Year 3: Blog items
Art - sculptures, by Miss Jones
Date: 28th Feb 2022 @ 11:54am
Our Art topic was all about Sculptures. We investigated, designed, created and evaluTed out very own!
Maths - Measurement, by Miss Jones
Date: 28th Feb 2022 @ 11:36am
Year 3 have been looking at measurement. We have been using cm and m to measure and calculate a variety of lengths.
Science - identifying and classifying, by Miss Jones
Date: 28th Feb 2022 @ 11:26am
In Science, we have been learning all about Animals including Humans and their diets. We identified and classified different animals based on whether they were a; herbivore, omnivore or a carnivore. We looked at what characteristics these animals have such as sharp pointy teeth which can help us determine what their diet consists of.
A range of poetry, by Mrs Edwards
Date: 27th Jan 2022 @ 4:54pm
This week we have looked at some of the different features of poetry; rhythm, rhyme, repetition and powerful verbs.
Poetry, by Mrs Edwards
Date: 25th Jan 2022 @ 6:47pm
We rehearsed and performed the poem, Fruit Picking by Jack Ousby.
Science - Light, by Miss Jones
Date: 17th Jan 2022 @ 9:48am
In Science, we have been learning all about light and shadows. We looked at whether different materials make a difference to the size and shape of a shadow. We explore how light travels.
Punctuation fun, by Miss Jones
Date: 17th Jan 2022 @ 9:39am
We explored the blether stations in the hall. We had to spot the mistake and correct the punctuation marks.
We then went outside and has to listen carefully to the sentence and decide whether it needed
, . ! ? Or “ “
We used our outdoor environment to say what we could see, we then built on the by adding two adjectives to describe our noun creating an expanded noun phrase. Finally, we constructed a sentence using a proposition to describe where the location of our chosen noun.
Science - Rocks and Soil, by Miss Jones
Date: 30th Nov 2021 @ 11:39am
In Science, we have been learning all about Rocks and Fossils. We began by identifying and classifying different types of rocks. We made Sedimentary Sanwiches to help us understand how Sedimentary rocks are formed. We then looked at fossils and had a go at creating our own to help us to understand the process.
Autumn term in Year 3, by Miss Jones
Date: 30th Nov 2021 @ 11:38am
We are proud of all of our hard work this term!
Geography, by Miss Jones
Date: 11th Nov 2021 @ 10:44am
As part of our new Geogrpahy topic 'Where on Earth are we?' We recapped the different continents, adding in the Equator, lines of longitude and latitiude. We looked at an 8 point compass and played a game to help us remember this and created a mnemonic.
Diwali, by Miss Jones
Date: 11th Nov 2021 @ 10:34am
To celebrate Diwali we learnt all about the festival, we created Rangoli patterns.
Visit to St Matthews, by Miss Jones
Date: 11th Nov 2021 @ 10:31am
In RE we have been learning all about Christianity. We have been looking at how Christians worship and their holy book. We visited St Matthew's church to gain a better understanding of our learning.
Identifying and classifying Rocks, by Miss Jones
Date: 11th Nov 2021 @ 10:27am
We have been learning all about rocks, we identified and classified rocks based on their properties.
DT, by Miss Jones
Date: 11th Nov 2021 @ 10:19am
Our topic in DT was Cooking and Nutrition, we researched, designed and made some healthy pizzas and then evaluated them. We learnt lots of new skills and had lots of fun too!
Freddy Fit, by Miss Jones
Date: 19th Oct 2021 @ 10:14am
We has a great time with Freddy Fit learning all about exercise and how to keep our bodies healthy.
Science - Gardeners world, by Miss Jones
Date: 28th Sep 2021 @ 8:31am
We have been learning all about plants - we made some videos to summarise what we have learnt so far!
Science - Plants, by Miss Jones
Date: 21st Sep 2021 @ 9:49am
In Science, we have been learning all about plants. To begin our topic we identified and classified the different plant parts which we learnt in KS1. We then moved on to learning the roles for the different parts of the plant. We came up with some actions to help us remember these we also played a match up game where we matched the part of the plant to their role. We visited our 'vocabulary' station and had a go at learning our new Tier 3 words and their definitions by saying these to our friends. We then moved on to learning about Water Trasnportation, to demonstarte this we conducted an investigation with celary, water and food colouring, and observed over time. Finally, we played quiz, quiz, trade to learn lots of new facts and information.
Maths - Number and Place Value, by Miss Jones
Date: 21st Sep 2021 @ 9:41am
We have been looking at Number and Place Value. We have been using concrete resources and outdoor learning to help us with our Maths and to help us recap some of the objectives which we learnt in Key stage 1.
History - The Stone Age, by Miss Jones
Date: 21st Sep 2021 @ 9:31am
We began our Stone Age topic by taking a virtual tour of The Stonehenge, we then created silhouette painting of The Stonehenge. We also used charocal and oil pastels to create our very own cave paintings! We have also been looking at what a Primary and a Secondary source is and why these are useful. We did some Outdoor Learning, categorising different sources on whether they were a Primary or a Secondary source, we then went on to look at different periods of History and locate The Stone Age on a timeline. We disucssed what chronological order meant and why this is important. Finally, we had a go at ordering a timeline of World History noticing the dates, beginning to understand what BC and AD stand for.
Christmas in Year 3, by Miss Jones
Date: 18th Dec 2020 @ 11:46am
We have had a very exciting rew weeks with our Christmas Party and visits from Father Christmas!
DT- Biomes, by Miss Jones
Date: 18th Dec 2020 @ 11:40am
As part of our Geography topic ‘Climate’ we learnt about different biomes and climate zones and what kinds of flora and fauna live there. In DT, we then created our own biome as part of our ‘shell structures unit’ by turning a 2D shape into a 3D shape.
Sedimentary Sandwiches, by Miss Jones
Date: 24th Nov 2020 @ 7:29pm
Year 3 have been learning all about rocks and fossils. We learnt that there are 3 main types of rocks. We investiaged how sedimentary rocks are formed. To help us understand the process we made 'Sedimentary Sandwiches'. We made an I movie showing our creation step by step and explaine what happens at each stage. We even managed to use techical lanaguge such as erosion, deposition and weathering!
Our Art Work, by Miss Jones
Date: 22nd Oct 2020 @ 12:14pm
We have been thinking about Autumn and the Harvest festival and created some Art work.
