To get in touch with the Year 3 team, email:
year3@parkspringprimary.co.uk
Teacher– Miss Hartley
Teaching assistant– Mrs Patrascu and Miss Bowes
Teacher– Miss Wright
Teaching assistant – Miss Owen, Mrs Croft, Miss Croft
Home Learning: Sent home on a Monday to be completed by the following Monday.
Reading records: Hand in on Mondays, children need to have read x4 times.
PE: Monday and Thursday, children to wear PE uniform on these days.
Spelling test: Friday
Multiplication tables: 2, 5, 10, 3 and 4s this term
Hit the Button (Multiplication game)
Sent home weekly on a Monday to be handed in the following Monday. A mix of reading comprehension, spelling practice and maths fluency questions.
For our French topic, we are learning about how to say a greeting in French. Our end product will be to write a letter to a French pen pal. Here is our knowledge organiser for this topic:
For our Mindmate topic, we are learning about how to deal with our emotions in difficult situations and knowing what to do. Here is our knowledge our knowledge organiser for this topic:
For our Art topic, our topic is all about the Ancient Egyptians and we will be designing and making our own amulet out of clay as well as our own headdresses. Here is our knowledge organiser for this topic:
Our author for the half term is Michael Morpurgo.
Our class reader for this half term is ‘Flowers’ by David Burnie.
For our first week back, Year 3 had their annual sleepover. They got to make their own pizzas, take part in team building activities and had the opportunity to sleep away from home. Well Done Year 3, we are so proud of you all.
This week in Year 3, we carried on with our Ancient Egyptians topic and learnt about the River Nile and why it was so important for the Egyptians survival. The children got to create their own poster in their books. Here are some examples below:
On Friday this week, Year 3 had their Egyptian Day! The children had the opportunity to dress up as Egyptians, taste food that the Egyptians would have eaten and even mummify each other. The children had a great time and see below some pictures of their fun filled day:
This week in Year 3, the children have designed and made their own cartouche like what they had back in Ancient Egypt. The children picked some hieroglyphics to put on their cartouche and then made them out of clay. Here are some examples of the children’s cartouches:
This week, Year 3 had the opportunity to have a drumming workshop from Jeff Rich, the drummer who was in the band Status Quo. The children got to learn the history of all the different types of drums, how he got into drumming and even got to play some percussion themselves and join in on some songs. Well Done Year 3 for showing off your musical sides!
This week, in Year 3, the children painted their Ancient Egyptian cartouches that they made from clay a couple weeks ago. They got to use a variety of different acrylic paints with bright colours like back in Ancient Egypt. The children had an amazing time and got to take them home to show parents.
Year 3 have started a new writing topic this week all about the Year 3 sleepover that we had a couple weeks ago. The children will be writing a recount of the sleepover but with a little twist… from their teddy’s perspective. The children got to bring their teddies in this week and discuss with each other what activities their teddy did at the sleepover.
It was the final week before the summer holidays this week. We have had an amazing year with lots of different activities and learning about new topics. We would like to wish the children an amazing summer holidays and best wishes for being in Year 4. You’ll do amazing!
For our DT topic, we are learning about forces on a vehicle and the children will get to have a go at making their own moving vehicle. Here is our knowledge organiser for this topic:
For our French topic, the children will learn how to ask each other questions about themselves. Here is our knowledge organiser for this topic:
For our History topic, we will be learning about the Ancient Egyptians and what their accomplishments were. Here is our knowledge organiser for this topic:
Our author of the half term is Enid Blyton.
Our class reader for this half term is ‘Egyptian tales’ by Terry Deary.
3B had their last forest school session this week and were given the opportunity to make smores and explore the wildlife. They also saw some blue lotus flowers that have grown over the Easter holidays. We learnt that they are so special that we can look at them but it is not allowed to pick them. A big thank you to Mrs Ward for her amazing forest school sessions. The children have loved being able to explore and appreciate what is around them.
Year 3 started their Art topic this week which is all about the Ancient Egyptians. The children learnt that they will be creating their own Egyptian headdresses like what they wore in those times. In today’s lesson, the children shared their ideas on what their thoughts were on some existing headdresses and can use them as inspiration for when they have the opportunity to make their own.
This week, it was VE (Victory in Europe) Day on Thursday 8th of May. Park Spring had lots of celebrations going on which Year 3 really enjoyed. We learned the importance of VE Day and why we celebrate it. The children got to come to school dressed in red, white and blue and we had a singsong with the rest of the school of well-known classics from the war time. Year 3’s class song was called, ‘Bless them All’.
