Year 3
Year 3 news
The year 3 team for 2025/26 consists of Mr Letts (3G) and Mrs Nagra (3H). We are ably supported by Miss Walton in a 1-1 role.
Year 3 PE days will be Thursday and Friday for the summer term. The children will visit the library with their class teacher on a Monday.
We are very pleased to welcome you to year 3, the start of your KS2 journey at Milby Primary School. There are many interesting learning topics and exciting extra-curricular opportunities lined up for you. We can't wait to get started!
As the children head into the summer term of year 3, we start by diving back in time with another history topic: Ancient Egypt. The children will get to grips with hieroglyphics, pharaohs, the afterlife and the River Nile, to fully understand what was important to this ancient civilisation. Towards the end of the academic year, our learning on the Nile will come in useful once again, as we return to geography for a learning topic focusing on rivers. The children will discover how rivers are formed, where they are located, and how they have been used over time. Do you know your Danube from your Yangtze?!
If you like the idea of impressing your teacher will some extra knowledge, you can find out more by following the links below:
Here are 10 facts about Ancient Egypt, courtesy of NatGeoKids: Ancient Egypt
Meandering, fast-moving and teeming with life... find out about rivers here: Rivers
Curriculum Summary
Knowledge Organiser
This half term's homework
Homework is set on a Friday, and is due in the following Thursday. Children should be reading to an adult at least three times per week for at least 15/20 minutes each time. This must be recorded in your child's reading record.
In addition to this, the children can develop their skills with a range of websites and apps the school has subscribed to. The children should be regularly practising their times tables knowledge through TTRockstars. In addition, you could play Hit the Button online or download the White Rose Maths app. Would you like to access a maths lesson again? Then click this link to view the year 3 maths lessons in a video format - White Rose Maths home learning videos.
To support our pupils with their spelling abilities, all children have been given login information for EdShed. Online books, with a range of opportunities to develop reading and inference skills, can be accessed through Bug Club.
Handwriting
Learning showcase 2025-2026
Presenting ... the Year 3 Ballads!
Over the past 2 weeks, 3G and 3H have been working extremely hard to write lyrics for a song. Using the melodies from Diamonds by Rihanna and Hello by Adele respectively, everyone put in the effort to learn their song and then perform it on Friday afternoon. Enjoy!
3G's video
3H's video
Making Easter cards
After some practice of making mechanisms a few weeks ago, we have put those skills to the test to produce an Easter card. The children used levers and pivots to create an oscillating design. Well done year 3!
Aspirations Week
We've been busier than ever before this week, as Milby celebrates Aspirations Week. The children dressed up as their future careers on Monday, took part in a trade fair on Thursday, heard from eight visitors throughout the week and learned some useful skills in our financial education lessons.
World Book Day - March 2026
We had a lovely World Book Day in year 3 this year, celebrating ambitious vocabulary and a love of reading. Check out our fantastic outfits below...
Making mechanisms
Today the children have been putting their knowledge of levers and pivots to the test, as they created two different mechanisms. Pupils demonstrated excellent determination and collaboration, and many were keen to replicate their creations at home!
Soil exploration
In connection with our science topic: 'Rocks, Soils and Fossils', the children were exploring several soil samples taken from our school site. They discovered that there are many things we can find in soil... including rocks, roots, clay and even worms!
Making healthy snack bars
Our budding chefs have created their healthy snack bars this week, employing plenty of kitchen skills. The children were mixing, mashing, measuring, melting, pouring, spreading and baking throughout the day, producing some delectable delights! We have included a selection of photographs from our fun-filled DT day below:
Apple chopping
We had a delightful afternoon in year 3, perfecting our chopping skills using some delicious apples. Under the guidance and watchful eyes of Mrs Nagra and Mrs Grove, every child had the chance to cut up an apple (and eat the fruits of their labour!). Mrs Nagra was very proud of the children's attitude to safety and hygiene, and excellent growth mindset. Well done year 3!
Taste-testing healthy snack bars
Delicious snack bars were on offer in today's DT lesson, with the children testing them and commenting on their appearance, smell, taste and texture. Some new favourites may have been found!
Rock detectives
The children enjoyed investigating a range of rock samples this week, comparing their appearances using magnifying glasses. Granite, slate, marble, chalk and sandstone were all scrutinised and discussed with some lovely scientific language!
3H Bollywood dance divas
3G Bollywood dance divas
Stone Age Settlers - Compton Verney 🦣
We have had a superb visit today! We experienced a variety of engaging activities, including making Stone Age dough, using a flint and steel to make sparks, building a wall using wattle and daub, designing some cave art, crafting clay pots and exploring a range of prehistoric artefacts. The children were able to showcase their knowledge from history lessons as well as glean new information from our knowledgeable guides. The children behaved impeccably and were a credit to Milby!
Gymnastics jumps 🤸🏽♂️
It was 3H’s turn to challenge themselves with some gymnastic routines this week. The children practised their jumps, in a range of fashions, whilst trying to land on their feet! Great job 3H!
Gymnastics sequences 🤸🏽♂️
Simone Biles and Max Whitlock would be proud, as year 3 have been creating gymnastics sequences this half term. After taking a few weeks to perfect the pike, tuck and straddle positions and practise how to complete a log roll, teddy bear roll and shoulder stand, the children were ready to join everything together. What fun we had this afternoon!!
Muscle models ✋🏼
Year 3 have been learning about muscle and bones in their science lessons this half term. We had a superb time making our own muscle models, demonstrating how muscles pull on bones in order to make our body move. Tremendous determination and care was taken throughout, and the children were very proud of their finished models. Check out 3G’s muscle models below!
How long ago was the Stone Age? 🧻
At the beginning of our exciting Stone Age Britain topic, the children loved using toilet rolls to demonstrate how long ago prehistory actually was. With each sheet of toilet paper representing 1000 years of time, the children made some excellent guesses as to when the Stone Age took place. They were astonished by how many years we had to go back...! Check out this picture of 3H's historical journey.
