Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Willow Class Year 3
Welcome to Willow Class
Teacher - Mrs Boston
Welcome to our class page!
Here you will find everything you need to know about our class, our expectations and updates on what we've been learning about.
For more information about the curriculum, please head over to our dedicated Curriculum page.
Learning we are proud of
Autumn Term 2026-27
Restart a Heart CPR Live Lesson
Visit to Shrewsbury Library
Shropshire Hills Discovery Trip
Visit from Shrewsbury Fire Service
Learning we were proud of
Spring Term 2025-26
Making Anglo-Saxon inspired clay pots - 11.03.26 - Art/ History/ DT
Planting seeds - 04.03.26 - Science/ Geography
Trip to Shropshire Hills Discovery - 03.03.36 - History/ Geography/ Art/ DT/ English
Identifying and classifying plants - 25.02.26 - Science/ Art/ Geography
Making flapjacks - 09.02.26 - DT/ Maths/ Geography/ PE/ Science
Ballet Workshop - 04.02.26 - PE/ History/ DT
Magnet art - 03.02.26 - Science/ Art
Using our sense of hearing - 28.01.26 - English/ Science/ Geography
Making seed bombs at Forest School - 21.01.26 - Science/ Geography/ PSHE
Times table arrays - 19.01.26 - Maths
Visit from Fire and Rescue Service - 19.01.26
Magnets at Forest School - 14.01.26 - Science/ PSHE
Learning we are proud of
Autumn Term 2025-26
Building Anderson Shelters - 16.12.25 - DT/ History/ PSHE
RAF Cosford - 08.12.25 - History/ Geography/ Literacy
Angel Gabriel Role Play - 24.11.25 - RE/ Literacy/ PSHE
Booka Bookshop Visit - 24.11.25 - English/ History/ Science/ Geography
Exploring WW2 artefacts - 18.11.25 - History/ English/ Science
Keyboard Workshop - 14.11.25 - Music/ PSHE
Rock Detective Trip - 11.11.25 - Science/ Geography/ English
Fruit and Veg Printing - 07.11.25 - Science/ Art/ Geography
Animal diets - 03.11.25 - Science/ Geography
Making clay fossils - 20.10.25 - Science/ Art/ Forest School
Library Visit - 14.10.25 - English/ Geography/ History
Drum Workshop - 13.10.25 - Music/ RSHE/ Science
Rock Cycle Experiment - 06.10.25 - Science/ English
Rock Properties - 22.09.25 - Science/ F.sch/ Literacy
Making numbers to 1000 - 11.09.25 (Maths/ RSHE)
Observing Rocks - 8.9.25 - Science/ English/ Forest School
Learning we are proud of Summer Term 2024-25
Making bug hotels - 15.07.25 - DT/ Science
Making 3D shapes - 11.07.25 - Maths/ DT
Pollination role play - 09.07.25 - Science/ English
Visit to local Buddhist Centre - 02.07.25 - Understanding our World/ RSHE/ Geography
Buddhist Meditation - 25.06.25 - Geography/ History/ PSHE
Walk around Shrewsbury - 16.06.25 - Literacy/ Geography/ History
Meet an author event - 11.06.25 - Literacy/ Geography/ PSHE
Exploring habitats and micro-habitats - 09.06.25 - Science/ Geography/ Literacy
Role play about 'The Buddha' - 04.06.25 - Understanding the World/ RSHE/ Literacy
Chester trip - 14.05.25 - History/ Geography/ Science/ Art
Exploring shadows - 12.05.25 - Science/ Art/ Geography
Alpaca visit - 29.04.25 - Science/ Geography
Learning we are proud of
Spring Term 2024-25:
Music concert - 31.03.25 - Music
Planting seeds - 28.03.25 - Science/ PSHE
Performing Macbeth - 28.03.25 - Literacy/ History/ Drama
Anglo-Saxon Workshop - 10.03.25 - History/ Science/ Art/ Maths
Division with remainders - 07.03.25 - Maths/ DT/ PSHE
Brilliant Bodies Workshop - 03.03.25 - RSHE/ Science
Willow tree spring observation - 28.02.25 - Science/ Literacy/ Maths
Making flapjacks - 13.02.25 - DT/ Maths/ Science
Magnetic treasure hunt - 07.02.25 - Science/ Maths
CAFOD Workshop - 04.02.25 - RE/ RSHE/ Literacy
Exploring magnetic and non-magnetic materials - 21.01.25 - Science/ Literacy
Visit from the Fire Service - 17.01.25 - Science/ PSHE
Portrait art with local artist - 16.01.25 - Art/ Maths/Science
Year of the Jubilee - 15.01.25 - RE/ Art/ Literacy
CO workshop - 14.01.25 - Science/ PSHE/ Literacy/ History
Observing trees and ice at Forest School - 10.01.25 - Science/ Literacy
Friction investigation - 08.01.25 - Science/ Literacy/ DT
Learning we are proud of
Autumn Term 2024-25:
Making our own Anderson Shelters - 19.12.24 - DT/ History/ Art
Exploring WW2 artefacts - 18.11.24 - History/ Literacy/ Geography
Fruit and veg printing - 08.11.24 - Science/Art/Geogrpahy
Classifying animals by diet - 04.11.24 - Science/ Geography/ PSHE
