Year 3 - Colour Run

Yesterday, our school field was transformed into a swirling, vibrant rainbow for our highly anticipated School Colour Run! The energy was electric, and our Year 3 children absolutely loved the experience, diving headfirst into the colourful chaos with massive smiles.

 While the afternoon was undeniably messy—with neon powder covering everyone from head to toe (parents, we apologise to your washing machines!)—it was an incredibly memorable day filled with endless laughter, high-fives, and community spirit. Thank you to everyone who ran, splattered, and cheered us on to make it such a brilliant success!

 

Year 3’s Adventure to London Zoo 🦁🦍🐧

Welcome back to our Year 3 Learning Journey blog! On Friday 3rd July 2026, Year 3 traded their pencils and notebooks for explorer hats and binoculars as we set off on a thrilling expedition to London Zoo.

It was an unforgettable day packed with teamwork, transit practise, and some of the most incredible creatures on the planet. Here is a look back at our wild day out!

Before we even saw a single animal, Year 3 had to put their geography and community skills to the test. We practiced being excellent citizens on public transport, taking a big red bus and a very speedy train to get into the heart of London. The children did a brilliant job finding their seats, listening out for the station announcements, and keeping their partners safe.

Once we arrived at the zoo, we split into our explorer groups. We had a long list of animals to find, and we managed to tick off some massive favourites:

The Land of the Lions: We had to be super quiet as we entered the exhibit. We were lucky enough to see the mighty Asiatic lions up close! The children were amazed by how massive their paws are.

Gorilla Kingdom: Next, we trekked into a lush indoor rainforest environment to visit the Western Lowland Gorillas. We watched them eat their green leafy lunches and play together.

Penguin Beach: This was a massive highlight! We stood right by England's biggest penguin pool and watched the Humboldt penguins waddle along the sand before shooting through the water like tiny black-and-white rockets. Some of us even peered through the underwater viewing bubbles!

 

"I loved the train ride, but my favourite part was watching the penguins dive. They look like they are flying under the water!"

— Tommy, Ash Class 

"The lions were so big. When they looked at us, it made me feel really small, but it was awesome."

— Dola, Cedar Class

" I saw a chameleon and they were bigger than I thought they would be!"

— Aayan, Cherry Class 

 

Year 3 Learning Journey - Guided Reading

Year 3 Learning Journey 
Guided Reading 

Year 3 had a fantastic time this week diving deeper into Andy Stanton's delightfully wacky book, 'You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum!'. We wrapped up our guided reading sessions by using our inferences about Mr Gum to make predictions, and culminated the week with an enthusiastic Reader's Theatre performance!

Becoming Storytellers: Reader's Theatre

The children enthusiastically stepped into the shoes of our quirky cast of characters! During our Reader's Theatre session, our Year 3s focused on projecting their volume, utilising varying tones and vocal expression, and using actions to bring the text to life. It was a joy to watch them build their public speaking skills and transform the dialogue from the page into a live, theatrical performance.

Inference & Prediction

Before our performance, we took a close look at the main villain himself. Guided reading is all about digging beneath the surface, and our class did just that! The children used clues from the text to make inferences about what drives Mr Gum, using their developing knowledge of his famously grumpy and mischievous nature to predict what happens next in the story. They came up with some brilliant, highly imaginative (and wonderfully sneaky) theories about his next plans!

Well done Year 3!

 

Year 3 Learning Journey

 Our Maths Money Mission

We’ve had a fantastic, hands-on week in Year 3 exploring the world of money! To bring our Maths lessons to life, the children used physical coins and notes to practise identifying, sorting, and matching different values. 

This tactile experience was the perfect foundation for our main challenge: adding and subtracting pounds and pence. The children tackled real-world word problems, role-playing as shoppers and calculating totals and change. Subtracting can be a bit of a brain-teaser, but using the physical money to "exchange" pounds for pence really helped the concepts click. 

You can easily keep this learning going at home by letting your child count out coins at the shop or playing "market" with their toys. Thank you for your brilliant support at home—our young mathematicians are making us incredibly proud!

⚽Year 3 Sports Afternoon🏒

On Tuesday 16th June 2026, the Year 3 children filled the school field with incredible energy and enthusiasm for their annual sports afternoon. From the very first whistle, the track and field areas came alive with a fantastic variety of team and individual challenges. The children threw themselves into classic face-offs like the intense Relay Race, the balance-testing Quoit on the Head, and the hilarious, coordination-testing Egg and Spoon Race. 

Agility was on full display during the Hurdle and Obstacle Race, while precision was key for Hit the Wicket and the Bean Bag Target Throw. Aspiring athletes showcased their impressive stick and ball skills in both the Hockey Dribble and Football Dribbling events, before sending the Mega Howler rockets soaring across the grass. What truly made the afternoon spectacular, however, was the outstanding sportsmanship; when they weren't competing, the children proved to be absolute mega-fans, serving as the ultimate cheerleaders by shouting encouragement and celebrating every single peer's success.

