Early YearsYear 3
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- Dancing and Appreciating Music in Year 3
This term, Year 3 have enjoyed exploring Dance in their PE lessons. Firstly, they completed a unit called Machines which… Read more: Dancing and Appreciating Music in Year 3 - Stone Age Art in Year 3
This term the children in Year 3 have been studying Stone Age art. They are reading a book called Stone… Read more: Stone Age Art in Year 3 - Recorder Lessons in Year 3
This term, the children in Year 3 have began to learn how to play the recorder. They have been learning… Read more: Recorder Lessons in Year 3 - 💻 🌍 Safer Internet Day 🌍 💻
Yesterday was Safer Internet Day and so today, our Digital Superheroes presented their very first Safer Internet Day assembly to… Read more: 💻 🌍 Safer Internet Day 🌍 💻 - End of Topic Quizzes in French
The children in Key Stage 2 really enjoy their French lessons, and they are becoming confident in phonics, vocabulary and… Read more: End of Topic Quizzes in French - Making cushions in Year 3 – Design and Technology
The children in Year 3 have completed a Design and Technology project making Cushions using textiles. The children learned about… Read more: Making cushions in Year 3 – Design and Technology - Mountains
Year 3 have been learning all about mountains in their Geography topic. They have learnt about the mountainous regions of… Read more: Mountains - Carol Service 2025
Key Stage 2 Carol Service 2025 Today, the children in Key Stage 2 welcomed their families, and the children from… Read more: Carol Service 2025 - Christmas Crafts in Year 3
Christmas Crafts Day in Year 3 Yesterday it was Christmas Crafts Day at Corpus Christi. The children investigated shades and… Read more: Christmas Crafts in Year 3 - Investigating variables in Y3 Science lessons
Recently, Year 3 had fun carrying out an exciting investigation in Science. The children looked at a recipe for baking… Read more: Investigating variables in Y3 Science lessons - Observational Drawing in Year 3
This term, the children in Year 3 have enjoyed developing their drawing skills in Art lessons. The children focussed on… Read more: Observational Drawing in Year 3 - Celebration of the Word in Year 3
This term, the children in Year 3 have been working in small groups each week to plan their own Celebration… Read more: Celebration of the Word in Year 3 - Children in Need 2025
Corpus Christi School Council recently carried out some fundraising events in support of the BBC Children in Need charity. The… Read more: Children in Need 2025 - French Culture Day 2025
Recently we held a French Culture Day in school to promote a love of French, as this is the modern… Read more: French Culture Day 2025 - Black History Month
Throughout the month of October, the children across school have been doing some lovely activities, all relating to Black History… Read more: Black History Month - Introducing our Digital Superheroes!
We have been blown away by the applications for our Digital Superheroes this year in Key Stage 2! We had… Read more: Introducing our Digital Superheroes! - Ancient Egyptians in Year 3 with That History Bloke
This week Year 3 had a visit from That History Bloke – Richard Stevenson. He came into our classroom to… Read more: Ancient Egyptians in Year 3 with That History Bloke - Year 1 & Year 3 Music Showcase
On Monday, Year 1 and Year 3 put on a music showcase for their parents and carers. The children in… Read more: Year 1 & Year 3 Music Showcase - Designing and Making Castles in Year 3
This term Year 3 have designed and made toy model castles in their Design and Technology lessons. The children studied… Read more: Designing and Making Castles in Year 3 - Volcanoes!
