Making Roly-Poly Birds!
This week Year 3 have been improving our DT skills. Initially in the week lots of children struggled to use scissors to be able to cut accurately. We made Roly-Poly birds from ‘The Twits’ story to practise and get better at cutting accurately. We used PVA glue and tearing of tissue paper to put…
Fantastic Mr Fox Mask Making!
To celebrate Roald Dahl day, in Design Technology we created Fantastic Mr Fox masks.
Fantastic Mr Fox is our current class novel and the class are really enjoying it!
To create the masks we had to cut carefully around the template and the cardboard, then we used poster paint to paint the…
Internet Safety
In Year 3 today we did some work on Internet Safety. We discussed what social networking is and the dangers it can pose. We then talked about what we should do if we do not like things we see or hear online.
After, we made posters using the SMART rules.
Den Fun!
Today Willow Class had a wonderful time building our den! Despite the wind and the rain all, of Year 3 worked hard and worked as a team to create the den.
Thank you so much for your ‘Save The Children Den Day’ contributions.
Outdoor Art!
In Year 3, we have been learning about an artist called Andy Goldsworthy. He created pictures using natural materials, such as rocks, twigs and leaves. We have drawn some pictures in our sketch books inspired by his work.
This morning in our art lesson, we created two different pieces…
Time!
Today in Maths Year 3 were measuring time. The children had to time each other completing a range of activities and then had to use multiplication to work how long it would take them to complete the same activity 5, 10 or 15 times.
Investigating Shadows!
Today in Year 3 we have been continuing our Science Topic on light. Today we investigated how shadows are formed and why some shadows are long and some are short.
Studying the UK.
Today in Geography we went outside to discuss the geography of the UK.
We talked about using a compass and which cities and places are in the north, east, south and west of the UK.
We then made the playground into an enormous map, using atlases to…
Year 3 Shadows Investigation
In Year 3 we have been making the most of the beautiful sunshine and have been involved in some science work outdoors. Part of the Year 3 Science curriculum is to understand why shadows change shape and position. At 9.30 this morning we went out and drew around our shadows. We have been…
Studying the UK!
On Friday,in geography, we studied the UK.
In teams we identified capital cities, rivers and mountains using atlases.
Happy Retirement!
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Everyone in Year 3 would like to wish Ms Bryson a happy retirement and wish her the best of luck in next adventure! She will certainly be missed!
The day a Dinosaur came to school!
On Monday Year 3 and 4 met Rex the Dinosaur! The children couldn’t believe their eyes when they saw him and despite being a little apprehensive at first all children stroked the very friendly T-Rex!