 

Super Scientists in Year 3

This week, our Year 3 scientists turned the classroom into a living laboratory as they kicked off an exciting new investigation! To dive deeper into how plants compete for resources, we are tackling the big question: "Does the number of seeds within one plant pot affect the growth of the plants?"

Each child has carefully planted their sunflower seeds, with some pots housing a single seed and others containing a small cluster. Over the next four weeks, the children will take on the role of dedicated researchers—observing, measuring, and recording the height and health of their sprouts. It’s a fantastic way for them to practice fair testing and data collection. We can’t wait to see which sunflowers reach for the sky first and what this teaches us about the space and nutrients plants need to thrive!

Learning Journey - Geography

Learning Journey - Topic

Our Year 3 geographers embarked on an exciting learning journey during our geography lesson this week. The adventure began with a bit of mystery as the children examined a vibrant collection of images from various countries, using their sharp inference skills to correctly guess the topic: Europe. 

Once the secret was out, our young explorers dived straight into comparing different European nations. They investigated everything from physical geography and iconic landmarks to local foods, languages, and currencies, noting some fascinating similarities and wonderful differences along the way.

 Everyone showed fantastic curiosity throughout the lesson, and we thoroughly enjoyed our unforgettable tour of Europe!

 

Year 3 Learning Journey

 

Year 3 Learning Journey - WlLD Passport 

This half term, our Year 3 classes, Ash, Cedar, and Cherry, embarked on an adventurous learning journey through their WILD Passport days, transforming the school grounds into a hub of discovery and practical skill-building. The children demonstrated impressive focus and safety awareness as they mastered the art of fire-lighting, using flints and cotton wool to create their first sparks.

The exploration continued with a hands-on forestry session, where pupils honed their observational skills by categorising sticks based on their length, thickness, and potential utility for different outdoor tasks. To blend traditional bush craft with modern technology, the classes also navigated the school site during an energetic orienteering activity, using their iPads to track locations and solve challenges. It has been a fantastic half term of building resilience, teamwork, and a deeper connection with the natural world.

Well done Year 3!

 Learning Journey - Marvellous Maths!

                                                       

It was a whirlwind of ticking and tocking in Year 3 this week as we dove headfirst into our exciting new time unit! Building on what we already knew about "o’clock" and "half past," the children became "Time Detectives," working in pairs to solve clock-face mysteries and master the tricky jump to "minutes past" and "minutes to" the hour. There was a wonderful buzz in the room as everyone grabbed their plastic teaching clocks to physically move the hands, visualising how the clock is split into two sides and practising their skip-counting by fives to race around the numbers. The real highlight was watching the children tackle our tricky challenge questions with such "can-do" attitudes, showing off how quickly they can now calculate five-minute intervals and link them to our daily school schedule. Seeing those "aha!" moments when the big hand finally clicked into place was a joy, and it is clear that our young learners are becoming much more confident at keeping track of their day. Keep up the brilliant work, Year 3—you are all absolute superstars!

Learning Journey - Literacy

                                   

            Learning Journey - Week 4 - Literacy

This week, the children began looking at their new topic, adverts! The children began their week by researching existing adverts and identifying the features of these adverts. They then went on to discuss these features in detail to deepen their understanding of why each feature is important. 

The children then went on to plan their own adverts which were designed to persuade people into visiting the mad scientist workshop where their marvellous medicines are created. We loved their use of persuasive language, rhetorical questions and colourful, eye-catching imagery. 

     

Year 3 Learning Journey

Year 3 Learning Journey - Art

This week, our Year 3 artists delved into the expressive world of charcoal drawing, focusing on how to capture life and motion on paper. Working in pairs, students took turns acting as "artist" and "model." To explore the concept of kinetic energy in art, our models performed repetitive, singular movements while the artists used charcoal to translate that physical rhythm into visual form.

The children experimented with a variety of sophisticated techniques to add depth and texture to their portraits:

• Varying Pressure: Learning how a light touch creates ghostly outlines while firm pressure produces bold, dramatic shadows.

• Smudging & Erasing: Using their fingers and erasers not just to fix mistakes, but as tools to create soft gradients and highlights.

• Stenciling: Incorporating sharp edges and defined shapes against the fluid, organic strokes of the charcoal.

The result was a series of energetic portraits that truly "move" off the page! We were so impressed by their focus and their willingness to embrace the dusty, tactile nature of this classic medium.

Year 3 Learning Journey

Learning Journey - PE 

Our Year 3 pupils had a blast developing their football skills this week! Through high-energy games like "Team End Zones," the children practiced keeping the ball close to their feet and sprinting into open space to evade defenders. We focused on the "Four S’s" to help us pass like pros: Stop the ball, Step next to it, See the target, and Send the pass using the inside of the foot. It was great to see everyone communicating with their teammates and building their confidence on the ball!