This week is ‘Mental Health Awareness Week’ so in Year 3, we have been doing lots of activities about how to look after our mental health. Year 3 have done some mindfulness colouring, some mindfulness breathing exercises to calm ourselves if we are ever feeling angry and even setting our own personal goals for the future.
In our last week of term, the children had the opportunity to try out their cooking skills by making their own bread dough and picking from cheese, chives or raisins to put in it. Year 3 had an amazing time learning the recipe and some were even excited to make it again at home.
For our Art topic, we are learning about different types of architecture and will even get to have a go at our own printing as if the children are architects. Here is our knowledge organiser for this topic:
For our PSHE topic, we are learning about how to look after our mental health and wellbeing. Here is our knowledge organiser for this topic:
For our DT topic, our inquiry question is, ‘Is a v-fold mechanism or an internal stand mechanism most desirable in a card?’ and the children will have the opportunity to make their own mother’s day cards. Here is our knowledge organiser for this topic:
Our author for the half term is Anne Fine.
Our class reader for this half term is ‘Bill’s new frock’ by Anne Fine.
This week in Year 3, the children had the opportunity to learn about the teachings of the Guru Nanak and how they inspire Sikh believers. They re-enacted of ‘Guru Nanak and the Good Bargain’ and ‘Guru Nanak and the cobra’.
This week in Year 3, the children read a book called, ‘The Pink Flamingo’ and a poem called, ‘I want to be a pink flamingo’ which are about not being the same as everyone else and just being yourself, whatever you choose to do. The children had the opportunity to write something down about themselves that they are proud of and colour in a flamingo’s wings of the colours that represent them. Here are some examples of the children’s work:
Year 3 have been learning a variety of poems this week from ‘Please Mrs Butler’ by Allan Ahlberg. On Thursday, the children got to perform a poem to parents in our reading event. 3A performed a poem called ‘Excuses’ which was about a child making loads of crazy excuses for not doing their homework. 3B performed ‘Please Mrs Butler’ which was about a child asking their teacher for help and the teacher wasn’t interested. Well Done to all the children for their hard work and thank you to parents for coming to see.
Year 3 have been loving their PE lessons with a coach from Leeds United. In Spring 1, they did hockey and in Spring 2, they have been doing football. This week, the children got to improve on their dribbling skills and even took part in mini games with their classmates.
Year 3 children finished their DT topic by making their own mother’s day cards. Our DT question was, ‘Is a v-fold mechanism or an internal stand mechanism most desirable in a card?’. The children have explored making both types of folds and then chose one for their final design. The cards looked amazing, here are a few examples:
For our Geography topic, we are learning about the cities of Leeds and Liverpool. Here is our knowledge organiser for this topic:
For our PSHE topic, we are learning about keeping safe and how to stop bullying from happening. Here is our knowledge organiser for this topic:
For our Science topic, we are learning about our bodies and how to look after our nutrition/ diets. Here is our knowledge organiser for this topic:
Year 3 had their first forest school session on Wednesday. They enjoyed building a shelter together and playing in the snow. At the end of the session they sat around the fire. They learnt about the rules of looking after ourselves, each other and the world.
This week, Year 3 started their Geography topic learning all about places and location. Our first lesson was learning about the countries in the United Kingdom and the capitals too. Here are some examples of the children’s work:
This week, Year 3 started our Art topic of architecture and printing. Our first lesson was looking at a variety of different artists and their artwork and the children had the opportunity to give their opinions on them.
This week, Year 3 started their new Music topic learning about rhythm, dynamics and structure of a piece of music. The children had the opportunity to get involved and make up their own body percussion patterns as well as clapping out their names and seeing how many syllables they have.
This week, in our Science lessons, we learned all about the human skeleton. Year 3 were amazed to learn that there are 206 bones in our body! Here are some examples of the children’s work labeling some of the different bones in our bodies:
For our DT topic, we are learning about digital sketching. Here is our knowledge organiser for this topic:
For our RE topic, we are learning about spirituality. Here is our knowledge organiser for this topic:
For our PSHE topic, we are learning about healthy eating and looking after our physical health. Here is our knowledge organiser for this topic:
Year 3 have had a great first week back after October half term. On Tuesday, we had a special visit from Dave at D Side who spoke to the children about the importance of being safe online. The children enjoyed class discussions about what is okay to share online and what to keep private.
Year 3 had a great day celebrating children in need. Lots of the children went all out in their dressing up and Mr Hansen told the children what the money that they had raised would go to. Well done Year 3!
