Year 3

We have published our biographies about Eugenie Clark. We have enjoyed learning about her life and creating a biography to share.

On Tuesday morning, Y3 visited the Great North Museum to see the Egyptian exhibition. We got to see a real mummy, journey through the afterlife, see a replicate of the Rosetta Stone. We even got a chance to visit the Stone Age exhibit and the gems and fossils too.

We were inspired by Eugenie Clark, a female scientist who loved sharks, to create these wonderful pieces of art.

We have been learning about the River Tyne. We have drawn maps, identified settlements along the river and looked at the uses of the river. We have published our work in the form of a double page spread.

It is so important to look after our own mental health. This week, we have completed a Mood Booster and learnt a line dance, meditated and had a go at some yoga. This all helped us feel happy on the inside!

Today we had a visit from Miss Bell who told us all about birds. We became bird experts, identifying their features, colours and their song. We even got the chance to use binoculars to help spot any birds in the school field.

Last week, as part of our Technology work, we made Stone Age stew! We learnt how to chop the vegetables carefully with a knife. Some of them were a bit tough. Once it had cooked in the slow cooker we finally got a taste!

Our PE lesson today was all about asymmetry. We create asymmetrical balances on our own and then with partners. We also created short gymnastic sequences. To be excellent gymnasts, we hold our balances for 4 seconds and extend our fingers and toes. "Gymnastics makes...

Today we looked at 3D shapes. We counted their faces, edges and vertices. Then we tried to make a 3D shape with playdough. It was easy to make the curved faces but it was tricky to get the flat faces. Eventually, we had a playdough shape that we could describe.