Farsley Farfield Primary School

Year 3 News

Another busy week

06/10/2023 · No comments yet

Maths In maths, we have begun our new unit of learning on addition and subtraction. We have used place value grids and counters to make different numbers and identify the other columns that change depending on whether these involve 1s, 10s, or 100s. Next week, we will continue to explore this. Year 3 were Read More

Hunting, Gathering, Composing and Tasting!

29/09/2023 · No comments yet

It’s been another jam-packed week in Year 3! Music This week, Year 3 became composers, making up their own set of four-beat rhythms using three notes, and recording their compositions so that they could repeat them on their glockenspiels. The children did really well with this task! History In history, we thought about the Read More

Reading Rockstars!

22/09/2023 · No comments yet

Maths We have continued developing our understanding of place value, focusing on how different columns change when it is 1, 10 or 100 more or less than a 3-digit number. Children used base ten and place value counters to make the number and then showed how this changed each time. I SAW A WABUB! Read More

Week Two!

15/09/2023 · 1 comment

We’ve had another wonderful week in Year 3! English In English we wrote diary entries all about our first week in Year 3. We tried to use conjunctions and ambitious vocabulary. We were very impressed with the children’s content and presentation. We also enjoyed reading more of Stone Age Boy in guided reading, particularly Read More

Welcome to Year 3!

08/09/2023 · No comments yet

Its been a busy first week back, and we have been very impressed with the attitude of our new Year 3 cohort! They have been showing our school value of being ready all week and we are looking forward to seeing them flourish. Maths We have started our new maths unit on place value. Read More

Sports Day, Roman Shields and The Dragon Song!

21/07/2023 · 4 comments

D.T What a busy week it has been! We spent the first part of the week making our Roman Shields. The children really enjoyed this project and worked brilliantly, thinking carefully about how to attach handles and ‘bosses’, working out how to reinforce their shields to make them stronger, and painting their designs carefully. Read More

Making Shapes

30/06/2023 · No comments yet

Over the last two weeks in Year 3, we have completed our end of year assessments in reading and maths. We are so proud of how all the children have done and the wonderful progress they have made. Well done for all your hard work, Year 3! Maths We had great fun in maths Read More

All about the Romans

23/06/2023 · No comments yet

Maths In Maths, we have continued with our learning on time with a focus on duration and start and end times. Children used number lines and the 24-hour clock to work out answers to several problem questions. We were very impressed with the children’s hard work and understanding. What can our muscles do? In Read More