KS3 Class at The Bridge
Summer Half Term 1 2026
This half term in Maths we are working on addition and subtraction of fractions. As part of this we are furthering our understanding of equivalent fractions and also highest common multiples and highest common factors.
In English we are developing our descriptive writing using lots of literacy techniques to make our writing stand out. We are making sure we use higher level language in our work. We will move onto creating our own characters to feature in our writing.
Please encourage your young person to read at home – it really helps with the generation of ideas. Have you read any of these books?
This half term we will be finding our more about China in our Theme topic. Did you know that if you put together all of China’s railways lines it could loop around earth twice!
Chester Zoo – March 2026
On 23rd March we joined up with The Bridge Primary pupils and ACE on a visit to Chester Zoo. We enjoyed exploring the zoo but we weren’t very happy when Amy got us lost trying to find the food court!
Forest School Session 26/02/26
In Forest School this week we used flint and steel to make a spark that we would be able to use to light our fire. Once the fire was lit we used it to make Hot Drinks, Eggy Bread and S’mores. The S’mores got a 10 out of 10!
Spring Term 2 2026
This half term is 5 weeks long.
This half term our theme will be Outer Space.
Our English topic is “Relationship Poetry”. We will be looking at the following poems
The Highwayman – Alfred Noye
An Unknown Girl – Moniza Alvi
I love my Mudder – Benjamin Zephaniah
Unrelated Incidents – Tom Leonard
In Maths we will be developing our knowledge and understanding on decimals, fractions and percentages.
Enrichment will be forest school for this half term – please remember to bring a waterproof and try and wear layers as who knows what weather we will have!
Spring Term 1 2026
During this half term we will be learning about Rainforests. We will identify where in the world Rainforest’s are and find out about the different habitats. We will find out more about the different layers of a rainforest. We will later move onto looking at ways that the Rainforests can be protected.
In Maths we are starting the year by learning about co ordinate’s in 4 quadrants.
In English our novel is “Trash” by Andy Mulligan.
We will continue our weekly enrichment sessions. This half term we will do a mixture of some trips out to museums in Liverpool and we will also be doing some cookery sessions at Sandfield Park.
Autumn Term 2 2025
The World at War
During Autumn 2 half term we will be working on the theme “The World at War”. We will begin by learning about remembrance and creating a display in the classroom as part of this.
Make sure you keep checking this page to see what we find out.
Pupils have worked hard to create a Remembrance display in the classroom as part of their Theme work.
Maths
In Maths this half term we are working on Algebra focusing on algebraic manipulation, notation and substitution.
Introduction to algebra – KS3 Maths – BBC Bitesize
Algebraic notation KS3 | Y7 Maths Lesson Resources | Oak National Academy
We like to start our Maths lessons with a puzzle. Can you solve this one? Scroll down for the answer.
English
In English we will be studying 19th Century Literature and our main text will be Oliver Twist. We will explore the historical context of the novel as well as analysing the characters and setting.
Have you seen the film or the musical?
Maths Puzzle Solution
There are 20 triangles in the picture