really enjoyed using these ordinance survey symbols to help us identify lots of different      features in our local area.

odd socks day

By Mrs K SMITH12th November 2025

Year 3 have celebrated Odd Socks Day to mark the start of Anti‑Bullying Week by wearing odd socks. We have discussed what makes each of us unique – and reinforced the idea that differences are something to be celebrated, not bullied. We have helped to spread the message: everyone is welcome, everyone belongs, and kindness to each other matters

cross the river

By Mrs K SMITH27th October 2025

In PE, Year 3 have been playing “Cross the River” which is a cooperative game where teams use hoops to move everyone across a designated “river” (the MUGA) without touching the “water,” promoting problem-solving, teamwork, and gross motor skills by requiring players to strategically move hoops forward and only stand in these hoops, restarting if anyone falls in. We had to coordinate movements to pass hoops from back to front to keep the “raft” moving. We worked well as teams and quickly found how to communicate with each other.

symmetrical and asymmetrical balances

By Mrs K SMITH20th October 2025

In P.E this term, Year 3 have been Gymnasts performing a sequence of moves with a partner which includes symmetrical and asymmetrical balances using different apparatus. These balances have included using different levels and same level balances.  In order to perfect the flow of our sequences of balances, we have practised and performed for our peers. After taking feedback on board, our sequences have been much improved and flowed better.

 

KS2 Enjoy their new play equipment!

By Mr S MORGAN5th October 2025

There was excitement on the playground this week when we launched our new play equipment for KS2. Children got to grips with their new materials aimed to encourage open-ended and imaginative play, while encouraging children to be physically active. Initially feedback is very positive and we hope to add more soon!

These Y3 boys make a car in our crate building area

Theo and Rocco made a Minecraft style person with the blocks

These children set themselves the challenge of making a shelter big enough for them to fit under – great work boys! 

Our new steppers have been a hit !

Flexdance Workshop Day!

By Mr S MORGAN3rd October 2025

Today we’ve celebrated Flexdance Inc’s birthday with a day of dance workshops! Years 1-6 all took part in a fabulous session where they learned a dance to some current hits! Well done everyone, it was great to see so many children (and staff!) have a great time.

partitioning numbers to 1000

By Mrs K SMITH23rd September 2025

Year 3 have been working on our place value unit in maths to start the term. We have looked at hundreds, tens and ones and how these make up numbers to 1,000. We have used the base 10 resources this week to help us partition our numbers. We began by making a number and the partitioning it in to hundreds, tens and ones.

We then looked at how these numbers could be partitioned more flexibly. We realised that when we add our parts together they add up to the same whole number. We moved our hundreds, tens and ones around to see how many ways we could partition a number.

ocean meets sky

By Mrs K SMITH22nd September 2025

Year 3 were surprised to find a mysterious suitcase left in our classroom this week. Who owns it? Where did it come from? What’s inside? Just some of the questions the Year 3 children had.

The children were very quick to notice that the suitcase had a label saying ‘Grandpa’.

 

Inside was many exciting things including a book labeled ‘Grandpa’s Stories’, some dumplings and a picture of a boy with a man.

We knew that these were all things telling us about our new story ‘Ocean meets Sky’ and we used them to help us make predictions.

Some children thought the story would be about eating dumplings on a boat in the sun whilst others thought the story could be about a special trip that Grandpa is going to take. We can not wait to discover who the characters are and what is going to happen in our story.

reflective materials

By Mrs K SMITH18th September 2025

Year 3 have been looking at light in our first science unit. We discovered that there are many light sources that we use every day including the sun, light bulbs, phones and televisions. We were very surprised to discover that the moon is not a source of light and that it only reflects light from the sun. We decided to see what other materials reflected light and which materials reflected this best. We carried out a fair test on materials including tin foil, card and fabric.

We discovered that the most reflective materials had a smooth surface and that the light reflected brightest from these types of materials.