--- title: "Blog" url: "https://st-andrews.oxon.sch.uk/blog/index/tag:year-3-blog-1%252Cyear-3-blog-2%252Cyear-3-blog-3%252Cyear-3-blog-4%252Cyear-3-blog-5%252Cyear-3-blog-6" school: "St Andrew's Church of England Primary School" --- # Blog [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/DSC_0048.JPG)](https://st-andrews.oxon.sch.uk/blog/2025-11-24-04-30-year-3) 24 Nov #### [Year 3](https://st-andrews.oxon.sch.uk/blog/2025-11-24-04-30-year-3) Year 3 have had an exciting few weeks of hands-on learning! In geography, the children created fantastic coastline shoebox models, carefully adding labels to show key features such as cliffs, beaches, bays and headlands. They also explored how erosion and deposition shape our coasts over time. In… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/y3.png)](https://st-andrews.oxon.sch.uk/blog/2025-07-13-13-51-00-year-3-global-learning-blog) 13 Jul #### [Year 3 - Global Learning blog ](https://st-andrews.oxon.sch.uk/blog/2025-07-13-13-51-00-year-3-global-learning-blog) In Year 3, we thought about slavery for Black History Week, and the children used primary sources to try and evaluate how slaves might have felt at the time. SG1 SG8 SG10 On slavery- "It’s not nice, it’s very bad and I feel very glad that we don’t have it now" - Olive In July 2024 we sent… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/DSC_2746.JPG)](https://st-andrews.oxon.sch.uk/blog/2025-04-22-16-47-00-year-3) 22 Apr #### [Year 3](https://st-andrews.oxon.sch.uk/blog/2025-04-22-16-47-00-year-3) Year 3 have been busy taking part in exciting pupil-led investigations for British Science Week! Working in teams, the children designed their own experiments, choosing what they wanted to explore and investigate. They are now putting the finishing touches on their experiment posters, ready to… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/DSC_2520.JPG)](https://st-andrews.oxon.sch.uk/blog/2025-02-23-15-17-00-year-3) 23 Feb #### [Year 3](https://st-andrews.oxon.sch.uk/blog/2025-02-23-15-17-00-year-3) We have been learning about the Ancient Egyptians this term. The pupils used iPads to find information about life in Ancient Egyptian times and shared various facts on their question sheet. The pupils also used the VR headsets and Now Press Play to explore and walk through Ancient Egypt, they… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/DSC_2210.JPG)](https://st-andrews.oxon.sch.uk/blog/2024-12-20-13-20-00-year-3) 20 Dec #### [Year 3 ](https://st-andrews.oxon.sch.uk/blog/2024-12-20-13-20-00-year-3) This December, our Year 3 students have been learning about the Christmas story and its significance with the RE Inspired team. As part of the session, they created Advent wreaths similar to those lit in church on every Sunday of Advent. The four candles on their wreaths symbolize hope, peace,… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/DSC_2631.JPG)](https://st-andrews.oxon.sch.uk/blog/2024-11-05-16-00-00-year-3) 5 Nov #### [Year 3 ](https://st-andrews.oxon.sch.uk/blog/2024-11-05-16-00-00-year-3) **Term 1** What we’ve been learning about this term … Our topic this term has been Germany. We have been learning all about the human and physical features of Germany. We learnt about the four points of and how to use a compass. 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