Year 3 have learnt lots about Volcanoes. They have thought about how volcanoes are formed as well as why might… Read more: Volcanoes! - History in Summer Term
This Summer term we have done some excellent History work. In Year 1 we have learnt all about seasides in… Read more: History in Summer Term - Year 3 and 4 visit the Sculpture Trail
There are many beautiful sculptures in our local environment, and on Monday, Year 3 and 4 visited the Sculpture Trail… Read more: Year 3 and 4 visit the Sculpture Trail - French in Key Stage 2
This term the children in Key Stage 2 have had lots of fun learning new vocabulary in their French lessons.… Read more: French in Key Stage 2 - Y3 Linking Project at the Shipley Art Gallery
Year 3 had a wonderful time at the Shipley Art Gallery earlier this week. The children played some fun games… Read more: Y3 Linking Project at the Shipley Art Gallery - Athletics Festival 2025
Athletics Festival 2025 A massive congratulations to our children who attended the athletics festival on Friday. They represented Corpus Christi… Read more: Athletics Festival 2025 - Sports Day 2025
Our school had a great day celebrating Sports Day. We walked down to Saltwell Park and took part in a… Read more: Sports Day 2025 - Careers Week in Year 3
This week it has been careers week in school. Year 3 have had two workshops with parents who have kindly… Read more: Careers Week in Year 3 - Cultural Diversity Day in Year 3 – India and Bollywood Dancing
Today was Cultural Diversity Day in school and Year 3 have been learning about India. The children found out about… Read more: Cultural Diversity Day in Year 3 – India and Bollywood Dancing - Egyptian Art in Year 3
Earlier this year, Year 3 studied the Ancient Egyptians in their History – Opening Worlds lessons. This half term the… Read more: Egyptian Art in Year 3 - The Linking Project – A visit from the Laing Art Gallery
Yesterday, Emma from the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle came to visit Year 3 to lead a small assembly and… Read more: The Linking Project – A visit from the Laing Art Gallery - That History Bloke in Year 3 – Ancient Greece Workshop
Studying the Ancient Greeks On Friday, Richard Stevenson – That History Bloke came to visit us in Year 3. The… Read more: That History Bloke in Year 3 – Ancient Greece Workshop - Making Fruit Smoothies in Year 3
In their Design and Technology lessons, Year 3 have been learning about which types of food grow in certain countries.… Read more: Making Fruit Smoothies in Year 3 - Spring Sing at The Glasshouse
Representatives of the KS2 Corpus Christi choir sang at the prestigious glasshouse last week. They sang two songs, Cover Me… Read more: Spring Sing at The Glasshouse - Learning about Mass in Numeracy – Year 3
Year 3 are currently learning about Mass in their Numeracy lessons. This means that they are looking at how heavy… Read more: Learning about Mass in Numeracy – Year 3 - The Linking Project – Phase 2
Year 3 are now working on Phase 2 of the Linking Project. Phase 2 looks at things we want to… Read more: The Linking Project – Phase 2 - Handwriting at Corpus Christi
At Corpus Christi, we follow the PenPals scheme for handwriting. Over the past few months we have really focused on… Read more: Handwriting at Corpus Christi - World Maths Day in Year 3
Year 3 had lots of fun for World Maths Day today. The children are currently learning about Weight and Capacity… Read more: World Maths Day in Year 3 - Drawing Comic Characters at Art Club
This half term children from Years 3 and 4 have been attending an after school art club. The children are… Read more: Drawing Comic Characters at Art Club - Scientific Enquiry in Y3 – Making Cakes
Year 3 enjoyed making cakes in their science lesson this week. The children planned an investigation and decided to change… Read more: Scientific Enquiry in Y3 – Making Cakes - World Book Day in Year 3
Year 3 recently had a wonderful day on World Book Day. The children made Reading Rivers to show what they… Read more: World Book Day in Year 3 - Prehistoric Art – Painting in Mixed Media in Year 3
This term Year 3 have been studying Stone Age Cave paintings in art. The children discovered that prehistoric people used… Read more: Prehistoric Art – Painting in Mixed Media in Year 3 - Corpus Christi Art Showcase Spring 2025
This term the children of Corpus Christi have been excited to welcome their parents and carers into school to view… Read more: Corpus Christi Art Showcase Spring 2025 - World Book Day 2025
The children of Corpus Christi love World Book Day every year, but this year seemed to be bigger and better… Read more: World Book Day 2025 - Ball Skills in PE
During this half term, Year 3 has started developing their ball skills. We started the unit by looking at ways… Read more: Ball Skills in PE - Machine Dancing in Year 3 – The Iron Man
In Dance lessons this half-term Year 3 have been learning to create a dance, moving like a machine or a… Read more: Machine Dancing in Year 3 – The Iron Man - Scientific Enquiry in Year 3
This half-term Year 3 have been learning how to carry out Scientific enquiries. They have been practising thinking of a… Read more: Scientific Enquiry in Year 3 - French in Year 3 – Spring Term 1
Year 3 have been working hard in their French lessons this half-term developing their key vocabulary. The children have focussed… Read more: French in Year 3 – Spring Term 1 - Safer Internet Day
This week in Computing, we have had some great conversations around the theme of this year’s Safer Internet Day ‘Too… Read more: Safer Internet Day - MOBO Awards
The Corpus Christi Choir were thrilled to have the opportunity to record something for the MOBO Awards this month. We… Read more: MOBO Awards - Violin lessons in Year 3
This half-term Year 3 have began to learn how to play the recorder with Mrs Brandon a visiting music teacher… Read more: Violin lessons in Year 3
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