St Mary's Church of England School
Nurturing Creative Thinkers

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St Mary's CE Primary School,
Kendal Road,Kirkby Lonsdale,
Cumbria LA6 2DN

Year 3

Mr Bromley is our teacher this year and he is supported by Mrs Gates, Mrs Swallow, Mrs Mitton, Miss Kinghorn, Mrs Potts and Mrs Anderson. Year 3 is a very exciting year as the children make the transition from KS1 to KS2. They are encouraged to become more independent both in themselves and their learning.
In normal times, we learn to play a recorder to a very good standard and read music – a life skill! Our topics are very varied and interesting ranging from the Rainforest, Romans, Countries on the Meridian, Volcanoes and much more. This is a busy year, but we have lots of fun on the way!

Spellings are handed out on Mondays or Tuesday and tested on the following Monday. We work on different aspects of the spellings all week and the children should be able to explain the spelling rule or pattern.
Initially, homework will be discussion based and handed out before the weekend and shared early on Monday or Tuesday the following week. However, your children will also have access to Times Table Rockstars and Doodle Maths, which, along with reading, should be done wherever possible throughout the week. We are making sure the children are able to get on to these apps during our first few days in school and their passwords will be in their planners, should you need them.

We discuss world news events every Monday morning so any opportunity for the children to follow news events through newspapers, Newsround or any other news outlet you prefer to use would be most helpful. As a rough guide, we will be focusing on good news stories and world events, which will allow us to build our geographical understanding of the world.

We are beginning to use Google Classroom both when we are in school and for homework. We use Google Classroom in Year 4, 5 and 6 and it is incredibly useful when sharing information, working collaboratively and accessing learning when working remotely. The children all have log in details, but will need a bit of help to log in at home. If this causes any problems, please do get in touch and we will be happy to help.

Year 3 Staff

Mrs Laura Gates BA (Hons) PGCE - Year 3

Mrs Gates Profile Mrs Gates is a language specialist, having studied Russian and Slavonic Studies at Leeds. She is an experienced teacher who also support tutoring in school.

Mrs Cath Swallow - Year 3

Mrs Swallow is a very experienced and qualified teacher, currently supporting in Year 3.

Mr T Watson - Year 3

Mr Watson Profile Mr Watson provides intervention and support for children. Mr Watson is also working as a sports teacher offering high quality activity both in curriculum time and during lunch and after school club. In addition Mr Watson leads After School Club.

Mr D Bromley BA Ed (Hons) - Year 3

Mr Bromley Profile Having grown up in Kentmere and Ings, I returned to Cumbria after 10 years living and working in and around the Greater Manchester area. Although I thoroughly enjoyed living ‘down south’ and gained valuable experiences in different classroom environments, I am glad to be back and able to indulge in my outdoor […]

Latest News

VR in Action

Our children in Year 3 have been using the VR headsets to experience a volcanic eruption. What an exciting time! The children had so much fun and were totally engrossed in the experience.

Children’s Mental Health Week

This week we are getting the children to think about their own mental health. We are asking them to reflect on expressing themselves and being themselves. Classes are providing activities to explore their thoughts and feelings and think about their friends too. It started on Monday with an assembly from Oak National Academy and the […]

Bake Off Week

We have had a great week of baking with so many families taking part. There have been some very busy children this week, learning new skills and hopefully, enjoying and sharing their baked goods with their families.

Google Classroom

Well done to all of our children who have been online learning since Monday 4th Jan. We are going to be online learning until at least Feb half term. Make sure you are checking on each day and completing the tasks set for you by your teacher.

Rainforest Projects

This week we have had a wonderful chance to share our projects with each other. These projects are a powerful opportunity for the children to share their learning with each other. This not only reinforces learning but provides an opportunity to build our confidence.

Amazing Work in Year 3

Year 3 have been exploring parts of plants in Science, Paul Klee in Art and exploring ‘The Kapok Tree’ in English. What a wonderful week of exciting lessons!

Jamie Knight Visit (watch the videos)

Jamie Knight is currently one of the world’s best and most in-demand Professional Football Freestylers. Jamie has travelled worldwide working with the most prominent global brands, comprising of the likes of Nike, Adidas & Red Bull. Jamie’s performances include some of the most prolific sports events such as an on the pitch performance at the […]

European Languages Day

We have had a superb day with the whole school dressing up and learning new languages. We have visited (virtually) a whole range of countries including, Ireland, Spain, Belgium, Greece, Scotland, Italy and France. What a great adventure we have had which was a day of food tasting, geography skills, learning new languages and lots […]