Vesuvius artwork - 23.10.24 - Art/Geography/ Literacy/ History
Exploring fossils - 16.10.24 - Science/ Geography
Shrewsbury Library Visit - 11.10.24 - Literacy/ PSHE/ Geography
Poetry Performance - 4.10.24 - Literacy/ Geography/Science
Rock Detective Trip - 30.09.24 - Science/ Litracy/Geography
How are rocks formed investigation - 27.09.24 - Science/ Literacy/ DT
Describing rocks 20.09.24 - Science/ Forest School/ Literacy
Classifying rocks 13.09.24 - Science/ Geography
Learning we are proud of
Summer Term 2023-24:
12.07.24 - Birds of Prey Display - Science/ Geography
08.07.24 - Pollination role play - Science, drama, literacy, PE
03.07.24 - Levers - DT, Science, PSHE
24.06.24 - Telling the time - Maths
18.06.24 - Sports Day - PE, PSHE
06.06.24 - Role play of the Buddha story - RE, History, Literacy
15.05.24 - How do shadows change with distance? Science, maths
10.05.24 - Shadows and shadow puppets - Science, Literacy, DT
09.05.24 - Trip to Chester Grosvenor Museum - History, Geography, Science, Literacy
25.04.24 - Easter PowerPoints - RE, Computing, Literacy
17.04.24 - Jesus on the Road to Emmaus - RE, Literacy, PSHE
17.04.24 - A Walk in Shrewsbury - Literacy, Geography
12.04.24 - Making Anglo-Saxon inspired clay pots - Art, History, Geography
Learning we are proud of
Spring Term 2023-24:
22.03.34 - Performing Macbeth - English, Drama, History.
20.03.34 - Visit from Jake the Storyteller - English, PSHE, Drama History
06.03.24 - Planting seeds - Science, maths, geography
07.02.24 - Making flapjacks - DT, Topic, Maths
31.01.24 Visit from Alpacas - Science, Geography, PSHE
31.01.24 - Magnet treasure hunt - Science, Maths, PSHE
22.01.24 - Arrays - Maths, PSHE
19.01.24 - Magnetic art - Art, science
18.01.24 - Magnetic or non-magnetic? Science, Maths, DT.
11.01.24 - Friction Investigation - Science, Literacy, PSHE, DT
Learning we are proud of
Autumn Term 2023-24:
20.12.23 - Making Anderson Shelters - DT, topic, art, PSHE
29.11.23 - Literacy, Topic, Science - Visit from Booka (Oswestry book store)
24.11.23 - Topic, PSHE, Literacy - Exploring WW2 artefacts
22.11.23 - Topic, DT, PSHE - Building Anderson shelter models
13.11.23 - RE, PSHE, Literacy - Visit from Father Sean to discuss The Lord's Prayer
8.11.23 - Art, Science, DT - Fruit and veg printing
07.11.23 - Science/ Literacy - Classifying animals by what they eat.
18.10.23 - DT, Science, Art, Citizenship - Using a bow saw.
11.10.23 - Science, Art, - Making our own fossil models.
10.10.23 - Science, Topic, PSHE - Fire and Rescue Team Visit
05.10.23 - Literacy, Phonics, PSHE - Library Visit
4.10.23 - Forest School, DT, Science - Making compost bins (Part 2)
3.10.23 - Science, Topic, Maths - Rock Detective trip at the Museum.
29.09.23 - RE, Literacy, PSHE - Craft reflecting on the parable of 'The Paralysed Man'.
27.09.23 Forest School, DT, Science - Making compost bins (Part 1)
22.09.23 - Science, Maths, Literacy - Rock cycle modelling with chocolate
22.09.23 - Art/ PSHE/ - Exploring different types of paintbrushes and their uses.
20.09.23 - Science, Literacy, PSHE - Exploring and describing soil using our senses.
13.09.23 - Maths, PSHE - Representing 3-digit numbers.
12.09.23 - English, Maths, Science - Following instructions to make our own volcanic eruption.
Class of 2022/23
A Walk in Shrewsbury - 10.07.23
DT - Exploring gears - 30.06.23
3D shape modelling - 23.06.23
Sports Day - 14.06.23
DT Levers - 9.06.23
Roman trip to Chester - 12.05.23
Road to Emmaus Craft - 05.05.23
Performing Macbeth for Shakespeare Week - 24.03.23
Anglo Saxon Weaving - 20.03.23
Leaf rubbings - 17.03.23
Anglo-Saxon Workshop - 15.03.23
How does water transport through plants? - 07.03.23
World Book Day - 03.03.23
DT making flapjacks - 17.02.23
Jackson Pollock style art with magnets - 27.01.23
Magnetic treasure hunt at Forest School - 24.01.23
Exploring magnets 16.01.23
Bone investigation results - 14.12.22
Effect of calcium on bones investigation - 06.12.22
Trip to Fire Station - 2.12.22
Digestion model - 24.11.22
Willow Tree Observations at Forest School - 11.11.22
Visit from The Fire and Rescue Team - 8.11.22
Science (sorting animals by what they eat) - 2.11.22
Water colour painting - 20.10.22
Exploring Fossils - 13.10.22
