Category: Year 3

“I liked the trip because I enjoyed being outdoors and walking to somewhere new. I had never been to the church before, it was much bigger than I thought it would be. I also loved walking when it was windy, it was really fun! I learnt all about the different uses of land in Southampton […]

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Y3 recently went on a trip to Lulworth Cove on the Jurassic Coast. They went to answer their learning questions ‘How are fossils formed?’ and ‘How do rocks change over time?’. Here’s what they enjoyed about their trip: “I found mostly traces of fossils, but I really enjoyed hunting for them.” – Eshaal, Y3 “I […]

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Recently Y3 went on a trip to Winchester Cathedral to answer their learning question ‘How are Winchester and Southampton different?’. Here’s what they found out: “I learnt that Winchester used to be the capital city of England.” – Haaziq, 3K “I found that Winchester and Southampton look different. Southampton doesn’t have a cathedral and Winchesters shops […]

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As part of their history learning question, ‘Would you rather live in the Stone Age, Iron Age or Bronze Age?’, Y3 visited Butser Ancient Farm. It was interesting that there were only sheep and goats as farm animals. We got to see some at Butser. – Anabia The interesting thing was the size of the […]

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We celebrated the Queens Jubilee on May 27th. Year 3 have blogged about the day. “It was amazing, so many people were there and we had competitions.” – Madzia “It was exciting because we had cakes and sweets.” – Ayyoub “I think it was amazing because I thought we only got to celebrate at home […]

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Year 3 have been asking what their fellow classmates thought of the choirs’ song they performed as part of the bid for Southampton to become City of Culture. Let us see what they thought: “I enjoyed the singing. I felt very proud of them because they tried their hardest.” – Alika “I was amazed and […]

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Year 3 were very lucky to work with the artist Katherine Anteney for the 125 celebrations. They created the words they had chosen to represent Mount Pleasant Junior School and the 125 Celebrations. Y3 Blog Squad were able to sit down with Katherine and ask some questions: Where do you get your inspiration from? Words […]

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Year 3 have been learning about Ancient Baghdad. Our Y3 Bloggers have been asking their fellow classmates all about it. Here’s what they had to say about their learning: “I have learnt that Ancient Baghdad was the centre of the empire. I have enjoyed this topic.” – Zahra “I have learnt that it is a […]

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Year 3 Blog Squad have been asking lots of questions this week. Here's what each class had to say... 3G - What advice would you give for the next year 3 pupils? "They will be working hard and learning new things everyday." - Derrick "They should really work on their spellings, it will help them [...]
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