Today Year 3 have been learning about the importance of remembrance day and why it happens. We completed our 2 minutes silence as a class and then this afternoon we created some art work around poppies.
This half term we have been learning all about pre historic art work. The children began by looking at some cave drawings and exploring what they could see and the colours that were used. We then had a go at sketching some prehistoric animals before coming up with a design Read more…
This week we have been learning about how soil is formed and also exploring which soils are more permeable then others. We discussed the need for a fair test and observed our experiments carefully to conclude our results.
Today Year 3 have been learning all about the different layers of soil. We even made our own dirt puddings to show the different layers – Yummy Next week we will be finding out how soil is made and then testing different soil types for their properties.
Today, Year 3 visited Brockholes nature reserve in Preston and what a day they had going back in time to the Stone Age – even the weather didn’t spoil our day. Here are some pictures from across the day. First was shelter building, after all, to survive you need a Read more…
In Science, we have been learning all about fossils. The children have been examining fossils and learning about how they are formed. They also made some of their own fossils. We also researched a lady called Mary Anning who discovered some of the first prehistoric fossils on the Jurassic Coast. Read more…
Today we have been finding out what life would have been like living in the Early Stone Age. We discussed how people were known as hunter gatherers and just how tough life would have been. The children thought about objects in terms of assets and threats and we then explored Read more…
Over the last 2 weeks, year 3 have been learning all about instructional writing. We explored the features such as imperative verbs and prepositions and even read and followed some instructions to make our own woolly mammoths. Then we had the job of writing a set of instructions that Read more…
Today we have been exploring the properties of given rocks and grouping them accordingly. The children had to test properties such as permeability, density and durability. Well done Year 3.
This afternoon, we started our unit of work on rocks and soils. The children became science detectives to identify a range of rocks using a set of given criteria. We also explored how rocks are formed using chocolate. The children explored sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous formations.
Today Year 3 had so much fun as we celebrated the end of our time together. Thank you to all parents who contributed food items for the buffet – the children ate well and we still have bits and pieces for tomorrow. Lots of happy faces today, just as it Read more…
Well what a day we have had. The children have really enjoyed all the activities we have done today, from baking Roman bread and making shields, to learning Roman numerals and holding our Roman banquet. Here are a few pictures from across the day Designing and making a Roman shield Read more…
This half term we have been learning all about mosaics in our art lessons. We started way back in May where we looked at images of mosaics and researched the type of images included.We found out that many Romans had mosaics on the floor of their homes. We then had Read more…
This afternoon, we have been exploring the question “How can we change the size of a shadow?” We moved the light source away from the object at various distances and then measured the size of the shadow. The children then enjoyed making some hand shadow animals and trying to make Read more…
This term we have been learning about mosaics and designing some of our own to make. Whilst we are waiting on the materials to arrive, we decided to have a go at drawing the Roman Colosseum. I was really impressed with the children’s work. Here are just a few examples Read more…