Welcome to Year 3!
In Art this half term we are looking at printing. Last week we created our prints using string and cardboard. This week we made precise repeating patterns.
Week beginning 11th November 2024
Week beginning 4th November 2024
This week we have started our English unit: A character description. We have learnt a new story - here is our new story map.
Week beginning 21st October 2024
This half term year 3 have been learning hockey skills in our outside PE sessions and rhythm in our indoor PE sessions. They have been learning to count in 8 beats and moving accordingly in our Stonehenge themed dance sessions.
Week beginning 14th October 2024
This half term we have been looking at forces in our science lessons. Recently this has involved investigating magnetic materials and what happens when we put 2 magnets together.
Week beginning 7th October 2024
This half term in PSHE, we are learning about heathy eating, health and prevention. This week, we have learnt how too much sugar/acidic drinks can hurt or harm teeth and overall health. We investigated this by placing one egg in a cup of coke, one in vinegar and one in water. Kindly ask your child to tell you about his/her observation of what happened to the eggshells.
Week beginning 30th September 2024
This half term in Music, we are learning how play the glockenspiel. So far, we have focussed on listening out for the pulse of a piece of music and started play the notes D and E. We defintiely have some budding musicians in Year 3!
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Week beginning 23rd September 2024
Over the last two weeks children in Year 3 have been learning all about friction. Last week they under took an investigation to see if different surface materials had an affect on the distance a toy car travelled and therefore the friction which was exerted on the vehicle. This week they chose their own investigations to see what impact friction had on motion.
Welcome to Year 3!
Week beginning 23rd September 2024
Over the last two weeks children in Year 3 have been learning all about friction. Last week they under took an investigation to see if different surface materials had an affect on the distance a toy car travelled and therefore the friction which was exerted on the vehicle. This week they chose their own investigations to see what impact friction had on motion.
Week beginning 16th September 2024
Our first learning of English is description setting "I'll take you to Mrs Cole " by Nigel Gray. Please see if your child can tell you the story using the story map.
This week we started learning about our Topic - The Stone Age. In art we imagined we were cave painters and got under our desks to create some unique art using charcoal and chalk.
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