Welcome to the Year 3 Class page. The Class Teacher in Year 3 is Mr Green and the LSAs are Miss Wolny and Miss Read. Miss Darch comes to Teach twice a week too! All the adults work hard to make sure your child is achieving their best. We hope you enjoy exploring some of the exciting things we do.

2025-2026

 

Bugfest

The children in Otter Class had a fantastic afternoon when Bugfest came to visit! Excitement filled the room as they met a fascinating range of creepy critters from around the world. The children bravely held stick insects, cockroaches, millipedes and even a gentle tarantula, learning how each creature moves and survives. They discovered how different habitats provide food, shelter and protection, and explored how ecosystems depend on every living thing, no matter how small. The session sparked curiosity and lots of thoughtful questions. By the end of the afternoon, Otter Class had not only overcome a few fears but had gained a wonderful understanding of minibeasts and their importance.

 

Safer Internet Day

 

Children threw themselves into Safer Internet Day 2026 with real enthusiasm, especially with this year’s focus on AI. We explored how artificial intelligence already shapes our daily lives, weighing up its benefits and its limitations in lively discussions. The group created vibrant posters capturing their ideas, and even experimented with generating AI‑powered music, which sparked plenty of excitement. By the end, everyone agreed that AI can be an amazing tool for creativity and learning, but it still relies on human judgement, imagination, and care. It was a thoughtful, hands‑on celebration that left the children feeling empowered and curious about the digital world.

 

Visit from Marvin

We were delighted to welcome Marvin into school today for a fascinating visit all about his bees. The children were full of excitement as they listened carefully and asked thoughtful questions about how bees live and work together in a hive. Marvin explained the dynamics of the hive, including the roles of the queen, workers and drones, helping pupils understand how living things depend on one another.

The children were especially thrilled to learn about the process of keeping bees, from caring for the hives to the careful collecting of honey. They were amazed to discover how plants and bees rely on each other, making strong links to our Science topic on plants. This visit supported our Science topic, particularly learning about pollination, plant reproduction and the importance of insects in our environment.

The session inspired curiosity, deepened understanding and brought learning to life. It was a memorable experience that truly buzzed with enthusiasm!

Scarf Workshop

This week Otter Class was thrilled to welcome our special visitors Harold, Kiki, and Derek, who brought PSHE and Science to life in a truly engaging way. They came to talk with the children about the brain – our body’s incredible control centre – and how it sends messages that allow us to move, think, feel, and react to the world around us. Through lively explanations, demonstrations, and thoughtful questions, the visitors helped pupils understand that every heartbeat, breath, and movement begins with a signal from the brain.

The children were absolutely amazing: curious, enthusiastic, and eager to take part in every activity. Using hands-on learning, they explored different systems in the human body. Otter Class learnt not only how their bodies work, but also how exciting science can be when experienced together. A great session.

 

Panto - Beauty and the Beast

 

Otter class had an exciting day out as they climbed aboard the coach and travelled to Westlands to watch the Yeovil Panto. From the moment we arrived, the children were full of excitement and ready for a fun-filled performance. It was wonderful to see everyone so engaged, joining in with the songs, shouting out the responses, and laughing along throughout the show. Even the not-so-funny jokes caused fits of giggles, making the theatre echo with laughter and smiles.

One of the biggest highlights of the day was when Mr. Glenworth was chosen by the Dame. The children were absolutely delighted, cheering loudly and laughing as he became part of the performance. It was a moment they will certainly remember!

The trip was a fantastic experience for Otter class, creating special memories and lots of happy faces to finish the day.

Making Chocolate

As part of their exciting DT project, the children had a fantastic time creating delicious chocolate truffles for their Christmas boxes. From start to finish, the classroom was filled with excitement (and the wonderful smell of chocolate!) as the children carefully followed instructions, measured ingredients, and mixed their truffles with great concentration. They showed real determination and teamwork while shaping and decorating their creations, taking pride in every step of the process.

