--- title: "Year 3 - English - The Enchanted Wood" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-04-15-year-3-english-the-enchanted-wood" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Year 3 - English - The Enchanted Wood ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/5c045a8f-1fab-43d1-b4ec-ebeda313818e.jpg) 15 April 2026 Magic is in the Air in Year 3! Hold onto your hats, because we’ve just stepped into the magical world of The Enchanted Wood! We are officially beginning our brand-new English unit inspired by Enid Blyton’s classic. This week, we’ve been busy imagining what it would be like to climb the Faraway Tree, meet Moon-Face and Silky, and discover which strange lands are swirling around at the very top! ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/5c045a8f-1fab-43d1-b4ec-ebeda313818e.jpg) [Year 3](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/year-3) [English](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/english) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/52d7d3a8-afeb-4ca9-b305-ab44a57a192b.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-04-14-nursery-pre-school-p-s-h-e-me-and-my-friends) Previous ### [Nursery/Pre-school- P.S.H.E-Me And My Friends](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-04-14-nursery-pre-school-p-s-h-e-me-and-my-friends) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/Year_4.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-04-16-year-4-science-what-is-a-solid) Next ### [Year 4 Science - What is a solid?](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-04-16-year-4-science-what-is-a-solid) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)