Welcome to Year 3!
Autumn 1 - Through the Ages
This half term, our topic is Through the Ages.
In History, the children will learn about the Stone Age, Iron Age and Bronze age. In Science, they will learning about different forces, how they work together and how magnets work. In Art, the children will focus on painting and how to create different cool and warm colours.
We are so excited for the term ahead!
WB 28.9.26
It has been another great and exciting week in Year 3! In French, we have been practising our ‘welcome’ phrases, learning how to say hello and ask one another how we are. In outdoor PE, we have continued developing our hockey skills, while indoor PE has seen the children getting creative with their Stone Age dance sequences.
In History, we have explored a range of Stone Age artefacts and identified key facts about Skara Brae. In Art, we have continued creating the background wash for our final pieces, experimenting with and combining watercolours. In Maths, we have explored partitioning numbers using part-part-whole models and bar models, using this information to help us solve equations.
Finally, in English, we have been innovating our text, and the children have come up with some amazing ideas! We are looking forward to seeing these ideas brought to life in our independent writing next week.
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WB 21.9.26
It has been another busy week in Year 3! In PE, the children have been practising their dribbling skills in hockey, showing excellent control and developing their confidence when moving with the ball. In Music, we have been learning to play the notes C and D on the glockenspiel. The children did amazingly well, playing in time with the rhythm and beat and showing great concentration. In PSHE, we created interactive posters on the iPads to promote healthy teeth, including advice on how to look after our teeth and brush them properly. In Art, the children have been developing their colour-mixing skills using watercolours, experimenting with different tones and shades to create interesting effects. It has been a fantastic week of learning, creativity and practical activities!
WB 14.9.26
It has been another busy and fun week in Year 3! In English, we have begun our Talk for Writing unit, focusing on setting descriptions. The children have really enjoyed getting involved and have been working hard to learn our story map. In Maths, we have continued exploring addends and adding three numbers together, linking our learning to number bonds before moving on to bridging over 10. In Music, we have been developing our musical skills using the glockenspiels. During PSHE, we focused on healthy diets, exploring different food groups and sorting foods into the correct categories. In Science, we have been investigating forces and developing our understanding of how they work. Well done, Year 3, for another fantastic week of learning!
WB 7.9.26
This week in Year 3, we have been busy with lots of exciting learning! In Maths, we have been exploring addends using pictorial methods and part-part-whole models. During Whole Class Reading, we have continued our learning about South America, developing our knowledge and understanding of this fascinating continent. In English, we have been focusing on sentence structures and exploring what makes a good sentence. We have also introduced our new topic, Through the Ages, which the children are already very excited to learn more about!
Continents Week - 2nd, 3rd and 4th of September
It was lovely to welcome the children back after their summer break and to see their eager faces ready to learn and start Year 3 off with motivation and excitement! During Continents week, we focussed on South America. We explored where South America lies on a map and identified different countries and their capitals within this continent. Our first few days were very DT orientated , where the children tasted different foods from South America and used this knowledge to design their own empanada, with the choice of peppers, onions, black beans, sweetcorn, cheese and with a side dip of salsa sauce. The children rose to the challenge and concentrated on the skills of cutting, making and rolling pastry, the end results were fantastic and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the tasting afterwards!
We also looked at Brazil and the carnivals the country is famous for, we used inspiration to design masks and outfits, creating a criteria to meet the requirements for such a celebration! The pupils designs were amazing - bright, frilly, sparkly and with lots of feathers! We used the masks to create a samba dance, learning to count to a samba beat and move to the rhythm! Overall, a great start to Year 3!
