Year 3 - Pink Class and Violet Class
Curriculum overview
Termly Newsletters
Spring Term 2026
It has been another busy term in Year 3. The children have impressed us in DT by designing then making their own working torches and making jewellery inspired by Coco Chanel. They have learnt a lot about rivers such as the names of some famous rivers, the journey of the River Wharfe and they can tell us what rivers can be used for too. Their writing has continued to improve and they have written their own retell of a chapter as well as some wonderful spring poems. Most children now have their pen license too - well done Year 3!
They have an abundance of knowledge about fractions as well as mass and capacity. We think some children are hoping they can help out with some baking or cooking at home now they can read weighing scales. Their French vocabulary is expanding too, the children can order an ice cream in French. They were a little disappointed when we said we couldn't go to France on a school trip! They were fantastically behaved on the school trip to Jorvik which helped with their learning about the Anglo-Saxons and their next topic, the Vikings.
We have enjoyed preparing for the Spring fair, making some Easter crafts and seeing the days get warmer.
Autumn Term 2025
We have had an extremely busy but wonderful start to Year 3! The children have learnt lots already and have been super enthusiastic about the topics we have covered. Learning to speak French and playing the recorder has also played a big part in this term's learning.
They have particularly enjoyed learning about the Romans and the changes they made that can still be seen today like roads, flushing toilets and Roman baths. They also have an abundance of knowledge about the Amazon rainforest, we spent many lessons researching about the Amazon and some children did their own research outside of school to learn even more interesting facts to share with us.
They have been creative by making Greek masks inspired by Karolina Romanowska, designing and making pneumatic toy monsters in DT as well as producing some natural art inspired by Andy Goldsworthy during creative arts week.
During writing their balanced argument and setting description, they all showed off their fantastic writing skills and amazing use of vocabulary. Some children have already earnt their pen license by showing off their neat joined-up handwriting and we look forward to seeing lots more children achieve this going forward.
The children have even had some energy left to learn about light and sound during science. They have carried out lots of investigations testing reflective materials, how shadows are made and how mirrors work. The children did us so proud when carolling in the local community and it was lovely to have so many grown-ups come and support them. They definitely deserve a break!
Summer Term 2025
In the first part of the Summer term, Year 3 studied how the Romans invaded England and the changes they made that can still be seen today.
In English, we extended our learning and wrote about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii, the children produced some excellent descriptive writing based on this.
We launched our new topic about renewable energy with a trip to Magna in Sheffield. They learnt a lot in the practical workshop and loved exploring the different earth, wind, air, fire and water areas in the museum. A fun day was had by all!
Year 3 enjoyed getting messy and creative when they made some interesting clay fruit in the style of Kaori Kurihara.
They are now developing quite the repertoire of tunes on their recorders and are busy practising for their end of year performance.
The classrooms are looking very full at the end of the Summer term as the children have started making castles using junk modelling and 3D shapes, we are sure they will look brilliant when they are finished and will be fit for a King or Queen!
It has been a busy and fun-filled year and all the Year 3 would like to thank parents and carers for their ongoing support.
We wish the children the best of luck for Year 4!
