Welcome to Year 3
Spring Term
Spring term has been all about the Stone Age. Children have had a smashing time discovering how historians unearthed details about the Stone Age. Both classes learnt about the fossilisation process, which is a main source of understanding what life on Earth was like millions of years ago. As part of this learning process, both classes got to make their own fossils and excavate them. This helped them to write an explanation text on the fossilisation process as part of their English work before moving on to their Stone Age Girl 2019 stories.
Weaving was a focal point mid-way through the term. This is one of the oldest surviving crafts which dates back to the Stone Age times when branches, twigs, grass were used to make bowls, baskets and shelters. Both classes designed, tested and then made their own miniature cloth.
Hockey, basketball and circuit training have been a blast over the Spring terms with both classes working together, at times, to promote the importance of team work and collaborative learning.
Later in the term, the classes got a feel as to what art in the Stone Age was like. Thanks to historical evidence, such as the Cave of Altamira in Spain, the children were able to explore what art was like during this time period. Both classes, created a number of Stone Age master pieces and they even got to make their own paint from chalk, soil and charcoal!
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Welcome to Year 3
Spring Term
Spring term has been all about the Stone Age. Children have had a smashing time discovering how historians unearthed details about the Stone Age. Both classes learnt about the fossilisation process, which is a main source of understanding what life on Earth was like millions of years ago. As part of this learning process, both classes got to make their own fossils and excavate them. This helped them to write an explanation text on the fossilisation process as part of their English work before moving on to their Stone Age Girl 2019 stories.
Weaving was a focal point mid-way through the term. This is one of the oldest surviving crafts which dates back to the Stone Age times when branches, twigs, grass were used to make bowls, baskets and shelters. Both classes designed, tested and then made their own miniature cloth.
Hockey, basketball and circuit training have been a blast over the Spring terms with both classes working together, at times, to promote the importance of team work and collaborative learning.
Later in the term, the classes got a feel as to what art in the Stone Age was like. Thanks to historical evidence, such as the Cave of Altamira in Spain, the children were able to explore what art was like during this time period. Both classes, created a number of Stone Age master pieces and they even got to make their own paint from chalk, soil and charcoal!
Autumn Term
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.