Image of Year 3  English - An Independent Write About Antarctica
17 Oct

Year 3 English - An Independent Write About Antarctica

Year 3 have been learning how to write a leaflet in their English lessons. They used their knowledge about Antarctica from their Geography lessons to create an independent leaflet.

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15 Oct

Year 3 Science - Making Shadow Puppets

In Year 3's science lesson we have been learning about shadows. Today they learnt how to tell a story using different shadows that they made using their hands. The children created shadows of animals, butterflies and trees.

Image of Year 3  D.T. - Preparing Vegetables
14 Oct

Year 3 D.T. - Preparing Vegetables

During this term in D.T. Year 3 has been learning how to make a broth. Today they have been preparing the different vegetables that they will be using. They have learnt how to safely peel potatoes and how to slice carrots, leeks, and onions.

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9 Oct

Fire Safety

A Home Office study has found that approximately 350 children are injured in accidental fires every year

Image of Year 3 - P.E  Team Building And Spatial Awareness
9 Oct

Year 3 - P.E Team Building And Spatial Awareness

During our P.E. lesson Year 3 have been playing Capture the Flag. This helps to build team work as well as spatial awareness.

Image of Year 3 - R.E.  The Festival of Sukkot
9 Oct

Year 3 - R.E. The Festival of Sukkot

In their R.E. lesson, Year 3 has been learning about the Jewish Festival of Sukkot. Some of the class collected sticks and leaves to build their own Sukkah. This is a special shelter built for the week-long festival, that will be used for sleeping in, praying in and for sharing special meals and stories with their family.

Image of Year 3 - DT  Researching Where Fruit And Vegetables Are Grown.
8 Oct

Year 3 - DT Researching Where Fruit And Vegetables Are Grown.

This week in DT, Year 3 have been using the chromebooks to research where fruits and vegetables are grown around the world. Some of the things they discovered where that coffee comes from South America, oranges from Europe and mangoes from Asia.

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8 Oct

Year 3 Library

Every Tuesday lunchtime Year 3 have the chance to visit the library to change their own Home Reading books. They enjoy looking at the different books as well as reading them to each other.

Image of Year 3 Science - Investigating How Distance Affects  The Size Of Shadows
7 Oct

Year 3 Science - Investigating How Distance Affects The Size Of Shadows

In science, Year 3 looked at how distance affects the size of a shadow. They used a torch to create a shadow of a cat against a whiteboard. By moving the torch away they discovered that the size of the shadow changed. The shadow got bigger the closer the torch got to the object and then smaller as it moved further away.

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3 Oct

Breakfast Club

In the Breakfast club we made brick towers bigger than a year 5 child and played Guess Who Games . We had lots of fun.

Image of Year 3 - Maths - Adding And Subtracting 1s
30 Sep

Year 3 - Maths - Adding And Subtracting 1s

In maths, Year 3 have been learning to add and subtract 1 from a 3 digit number using the base 10 equipment.

Image of Year 3 - Science - Do Shadows Change During The Day?
30 Sep

Year 3 - Science - Do Shadows Change During The Day?

In science Year 3 continued to look at light and shadows. Today they found out that shadows are the longest when the sun rises and sets. It is at its shortest at midday.