Year 3: Blog items
Date: 9th Nov 2021 @ 9:09am
This half term some children in Year Three will be participiating in a drama club! In the first week we had lots of fun while participating in a vareity of drama activities. These activities began to develop our understanding of movement exercises, freezeframes and improvisation. The children particually enjoyed moving around the room whilst taking on the role of different animals!
Date: 8th Nov 2021 @ 9:10am
We have been focusing on Black History Month and we looked at the life and accomplishments of Mary Seacole. We were amaxed by the resilience and determination that she showed despite facing discrimination. We moved on to writing a diary from Mary Seacole's point of view. We looked at the features of diaries and unpicked them ready to write our own!
Date: 7th Nov 2021 @ 5:46pm
This week we started our new PE topic of Yoga. We focused on staying calm and controlling our breathing while learning new poses such as the tree and the cloud. We finished by exploring what we were grateful for.
Date: 5th Nov 2021 @ 3:57pm
This week we have been learning about Remeberance Day and the significance of poppies.
During Art this half term we will be looking at pointillism. As a class we started to look at some of the skills involved for this style. We used our fingers, cotton buds, glue spreaders and paintbrushes to paint dots to create our poppies!
Date: 5th Nov 2021 @ 3:48pm
For our WOW, we turned in archiologists and went digging for rocks and fossils. We set up a diggin site, a cleaning site and an inspections site. We looked at the characteristics of various rocks and fossils and started to group them.
Shoot for the Stars! Science Club
Date: 21st Oct 2021 @ 4:08pm
Today was our last day of Science Club and we had a blast! We used baking soda and vinegar to creat a rocket and we also tried the Mentos challenge.
A huge thank you to all of the parents that joined us for the fun today, we had a great time and we appreciate your support.
Science Club's Ice Cream Makers!
Date: 14th Oct 2021 @ 10:41am
In Science Club last week we made our own ice cream! We could not believe that we actually made it work. We started by pouring ice into a bag and adding salt to make the ice extra cold. We then added milkshake to a ziplock bag and put it inside the ice. After a long shake, we had ice cream! It was delicious!
Date: 14th Oct 2021 @ 10:32am
In Reading into Writing we were being immersed into a variety of diaries and we were on a mission to find features! We were all given a label and we were the chief finder of our feature. We did a great job and we are looking forward to writing our own diaries soon, inspired by Mary Seacole.
Date: 14th Oct 2021 @ 10:26am
In PSHE we have been looking at a variety of feelings, reasons for our feelings and way to manage them. We then went on to looking at how our actions can affect others and make their feelings change.
Date: 14th Oct 2021 @ 9:20am
This week in Maths we have been focussing on the skills of column addition and column subtraction. We worked really harf to ensure that our presenation was neat and that all our digits aare lined up in a column. This has been a really fun challenge for Fern class and we are really proud that the whole class is using this method!
Date: 7th Oct 2021 @ 9:16am
In Reading into Writing we have been focussing on wriitng a diary entries. This week we have been looking at all of the features that we are going to include in our final piece. As a class we had a discussion about what features we could see in our WAGOLL text and then we were able to pull out features during our 'Imersion into Reading' sessions.
Date: 5th Oct 2021 @ 3:55pm
Today we put the pens down and used our communication and listening skills to get through the day! In Maths, we used cereal to practise our Key Instant Recall Facts and found different ways to make numbers up to 20. We also completed some speaking and listening games and tested out our memory.
To finish off the day we found ourselves being secret agents in Paris. We learnt basic French greetings and destroyed the bad guy!
Date: 1st Oct 2021 @ 4:00pm
During music this week we have been learning a song to perform as a whole class. This week we added glockenspiels to our song and focussed on the beat, pulse and tempo.
Date: 1st Oct 2021 @ 8:25am
We were so excited to go on our first trip in such a long time. The children were overwhelmed by getting on a coach and had such fun. We went to the Globe Theatre and watch a Ballet demonstration. The children danced so beautifully and we learnt so much about Ballet poses and what being in a Ballet School is really like.
Date: 1st Oct 2021 @ 8:15am
In Science, we have been learning all about forces. We decided to carry out an experiement to test which material would be best to drive a car on. We discussed how to keep a test fair and used our Working Scientifically butterfly to carry out the journey from asking questions to drawing conclusions.
We found out that the more friction between the surface and the vehicle the slower it moved and decided that smoother surfaces were much better to drive on. We thoroughly enjoyed being scientists!
Date: 1st Oct 2021 @ 8:09am
Election day was upon us and the Year 3 children had a bug decision to make. Who would be their class councillor? The children did such a great job creating a manifesto and sharing that with their peers and then a secret poll was held. We discussed the importance of having a democracy and how this had an impact on our lives.
We are extemely proud to announce this year's winners were:
Bracken- Lacey
Fern- Jasmine
Well done! We can't wait to watch you rule the school!
Date: 1st Oct 2021 @ 8:03am
During our European day of Lanaguages, we studied Germany. We learnt some basic German phrases during the day and found Germany on our school Map. We then looked at food from Germant. We had such a great afternoon taste testing a variety of German foods!
Date: 23rd Sep 2021 @ 3:54pm
Year 3 were lucky enough to start their journey with The Royal Ballet School. The children loved this new experience and were mesmerised by the musician that played for us while we danced. We pointed our toes, stretched our arms and learnt lots of new positions. We are looking forward to continuing out lessons and our going to The Globe Theatre to watch the experts dance!
Date: 23rd Sep 2021 @ 3:52pm
In Music, we were devloping or performance skills in signing. We focussed our attention to the pulse, melody and tempo of the song. Next week we are going to be adding the glockenspiel to the song we have been singing today!
Date: 16th Sep 2021 @ 4:05pm
In Design Technology, we have been looking at shell structures. We identified that the 3D shapes started out as nets. We spent some time trying to use nets to make our our 3D shapes. It was very tricky but we showed great resilience and perseverance along the way!
Date: 15th Sep 2021 @ 5:14pm
During P.E this week Fern class enjoyed learning a dance routine. We worked together to ensure we knew the choreography and that we were dancing in unison. This tested our team work skills as well as being a fun workout!
Date: 10th Sep 2021 @ 2:35pm
In Mathematics we used 'Now Press Play' to recap key inforamtion from Year Two. This session focused on number bonds and we enjoyed going on a pirate adventure to solve riddels to crack a code and earn our riches!
Date: 8th Sep 2021 @ 3:59pm
For our WOW we solved clues and carried out mini experiments based on forces and magnets to work out a secret code. We tested how many paper clips a magnet could hold, we identified magnetic items, we checked if magnets were attracted to each other and we loved making iron move around our tables!
Date: 7th Jul 2021 @ 12:14pm
Lots of children have been chosen this week by the Royal Ballet Teachers and invited to participate in a club from September which will give them Dance opportunities with the Royal Ballet School. We have been practising galloping, balancing, moving to the music and coping the different stretches that the teachers have shown us. It has been a fabulous opportunity for Year 3 and we know the next Year 3 class will really enjoy taking part in September!
Date: 7th Jul 2021 @ 12:06pm
We have been creating our own music! Not only have we enjoyed working with Mr. Simpson to create our Samba Rhythms, but we have composed, transcribed and performed our own music using the notes DEF on the Glockenspeils. We played to each other in class, making sure we took note of the music we had composed. We used crotchets, minims and rests to put 4 beats in each bar. We also tried to draw our notes accurately on the stave!