The project also gave the children a brilliant opportunity to practise their folding, cutting, and gluing skills. They worked incredibly hard to design and assemble their Christmas boxes, carefully folding neat edges, cutting accurately, and gluing everything securely together. The finished boxes looked amazing and perfectly showcased their tasty truffles.

This fun, hands-on project helped the children develop confidence, creativity, and important practical skills, all while getting into the festive Christmas spirit. What a delicious success!

 

Stem Visit

Craig and his brilliant team from Morson visited Otter Class this week for an action-packed STEM workshop linked to our science topic on magnets and forces. From the moment they arrived, the excitement in the room was buzzing. The children were fascinated to hear about Craig’s background and the different roles within his team, especially how each person plays a part in maintaining and improving the helicopters they work on.

The class were amazed to learn how forces - pushes, pulls, lift and drag – are applied to real helicopters, helping them to take off, stay balanced, and move safely through the air. Craig and his team explained these concepts in a way that was easy to understand while still giving the children a real insight into the science behind their work.

The highlight of the workshop was the hands-on activity, where the children used magnets to push and pull trains across the table without even touching them. There were squeals of excitement as the trains zoomed forward, slowed down, or changed direction depending on how the magnets were positioned.

The session was fun, inspiring and full of curiosity. Otter Class came away with a deeper understanding of forces—and a brand-new enthusiasm for STEM!

 

Science investigation

Today, the children had great fun putting their knowledge of friction into action by conducting an investigation. We placed different materials on a ramp to see which would be the hardest for the car to freely move on. It was great fun. At the end, we used some sticky masking tape to see how far we could lift the ramp. It was a great way to bring learning to life.

Careers Day

At Kingfisher, we believe in giving the children every opportunity to thrive and experience as much as possible. With this in mind, we hosted some fantastic guests who came to speak to the children about their different jobs and experiences. The children listened beautifully and asked some very insightful questions. It really got them thinking about what they would like to be when they get older.

 

Art - Sculpture - Georgia O'Keeffe

This term, the children have been looking at the sculpture work of Georgia O'Keeffe. They had been working hard to design and make a leaf bowl from clay, practising their skills along the way. They finalised the colours that they would like to use, based on the autumnal colours that they have researched. The children put their clay skills into practise  and today, they saw their work come to life. The results were fantastic and showed real skill and progression over the unit. 

 

Languages Day

To help the children celebrate and learn about languages all around the world, the children spent the day immersed in languages. Year 3 spent the day learning German. We looked at the culture, Geography, food and learning some German too! We sang songs in German.with varying success, but it was great to have fun and practise our German skills. In the afternoon, we met up with Year 6  where we got to eat our gingerbread men and share our knowledge of the greetings and phrases we had learnt during the day. It was a great day!

Computing

This term, the children have really excelled in their programming skills through using Scratch 3. They applied their knowledge of algorithms from Key Stage 1 and embraced new skills to program their own instruments and create some fantastic geometric art.

DT - Building catapults

 

As part of our DT unit, the children got to finally test out their counterparts. Over the past several weeks the children have been designing and finding ways to build catapults using natural materials. The children had great fun building their catapults and it was great to see them in all shapes and sizes. We talked about strong shapes uncovered lots in outdoor learning. The children then constructed their catapults and it was finally time to test them out. It was a fantastic unit and the children really enjoyed it. 

Dot Day

During Dot Day, the children had great fun exploring their identity and what makes them unique. All learning linked to the children's book 'The Dot' by Peter H Reynolds. The children used the iPads to create digital dots and I was amazed at how they used their creativity and technology to produce some amazing outcomes.

Poetry Day

To celebrate Poetry Day this year, the children in Otter class looked at what a poem was and the different features. We talked about how poems can rhyme and make us feel different feelings using different literary techniques. We have been discussing friendship in PSHE, and we wanted to write poems about friendship. Linking into our work on Online safety and safe Internet use, we tasked AI with writing a poem about friendship and what it means to us. The children had great fun performing the poems and having open discussions about friendship and AI.