Rakshan Bandham
In RE we have been learning about the Hindu celebration of Rakshan Bandham. The celebration is all about family, love and unity and Hindus give each other Rakhi bracelets as a gift to symbolise the love they have for each other. We made our own Rakhi bracelets using wool and card.
St George's Day Writing!
Today Year 3 have been learning about St George and have been using the story about ‘St George and the Dragon’ to improve their writing. Children had to use a range of different sentence starters and structures to describe in detail a specific part of the story. Below are some examples of the…
Learning about 'texture' and 'tempo' in music.
Today Year 3 have been learning about tempo and texture in music. Children listened to the Coldplay song ‘Sky full of Stars’ and discussed the different instruments we could hear in the song and how together they created texture. Then we discussed what tempo and made out own beats using different…
Summer Term!
Welcome back! Year Three have had a really busy week to start our Summer Term.
We have been focussing this week on learning the 4 and 8 times table and all the children have shown they have been learning their tables at home.
In Science we have been learning about the foods that humans need…
STEM Challenge!
In Year 3 today we have had great fun completing a STEM challenge and being construction engineers! Children had to build a tower and then a Maya temple using only cocktail sticks and midget gems! First we discussed how a tower needs support to stand and how best to achieve this using the…
World Book Day!
This week Year 3 have been very bust celebrating World Book Day. As well as reading a range of books in class, we have also been on the Story Bus and been read a story by an author. Children have also been busy at home making potato book characters, well done Year 3, they all look…
Learning about the Maya
This afternoon we have been continuing to learn about the Maya.
First, Mrs Clayton, who is a frequent visitor to Mexico, spoke to the class about her visit to a Maya temple at Coba and the 120 steps she climbed up to reach the top. Children learnt about the ‘stelae’, a rock with pictures and…
Maya Instruments!
This week Year 3 have been taking inspiration from the Maya and been making instruments. First children designed their instruments using the materials they brought in from home and then they made them! Children either made a drum, a flute or a shaker.
Using the iPads
In Year 1 today we have been using the iPads to take pictures and videos. Children were put into teams of two and were given a checklist of different things to take pictures and videos of. Children had to go around the school and use the iPads to record videos of each other, and take pictures of…
Year 3 outdoor maths
In maths in year 3 this week we have been looking at statistics.
We put on our wellies and outdoor clothes so we could go and collect the data we would look at in class for our lessons.
We made tally charts of what we found in specific areas of the school grounds. We then used these to make…
The Ancient Maya
In Year 3 this week we have started our new topic; The Ancient Maya. All the children are excited to find out about how the Maya lived and producing some fantastic work about them!
Force and Magnets!
Today in Willow Class, the children started their new science topic; Forces and Magnets. Children investigated how things move on different surfaces and learned about the forces; pull, push and friction.