Year 3 have been busy practising for their drumming performance that is in two weeks time and parents are invited to come along. Mr G has taught the children a variety of different rhythms on the djembe drums and they got to try their own solos too, making up their own melody.
Well Done to all the Year 3 children for trying their best and we can’t wait to hear the performances on the 9th of December.
Year 3 have kicked off their advent calendar this week ready for the 1st of December. Today’s task was all about dreaming big whether that’s driving a nice car, achieving your dream job or travelling and exploring a new country. The children loved thinking about the future and had fun drawing what they see in their future.
Here are some examples below:
This week, Year 3 had the opportunity to visit a synagogue as part of our RE topic this term. The children had a tour round the synagogue, looked at important items that you might find in a synagogue and got to ask lots of questions to improve their knowledge further.
Here are some pictures from our visit:
On Monday this week, Year 3 had to chance to show off their learning in their drumming lessons with Mr G. Parents were invited to see their performances and they received some big rounds of applause’s. Well Done Year 3!
Here are some pictures below from their performance:
Year 3 have got into the Christmas spirit this week with making their own Christmas cards and calendars for 2025. They had the opportunity to use their creativity skills too and produced some lovely, colourful pieces of work.
For our History topic, we are learning about The Stone Age. Here is our knowledge organiser for this topic:
For our Art topic, we are learning about who were the first artists. Here is our knowledge organiser for this topic:
For our Geography topic, we are learning about the countries in Europe. Here is our knowledge organiser for this topic:
Our author of the half term is Roald Dahl.
Our Class reader this half term is ‘The Firework Maker’s Daughter.
We have had a great first week at Year 3. We have been learning more about this term’s topic of ‘The Stone Age’ and learning about what life was like 10,000 years ago. We discovered that it is very different to how we live today.
We have been reading Stone Age Boy- a story about a boy who falls into a cave and wakes up in the Stone Age. He meets strange people and learns about their lives.
This week, Year 3 got the opportunity to go on a problem solving and exciting trip to Nell Bank. The children were tested on their team-working skills, problem solving and resilience. It was great to see the children working together and having fun.
Thank you so much to our parent volunteers who came on the trip, it is very much appreciated.
This week, Park Spring celebrated their 60th anniversary. Year 3 had an amazing time learning about what life was like in the 60’s, specifically what kind of television programmes they used to watch.
We even got to dress up as characters from the film ‘Mary Poppins’ as the film came out in 1964.
This week, Year 3 had the opportunity to go the polling station to vote for our student councilors for 24/25. The children had their ballot papers and got to choose their winner.
Thank you to all of the candidates who put themselves forward and well done to our winners.
This week, Year 3 had the opportunity to learn a new song in their singing assembly. This particular song was a well-known favourite from the movie ‘Grease’. We go together…
On Thursday 10th of October, we celebrated World Mental Health Day and got to wear an item of yellow. In Year 3, we had class discussions about why our mental health is as important as our physical health and what to do to look after our mental health.
We also did some mindfulness colouring which the children thoroughly enjoyed.
On Tuesday 15th October this week, Park Spring had a Commando Joes celebration day. Commando Joes is a lesson we have each week where the children have the opportunity to participate in problem solving and team building activities. An instructor came in and all Year 3 had a great lesson and participated well, showing great teamwork skills.
This week, we learned more about our Stone Age topic by learning about a place called Star Carr. Star Carr is a place from the Mesolithic Stone Age that archaeologists today use to learn about what happened all those years ago. The children learnt that at Star Carr, there were lots of items left from the Stone Age such as fossils, antler masks and tools.
Here are some examples of the children’s learning:
Year 1, 2 and 3 had a special assembly today – a puppet assembly, and they told the story of the nativity in a fun and exciting way! The children were a great audience and Read more…
Year 3 showcased their amazing drumming skills this afternoon in a concert for their parents and carers. The children demonstrated great rhythmic awareness and even played two rhythms at once! Everyone was very impressed.
On Tuesday, Year 3 children were lucky enough to visit the Leeds Playhouse Theatre to watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – the musical. Roald Dahl is our Author of the half term and we Read more…
Years 3,4,5 an 6 were so lucky to go see Sleeping Beauty yesterday at the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford. The children really enjoyed the show, and smiled and laughed lots. We are very grateful for Read more…
Well done to our Black History Month competition winners and entries! I am incredibly proud of your hard work and enthusiasm in researching your chosen hero and presenting them, AND in your own time. Amazing! Read more…
The Summer Reading Challenge at Pudsey Library has began, please watch this video to find out more about the challenge. Kate at the library is looking forward to seeing you over the Summer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPf0dGrYCv4
June 30, 2025
