Welcome to Our Year 3 Page
You can view all available information for Year 3 on this page
Year 3 Team
Nicola Hanham
Jasmin Aktar
Sacha Siggins
Faiz Ali
Colleen Crocker
Our expectations:
- We have high expectations and high aspirations for all children.
- We believe that our children can all be successful through hard work, determination and a positive attitude.
- We work tirelessly to ensure our children are given knowledge and skills so they are able to reach their full potential.
- We aim to keep the children focused, whilst still enjoying school.
If you have any questions or comments about your child’s learning and / or personal development, please speak to their class teacher in the first instance.
Mrs Siggins is the phase leader, responsible for years 3 and 4, who can also assist with any questions or concerns.
Please find below the powerpoint for the Year 3 parent meeting, held in September 2022. This contains specific year group information relating to homework, curriculum, trips and uniform.
Parent Meeting – Year 3 – 2022
Year 3 Curriculum Information
Please look at the link below to see what your child will be learning about during the academic year. Please encourage your child to tell you more about what they have learnt and how this links to other areas of the curriculum.
Year 3 Letters
Year 3 News
Sports Day!
A huge thank you to all adults/parents who attended sports day at Barnfield this year. The children loved having the support from their adults, cheering them on and seeing them having fun was a joy. There has been a real buzz around the school and the children have thoroughly enjoyed working together as a team, […]
International Evening
How emotional and full of joy it was to come together for International Evening on Thursday 30th of June, where embracing and celebrating our richly diverse community is at the heart of this truly special occasion. We have not been able to host this event for the last couple of years, however the wait was […]
Flag Day
Big thank you for all your efforts on FLAG DAY, which was held on Tuesday the 28th of June, when everyone was encouraged to come dressed as a flag from around the world. There were some fantastic creative responses to this challenge. Funds raised helped towards our sound system for International Evening and also for […]
Barnet Music Festival
Barnfield Choir (year 4 to year 6) went to the Arts Depot in North Finchley, where they performed with six other schools. The children sang their own song and then they also sang in harmonies. It was a wonderful experience where the children were so excited and did amazingly well! Well done, Barnfield Choir!
Gardening at Barnfield!
One on our five values in Barnfield is “Healthy Me” and one way we are showing this is by growing vegetables in our school garden. Children from year 1-6 all got involved and learned about why vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet, how to best take care for our garden and how […]
Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
Just before half term, we celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee at Barnfield. Children and staff came to school dressed as kings and queens – We were very impressed by the fantastic outfits! In the morning, we learnt about the Queen’s life and did lots of fun activities. After lunch, we had parties outside! Thank you […]
Eid al-Fitr Assembly
On Friday 6th May, a group of children from years 3-6 lead our Eid al-Fitr Assemblies in school. They told us about why and how they celebrated Eid al-Fitr at home. It was amazing to see their beautiful clothes and the special food they had brought into school. A huge thank you to Miss Simpson […]
Infant Easter Assembly
Thank you to Miss Simpson for organising our Easter assemblies! Congratulations to all the winners!
Year 2 Trip to Edgware Masorti Synagogue
Year 2 visited Edgware Masorti Synagogue on Friday 25th March. They looked at the Ark and the Torah scrolls. They asked lots of great questions and learnt a lot! Thank you so much to the staff at the synagogue!
Year 1 Trip to the Islamic Centre, Edgware
Year 1 really enjoyed their trip to the Islamic Centre in Edgware on Thursday 17th March. They learnt about key features of the mosque and explored the artefacts such as a braille version of the Qur’an. The staff at the mosque said that the children were “very attentive and well-behaved. It was a pleasure to […]
Creativity Week – Gallery
Gallery Event – Curious, Creative, Ambitious Me It was absolutely wonderful to welcome all our families back for a community event after all this time. We held two gallery events this week showcasing the stunning pieces created by our Barnfield artists in Creativity Week, where as a school we explored the theme of ‘Journeys’ in […]
Rocksteady Music Visit
We really enjoyed having Tim from Rocksteady Music School to visit us today! Thank you for a fantastic session, and well done to all the children for their enthusiasm!
Book Character Day!
Today we celebrated Book Character Day at Barnfield – It was amazing to see all the costumes and hear about the children’s favourite books!
National Inventors’ Day
On Friday 11th February, we celebrated National Inventors’ Day at Barnfield. Miss Parr, our Science leader, organised some fun activities for classes to do in their Science lessons. She also organised a competition to create the most exciting invention! The children’s creativity was amazing and we were all so impressed with the competition entries! Miss […]
Creativity Week
In week 5, Barnfield held its annual Creativity Week, with this year’s theme being ‘Journeys’, inspired by our new programme ‘Compass for Life’. Each year group had a focus art piece that explored the term ‘journeys’, creating opportunities for the children to talk about their own journeys in life, their hopes and dreams, as well […]
Junior Christmas Production
The juniors worked really hard over the Autumn term for our Christmas production “Bah Humbug”! The production was a success thanks to their amazing acting, singing and dancing skills. Well done, Juniors!
Reception Nativity
In Reception we thoroughly enjoyed learning and performing our Nativity songs!
Year 1 & 2 Nativity
Year 1 and 2 performed their Nativity on Friday 10th December. We have recorded a video, which we will share with families soon! We were very proud of all the children for their amazing acting and singing! Well done to everyone!
Christmas Jumper Day
On Friday 10th December, we had Christmas Jumper Day at Barnfield! We all brought in £1 for the charity “Save the Children”. It was lovely seeing everyone’s jumpers!
Odd Socks Day
On Monday 15th November, it was “Odd Socks Day” at Barnfield. This marked the start of Anti-Bullying Week. It encouraged children and staff to think about what makes us all unique!
Poetry Competition
Well done to Salma in 5G was the worthy winner of the competition ‘Proud to be…’ Thank you to all the children in the juniors who entered the competition; there were some amazing entries!
Infant Music Festival
On Wednesday 10th November, Year 1 went to the Infant Music Festival. Their singing was fantastic and their teachers were very proud of them!
Black History Month
For the month of October, we explored important figures and moments in Black History, both around the world and here in Britain. We took this as a time to also reflect upon the contribution we make to our own communities, along with exploring and celebrating our richly diverse Barnfield family and its heritage, fully embracing […]
Harvest
This week, we have been celebrating Harvest. The children produced wonderful artwork, read poems and sang our Harvest song! Well done to all the children, and thank you to all the families who donated food!
World Mental Health Day
On Friday 8th October, we marked World Mental Health Day at Barnfield. Children and staff wore yellow to school, and we talked about different ways in which we can look after our mental health.
Jeans for Genes Day
Thank you to everyone who brought in £1 on Jeans for Genes Day! The money raised will make a huge difference to the lives of children affected by genetic disorders.