Year 3
2017-2018
Year 3 Monstersaurus Hook Day
In Year 3, we have been learning all about the Monstersaurus! Before our lessons even began, all of the classes in Year 3 had received a special visit from the Monstersaurus. He left footprints all over the classroom, test tubes full of a strange liquid on the tables and lots of scientific equipment. The children had to investigate what had happened and who had made the dreadful mess! They were also left some instructions for scientific experiments by the monster which they all were keen to create. Year 3 especially liked using vinegar and baking powder to create a fizzy, bubbly mix as is shown in the image above.
Year 3 meets Fred the skeleton!
Fred has been helping us in our Science topic; food and bones. In groups we tried to create our own skeleton by piecing together the bones. Some of them looked very unusual! Come and have a look at our completed skeletons down the year 3 corridor.
September
At the start of year 3, children have been introduced to fables in their English unit. They have been identifying many different sentence openers which can be used to improve their writing such as, adverbials, problems, characters and settings. Children will then have the opportunity to implement what they have learned in the next section of the unit when learning the story ‘How the tortoise got his shell’. As part of this unit the children were excited to create their own tortoises; decorating card and paper bowls. Currently, children have been working in groups, creating their own actions for the story to help with retelling and creating story maps.
We have also been very busy with our place value unit, using lots of resources to understand the value of numbers and ordering.
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.
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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.
Topic
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.
