Year 3 English - Using Semantic Maps
In English, Year 3 have been using semantic maps to explain the meanings of the unfamiliar words gobble, wheezes and chomp by using the context.
Year 3 R.E. - People Who Have Changed Our Lives.
During this term in R.E. Year 3 have been looking at people who have had their lives changed by God. Today working in small groups, they looked at how teachers, family, Jesus, God, friends and other people have changed their lives.
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Year 3 Life Education Visit - Meet The Brain
Today we had a visit from Life Education. They came into Year 3 to talk about your brain. With the help of a magic t shirt and the interactive whiteboard the children were about to see how their brain worked with other parts of the body. The ysaw inside the lungs, what blood looked like in the body, what the brain looked like and how the heart worked. At the end they met Harold the giraffe and sang a song about friendship.
Year 3 Science - Comparing the Drainage Rates of Different Soils.
In Science Year 3 have been comparing different soils and how well they drain. They used clay, sand, peat and chalk soils. They placed some of each soil on piece of filter paper in a sieve then poured 100ml of water through it. They learnt that sandy soil drained the best.
Year 3 Maths Measuring In Centimetres And Millimetres
In maths, Year 3 has been learning about measuring . Using a ruler they measured different lines and picture lengths and wrote their answers using both centimetres and millimetres.
Drama Club Fun - Face Painting to Create Characters
In Drama Club we are creating our own characters for a play, so we learnt how to paint our faces to create different weird and wonderful characters! It was a lot of fun!
Year 3 Aiming High Day
Today we had an Aiming High Morning in school. The children visited the hall and were able to find out about and ask questions about lots of different jobs. The Youthzone told them about Youth work and working with young people, a jockey gave them information about working and riding horses. They learnt how to sign their names with visitors from the Deaf Village and how a dentist helps you to look after your teeth.
Year 3 Art - Using Hot Colours To Paint A Volcano Landscape
In Art, Year 3 have been exploring how to use hot colours such as orange, yellow and red to paint a landscape picture of a volcano. They used white and black to lighten and darken the colours as they used them to add tone to their pictures.
Year 3 Science - Looking For Fossils
In Science Year 3 have been looking at fossils. They watched a video about fossil hunter Mary Anning and learnt that people who look for fossils are called palaeontologists. By examining fossils we can learn about the Earth's history, creatures from different eras, what the environment was like and how living things and the climate changed over time.
Year 3 English - Discussion Text
For their new topic in English, Year 3 have been looking at discussion texts. They had class debates on topics such as: whether it is good or bad to lie, whether zoos should be open and whether we should wear uniforms to school. On post it notes the children wrote what they had found out and which they thought was right or wrong and why the decided this.
Year 3 P.E. - Creating A Dance Using Counts of 8.
In P.E. Year 3 we created a dance using counts of 8 to stay in time with each other and the music. We also had a go at adding our own count of 8 at the end of the routine.
Year 3 Computing - Learning How To Touch Type
In computing, Year 3 have been learning how to sit and position their fingers on the keyboard to help them with their typing. They have also learnt that different fingers work with different keys.
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