Year 3 at Hanley St Luke’s

Welcome to Year 3! We're excited to share with you what your child will be learning and experiencing this year.

English Texts We're Exploring

This year, our English lessons will be brought to life through a variety of engaging and inspiring texts:

• How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth
• The Iron Man
• Give Me Back My Bones!
• Stone Age Boy
• The Stone Age (non-fiction)
• The Rainforest Book (non-fiction)
• The Great Kapok Tree
• Buddy’s Rainforest Rescue
• The Emerald Forest
• Escape From Pompeii

   

 Our Class Bible Story is:

Our focus Bible story this year is Moses and the Ten Commandments, which helps us explore the importance of respect, rules, and values in our school and wider community.

Educational Visits and Experiences

We have a fantastic line-up of trips and experiences planned to enhance our learning across the curriculum:

• Hanley Forest Park – Exploring local history and land use
• The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery – Viewing Stone Age to Bronze Age artefacts (October 2025)
• Conker- The Stinky Stone Age Workshop – Stone Age Experience (September 2025)
• Stanley Head – Team building, nightline & mapping skills (March 2026)
• Rocks and Soils Workshop – The Potteries Museum (March 2026)
• Roman Dewa Museum, Chester – Exploring Roman life (Summer term, date TBC)
• Hanley Library – Summer Reading Challenge (Summer term, date TBC)

Our pupils take pride in their roles, helping build responsibility and community spirit. Roles in Year 3 include:

• Arts Ambassadors
• STEM Ambassadors
• Peer Mediators
• Cloakroom Monitors
• Book Area Monitors
• Prayer Partners
• Prayer Leaders
• Playground Leaders
• School Councillors
• Wellbeing Ambassadors

PE Days

• Indoor PE: Mondays

• Outdoor PE: Thursdays with ASM Sports Company
• Swimming: To be confirmed

Please ensure children come in the correct PE kit on their PE days. You can find full details in our Uniform Policy.