This half term our design technology work is based around food and eating seasonally. Today we started off by thinking about climate zones and what food we can successfully grow in the Uk and what needs importing. The children found it amazing by looking at maps at just how far Read more…
Today we had a visit from Rachel who came into school to complete some activities around our PSHE work. The children follow a scheme of work called SCARF which stands for Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience and Friendship. The children began by looking at how to care for their bodies physically Read more…
This half term we are learning all about spreadsheets. Our first lesson was just becoming familiar with the programme Excel and learning about cells, fields and data. The children had 3 different activities to complete to learn how to navigate around the programme and read and enter data in to Read more…
This week we have been learning all about plant pollination and seed dispersal. The children took part in some role play activities where they hunted as bees for nectar. Once they found this they brushed against the pollen (in this case some crisps) and then took this to a new Read more…
This half term we have been learning all about the craft of weaving. All our research, practicing and designing was in the lead up to making our final piece of art – a wicker themed basket. The children have really enjoyed our weaving work and were made up with their Read more…
This week we have been thinking about internet safety, in particular about being responsible and respectful when playing games online. The children have completed a range of activities to explore this years internet safety theme – All fun and games Activity 1 – What would you do in this situation? Read more…
Will a plant grow with no water? Can a plant survive with no light? Does the temperature impact on a plants growth? These are all questions Year 3 have been considering this week. We have been planning a range of investigations this week and setting these up to observe over Read more…
This half term in art we have been learning all about weaving. The children explored pieces of woven work and how this is created using a loom, waft and weft. We then had a go weaving with paper and creating patterns. Once confident with the idea of weaving, we Read more…
This half term in Geography we are learning all about the UK. Our focus for this week was to find out about the 9 regions of England and some of the counties within each region. Not an easy concept to get your head around but the children did some great Read more…
This half term we will be learning all about living things with a main focus on plants. Today the children have been learning all about the different parts of a plant and the function of each part. We made some lift the flap books. Here is some of our work. Read more…
Merry Christmas from everyone in Year 3. We hope you have a restful Christmas. Stay safe and we look forward to welcoming the children back in January.
Today Year 3 and 4 celebrated Christmas with their party – well and truly deserved after all their hard work over the Autumn term. Lots of fun was had by all whilst making party hats, decorating cakes and of course playing party games and dancing.
Well this half term has been a busy one in our DT lessons. It all began back in October when we looked at existing cushions and their uses. We then explored a range of different sewing stitches and ways of joining fabrics before planning our own cushion designs and finally Read more…
Today in Science we have been working with magnets and exploring if different objects are magnetic or not. The children were very surprised with some of their results which prompted some great discussion work. We also explored magnetic poles and how magnets can be attracted or repel against each other. Read more…
This half term in science we are learning about forces. This week we have been looking at friction through a number of investigations. Investigation one – The children used force metres to explore the friction between a range of surfaces and their shoe. They found out it was much easier Read more…