22 Jul

Goodbye to Year 3

With a wave of our Egyptian canopic jars it was all over!

Well nearly... One more wake up to og

21 Jul

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.

21 Jul

Egyptian art of the pyramids

Year 3 have been finishing their historical learning with some art in the style of the Egyptians.

21 Jul

Duke of Westminster

Belated pictures from a lovely day out on the Duke of Westminster's Estate.

15 Jul

North West Air Ambulance Charity Visit

We had a fantastic visit from the North West Air Ambulance, who told us all about the amazing work they do as a charity. We were amazed to learn that they operate only three helicopters to cover the entire North West region — and they can reach Ellesmere Port from Manchester in just 10 minutes…

23 Jun

Key Stage 2 Sports Day!

We had a fantastic KS2 Sports Day filled with energy, fun, and brilliant sportsmanship from all our pupils. The sun shone down as children competed in a variety of events, showing off their skills and cheering each other on.

We’re proud to announce the special awards for each team this…

17 Jun

What You Should Know About H₂O

Today, we were all treated to a brilliant assembly called "What You Should Know About H₂O", kindly funded by United Utilities. 

The children discovered the three states of water—solid, liquid and gas—and had a chance to see how water changes and moves through the world around us. We dived into…

20 May

Y3 Geography fieldwork - River Dee

Geography fieldwork was so much fun! Two glorious days on the banks of the River Dee exploring how it is used in comparison with the mouth of the River Mersey.

8 May

Brookside's VE Day Celebrations

Brookside had a fantastic day celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE Day with nostalgic music and by enjoying our lunches outside!  We have learnt about the Second World War and paused to reflect on the sacrifice made by so many in the cause of freedom and justice.

2 May

Fractions

As part of fractions Year 3 have been working out practically how to find 2/3, 3/4 or 5/8ths of a number.

2 May

Let the be light ... or shadows

Year 3 have been finding out that light cannot travel through an object and this is how shadows are created.

2 May

Literacy outdoors

What a wonderful week to take literacy outside. The weather provided a wonderful muse to help us improve our sentences when setting a scene, be it under the beautiful blue sky or in the shade of our wooded copse.