Tommy said "I learned how to dribble the ball, it was fun!"

Dola said "It was tricky at first, but I know how to dribble now."

Jessica said "It was hard to get the ball around the cones but I showed my resilience." 

 

                                      

Year 3 Learning Journey

This week, the children were focusing their new topic of magnets in their Science lesson. They were learning all about magnetic and non-magnetic metals and they completed a test to determine whether the items on their table were magnetic or not. The children had a lot of fun in this experiment! 
Ashar said 'I can see that the magnets use a non-contact force!'

Meanwhile, in their topic lessons, the children completed their first lesson on their new topic of the Romans. The children were presented with different artefacts and were tasked to use their inference skills to determine what the artefacts were and what they may have been used for when the Romans were in Britain from AD43. 

Charlie said 'I think this looks like a farm!', whilst Vanessa said 'I think these are cooking pots that were used to make meals for the soldiers!'

 

Year 3 Spellings Week 2

 

Here are the spellings for the WC 2nd March 2026

Broadford's Big Book Giveaway!

 

Year 3 Spellings WC 09.02.26

Here are the spellings for the WC 09.02.26

Please remember to bring your spelling books to school every Friday and complete the spelling sentences section to receive a merit.

Year 3 Certificates

 

It's been an excellent week in Year 3 and the children have been working hard to make progress in their learning.

         Let's look at the story of this week...

In Literacy, the children have been retelling the story of 'Stone Age Boy' through their independent writing tasks. This piece of writing allowed them to demonstrate their knowledge of the story, whilst also changing some elements of it. The children were able to effectively use expanded noun phrases to add additional detail to their writing, whilst also remembering to write in paragraphs. Well done everybody! 

In Maths,  the children used their knowledge of adding and subtracting using the column method to subtract a 2 digit number from a 3 digit number, before moving on to work on complements to 100 and using inverse operations. It's certainly been a busy week in Maths

Finally, the children have been preparing for their Christmas Concert performances next week. The Year 3 team wish the children the very best of luck! 

This weeks certificate winners are...

E for Excellence - Rory, Lenny and Sreeja 
Star Writer - Adon, Elliot and Anu

4R's - Serghei, Evangeline, Isaac and Vanessa

Teacher Happy - Ava,

Year 3 Certificates

It's been an wonderful week in Year 3 and the children have been working hard to make progress in their learning.

         Let's look at the story of this week...

In Literacy, the children started the week by reading their story for this half term 'Stone Age Boy'. They then used their knowledge of the book to summarise the beginning, middle and end of the book. This was important information which allowed them to plan and write their own shared retelling of the story. Excellent work Year 3!

In Maths,  the children used their knowledge of adding and subtracting using the column method to add and subtract numbers across a hundred. It was good to see everybody making progress and remember to carry over numbers into the correct columns. Great work everybody!

This weeks certificate winners are...

E for Excellence - Afreenish, Freddie and Evangeline
Star Writer - Elyssa, Jaxon and Theodore

4R's - Harrie, Jayden and Lujah

Teacher Happy - Sophia and Emma

 

   

Year 3 Certificates

 

It's been an excellent week in Year 3 and the children have been working hard to make progress in their learning.

                                                           Let's look at the story of this week...

In Literacy, the children produced their own Non-Chronological Reports on the subject of caring for a pet. The children were able to choose to write about a dog, a cat or a goldfish and used their research on their plans to assist their independent writing. The children made sure they had included a title, subheadings and paragraphs, whilst ensuring they used their best handwriting throughout.  Well done Year 3!

In Maths,  the children continued to look at adding and subtracting numbers using the column method. They started the week by adding and subtracting two numbers across a ten, before challenging themselves to repeat the process when crossing hundreds. It was excellent to see every child make meaningful progress this week. Well done all! 

This weeks certificate winners are...

E for Excellence - Freya, Daisy and Elliot
Star Writer - Ashar, Matthew and Jessica

4R's - Sofia, Isabella and Kevin

Teacher Happy - Teodor and Alariah & Rosie

Year 3 Certificates

 

It's been an excellent week in Year 3 and the children have been working hard to make progress in their learning.

                                                           Let's look at the story of this week...

In Literacy, the children were researching their favourite pet for their fact files on the subject. They then planned and produced their own fact files using features such as subheadings and paragraphs effectively. Well done Year 3!

In Maths,  the children continued their topic for the start of this half term, addition and subtraction. The children began to add using column method, first without exchanging before moving on to exchange. 

Excellent effort this week Year 3!

The children also enjoyed a trip to the cinema this week to watch 'Garfield'.

Wow Year 3, what a busy week is has been!

This weeks certificate winners are...

E for Excellence - Tommy, Yahya and 
Star Writer - Dolamayo, Aayan

4R's - Chloe, Ashlean

Teacher Happy - Ashar, 

Remember to complete your 15 minutes of TTRS, 15 minutes of reading and 15 minutes of spelling practice after school.