--- title: "Blog Author: Mrs Redmayne" url: "https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/author/jredmayne" school: "Scotforth St Paul's C of E Primary & Nursery School" --- [Start your school journey with us! Book a visit for September 2027 school starters](https://www.scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/parents/admissions) # Blog Author: Mrs Redmayne [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0932.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-11-17-11-drama-work-in-year-3) 11 Nov #### [Drama work in Year 3](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-11-17-11-drama-work-in-year-3) In English today we used freeze frames to explore what life would have been like hundreds of years ago. You can see we enjoyed it! Our new text is set in a town about 700 years ago. We don’t yet know what story it is, but we are looking forward to finding out what it is later this week… … [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0956.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-10-16-21-practising-our-sandwich-making-skills-in-y3) 10 Nov #### [Practising our sandwich making skills in Y3!](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-10-16-21-practising-our-sandwich-making-skills-in-y3) Today we used our amazing new kitchen and equipment as we practised lots of different skills in preparation for making our healthy sandwiches next week. We learnt to slice using the bridge cutting technique and the fork technique. We also practised grating carrots and spreading margarine on… [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0925.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-06-15-39-reading-our-fables-to-year-1s) 6 Nov #### [Reading our fables to Year 1s](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-06-15-39-reading-our-fables-to-year-1s) We have been reading Aesop’s fables in Year 3 and writing our own version of The Hare and the Tortoise. We chose our own animals and settings and tried to use interesting verbs, adjectives and adverbs. We also learnt to show speech in stories. Today we went to read our work to the Year 1s and it… [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0893.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-22-15-54-enjoying-tasting-foods-in-y3) 22 Oct #### [Enjoying tasting foods in Y3](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-22-15-54-enjoying-tasting-foods-in-y3) In DT we have been learning about sandwiches in preparation for designing and making our own next half-term. This week we tasted lots of different fillings and types of bread. We tried to taste things from the different food groups such as carbohydrates, proteins and vegetables so that we could… [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_9622.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-29-17-00-more-graffiti-art-in-y3-2026) 29 Sep #### [More graffiti art in Y3 (2026)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-29-17-00-more-graffiti-art-in-y3-2026) We have been learning all about street art. Today we finished our collages in the style of Keith Haring. He was a graffiti artist who used bold bright colours and a cartoon style. We love our pictures and they definitely brighten up the corridor! [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_9591.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-21-17-00-making-100-year-3-2026) 21 Sep #### [Making 100 Year 3 2026](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-21-17-00-making-100-year-3-2026) We have been looking at place value in maths and how 100 is made up of 10 tens. We had lots of fun showing this by using lots of objects from our classroom! [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_9554.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-17-06-50-practising-scissor-skills-year-3) 17 Sep #### [Practising Scissor Skills Year 3](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-17-06-50-practising-scissor-skills-year-3) One of the skills we have been practising as we start Year 3 is cutting carefully using scissors. We tried cutting lots of different shaped lines and then used templates to draw and cut shapes. We then worked in pairs to make collages. It was lots of fun and helped us to get neater and more… 4 Sep #### [Team Work in Year 3](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-04-15-51-team-work-in-year-3) We have been thinking about what helps us to learn well. One thing we thought about was the importance of teamwork and so today we had a team challenge. Each table group had to create the longest paper chains they could from just two large pieces of coloured paper. The teamwork was… [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_9480.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-03-16-05-life-education-y3-2026) 3 Sep #### [Life Education Y3 2026](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-03-16-05-life-education-y3-2026) Today Steve from Life Education came to teach us about our amazing brains. We also thought about how to make sensible decisions and how to be good friends. We loved meeting Harold the Giraffe again! [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_9487.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-03-16-00-graffiti-art-in-year-3-2026) 3 Sep #### [Graffiti Art in Year 3, 2026](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-03-16-00-graffiti-art-in-year-3-2026) We are learning about graffiti art this half-term and today we made our own graffiti art names. We created a 3-D effect by adding shading and tried to choose bright, contrasting colours. We are really proud of our pictures and hope you like them too! [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_9422.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-16-12-53-black-karate-band-end-of-year-treat) 16 Jul #### [Black Karate Band End of Year Treat](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-16-12-53-black-karate-band-end-of-year-treat) Congratulations to all of the children across the school who achieved their black Karate Reading band this year for fantastic reading at home. Today they had a treat morning! We played on the parachute, did a book trail, a book quiz and finally we enjoyed ice-cream in the sun! It was lovely… [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_9400.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-15-21-51-fun-with-measuring-capacity-in-the-sun-y3) 15 Jul #### [Fun with measuring capacity in the sun (Y3)!](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-15-21-51-fun-with-measuring-capacity-in-the-sun-y3) Today we enjoyed getting out into the sun to measure the capacity of different containers. We estimated and then used our measuring jugs to see how much water each container could hold. 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