Year 3 Blog

Friday 1 May 2026 1st May - Friction finders In our Year 3 science lesson this week, we continued our learning about forces and magnets by focusing on friction. We learned that friction is a force that slows objects down when they move across a surface, and we discussed how different surfaces create different amounts of friction. To explore this, we carried out an investigation using small toy cars, rolling them across a variety of surfaces such as grass, a metal sink, a nylon bag, a wooden table, and a plastic tray. We observed how far the cars travelled on each surface and used this to help us understand which surfaces had more or less friction. It was an interesting and hands-on lesson that helped us see how friction works in real life.
Friday 24 April 2026 24th April - Healthy bodies In our PSHE lesson this week, we learned about how to keep our bodies healthy. We discussed the importance of following good daily routines, including eating a balanced diet and getting regular exercise. As part of our learning, we worked in groups on an activity where we matched different types of food to the amount of sugar they contain, and some of the results really surprised us. To help us understand this better, we used bags of sugar and weighing scales to measure out how much sugar is in certain foods. This showed us why it is so important to make healthy choices.
Friday 17 April 2026 17th April - Alien fun! In our PE lesson, we focused on orienteering and took part in a range of fun, active challenges that required teamwork and motivation. We began by splitting into teams and using a key to guide us, running as quickly as we could to collect flashcards that helped us complete it. This activity encouraged us to communicate and think carefully, while staying active. Next, we really enjoyed a creative task where we had to build aliens using different resources. We were given pictures showing what our aliens should look like, and we had to work together to recreate them, collecting only one piece of equipment at a time. This made us concentrate, plan ahead, and support each other. Overall, it was a fun and engaging lesson that helped us develop our teamwork, attention, and problem-solving skills.
Friday 27 March 2026 27th March - Easter Hot Cross Buns During DT Week, we learned all about wheat and how it is used in baking. We explored famous bakers such as Paul Hollywood and Nadiya Hussain, and discovered the history behind hot cross buns. We also learned about the ingredients and equipment needed to make them, designed our own hot cross buns, and understood the method step by step. On Friday morning, we put everything we had learned into action and made our own hot cross buns by following ten clear instructions. We then took them home to share and enjoy, I hope you loved them! If you would like to make your own at home, I have included the ingredients and method at the bottom!
Friday 20 March 2026 20th March - Moving our joints! In Year 3 science this week, we learned about how our bodies move by exploring three different types of joints: ball and socket, hinge, and gliding joints. We discovered how each joint works and where they are found in the body. To help us understand this, we carried out a fun experiment outside, where we tested which joints were used during different movements such as walking, crawling, and jumping. After observing and discussing our results, we shared our findings with the class. To finish the lesson, we had great fun doing the Macarena, using it as a creative way to identify which joints were moving during each part of the dance!
Friday 13 March 2026 13th March - Persuasive speeches In Year 3, we are exploring persuasive speeches and learned how to make our ideas powerful and engaging. We looked at the key features of a speech, including a clear message, strong opening, and memorable ending, and studied examples to understand how speakers persuade their audience. We practised using alliteration to make our words more interesting and learned how to engage our listeners by using expression, eye contact, and confident voices. As part of our learning, we worked in groups to read aloud one of Greta Thunberg's inspirational speeches, which helped us practise speaking clearly and confidently while understanding how important passion and delivery are in persuading an audience.
Friday 6 March 2026 6th March - World Book Day! Year 3 had a fantastic time celebrating World Book Day! We began the day by admiring everyone's amazing costumes and then played a fun “What am I&quest;” game using books and characters to guess who we were. After that, the children drew their costumes and shared why they had chosen their characters. Later in the morning, we visited Year 1 with our favourite books and shared them with different children, it was lovely to see how passionate everyone was about reading. Miss Battams then took Year 3 back to our classroom to read them a story, which they all thoroughly enjoyed. We also had an exciting assembly where the school's “Masked Reader” was revealed. Afterwards, we watched a live lesson all about World Book Day and completed a range of activities. The children also enjoyed some free time to act out their characters, read and share books in the outside area, and create resources. In the afternoon, we continued the fun with lots of creative
Friday 27 February 2026 27th February - Muscle memory! In our science lesson this week, we learned all about how our bodies move. We explored the important jobs of muscles, tendons, and joints, and discovered how they work together to help us move in different ways. We took part in fun exercises around the room to find out which muscles we were using, such as in our arms and legs, and we talked about how they felt when they were working, sometimes tight or strong! We also watched a video and discussed some important questions. We learned that tendons attach muscles to bones, that muscles make the leg move by tightening and pulling on the bones, and that joints allow the leg to bend so we can move easily. It was exciting to learn how our bodies work and to feel our muscles in action!
Friday 13 February 2026 13th February - The Queen of Hearts In Literacy this week, Year 3 explored the character of the Queen of Hearts from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. We looked closely at how she is portrayed in the story and discussed her appearance, thinking carefully about what she might look like. The children then worked collaboratively in groups to recreate her striking and dramatic look. After that, we focused on describing her character in more detail, using engaging adjectives and powerful adverbs to bring her to life. The children thought carefully about her personality, using evidence from the story to describe her as fierce, quick-tempered and angrily waving her hands. It was wonderful to see such imaginative ideas and thoughtful language choices in their writing!
