19
Sep
Year 3 Science: Investigating Rocks
In Science we are learning about rocks. We investigated how rocks can be different. We drew our observations and then wrote down the properties we noticed....
Year 3
14
Sep
Year 3 History: Stone Age to Iron Age
In History our unit is Stone Age to Iron Age. For our first lesson, we looked at pictures of different artefacts and answered these questions: 1. What do you think the artefact is? 2. What is it made from? 3. Who would have used it?...
19
Jul
Year 3’s Acrostic Poetry
Our last writing unit has been poetry, focusing on acrostic poems based on own knowledge of the Benin Kingdom. At the start of the week, we looked at different examples of acrostic poems and grouped them into different themes to identify just how many topics...
13
Jul
Year 3’s Weaving, Inspired by Yinka Shonibare
In Art, we have looking at the work of Yinka Shonibare, an Nigerian artist who uses African and European influences in his work. We focused on the patterns and colours used in his work and had a go at paper weaving to create similar styles...
09
Jul
Sustainability Project: How Do Animals Survive and Thrive?
For our Sustainability project we have been looking at the question, “How do animals survive and thrive?” We have been learning about why animals camouflage to either hide from predators or to catch their prey. To investigate this, we coloured in our own butterflies to...
29
Jun
Year 3 Music: Beat and Melody
Year 3 were incredibly focussed during their music lesson this week, as they concentrated on the beat and the melody to their song “Good Day to You”. The children had to clap out the song in unison with their partner, keeping in time with the...
22
Jun
Year 3’s Team Spirit at Sports Day!
Year 3 showed us their team spirit during Sports Day on Friday!...
15
Jun
Year 3’s Superb Spanish Class Assembly!
Year 3 showcased their knowledge of Spain and its culture in their wonderful class assembly this week. We heard about popular food in Spain, learned about the bulls that run through the streets of Pamplona, and about the unique and inspiring, Antoni Gaudi designed architecture in...
14
Jun
Year 3’s Art, Inspired by Yinka Shonibare
This term in Art, we are looking at the artist Yinka Shonibare, who combines African and European influences in his art. We have looked at the bold and colourful prints he has created with repeated patterns and had a go at duplicating them ourselves. We...
24
May
Year 3 Science: Functions of Plant Parts
We have investigating the functions of different parts of a plant by conducting quite a few experiments. In this one, we were looking at the function of a stem by placing it in water with food colouring. We think that the petals will change colour...