--- title: "Year 3 English: 'The Secret Elephant' – Immersion and Predictions" url: "https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-06-29-year-3-english-the-secret-elephant-immersion-and-predictions" school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy" --- We are holding a number of open days for children due to start primary school in September 2027. Please see our admissions page for further details. Everyone welcome! # Year 3 English: 'The Secret Elephant' – Immersion and Predictions ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/activitymore-1C3E8E3C-74BE-4EC7-B083-206EF324D533.png) 29 June 2026 Today in English, our Year 3 childrenwere fully immersed in the new text. The classroom was transformed with a zoo soundscape and imagery of zoo enclosures to set the scene. The children spent time exploring various mystery objects, including a toy aeroplane, small zoo animals, newspapers, two apples in a lunchbox, and a ball of wool with knitting needles. They engaged in a deep class discussion to link these objects together before examining two enlarged illustrations from the book: one showing a zookeeper and a baby elephant, and another featuring the elephant wrapped in a blanket. Using all these clues, the children wrote a variety of detailed predictions about what the story would be about. ![](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/images/news/activitymore-1C3E8E3C-74BE-4EC7-B083-206EF324D533.png) [Year 3](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/year-3) [English](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/english) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_2227.jpeg)](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-06-26-year-4-keeping-cool-crafting-and-calm) Previous ### [Year 4 Keeping cool, crafting and calm](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-06-26-year-4-keeping-cool-crafting-and-calm) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_0674.JPG)](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-06-30-year-2-pe-fundamental-skills-throwing-catching-and-running) Next ### [Year 2 - PE - Fundamental Skills - Throwing, catching and running](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-06-30-year-2-pe-fundamental-skills-throwing-catching-and-running) ### Personal Development - [News](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/events) - [Photo Gallery](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery) - [Calendar](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/calendar) - [School Council](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Fundraising](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/fundraising) - [Extra Curricular Clubs](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/clubs) - [Little Leaders](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/little-leaders) - [Visits and Visitors](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/visits-and-visitors) - [British Values](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/british-values) - [Protected Characteristics](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/protected-characteristics) ##### Location Knowlesly Road Darwen Lancashire BB3 2JA ##### Contact Us 01254 702996 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stbarnabasce/) - [X](https://twitter.com/stbarnabasce) © Copyright 2021–2026 St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)