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Year 3
24
Jun
Performance poetry in Year 3
In our writing lessons we have started a new unit on performance poetry. We explored different types of poetry and had a go at performing the Michael Rosen rap, we did a fantastic job!...
24
Jun
Watercolour painting in art in Year 3
This week we were learning how to use watercolours to paint a rainforest background. We used our sketched pictures of a toucan and added a watercolour background to further test our creativity....
17
Jun
Sketching skills in Year 3
In our Art lessons, we were focusing on our sketching skills. We followed a tutorial to learn how to sketch a toucan. Next week, we will move onto shading and colouring. We all really enjoyed this calming activity especially whilst the weather is so warm!...
17
Jun
Deforestation debate in Year 3
We have been writing a persuasive text about deforestation. Before we started writing, we held a debate where we argued for and against deforestation in the Amazon rainforest....
10
Jun
Geography in Year 3
In Geography this term we are learning about the Amazon rainforest. For our first lesson we created a fact file with a map of the Amazon and used our research skills to find out geographical facts....
10
Jun
Writing immersion in Year 3
In writing this week we have been immersing ourselves into our new text ‘The Umbrella’ by Jan Brett. To get our imaginations flowing, we recreated post Impressionism artwork by the artist Henri Rousseau....
27
May
Writing Egyptian news reports in Year 3
In our History lessons this term we have been learning about Ancient Egypt. Our enquiry question this week was ‘How did Ancient Egyptian civilisation end?’ We made breaking news reports explaining the decline of Queen Cleopatra and recorded them on our iPads....
27
May
Information texts about Ancient Egypt in Year 3
In Writing we have been learning about non chronological reports so we researched facts about Ancient Egypt and wrote our own non-fiction text....
20
May
Celebrating vegetarian week in Year 3
For vegetarian week this week we learnt how to prepare and bake vegetarian pies. We followed a recipe and prepared some delicious pies packed full of health vegetables!...