--- title: "A New School Year" url: "https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-04-13-34-a-new-school-year" school: "St Stephen's C.E. Primary School" --- # A New School Year ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/images/blog/new_year(7).jpg) 4 September 2026 [Nicola Lawson](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/author/nlawson) [Year 3 Blog](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/category/year-3-blog) We are delighted with how well everyone has settled into the new routine of Year 3! Wow! It is a joy to have such a wonderful bunch of happy, kind pupils who are eager to learn and enjoying what we do. We have started the term by talking about what makes a happy classroom. You children fully understand about showing kindness and helping others, listening carefully and following instructions and trying your best, even when we’re faced with new tasks and new learning. We’ve done some drawing, started our new book, The Iron Man, looked at place value and counting in maths and, the one children found the most exciting, finding out about The Stone Age! Thank you, everyone for a splendid start to our new term and everyone has made a super start to Year 3. [Year 3 Blog](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-3-blog) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/blog/new_year(6).jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-04-13-27-a-new-school-year-1) Previous ### [A New School Year](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-04-13-27-a-new-school-year-1) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_0629.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-11-10-46-getting-active-in-pe) Next ### [🏃 Getting Active in PE!](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-11-10-46-getting-active-in-pe) - [![Local Offer](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/images/partners/Local-Offer-logo-small.jpg)](https://www.durham.gov.uk/localoffer) - [![Click CEOP](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/images/partners/Click_CEOPS-Footer.gif)](https://www.ceop.police.uk/Safety-Centre) ##### Location St Stephen's C.E. Primary School Hall Lane, Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0QH ##### Contact Us 01388 746 426 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ststephensce/) © Copyright 2024–2026 St Stephen's C.E. Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)