Year 3 Blog - 21.11.2025

21st November 2025

We’ve had a really busy and exciting couple of weeks in year 3, and the children have been working brilliantly across all of their subjects. In writing, we’ve been learning all about non-chronological reports. The children have enjoyed looking at examples and picking out the key features, and they’ve now started writing their very own reports all about the pangolin. They’ve loved researching this unusual creature and sharing the interesting facts they’ve discovered.

In maths, we’ve been focusing on column addition and subtraction. The children have been practising their regrouping skills and becoming much more confident with trickier calculations. It’s been great to see how determined they’ve been, especially when tackling challenges. We have now moved onto applying our skills to word problems. The children have been great at picking out the key points to help them solve these tricky problems. 

Science has been very hands-on recently as we’ve been testing different rocks to see which would be the best for building a house. The children carried out a scratch test to find out which rocks were the toughest, and they were fantastic at making predictions and talking about what they noticed. They really enjoyed working like real scientists!

In geography, we’ve started our new topic all about the West Midlands. We began by looking at counties and some of their important features, and then we started to explore the different regions of the United Kingdom. The children have shown lots of curiosity, and it’s been lovely hearing them make connections to places they already know.

In D&T, we’ve been learning about castles. The children have been exploring features like drawbridges, battlements and towers, and thinking about why these parts were designed the way they were. They’ve especially enjoyed spotting these features in real-life examples and talking about how castles were built to protect the people inside.

It's been a brilliant couple of weeks. The children have shown great enthusiasm, teamwork and resilience in everything they’ve done.