<![CDATA[The Hills Academy Blog Feed - Year 3 Blog - Mont Blanc and Fitz Roy]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk%2Fblog%2F%3Fpid%3D25%26amp%3Bnid%3D6 Juniper Education Content Management System (CMS) Version: 4.5 (junipereducation.org) Fri, 17 Oct 2025 09:32:41 GMT Fri, 17 Oct 2025 09:32:41 GMT <![CDATA[ END OF YEAR BLOG ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=1019 Welcome to our final Year 3 blog for 2024-2025! We have now arrived at the end of the school year and had lots of different experiences and learning going on all year. Some of our highlights have included drumming workshops with Mr Garraway, a trip to the theatre and our recent visit to the STEM Centre.

Our final term has been busy with lots of different things going on.

]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:36:50 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=1019 <![CDATA[ SETTLING INTO YEAR 3! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=1024 Year 3 – All settled in. 

]]> Fri, 17 Oct 2025 09:32:41 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=1024 <![CDATA[ ReaDY TO LEARN WEEK! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=1022 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:48:05 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=1022 <![CDATA[ JUNE IN YEAR 3 ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=1007 It has been another great few weeks in Year 3. The children have really enjoyed getting stuck into our curriculum and learning lots of new things including making s'mores in outdoor learning.

]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:31:47 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=1007 <![CDATA[ OPERATION GAGETMAN ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=996 Year 3 have had a great time reading a new book this half term written by award-winning author Malorie Blackman.

]]> Tue, 1 Jul 2025 14:19:07 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=996 <![CDATA[ Moving, Fractions and Exploding Animal Biscuits! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=994 Welcome to our end of term blog! What a half term it has been. Lots of learning has been taking place in Year 3.

]]> Thu, 1 May 2025 14:58:55 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=994 <![CDATA[ HORRIBLE HISTORIES ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=985 On Friday 14th February, Year 3 had an exciting trip to Milton Keynes theatre to watch Horrible Histories – Ancient Egyptians.

]]> Thu, 1 May 2025 14:58:00 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=985 <![CDATA[ WELCOME BACK TO YEAR 3 ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=976 We are now a few weeks back into school since the break and the children have been as enthusiastic as ever with their learning.

]]> Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:36:44 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=976 <![CDATA[ DRUMS AND BREAD IN YEAR 3 ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=972 This term 3H have had an amazing term learning how to play the Djembe drums.

]]> Fri, 24 Jan 2025 08:48:27 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=972 <![CDATA[ ROBIN HOOD, PLACE VALUE AND GYMNASTICS! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=951 Welcome to our Year 3 October blog post. We are now well into the start of the school year and we have been busy!

]]> Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:23:29 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=951 <![CDATA[ a great start to year 3 ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=944 Ready to learn week was full of fun and frolics. Children looked at their heritage, completed task master challenges and created yummy cheesecakes.

]]> Wed, 9 Oct 2024 09:09:30 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=944 <![CDATA[ YEAR 3! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=927 Hello and welcome to the Year 3 blog for July.

]]> Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:20:39 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=927 <![CDATA[ ALADDIN!! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=915 Year 3 were very fortunate to go and watch Aladdin at the Milton Keynes Theatre.

]]> Fri, 5 Jul 2024 13:25:00 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=915 <![CDATA[ Aladdin, pneumatic systems and the Titanic! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=910 Welcome to your May Year 3 blog post. It has been a busy term as always with lots of learning going on.

]]> Fri, 5 Jul 2024 13:25:15 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=910 <![CDATA[ BREAD TASTING AND CHOCOLATE MAKING ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=896 As part of our market research for DT children had the opportunity to taste a variety of Warburton breads (other brands are available). The children focussed on the appearance, texture and taste of seeded, white, wholemeal, half and half, orange fruit loaf and cinnamon and raisin fruit loaf. The favoured loaf in 3H was the orange fruit loaf and in 3S the cinnamon fruit loaf.

]]> Tue, 14 May 2024 13:15:46 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=896 <![CDATA[ aRT, COINS AND CHOCOLATE! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=886 Welcome to our February year 3 blog. What a busy half term it has been.

