--- title: "Blog Author: Mr Gambles" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/author/AlanGambles" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Blog Author: Mr Gambles [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5985%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-09-01-53-year-3-science-rocks) 9 Dec #### [Year 3 Science Rocks](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-09-01-53-year-3-science-rocks) Year 3 classify rocks . [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5995%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-09-01-52-year-3-design-and-technology) 9 Dec #### [Year 3 Design and Technology](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-09-01-52-year-3-design-and-technology) Year 3 design and build pneumatic monsters! [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5958%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-10-22-08-33-00-year-3-design-and-technology) 22 Oct #### [Year 3 Design and Technology](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-10-22-08-33-00-year-3-design-and-technology) Year 3 made Apple Crumble yesterday with Mrs Croft using apples from our school grounds to support our understanding of seasonal food with a low carbon footprint. A big thank you to Mrs Croft, a school governor, for her support and guidance! [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5943%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-10-09-12-38-00-ict) 9 Oct #### [ICT ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-10-09-12-38-00-ict) We had a lot of fun using word to make documents about seals yesterday in the media suite. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5942%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-10-09-12-35-00-safety-central) 9 Oct #### [Safety Central](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-10-09-12-35-00-safety-central) We received a lovely follow up visit from Safety Central on Wednesday . It was good to see the children had remembered a fantastic amount on how to stay safe in and out of the house. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5891%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-09-08-15-26-00-place-value) 8 Sep #### [Place value](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-09-08-15-26-00-place-value) Year 3 have been using different manipulatives to find out all about place value. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5865%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-09-08-12-22-00-gulp-with-year-3) 8 Sep #### [GULP with Year 3 ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-09-08-12-22-00-gulp-with-year-3) An energetic start to Year 3 as Chester FC are coming in to teach us about healthy drinking and living. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5858%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-07-22-15-52-00-goodbye-to-year-3) 22 Jul #### [Goodbye to Year 3](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-07-22-15-52-00-goodbye-to-year-3) With a wave of our Egyptian canopic jars it was all over! Well nearly... One more wake up to go. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5846%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-07-21-15-02-00-farewell-to-year-3) 21 Jul #### [Farewell to Year 3](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-07-21-15-02-00-farewell-to-year-3) Spoilers alert Year 3 wrote a letter to Year 2 today to tell them about the best things that they learned about whilst in Year 3. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5847%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-07-21-14-59-00-egyptian-art-of-the-pyramids) 21 Jul #### [Egyptian art of the pyramids](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-07-21-14-59-00-egyptian-art-of-the-pyramids) Year 3 have been finishing their historical learning with some art in the style of the Egyptians. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5843%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-07-21-14-57-00-duke-of-westminster) 21 Jul #### [Duke of Westminster](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-07-21-14-57-00-duke-of-westminster) Memorable scenes from a lovely day out for Y3 on the Duke of Westminster's Estate near Chester. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5767%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-05-20-15-25-00-y3-geography-fieldwork-river-dee) 20 May #### [Y3 Geography fieldwork - River Dee](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-05-20-15-25-00-y3-geography-fieldwork-river-dee) Geography fieldwork was so much fun! 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