April's Learning

We have only been back two weeks after the Easter holidays, but we have been very busy learning lots of new things!

In maths, we have been adding fractions, taking away fractions and finding fractions of amounts.

In English, we have been reading Greek myths, writing Greek mythical creature descriptions, mapping out Greek myths and drawing pictures using descriptions.  We are looking forward to writing our own Greek myths! 

In science, we have started learning about Light and Shadows. To start our science topic, we had to look into different shoe boxes to work out what was inside; however, there was no light in the box! When we lifted the flap on the side and let some light in we found out what was in the box. 

In computing, we have started to use Scratch and learn about programming. 

                                         

In art, we have been learning to draw self-portraits and we will be creating an oil pastel portrait of Medusa later this term. 

In history, we are learning about Ancient Greece.  For the Sparky Start to our topic, we had our own version of the Greek Olympics! It was really great fun. 

March's Learning

We have had another fun-filled, busy month in Year Three!

In English, we were learning about fairy tales and we wrote our own version of The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf. At the end of our topic, we invited someone from our family in to hear our fairly tale and edit part of it together. 

In maths, we continued with our learning about fractions; our learning journey finished with using fractions to design a pizza topping.  

We then started learning about mass and capacity; our learning journey finished with a Crack the Code challenge and a treasure hunt in the playground. 

In science, we wrote a letter to Framer Bloom to give him some advice about the suitable soil to use to grow his crops. We then found out more about different soils, how fossils are formed and even made our own fossil.

We had a Science Day where a visiting scientist came in.  We had an environmental science lesson where we found out about why we shouldn't throw plastic into the ocean.  We also had a bridge challenge: we needed to work in groups and design and make a bridge that would hold a weight (we had a budget which we needed to stick to too!).

In history, we found out more about mummification and we wrote our names in hieroglyphics. Our topic ended with a history / D.T. workshop where we created different sized pyramids.

We also did some independent research and created a class fact book all about Ancient Egypt. Click here to see an example of one. 

In art, we continued to find out about different patterns and we designed a printing block to create a print for the front of our best book. 

In D.T., we were finding out about the 5 food groups and we designed and made a healthy cous cous snack. It was delicious! 

In P.S.H.C.E, we were learning about different risks and how we can keep ourselves safe. 

In French, we were learning about different fruits. 

In music, we carried on learning our class song and learning how to play the glockenspiel to accompany  the song. 

In indoor and outdoor P.E., we were creating an Egyptian Dance routine, developing our throwing and catching skills and some classes started to go swimming. 

February's Learning

The week before half term was Book Week! 

During Book Week, we wrote a story based on the picture book Journey. In maths,  our lessons started with a story and then we solved some different maths problems throughout the week based on a story we read in class. 

Our geography topic about Greece ended with a travel exhibition.  We visited different classes and needed to ask a range of questions about Greece. 

In P.E., our topic ended with us creating a gymnastic sequence using a piece of hand apparatus.  Click here to see a video of a class performance. 

In science, we finished our topic about rocks by researching different rocks and what they are used for. 

What's been going on since we got back from half term?

Our history topic is Ancient Egypt!  To start our topic, we had an Egyptian Day where we played some board games, learnt about Egyptian maths, worked in teams to answer quiz questions and ordered some historical events about Ancient Egypt on a timeline. It was certainly a Sparky Start to our new topic!

In English, we have started reading different fairy tales and our Learning Journey will lead to us writing our own fairy tale based on The Three Little Pigs.  In maths, we are learning about fractions. 

In art, our topic is Pattern and Print.  We started by looking at the artist Henry Matisse.  Then, we explored different patterns from around the world and used paint to create our own pattern. 

In computing, we are learning about how to stay safe online and how computers are connected.  We are learning about musical instruments and fruit and French. In music, we are learning how to play the glockenspiel and getting ready to perform a piece of music as a class. 

January's Learning

2023 started with the children in Year Three thinking about all the reading they did over the Christmas holiday and different things that involve reading skills. This was shared as a year group display for everyone to see.  

We also thought about New Years resolutions and what we wanted to improve this year. 

In maths, we started learning about length and perimeter. Our topic started with us measuring different things in our classroom using a range of equipment. 

We were learning about discussion texts in English. We wrote two different ones: 

Should we have zoos or not? 

Was Goldilocks a good girl or a bad girl?

In science, we have been learning about different types of rocks and how they are formed.  We enjoyed testing the hardness of rocks and whether they were permeable or not.  We also researched how different rocks are used. 

In outdoor P.E., we have been improving our bat and ball skills and in indoor P.E. we enjoyed using a range of equipment to create a gymnastics routine. 

In computing, we have been learning about branching databases.

Our geography topic is all about Greece.  For our Sparky Start, we tasted different Greek foods! We learnt about the similarities and differences between Greece and the U.K. and we watched some videos and wrote a postcard about a holiday in Greece to a friend.  We also worked in small groups and made a salt dough model of Greece. We will be using these in our 'Travel Exhibition' later this half term...

In D.T., we have been learning about the different food groups.  After half term, we are going to be tasting different foods and designing and making a healthy snack. 

Wow! What a busy and exciting start to the year we have had!