--- title: "Year 3" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/classes/year-3" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Welcome to the class page for .... ![](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/images/images/Year-3-02-11-2022.gif) | Literacy: **Reading: *“Ice Palace”* (Fiction: Adventure) **Writing: *“Winter’s Child”*** (Fantasy Story) | What Are We Learning? | Maths: Place Value Addition & Subtraction Multiplication & Division | |---|---|---| | Science: Forces & Magnets *Working scientifically: PLANNING* | Y3 Curriculum Overview: Autumn B 2026 *‘Penguins or Polar Bears’* **![Icon Description automatically generated with medium confidence](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/images/c8a1c503752589a20818d123b59c3708.png)** **Core Value: DETERMINATION** **Secrets of Success:** Work Hard & Concentrate **Cultural Capital: Panto - Aladdin** | PSHE: Connecting with Others: What helps us feel safe and included? | | French: Greetings and adjectives | | Geography: Who Lives in Antarctica? | D&T: Mechanical Systems: Pneumatic Toys | | Art: Developing Drawing Skills | Computing: Algorithms | | PE: Games: Invasion - Dodgeball (Mon) Gym: symmetry and asymmetry (Thurs) | Music: **Reading Rhythms** Patterns and layers | RE: Bahai: the newest religion in the world (1863) | History: Revision of previous learning | Parents - please help your child in remembering previous learning: | Literacy: **Reading: *“The Sea Book”***(Information) **Writing: *“Seal Surfer”*** (Recount: Letter in Role) | What Were We Learning? | Maths: Place Value Addition & Subtraction | |---|---|---| | Science: **Animals** Movement & Nutrition *Working scientifically: PLANNING* | Y3 Curriculum Overview: Autumn A 2026 *‘From Farm to Fork’* ![](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/images/cdf9b09767f10bdfb24e4ac5bf519d2c.png) **Core Value: CONFIDENCE** **Secrets of Success:** Try new things **Cultural Capital: visit to Rivacre Valley Nature Reserve** | PSHE: **My Healthy Self** How can I take care of my mind and body? | | French: Greetings with puppets | | Geography: Where does our food come from? | D&T: Cooking and Nutrition: Eating Seasonally | | Art: *Recap last term:* Sculpture and 3D Clay Houses | Computing: Bytes & Blocks | | PE: Cricket (Mon) Invasion Games: Netball (Thurs) | Music: Ballads | RE: HINDUISM How do Hindus view God and how is Diwali celebrated? | History: *Recap last term:* What is a ‘monarch’? | **Click here: [Year 3 Blog](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-3) to find out what we have been learning so far this year.** Times tables introduced in Y3: Autumn: x 4 Spring: x 8 Summer: x 3 ## Please try to practise these multiplication and division facts at home as often as you can. If you have any queries or issues that you will like to discuss, please contact me via email: [a.gambles@brookside.cheshire.sch.uk](mailto:c.kendal@brookside.cheshire.sch.uk) and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible. **Year 3 Team** ## ### Related Blog Posts [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_4523.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-15-15-27-y3-summer-reading-challenge) 15 Jul #### [Y3 - Summer Reading Challenge](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-15-15-27-y3-summer-reading-challenge) Year 3 have had a fun afternoon visiting Ellesmere Port Library. They have enjoyed accessing a range of exciting texts and shown by the local librarian, Ian Anstice how to locate fiction and non fiction books. Many of the Year 3 children have joined the library and are excited to be joining in… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0717%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-04-10-29-year-3-art) 4 Mar #### [Year 3 art](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-04-10-29-year-3-art) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/20260120_102433.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-20-12-15-whole-school-mental-health) 20 Jan #### [Whole School Mental Health ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-20-12-15-whole-school-mental-health) Today, our school came together for a special assembly with Natasha from the Mental Health Support Team, giving pupils the opportunity to think about their wellbeing and the importance of looking after both our minds and our bodies. 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