Year 3

With the Government moving to their ‘Living with Covid’ strategy, it is important that we provide families with the latest information regarding managing children’s absence. There is now an assumption that testing will not occur as PCR tests are not routinely available and LFD tests are no longer fr

During our geography work this term, the boys and girls in Year 3 have been learning about our local area. First, they researched rural and urban areas to identify these different areas. In order to investigate how Harlow Green has changed over time, the children studied a range of historical maps o

It has been lovely over the last few weeks to be able to go around school and talk to the children about some of the books that they have been reading at home. Reading is one of the most important life-skills that a child will ever learn, but more so, it can bring such pleasure and enjoyment. This w

As we come towards the end of the second term, it is pleasing to see so many children earning 50,000 and 100,00 word certificates for their reading. It is vital that children read regularly – both from the Reading Plus programme and also their Accelerated Reader books. This does, of course,  form p

During our PE lessons this term, the boys and girls in Year 3 have been developing their volleyball skills. They began by learning how to control the ball. They started by rolling it back and forth, before passing it using an underarm throw. After developing their accuracy, the real fun began when t

On Friday 18th March, we all came to school wearing our red clothing, face paints, hair dye and noses. We filled the day with laughter telling jokes to our friends and judging the funniest phase of teachers. For Comic Relief this year, as a school community we have managed to raise… £398.38 The m

Red Nose Day is a fundraising event run by Comic Relief which aims to create a world free of poverty. The money raised is used to transform lives in the UK and around the world. As a school we believe that raising money for charity is a way of promoting a positive, caring attitude amongst our childr

The boys and girls in Year 3 have enjoyed using different units of measurement to explore length and height.  To begin, they used 30cm rulers to measure in centimetres and millimetres.  Then they used metre sticks to measure the length of objects in the playground, recording their answer in metres

Gingerbread Man To celebrate World Book Day, we have been looking at Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales all week, our favourite stories have been 3 Billy Goats Gruff and The Gingerbread Man. The children received a letter from the Old Women in the story of the Gingerbread Man asking for help as her Ging

Unbelievable, heart-warming, amazing … these are just some of the words that can’t fully describe the generosity that has been shown by our community with the aim to support those affected by the invasion of Ukraine. This week, each day, bags were being dropped off by children and family members s