Year 3
Year Three Lisbon is taught by Corinne Bygrave . Their TA is Nikki Brighton. Year Three Padua is taught by Frances Nicholson and Aimie White. Their TA is Shannon Wade. The Year Three classrooms are in our new link building which was completed in the summer of 2015.
New to Year 3 Meeting 2023
Please find the power point presentation from the new to year 3 meeting on the 13th July 2023.
Weekly Class Updates
Chiltern Open Air Museum
On Wednesday 18th June year 3 were lucky to spend the day at the Chiltern Open Air Museum. They spent the day exploring both the Stone Age where they made fire, explored Stone Age housing by ensuring it was watertight using animal skins and making their own paint using charcoal and vegetable fats. They then moved on to look at the Iron Age where groups spent time milling flour to make bread. Others spent time outside churning cream to make butter and then designing their own clay pots. All of the children had a fantastic day and the staff at the museum commented on their brilliant attitudes and inquisitive natures!
Times Tables Day
Year 3 and 4 took part in ‘Times Tables Day’. Throughout the morning, each group spent time with an adult and focused on one particular multiplication table. There were various activities including singing, snakes and ladders style games, Hit the Button and even popcorn maths! Everyone had a brilliant time and enjoyed learning in different styles with children from across all classes.
Year 3 and 4 Sports Day
Sports Day this year was a great success with all children participating in races to gain points for their house. Year 3 took part in the Egg and Spoon Race and Year 4 took part in Skipping Races. As well as this, there were sprints and a relay race. A huge well done to all children for being such great sports and cheering on their team. The winners this year were St Kizito house!
Watford Gym
Both classes were able to go to Watford Gym and explore the different equipment they have there. All children had a great time and some even discovered new talents that they didn’t know about previously!
Art
Our topic this half term was looking at Cloth, Thread and Paint. We learnt how to paint texture before adding to our landscapes by stitching different designs associated with nature. Everyone had a go at learning the running stitch and had great fun discovering a new skill!
Science
Year 3 have been looking at Rocks and Soils and discovering how fossils were formed. We learnt about the formation of them and had a go at making our own impressions using dinosaurs and play-doh.
Year 3 Tennis
During the Autumn term, Y3 children have had fortnightly tennis sessions which were run by Getset4tennis. They have learnt how to use forehand, backhand, serving and rallies.
Year 3 Advent Retreat Day
In November, Y3 had an RE retreat day which took place in the activity studio. They learnt all about the Jesse tree and enjoyed making symbols for each story. They worked together to make a class advent display which will be explored each day in Advent during class worship times.
Odd Socks Day
St Anthony’s School took part in ‘Odd Socks Day’ as part of anti-bullying week. It is designed to be a fun opportunity to encourage people to express themselves and celebrate their individuality and what makes us all unique!
Forest School
Y3 children were really lucky to have 6 sessions of forest school in the Autumn term. This involved activities including den building, circle games, knot tying, bug hunts and many more!
Dog’s Trust
Darcy from Dog’s Trust came back to visit our school to remind us how to stay safe around dogs.
Watford Football Club
In September, Y3 enjoyed a visit to Vicarage Road football stadium to take part in a ‘Healthy body, Healthy Mind’ workshop. They learnt all about healthy eating and the importance of exercise. They also had a tour of the stadium which was very exciting!
Chiltern Open Air Museum
The children had a fantastic school trip to Chiltern Open Air Museum. They enjoyed some great activites and learnt some new skills such as: lighting a fire with flint, making butter from cream, grinding wheat to make flour, making clay pots, painting with charcoal and animal fat and archery. It was a great trip and the children thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Reveley Lodge
In Geography, the children have been learning about how Watford has changed over the years. Both classes were fortunate enough to visit Reveley Lodge in Bushey where they learnt about how Victorians lived. They had the opportunity to wash and dry clothes, experience Victorian school, take a tour around a Victorian house and even have afternoon tea. The children thoroughly enjoyed their visit.
Our Science Experiment
In Science, the children have been learning about Scientists and investigations. In this experiment we made fireworks as a way to investigate density. Density is a measure of how much something weighs (it’s mass) by how much space it takes up (it’s volume).
Oil and water don’t mix. Oil is also less dense than water, which causes the oil to float on top of the water, creating two distinct layers.
Liquid food colouring is water-based, which is why it doesn’t mix with the oil even when you stir it. Instead the food colouring breaks up into small droplets which become temporarily suspended (floating) within the oil. These droplets are denser than the oil (due to their water content), and so they gradually fall though the oil and enter the water.
Our Mass for St Peter and St Paul
On 29th June 2023, Year 3 celebrated a mass for the feast day of St Peter and St Paul. The children helped to read different parts of the mass and Father Alex spoke to the children about Communion during his homily.
