Year 3 - Friday Blog - 23rd October
Date: 23rd Oct 2026 @ 8:28am
Welcome to the Year 3 Friday blog!
We have had another busy and great week in Year 3, getting stuck into our learning. We intend to keep you up to date with all the things going on in our class through this blog. Please read the guidance on mornings, home time and safety in PE at the bottom of this page.
Events:
Bishop's Harvest Obstacle Course
This week the children had so much fun challenging themselves mentally and physically during the obtacle course to raise money for Bishop's Harvest Appeal.
Celebrating Black History Month
This week, the children learned about Black History Month and why it is important to recognise and celebrate the achievements of influential Black people. Each year group focused on a different inspirational individual, including Marcus Rashford, Floella Benjamin, Lorraine Pascale, Harry Edwards, Lubaina Himid and Stephen Wiltshire.
The children then took part in a class fact hunt, working together to discover information about their chosen person and learn about their achievements and contributions. It was a fantastic opportunity to celebrate diversity, inspire curiosity and recognise the positive impact these individuals have made on society.
Homework
Spelling
Reading
Reading is a very important part of the curriculum and plays a key role in supporting children's learning and development. This week, the children have been sent home with a reading book to enjoy. Once they have finished reading their book and their reading record has been signed, they can have their book changed. The children have been reminded to let an adult know when they are ready for a new book. We encourage all children to read regularly at home, as this helps to develop their fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and confidence.
Times tables
The children will continue to use TT Rockstars to practice there times tables knowledge. The use of times tables is key to the maths curriculum and the children will gain so much from being able to recite their tables at speed.
English
This week in English, we completed writing our own stories inspired by The Hundred and One Dalmatians. Using our detailed plans, we carefully structured our narratives and developed our ideas into exciting and imaginative stories. During the build-up, we created suspense by using powerful verbs, short sentences and rhetorical questions to keep our readers engaged and eager to find out what would happen next. Many of us also included a cliff-hanger ending to make our stories even more gripping.
Throughout our writing, we used a range of adjectives and similes to describe our characters' appearance and feelings in detail. We also included fronted adverbials and direct speech to add variety to our sentences and bring our characters to life. The children worked incredibly hard to apply the writing skills they have learned and produced engaging stories full of creativity and suspense. We are very proud of their efforts and the fantastic writing they have produced. Well done Year 3!
Addition and Subtraction
This week in Maths, we continued to develop and solidify our understanding of column subtraction using both 2-digit and 3-digit numbers. The children practised setting out their calculations carefully and using the column method accurately to solve subtraction problems.
We also explored a range of different calculation strategies and discussed which method was most suitable for different types of questions. The children used Dienes cubes, number lines, the column method and mental arithmetic, comparing the advantages of each approach and explaining their reasoning.
Towards the end of the week, the children applied their subtraction skills by using the column method to find the difference between two numbers. They showed increasing confidence in choosing efficient methods and demonstrated excellent mathematical thinking when explaining how they solved their calculations. It has been a fantastic week of learning, and the children should be very proud of their hard work and progress.