Welcome to Year 3
We kicked off the year with a multicultural week (Mexico and Kenya). We studied these different nations looking at what made them special and celebrated their diversity. Both classes studied the similarities and differences between our UK culture and theirs and we realised that although there are many differences there are also a great deal of similarities.
Ancient Greece was our main topic for the first half term and the children thoroughly enjoyed making salt dough maps of Ancient Greece along with Greek vases. Midway through the term the classes worked jointly together on team-building exercises to promote collaborative learning and relationships between Apple and Elm class which we continue to promote as much as possible.
Using the 3G Sports field has been amazing! Netball and football and now hockey have all been taught on this surface to great success whilst inside the classes have enjoyed historical dance and gym.
The Autumn term was a special term for year 3 as we moved into our new classrooms after the half term holidays. Since then we have settled into our rooms and are continuing to create a happy and stimulating environment for the children to work in.
WW1 Remembrance Day was a ‘Blast!’ – We turned the classroom into the trenches by upturning tables and playing a battle soundtrack. The teachers became Sergeant Majors and barked orders (a usual occurrence in Year 3) then the soldiers (children) wrote letters to loved ones. After we survived this, the soldiers retreated to the new dance hall where they took part in a 1920’s dance workshop.
Later in the term, the classes tasted, analysed a variety of different fruit- based smoothies and then they created and made their own. The blended fruit with chilli, was a popular and surprisingly ‘hot’ choice.