Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Dennis Eagle visits Year 3

7th March 2026Miss K. Wilkinson

This week we were so excited to welcome Dennis Eagle to the Rescue Mobile Classroom to visit our eco-friendly Year 3’s. It’s more than just a bus—it’s a rolling hub of inspiration dedicated to making our community cleaner and greener.

​Why we love Dennis:
​- Interactive Learning: Teaching the next generation about the “Three Rs” (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) in a way that’s actually fun.
​- Community Pride: Empowering South Tyneside students to take small steps that make a massive impact on our local environment.
– Future-Proofing: Building a sustainable legacy for our parks, beaches, and streets.

Today we were tackling litter and learning about what goes in what bin and the reasons why. learning. Dennis and the team are proving that being “green” isn’t a chore—it’s a superpower!​

Let’s keep South Tyneside beautiful!

Fantastic Science in Class 7!

7th July 2025Miss K. Wilkinson

As part of our Dimensions theme ‘Under the Canopy’, Class 7 have been busy exploring flowering plants!

They were able to identify and describe the functions of different parts of the plant — brilliant scientific thinking from our budding botanists!

Science in action with Year 3!

21st November 2024Fiona Goodwin

This week, our Year 3 students became mini scientists as they completed a fascinating investigation all about forces and friction. They used a toy car, a length of drain pipe, a measuring tape, and a chair to create a ramp and tested different surfaces to see which one would allow the car to travel the furthest. With each test, they observed how friction impacted the car’s movements,  learning which surfaces slowed the car down and which ones helped it zoom along!

Throughout the investigation, the children worked together taking turns to set up the equipment and measure distances with precision. They demonstrated fantastic teamwork and problem-solving skills – and had a lot of fun along the way! This hands-on experiment not only brought science to life but also helped them understand key concepts about friction and motion.

A huge well done to Year 3 for their enthusiasm and dedication! We can’t wait to see what they’ll investigate next!

Year 3 trip to the Life Centre

21st June 2024Miss K. Wilkinson

Earlier this week Year 3 went on an amazing visit to the Life Centre in Newcastle.

There, they took part in a digestive system workshop which linked to their science learning, before exploring the centre and its attractions, including a visit to the Planetarium where they learned all about the Solar System.

Zoolab visit to Year 3 and ARC 2!

21st June 2024Miss K. Wilkinson

We had Zoolab into school today with Year 3 and the ARC. The children were so brave and loved being able to hold and pet all the various creatures… we’re not quite as sure some of the staff loved the experience!

Investigating Floating and Sinking

10th March 2022Miss K. Wilkinson

This week as part of Year 3’s Dimensions topic, Athens v Sparta, the children have put their science hats on to investigate floating and sinking.

They predicted which materials would float or sink and they discussed how density effects objects. Today they had 3 attempts to make their plasticine ‘boat’ float. The children had lots of fun manipulating the plasticine, problem solving and finally figuring out how to make their boat float by equally distributing the mass into a boat shape.

Scrapyard Challenge!

9th November 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

As part of Year 3’s National Curriculum Essentials Science topic, May the Force be With You, they have been learning about magnets.

Today they were tasked with finding the magnetic items in our classroom by using a magnet and placing it over a selection of objects, just like in a scrapyard. If the items were magnetic they would be attracted to the magnet.

They had to sort the items into magnetic and non-magnetic. They discovered that all of the magnetic items were made from metal, however not all metals are magnetic as the pencil sharpener blade was magnetic, but the rest of the object wasn’t!

Year 3 investigating which items are magnetic Year 3 investigating which items are magnetic Year 3 investigating which items are magnetic Year 3 investigating which items are magnetic

What is gravity?

4th November 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

As part of Year 3’s Dimensions topic, ‘May the Force be With You’, they have been investigating the force, gravity.

They used tennis balls and examined what happened when they threw the ball upwards in the air, they noticed that gravity pulled it straight back down again.

Year 3 children investigating gravity by throwing anda catching Year 3 children investigating gravity by throwing and catching Year 3 children investigating gravity by throwing and catching Year 3 children investigating gravity by throwing and catching Year 3 children investigating gravity by throwing and catching

May the Force be With You

2nd November 2021Miss K. Wilkinson
This week Year 3 have started their new Dimensions topic, May the Force be With You, a three week science based unit on forces and magnets.
So far we have learnt about different types of force (push, pull and friction)
We made predictions about how far the toy car would travel depending on the different surface (carpet, field, hall floor and the playground). We had to think carefully about the surface and it’s material. We linked maths into our learning by using a tape measure, making sure to use cm and starting at 0.
We then had great discussions about friction and whether a surface had more or less friction, did this impact how far the toy car travelled. We had to test each surface three times to have a fair comparison.
Year 3 testing the friction on the classroom carpet Year 3 testing the friction on the yard Year 3 testing the friction on the field Year 3 testing the friction on the hall floor

What’s the attraction?

4th May 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

Class 7 enjoyed investigating which materials would be picked up by a magnet in a Scrapyard Challenge this afternoon.

The children held a magnet over a pile of different materials and recorded which of them were picked up by the magnet. They predicted that all of the metals would be attracted to the magnet, however, found this to not be the case after trying with a copper coin! We now know that not all metals are magnetic.