--- title: "Blog by Tag: Year 3 Blog" url: "https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-3-blog" school: "St Stephen's C.E. Primary School" --- # Blog by Tag: Year 3 Blog [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/move_2.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-06-10-49-it-s-all-rock-and-roll-to-me) 6 Nov #### [It’s all rock and roll to me…](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-06-10-49-it-s-all-rock-and-roll-to-me) Welcome back, everyone, to the second half of our Autumn Term. I hope you have had an enjoyable break, despite the wind, and I am delighted to see children return. It is wonderful to observe such a positive attitude towards our next units of work and I’m sure that together, we’ll enjoy the… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/DSCI0014.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-23-12-14-autumn-1-done-and-dusted-ready-for-custard) 23 Oct #### [Autumn 1 done and dusted, ready for custard.](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-23-12-14-autumn-1-done-and-dusted-ready-for-custard) TEAM – Together everyone achieves more! This has been our focus for the half term. Our “Curriculum for Life” plans cover several important aspects of social and emotional development, supporting children in their understanding of themselves, their sense of belonging and working together both in… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/disco_1.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-16-12-54-i-can-do-this-all-day) 16 Oct #### [“I can do this all day”](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-16-12-54-i-can-do-this-all-day) We have reached the end of Mr Penguin and The Lost Treasure and we are happy to report that our hero was successful, the treasure was recovered and the escaped jewel thieves are back in custody. We thoroughly enjoyed reading this book together as a class. We practised reading with expression,… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/bug_house_1.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-09-11-17-we-built-this-city-on-rock-and-roll) 9 Oct #### [We built this city on rock and roll](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-09-11-17-we-built-this-city-on-rock-and-roll) I’ve been singing this all week, as we’ve done so much about building of some kind over the last week. Our geography theme this term is settlements, and we can now tell the difference between a hamlet, village, town and a city. Last week we looked at Willington on a map as well as pictures of… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/Tony_the_Tiger.jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-02-11-45-class-3-moving-and-grooving-and-shaking-it-about) 2 Oct #### [Class 3 Moving and grooving and shaking it about](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-02-11-45-class-3-moving-and-grooving-and-shaking-it-about) We’re writing our own stories this week; a series of paragraphs to tell the story of a creature who has arrived, without warning, causing a tremendous commotion as people become increasingly worried about the damage this imposter is doing to our town. Our focus continues to be good word choices,… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/S_of_Wk_25.9.26.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-28-08-38-stars-of-the-week-25-9-26-1) 28 Sep #### [Stars of the week 25.9.26](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-28-08-38-stars-of-the-week-25-9-26-1) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/Cave_art.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-25-10-12-class-3-painting-the-town-red-with-paprika) 25 Sep #### [Class 3 painting the town red… with paprika](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-25-10-12-class-3-painting-the-town-red-with-paprika) The Iron Man is causing no end of trouble for the villagers and farmers. We’ve looked at how author’s build up an atmosphere of tension, describing an approaching threat and we’ve had a go at creating our own piece of atmospheric writing. Ask your child what kind of strange creature they created… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/stars_of_week_18.9.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-21-12-54-stars-of-the-week-18-9-26) 21 Sep #### [Stars of the Week 18.9.26](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-21-12-54-stars-of-the-week-18-9-26) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/stoneage_art.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-18-10-10-staying-safe-being-healthy-and-feeling-good) 18 Sep #### [Staying safe, being healthy and feeling good](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-18-10-10-staying-safe-being-healthy-and-feeling-good) Here we are in week 2 and the term has started so positively. Moving into a new classroom, with a new teacher and a new routine can be daunting. Thankfully, these wonderfully resilient and motivated children have made the transition into Bulmerland exceptionally well and we’re off to a most… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/809184178_1742412537887708_1950838818312398300_n.jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-16-13-43-stars-of-the-week-11-9-26) 16 Sep #### [Stars Of the Week 11.9.26](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-16-13-43-stars-of-the-week-11-9-26) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/Picture3.jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-11-11-00-friendship-goals-and-a-little-bit-of-magic) 11 Sep #### [✨ Friendship, Goals and a Little Bit of Magic!](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-11-11-00-friendship-goals-and-a-little-bit-of-magic) Wow! Thank you, everyone, for a great week in Class 3. It is a joy to see how kind, friendly and helpful these children are and how well they enjoy each other’s company. I was delighted to watch so many great games going on at playtime, and children enjoying being with their friends both inside… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/new_year(7).jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-04-13-34-a-new-school-year) 4 Sep #### [A New School Year](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-04-13-34-a-new-school-year) 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. 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