Year 3

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.

We started the week off in Year Three with Odd Sock Day. It’s an opportunity to encourage people to express themselves and celebrate their individuality and what makes us all unique! We also read a book called 'Mud Boy.' It is a story about a boy who is bullied at...

This week we started our unit of gymnastics in our PE sessions. We learnt how to make symmetrical balances. Some were with partners and some were different levels. When we work we try to be excellent gymnasts and show control and extension.

We have been learning all about plants. We know that plants need certain things to survive and thrive and we also found out that plants are called producers because they make their own food. We investigated what would happen if we put a Basil plant on the window sill,...

For this special day, we talked about activities that make us feel positive. We like to dance and we love to colour in! We also discovered that we like to meditate and clear our minds. We enjoyed it so much we are building into every school day. We like the calm it...

Today, we learnt about networks in computing. We made our own network with our friends and our family and even our PETS! Then we made a network in the classroom and sent messages through the classroom network.