Broadford Year 3/4: October 2025

Friday, 3 October 2025

Monday 6.10.25 Year 3 Spellings

Look…Say…Cover…Write…Check

WB: 6/10/2025

	Group c	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu
1	wrong
2	write
3	wrist
4	circle
5	centre

Look…Say…Cover…Write…Check

WB:6/10/2025

	Groups A/B	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu
1	wren
2	wrong
3	write
4	wrote
5	wrist
6	centre
7	century
8	certain
9	circle
10	complete

Year 3- Our learning journey

Today in PE we focused on flexibility. We began the lesson by becoming a star, stretching our bodies wide and tall. From there, children learnt to calm themselves through controlled breathing, helping them to focus before moving into the main activity.

The class then practised a variety of flexible poses, each one held for 10 seconds to build strength, balance, and control. Working in groups of 3 or 4, children composed their own sequences of flexible positions and confidently demonstrated these to the rest of the class.

To finish, we reflected together on which poses were the most challenging to hold, and why. Many children noticed that balance, stretching muscles, and staying still for longer made some poses harder than others.

Certificates - Year 3

It's been an excellent week of learning in Year 3 and the children have been working hard all week!

In Literacy, the children continued their work on our book for this half term, 'A Tale of Two Robots'. Last week, the children planned and wrote a letter to the main character of the story, Callum. The purpose of the letter was to ask Callum to build the children's creative and unique robots for them. This week, the children wrote a reply to this letter as Callum. This was their first piece of independent writing in Year 3! Well done to all!

In Maths, the children concluded their work on place value by comparing and ordering numbers to 1000. The children enjoyed their practical lessons this week before completing their end of unit tests and beginning their new topic, Addition and Subtraction.

This week's certificate winners are...

Star Writer - Zachary, Alexandra and Mutjaba

E for Excellence - Tillie-Rose, Eridola and Nicole

Teacher Happy - Alayna

4 R's - Serghei, Amerah and Aayan

Wild Passport Day in Year 4

Year 4’s Wild Passport Day: A Journey into Nature and Teamwork

This week, our adventurous Year 4 cohort took a walk on the wild side during an exciting Wild Passport Day, filled with hands-on learning, outdoor exploration, and teamwork. The day was designed to deepen the children’s connection with nature while developing essential life skills like problem-solving, collaboration, and resilience.

The day began with a creative and mindful activity: bird nest building. But this wasn’t just any crafting session — the children were challenged to build nests using tweezers instead of their hands, mimicking the delicate precision of a bird's beak. This task required patience and careful coordination as they gathered twigs, moss, and leaves to construct their tiny shelters. It was a fantastic way to build empathy for wildlife while developing fine motor skills and perseverance.

After some careful nest construction, it was time for a little magic! The children let their imaginations run wild as they designed and built whimsical gnome homes using natural materials they found around them. Twigs became door frames, leaves became roofs, and pebbles turned into pathways. Creativity bloomed as the forest floor transformed into a village of miniature woodland dwellings.

Next came a true test of resourcefulness and teamwork. The children were grouped together to build life-sized shelters using tarps, sticks, string, and whatever they could find in their surroundings. The aim? To create a sturdy, weatherproof structure that could survive a torrential downpour — even if only imagined! This activity brought out the best in our learners, as they demonstrated reciprocity by listening to each other’s ideas, sharing tasks, and solving problems together. Many groups even discussed real-world survival strategies, showing just how deeply they engaged with the task.

To round off the day, Year 4 put their orienteering skills to the test. In pairs, they navigated a special course using maps and compasses, hunting for checkpoints and solving clues along the way. This was more than just a race — it was a chance to practise communication, cooperation, and direction-following under pressure. The excitement and determination on their faces said it all!