St Mary's Church of England School
Nurturing Creative Thinkers
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Kendal Road,Kirkby Lonsdale,
Cumbria LA6 2DN
Year 3
Year 3
Mr Bromley is our teacher this year and he is supported by Mrs Day, Mrs Swallow, and Mrs Hoban – with the odd guest appearance from Mrs Mitton and Miss Kinghorn. 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 including 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 Tuesdays and tested on the following Tuesday. We work on different aspects of the spellings all week and the children should be able to explain the spelling rule or pattern.
As in Key Stage 1, children will have access to Times Table Rockstars and Doodle Maths, which, along with reading, should be done wherever possible throughout the week. We always make 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. This forms the basis of our homework, initially, although other work may come home at the end of a week. Full details will be in the children’s planners and on the Google Classroom, under Homework.
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 as a learning tool both when we are in school and for homework. We use Google Classroom in all years, but especially in Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 and it is incredibly useful when sharing information, working collaboratively and developing independent editing skills. 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. As the children become more confident and independent with this technology, they are able to use it to work together and support each other in all subjects of the curriculum. It really is rather useful!
Year 3 Staff
Mrs K Swallow - Year 3
Mrs Swallow is a very experienced and qualified teacher, currently supporting in Year 3.
Mrs S Mitton BA - Year 3
Mrs Mitton Profile I am married to Steve and have two children, Ellie and Isaac. In my spare time I love being outdoors and enjoy mountain biking, running and skiing. I love working with children as no two days are ever the same and you get to see the children grow and develop.
Mrs A Day, BA (Hons) PGCE - Year 3
Mrs Day Profile I have been teaching for over twenty years, many of them at St Mary’s. I love teaching here as it’s a very special school with great children and staff. I have taught in most classes in the school but in all of them I love to read stories and to watch the […]
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
Spelling Bee Finals Results
Initially we encouraged all of our children to learn new spellings which were taken from the year expectations. After a fun spelling bee in classes each year group put forward finalists for our school spelling bee. The whole school came together to celebrate learning spellings. We had a wonderful time with what turned out to […]
Good day at the office
This is just a small reminder of the fantastic Ben Greenep Winter Run held in recently. Clearly a good day at the office! The run is an excellent chance to represent your house and a super opportunity to run together. #marathonkids
Spelling Bee Fun
We have had some fun in our Class Spelling Bee Challenges. Our whole purpose is to provide a fun opportunity to learn spellings. It is so motivating for children to know they are making progress in their spelling. It is very special to see our children feeling more confident as they improve their spellings and […]
Ben Greenep Winter Run
We were very fortunate to have a dry and warm day despite the ground being soft. The Ben Greenep Winter Run went well with the children representing their house and running for individual medals in each class. There was a superb atmosphere and the children even asked to have a little fun run at the end. […]
Throwback Photos of previous Ben Greenep Winter Runs
Here are a few photos of past inter house winter run events. The race was named after the winner of the first ever run. We have developed the run since to an annual winter run. Each member of the junior classes represents their house as well as there being event winners for boys and girls […]
Dance with Miss Holly in Year 3 and 4
Thanks to the fabulous fund raising efforts of our PTA, Year 3 and 4 are thoroughly enjoying dance and fitness classes with Miss Holly. The classes will run for six weeks. The children are learning a dance routine that they’ll perform for the whole school. They are becoming much more flexible and strong and are […]
We are exploring ‘Inspiring Women’ this term
This term we will be exploring a whole range of inspiring women from Jane Austin, Frida Kahlo, Marie Chiver, Rosa Parks and many other women who we believe will inspire all of our children. We are exploring their endeavours and seeing how we can learn from them in our own lives in 2019 and beyond.
Welcome back to school . . .
We are pleased to be back at school to welcome our children for the start of Lent term
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all of our school family. We welcome our new children starting in January and look forward to seeing them. Our Lent term starts on Monday 7th January.
Happy Christmas
Wishing you a very Happy Christmas from the children of St Mary’s School.
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