]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2024 08:18:59 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=886 <![CDATA[ NEW TOPICS IN YEAR 3! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=875 We have all settled back in well to life in Year 3. A new term has brought new topics and the children are enjoying everything.

]]> Fri, 9 Feb 2024 10:06:04 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=875 <![CDATA[ DECEMBER IN YEAR 3! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=861 Welcome to the December Year 3 blog. What a term it has been!

]]> Thu, 18 Jan 2024 10:27:06 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=861 <![CDATA[ STUCK IN THE MUD!! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=847 Fitz Roy class had a great outdoor learning morning last week.

]]> Tue, 5 Dec 2023 12:11:03 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=847 <![CDATA[ Year 3 have had a busy start to the term! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=835 What an amazing start to the term we have had in Year 3! We are already halfway through and have learnt lots of new things.

]]> Tue, 7 Nov 2023 13:25:18 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=835 <![CDATA[ YEAR 3 ARE READY TO LEARN! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=827 We had a super 1st week back in Year 3 and have enjoyed getting to know the teachers and adults in our new year group.

]]> Thu, 5 Oct 2023 11:53:25 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=827 <![CDATA[ EGYPTIAN DAY! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=816 On Friday 14th July, we were lucky to have Sir Teach-A-Lot come visit us for an Egyptian themed day! We all looked amazing in our costumes! 

]]> Thu, 14 Sep 2023 12:00:17 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=816 <![CDATA[ MUMMIFYING AND DANCING LIKE MACHINES! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=803 In history we our learning about the Egyptians. So far we have compared how life was in Egyptian times to how life is now. We looked at similarities and differences and then considered how this relates to the Stone, Bronze and Iron Age.

]]> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 15:42:58 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=803 <![CDATA[ THEATRE AND A MEAL! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=792 On Friday 24th March, Year 3 went to see the live adaptation of David Walliams’ Demon Dentist

]]> Thu, 8 Jun 2023 14:58:17 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=792 <![CDATA[ SSCO AT GOLDINGTON ACADEMY ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=786 Year 3 three were lucky to have an opportunity to attend an SSCO (School Sport Co-ordinator) afternoon held at Goldington Academy.

]]> Mon, 24 Apr 2023 13:45:38 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=786 <![CDATA[ GREAT BRITISH BREAD OFF!! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=767 In Design Technology this term we will be making our own bread rolls. We have been learning about the history of the Warburton bakery, understanding the products that they make and thinking about what we could make.

]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:02:48 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=767 <![CDATA[ Let’s go fly a kite ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=758 During the Autumn term, Year 3 have learnt all about kites.

]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2023 11:16:37 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=758 <![CDATA[ YEAR 3 VISIT TO THE STEM DICOVERY CENTRE ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=741 Year 3 had an amazing trip to the STEM Discovery Centre in Stevenage this month.

]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:49:06 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=741 <![CDATA[ WILLIAM MORRIS AND ANTARCTICA! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=735 We have been super busy learning about the artist William Morris. Did you know William Morris founded his own fabric company and it is still manufacturing goods. We had someone share with us his or her baby sister’s bib, which is from Morris and Co at Next... How cool is that!

]]> Fri, 2 Dec 2022 08:48:59 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=735 <![CDATA[ OUTDOORS IN YEAR 3! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=726 On Monday 26th September 3B had their outdoor learning morning.

]]> Wed, 9 Nov 2022 11:40:25 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=726 <![CDATA[ WELCOME TO YEAR 3! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=717 It has been lots of fun settling in to Year 3.

We spent the first week getting to know our teachers and each other by doing some fun, ready to learn activities.

]]> Fri, 7 Oct 2022 14:38:03 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=717 <![CDATA[ FLOWER POWER ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=703 Year 3 have enjoyed learning about plants this term.

]]> Wed, 14 Sep 2022 15:26:25 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=703 <![CDATA[ ANCIENT EGYPTIANS ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=691 This term in history we have been studying Ancient Egypt. We began by looking at a timeline of the Ancient Egyptian civilisation and we have since spent lessons looking at mummification, Tutankhamun and we even got to look at some artefacts.

