Beechwood Primary School

Year 3

2016-2017

Anti-Bullying week

In Year 3, we designed some posters for Anti-Bullying week. We also decided to focus on the positive behaviours that our class friends showed. In order to share that with others, we filled out some certificates and explained what we were awarding them for.

‘Eemaan, for helping me with my work, from Nayeem’.

‘Abdirahman, for holding the door open for a teacher, from Yunus’

‘Zoya, for being kind and letting me play with you, from Sadiyah’

At the end of the week, we gave them to each other. It was a good way to focus on our positive behaviour.

Year 3 have been taking part in lots of exciting activities this term. They have learned all about angles and the value of the month which is Respect. 

Year 3 have started the year with an exciting new topic of rocks and soils. The children are learning the story How the Tortoise cracked his shell. 

For our Topic this term, we have been learning all about the Ancient Egyptians. We discovered what it was like for the Egyptian civilization to settle and live by the River Nile. We made a miniature version of the River Nile using rocks and twigs and then we tested it out which was lots of fun! We acted out settling by the River Nile, growing crops, working on building the pyramids whilst the crops grew and finally harvesting the ripe produce. When we went back to class, a letter was magically delivered from Thesebes so we wrote to tell him all about our experience.

Year 3 were given an exciting visit to Dangers Alley at the Milton Keynes safety centre. The children had a great time and enjoyed learning about the dangers that they were faced with in everyday life. They learned about crossing the road, being safe near trains, internet safety, bike safety, safety at the petrol station, being safe near rivers and they had the opportunity to make a 999 call to report an emergency. All children and adults had a fun day and learned a lot.

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In Year 3 this month we have been learning all about Barack Obama. He was chosen because he is the first black person to become the president of America. So far we have asked questions about him that we will then research and answer. As part of our work on questions, we have looked at open and closed questions and ensured we have used a range in our work. We are really looking forward to finding out more about Mr Obama as the month progresses.