Year 3
Our Year 3 School Council Representatives 2025-2026
Our Autumn 2 Focus Text is: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Year 3 Celebrate Culture and Heritage Day 2025
Year 3 had a fantastic time celebrating Culture and Heritage Day 2025! The children came to school dressed in wonderful outfits representing their family cultures, proudly sharing the stories and traditions that make their backgrounds so special. They loved giving presentations about their own cultural heritage and were so excited to tell their friends all about their family history. It was a joyful day filled with colour, learning, and pride. Mrs Gledhill would like to say a huge thank you to all the parents for their amazing support in helping the children prepare for this special celebration — your efforts made the day truly memorable!
Heritage Art with the Burley Banksy!
Year 3 were thrilled to welcome the famous Leeds artist, the Burley Banksy, for an inspiring art workshop! The children had a wonderful time learning about his creative street art and how he celebrates the local community through his designs. Inspired by his work, the pupils created their own colourful pieces to celebrate their own heritage, expressing their unique backgrounds and stories through art. It was a fantastic day full of creativity, teamwork, and pride—and the children loved every moment spent with the Burley Banksy! It was a particularly special day for Mrs Gledhill too, as the Burley Banksy used to be her old primary school teacher! What a wonderful time celebrating our personal stories through artwork - well done Year 3!
Year 3 Contemporary Art - Come and See our finished boxes inspired by the Burley Banksy!
Our Autumn 1 Focus Text: Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Welcome to Our Year 3 Class!
Welcome to Year 3!
We are so excited to begin our school year together! We know each of you are ready to begin your journey into Key Stage Two, what a wonderful plan of discovery awaits you all! Please find some key information below:
Your Year 3 Adults:
Teachers: Mrs Gledhill (3 days) and Mrs Reuben (2 days)
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Gallagher and Mrs Cecil
PE Days for Autumn 1 are: Wednesday and Friday. Please come to school in your PE kit on these days.
- Please try and get logged on to Google Classroom as soon as you're able. We post lots of updates and reminders of here!
- Reading is key! Aim to read with your child at home every night and sign their planner. Ask questions about what they have read and also make sure that they get chance to listen to you read too - remember they are learning from you as a role model with this!
- Encourage your child to become more independent. Now they are in Key Stage Two, it is a great chance for them to pack their own bags for school, thinking about when they need their PE kits and water bottles. Let them try and solve problems before stepping in - these opportunities are golden!
- Remind children that we encourage a growth mindset in our class. Making mistakes are a key part of learning and this is something we really instill within our lessons together. Don't be afraid to have a try! Be resilient and work together to celebrate each other's progress.
- Keep us updated with anything you think we may need to know - we are always here to listen if you have any concerns or worries. Please note our Designated Safeguarding Leads at St Anthony's are: Miss Leonard, Mr Whittle, Miss Taylor, Mrs Doherty and Mrs Nicholson, our SENCO.
- Have fun learning together! Learn about our upcoming topics in our half-termly newsletters and bring learning to life through books, museums or exploring nature. Celebrate learning milestones together, we can't wait to share in their successes this year!
- Use Mathletics and Times Table Rockstars to develop Mathematical fluency. School pay the subscriptions for these amazing resources and we can really notice the progress children make during our Maths lessons together!
If you have any questions, please come and see either of your class teachers
Below, we have put together a short poem which sums up our excitement for the year ahead!
Kind regards,
Mrs Gledhill and Mrs Reuben
Adventure Awaits in Year Three!
In Year Three we begin to soar,
With braver steps than ever before.
We zip our bags and tie our shoes,
And start to make our own wise moves.
We read new books and take a peek,
At heroes bold and creatures meek.
With every page, our minds will grow,
To places only books can show!
We’ll dive through history, numbers, and more,
And science will open a magical door.
We'll paint, we'll build, explore the skies,
Ask big questions and wonder “Why?”
Independence grows each day,
As we learn, laugh, and lead the way.
Year Three's a journey, bright and new—
And the biggest explorer is you!