Friday 6 February 2026 6th February - Number Day in Year 3! Year 3 had a fantastic time celebrating Number Day! The children arrived at school in wonderfully creative outfits decorated with numbers, which made the classroom feel extra exciting from the very start. Throughout the morning, we took part in a range of fun maths activities, including a maths mystery where we worked together to solve clues and discover which knight was the culprit. The children also tackled number problem-solving challenges in groups, showing brilliant teamwork and reasoning skills. In the afternoon, we enjoyed a variety of maths-themed games such as Uno, Maths Twister, Monopoly, Fractions Snap and number matching puzzles. It was a fun-filled day of learning, laughter and mathematical thinking, and the children had a fantastic time from beginning to end! 🎲🔢
Friday 30 January 2026 30th January - Three Little Birds! This week in Music, Year 3 have been exploring the song “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley. We learned about Bob Marley and how he became one of the most famous reggae artists in the world, sharing messages of peace, hope and positivity through his music. The children listened carefully to the song, discussed its uplifting message, and practised singing it with clear voices and good rhythm. We also had lots of fun adapting some of the lyrics to create our own versions of the song, thinking about things that make us feel happy and calm. It has been wonderful to see everyone singing confidently and enjoying the music together! 🎶
Friday 23 January 2026 23rd January - Our trip to The Natural History Museum This week we had a fantastic trip to the Natural History Museum, where we explored hundreds of different animals and learned fascinating facts about each one. We examined their skeletons in detail, gaining a deeper understanding of how animals are structured and how their bodies work. One of the highlights was an engaging, hands-on workshop where we were given animal skeletons and used our detective skills to identify which animals they belonged to. It was an amazing, interactive experience, and the children absolutely loved every minute of it.
Friday 16 January 2026 16th January - Silhouette shadows In our Year 3 science lesson, we recapped the properties of objects using the key words transparent, translucent, and opaque. We explored different types of shadows and discussed how they are formed, before creating our own. Using torches to make bright light sources, we shone the light onto our hands and carefully drew around them to represent the shadows. The lesson was hands-on and engaging, helping everyone to understand light and shadows in a fun and practical way.
Friday 9 January 2026 9th January - Alice in Wonderland In Literacy, we explored the narrative Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. We began by discussing what we already knew about the story and imagined Alice in our minds, using adjectives to describe her appearance and how she might be feeling. We then explored Wonderland and talked about the other exciting and unusual characters Alice meets. After that, we focused on the White Rabbit's journey past Alice and down the magical hole. We acted out this scene together, which the children really enjoyed. Using this, we created our own story maps in our books to plot the White Rabbit's journey.
Friday 19 December 2025 19th December - Christmas fun! This week has been full of festive fun as we enjoyed lots of Christmas activities together. We took part in three Christmas concerts, where we proudly sang our wonderful Christmas song in front of the rest of the school and our families, making it a very special experience. We also shared a lovely Christmas lunch together in class while watching a pantomime on the board, which added to the festive atmosphere. To finish the week, we had a fun-filled PE lesson playing exciting Christmas games such as decorating the “tree,” snowball races, fill the sleigh, and musical statues with snowman freezes. It has been a joyful and memorable week for everyone.
Friday 12 December 2025 12th December - Christmas Wreaths In RE this week, Year 3 enjoyed making Christmas wreaths while learning about the meaning behind the Advent candles. As they carefully created their wreaths, the children discussed the importance of the five candles and what each one represents. They learned that the candles stand for hope, peace, joy and love, with the central candle reminding Christians of Jesus. The activity helped the children understand how Advent is a special time of preparation and reflection, and they enjoyed linking their creative work to the important messages of the Christmas story.
Friday 5 December 2025 5th December - DECO DAY! Our Deco Day was filled with joy, creativity, and wonderful family spirit. Parents joined their children for a lively range of festive activities, from drawing colourful designs on the windows with chalk pens to crafting interactive snow globes that shimmered with winter magic. The classrooms buzzed with excitement as families built and decorated gingerbread houses, wrote and decorated colourful Christmas cards, and painted Santa and snowman baubles. The day ended on a high note with a thrilling paper chain race, where parents and children worked together in teams to create the longest, most impressive paper chains they could. It was a memorable celebration that brought everyone together in festive fun.
Thursday 27 November 2025 27th November - Our trip to the Sikh Gurdwara This week we visited the Sikh Gurdwara in Luton and experienced an exciting look at daily life inside a Gurdwara. We were warmly welcomed, shown around, and taught about the traditions and culture that are practiced there each day. We were lucky enough to watch a prayer taking place in the main hall, where fascinating music was played on traditional instruments and a reading from the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy book. We learned about why the Gurdwara is so important to Sikhs, what kinds of celebrations and events happen there, and explored Sikh traditions such as the 5 Ks, which we had already learned about in school, so we felt like experts! It was a fantastic trip that taught us so much and really supported our RE learning back in the classroom.
Friday 21 November 2025 21st November - Enterprise Week in Year 3! This week was Enterprise Week, and we worked together as a team to plan, create, and sell our own products. We handmade soaps and sold them to parents and carers on Friday. Throughout the week we completed maths lessons to calculate costs, selling prices, and profit. In literacy, we designed posters to promote handwashing, and on the computers we created our own soap labels, pick-and-mix labels, and even name tags for ourselves. We assigned different roles for everyone in the shop and even re-enacted Dragons' Den to pitch our products. We made both the soap and the soap dishes completely from scratch, and decorated the classroom with tablecloths, signs, and bunting to attract our customers. It was a fun and exciting week where we learned new profit and entrepreneurial skills and worked brilliantly as a team. Here is just a glimpse of what the week entailed...
Friday 14 November 2025 14th November - Dream School vs Nightmare School In PSHE this week, we explored ideas about what our dream school would look like, thinking about the activities we would enjoy and how it would feel to learn there. We compared these ideas with all the fun and positive things we already experience at Two Waters School, recognising what makes our school special. We also imagined a “nightmare school” and discussed the things we wouldn't enjoy doing and why they would make learning difficult or unpleasant. Through these reflections, we talked about how privileged we are to have a safe, supportive, and exciting place to learn, and how much we appreciate the opportunities our school provides every day.