]]> Fri, 8 Jul 2022 13:26:03 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=691 <![CDATA[ ANCIENT EGYPTIANS, ENGLISH AND MATHS! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=684 Fri, 20 May 2022 10:25:01 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=684 <![CDATA[ BREAD! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=675 At the end of last term, year 3 had a brilliant morning making bread. To make the bread, we had to combine flour, yeast and water. When we had combined these, we had to knead the dough to give the bread more structure. It was very messy!

]]> Fri, 20 May 2022 09:59:03 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=675 <![CDATA[ YEAR 3'S TRIP TO THE STEM CENTRE ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=666 We were so excited about taking the Year 3’s on their 1st school trip post lockdowns, and we were not disappointed.

]]> Fri, 22 Apr 2022 15:37:30 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=666 <![CDATA[ SHEDDING SOME LIGHT ON YEAR 3 SCIENCE! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=656 In science the children have started investigating light. The children have learnt about light sources and that darkness is the absence of light.

]]> Fri, 18 Mar 2022 08:50:24 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=656 <![CDATA[ COLLAGES ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=650 We have begun Spring Term in Year 3 by completing some work on collages. We had to use different materials such as tissue paper, crepe paper, card and plain paper to create an image. It was important to take our time in creating the collages as we had to use fairly small pieces of each material to make the effect of the collage more striking.

]]> Tue, 1 Feb 2022 15:09:51 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=650 <![CDATA[ Escape from Pompeii ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=637 Year 3 have spent a week learning about newspaper reports and using the novel ‘Escape from Pompeii’ to write a report on a volcanic eruption.

]]> Thu, 13 Jan 2022 10:04:51 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=637 <![CDATA[ ART IN YEAR 3 ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=631 Year 3 have just finished their first artist study of the year.

]]> Wed, 1 Dec 2021 13:39:17 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=631 <![CDATA[ HISTORY, MATHS AND ROBIN HOOD! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=628 The children in Year 3 have enjoyed their work in maths and English over the last few weeks

]]> Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:12:45 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=628 <![CDATA[ YEAR 3 ARE READY FOR THE YEAR AHEAD! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=618 Year 3 have had a brilliant start to the year!

We have spent the first two weeks back at school looking at what makes a good learner and what makes a good teacher. It has been wonderful being back to working in tables and this has had a hugely positive impact in the first two weeks.

]]> Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:03:24 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=618 <![CDATA[ THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=607 This week to finish off our history unit of work on the Ancient Egyptians, we have been creating mod roc masks.

]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2021 16:12:21 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=607 <![CDATA[ MEASUREMENT AND SHAPE! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=596 Recently in maths, we have been looking at measurement and shape.

]]> Mon, 19 Jul 2021 13:51:38 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=596 <![CDATA[ BOTANY! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=583 This term in science we have started looking at plants. We started by looking at the different parts of plants like the roots, stem, leaves and petals.

]]> Wed, 9 Jun 2021 17:01:45 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=583 <![CDATA[ TORCHES, SINGING AND GREEK GODS! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=570 The Year 3 blog has been written by some children, we hope you enjoy it :)

]]> Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:51:24 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=570 <![CDATA[ CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=566 This term, we have been studying Charlie and The Chocolate Factory in English as part of our novel study as you learnt a little bit about in our last blog.

]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:51:36 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=566 <![CDATA[ WRITING AND EXPLORING! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=558 This term in year 3, we have been completing our novel study of ‘Charlie and The Chocolate Factory’. We have been analysing the text in great detail. We have explored the different themes in the book such as poverty vs wealth, characters thoughts and feelings based on their personal experiences so far and we have been doing a lot of descriptive writing. 

]]> Thu, 4 Mar 2021 14:08:14 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=558 <![CDATA[ CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=552 Year 3 have been up to a lot of things after Christmas. We have been looking at Charlie and the Chocolate Factory where Mr Willy Wonka is about to open the gates of his factory to 5 lucky children.

]]> Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:47:54 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=552 <![CDATA[ PREHISTORIC BRITAIN! ]]> https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=538 Year 3 have had a very exciting term in history looking at Prehistoric Britain. It has been interesting to see how different life was in the Prehistoric period.

]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2021 11:03:13 GMT https://www.thehillsacademy.co.uk/blog/?pid=25&nid=6&storyid=538