Year 3 began our Pentecost Term with a beautiful Resurrection Celebration of the Word. They led our school and community with thoughtful prayer, thoughtful drama, reflective meditation and beautiful singing. We learned that Alleluia is a joyful word that means ‘Praise the Lord’. At the Easter Vigil, we use this word for the first time since the beginning of Lent to show that we can now celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and his victory over death. Year 3 wrote their own Sorry and Thank-you Prayers, and also wanted the Mission to be for everyone to share the Good News that God loves us and that Jesus is with us, always!
Here are the songs Y3 need to know for our Resurrection Celebration of the Word. Please practise!
Now practise with the backing track only…
Year 3 and 4 visited Lakeside Art Gallery this week. We had a wonderful packed day of art! The children enjoyed visiting the galleries. First, we visited Alexis Chabala’s exhibition ‘The Beat Beneath Us’ celebrating the pioneers and torchbearers of Funk, Soul, R&B, Hip Hop, Dancehall, and Afrobeat(s). The children took inspiration from these and were set the challenge of creating their own poses that would follow this them and make audiences ask questions – they did a fantastic job!
We managed to fit in some landscape artwork of the Lake, and the surrounding nature. Then we squeezed in a play session before lunch.
Finally, we learned about Andy Warhol who was an American Pop artist who reimagined what art could be at a time of great social, political and technological change.
British Science Week 2026 was launched by our Science Ambassadors this week. We were reminded of our subject saint, St Albert the Great and how he a great role model for all our young scientists. He was very curious about the world, and even predicted Polar Bears before they were actually discovered!
This year’s theme is Curiosity! What questions do you ask everyday about the world around you?
British Science Week Poster Competition
The UK government are thinking about how to build a positive future for children. They are keen to understand children and young people’s own ideas on this, so they are asking: What are children and young people’s visions for a good/positive childhood? For more details see the website www.britishscienceweek.org/plan-your-activities/poster-competition
If you enter, there are some science prizes to be won in school, as well as the opportunity to have your poster published in a government report and win an online prize!
Science Gadget Shop
A big thank-you to the science ambassadors who have been fantastic in helping to run the Gadget shop during their lunch time. It has been extremely busy, and we quickly sold out of some items! It will continue to run next week up until Thursday!
Year 3 investigated forces and friction using ramps, toy cars and a variety of different materials. They learned that the smoother the surface, the weaker the resistance so cars would travel further. They also put their Working Scientifically Skills to good use and learned that by changing only one variable (the materials) that they could conduct a Fair Test.
Year 3 had a wonderful World Book Day! They were very excited to start reading ‘A Bear Called Paddington’ by Michael Bond. Our Maths lesson was based around our Class Reads with the children having practise at diving 2-digit numbers with remainders! Our weekly Music lesson was even led by ‘Bert’ from Mary Poppins!
The children looked fantastic in their imaginative costumes and even managed to do their Lenten Walk. What a busy fun day!
Year 3 had a fun afternoon showing what they know about Roman beliefs; their gods and goddesses.
Romans worshipped many gods and goddesses, each controlling different life aspects. First, the children created action chants to help them remember who was the god of what!
Next, they created a freeze-frame of their chosen god or goddess in action. They really shone in their creativity!
Can you guess which gods and goddess we represented by looking at the freeze-frame…?
Saturn was the first king of the gods, he was the god of Time. When he died, the world was split between his three sons. Neptune ruled the seas, Pluto ruled the underworld and Jupiter ruled the skies and heavens.
Jupiter was the most powerful god. He rode a winged horse called Pegasus who carried the thunderbolts that Jupiter used as weapons.
Juno was the goddess of marriage and childbirth. She was worshipped as a housewife, mother and matron. She was married to Jupiter.
Neptune, God of the Sea and Earthquakes. His weapon was a three-pronged trident.
Pluto, god of the underworld was where Romans believed your soul went when you died.
Minerva, goddess of Wisdom It was Minerva’s wisdom that helped Perseus kill Medusa, the monster with snakes for hair.
Mars, god of War. Mars liked bloodshed. He didn’t care who won or lost a battle.
Venus, goddess of love and beauty. Venus was born from sea foam. One of her symbols was the rose. She was involved in starting the Trojan War.
Mercury was the messenger to the gods. He was the youngest son. He had a winged hat and sandals so he could fly.
Apollo the god of the sun and also the god of music. Each day, he rode a chariot of horses pulling the Sun across the sky to give light to the world.
Diana, goddess of the moon. Like Apollo, she had a bow and arrow as her weapon.
Cupid was the god of love. When he shot someone with a bow and arrow, they would fall in love with the very next person they saw. He was sometimes quite mischievous.
Year 3 have been wondering about God’s Kingdom and how we can help build it together. We’re looking at the lives of saints and and how they have contributed to the Kingdom of God. We have been learning about the saint Oscar Romero and even created our own Romero crosses. They worked so hard and patiently, and the results were beautiful.
Year 3 have been investigating whether taller people have longer bones, with some surprising results! If you like to know more, ask a Year 3 scientist.
Last week, Year Three were very excited to finally showcase their Nativity ‘Baubles – A Treemendous Nativity’ At the heart of our story, was the message of what Christmas is truly about, God’s gift to us, Jesus.
The children retold the story with drama, singing and even a few jokes! They learned all their lines and delivered them with confidence. We were all very proud of them and they provided a lovely gift for their families!
