Y3: Gallery
Date: 18th Jul 2023 @ 11:43am
During Arts Week, Y3 enjoyed a photography workshop with Henry Iddon. They had the opportunity to think about something they want to achieve - they then made a plan, took photographs, printed the images and added extra details using sharpies!
Date: 18th Jul 2023 @ 11:36am
This term, Y3 have found out about seasonal vegetables in the UK and chosen which ones to include in a vegetable tart design. They have improved their peeling, slicing and cutting technique to make their finished products.
Y3 Textiles: Cross stitch and applique
Date: 18th Jul 2023 @ 11:23am
Y3 have enjoyed designing and making their own bookmarks in Design Technology this term. They have used running stitch to attached their applique design and cross stitch to enhance the appearance of their finished product.
Date: 15th Jun 2023 @ 4:41pm
As part of our Sports Week - the Year 3 children have been watching some of Joe Wick's (The Body Coach) videos.
We have then discussed the importance of being healthy and having a fitness routine.
Today, we worked in teams to create our own Joe Wick's style routines and shared them with the rest of our class.
It was fun - but the exercises were tricky - especially in the heat!
Y3 Learning Walls - Summer Term 1
Date: 6th Jun 2023 @ 8:30am
Another very busy half term for Y3 - answering learning questions such as:-
RE - Why are the Gurus important to Sikhs?
PSHRE - Why should we eat well and look after our teeth?
Science - What does a plant need to survive?
Maths - Fractions
English - The Firework Maker's Daughter
Take a look at some of our work.
Date: 19th May 2023 @ 2:30pm
Today, we have been visited by the school nurse to help us learn a little more about our Learning Question:-
Why should we eat well and look after our teeth?
We learned all about the differnt types of teeth, when our baby teeth start to come out and the importance of a healthy diet for our teeth.
We also got to practise how to brush our teeth correctly - using a large scale model of a set of teeth.
It was fun!
Date: 26th Apr 2023 @ 11:14am
Our Scholastic book fair raised £381.11 for school. We can now use this money to buy some new books for our school library. Our reading ambassadors asked their classes about the types of books that they would like. During our meeting today we shared ideas, searched the Scholastic website to find exciting, new books and completed an order form.
We look forward to reading the new books once they arrive.
Y3 Learning Walls Spring Term 2 2023
Date: 29th Mar 2023 @ 3:37pm
Another busy half term for Y3 - take at look at our Learning Walls.
RE: What do Christians mean by the Holy Spirit?
PSHRE: What makes a community?
Geography: Would you like to live in North America?
Science: How do we stand tall?
Computing: How and why do we stand tall?
Y3 Science Investigation: Does the length of your arm/leg affect how far you can jump and throw?
Date: 18th Mar 2023 @ 3:05pm
This half term, Year 3 have been learning about why we have a skeleton and the names of the bones in our bodies. We were asked to investigate the following questions:
*Do people with longer legs jump further?
*Can people with longer arms throw further?
We worked in small groups to plan and carry out our investigation. Next week we will be using a spreadsheet on Purple Mash to create a graph of our results and then writing our conclusion in an email to Mr. Leather (our PE Leader).
Date: 5th Mar 2023 @ 5:38pm
This week, Year 3 have learned the poem 'Onomatopoeia' by Joseph Coelho. They have investigated rhyme and onomatopoeic words and used them to write their own version of the poem in pairs. Watch their super performances!
Date: 3rd Mar 2023 @ 2:24pm
Tom Palmer visited Lyme today.
Tom is an award winning author and has sold over half a million books. He met with Year 5 and 6 today to answer their questions and tell them all about how he became an author. Tom even did a book signing session and lots of children have started to read his books already.
Thank you Tom for inspiring us to read and write our own stories.
Date: 2nd Mar 2023 @ 12:24pm
We have all really enjoyed World Book Day in Year 3! Using the words we dressed up as, we designed the front cover of our own book. We have also listened to different authors reading stories and talked about our favourite books.
Date: 2nd Mar 2023 @ 12:16pm
This week in French, Year 3 have used their learning from last half term to talk about the French nouns for different animals. Then they made animal masks as part of developing their understanding of French traditions, such as carnivals.
Y3's Class assembly: The Romans
Date: 23rd Feb 2023 @ 10:40am
Our Y3 children shared their history learning with their families today by performing a play all about The Romans. They tried so hard with learning and delivering their lines; developing thier drama skills and performing several songs - including one with sign language.
They have thoroughly enjoyed this topic - especially the unusual parts, for example using vomit rooms and shared baths! All the children can now answer the key learning question: 'What did the Romans do for us?'
Date: 20th Feb 2023 @ 1:21pm
For NSPCC Number Day, Y3 took part in different activities:
*We listened to a 'number story' and a maths poem by Valerie Bloom.
*Talked about 'needs' and 'wants' linked to our rights-respecting work.
*Took part in a problem-solving challenge.
*Continued with our learning of our timetables through song and on TT Rockstars - we now LOVE going on this at home too!
Date: 20th Feb 2023 @ 1:11pm
During Children's Mental Health week, we took part in lots of different activities to promote positive mental health. We enjoyed an outdoor scavenger hunt which encouraged the children to look for things which made them feel happy/relaxed in the natural environment; we talked about the benefits of being outside on our mental health. During Reward Time, we made 'breathing wands' which can be used to support us when we have uncomfortable feelings, decorated biscuits and did 'scribble art' - all activities to support positive mental health.
Date: 20th Feb 2023 @ 1:05pm
Our Y3 children have been very busy this half term!
Date: 18th Jan 2023 @ 10:55am
In our reading ambassador meeting today we made plans for National Storytelling Week which will be held on the week beginning Monday 30th January. The children shared why stories and storytelling is important. They came up with ideas of events that we could do to promote a love of reading and storytelling. The ambassadors are planning to hold a whole school assembly, will be visiting classes to tell stories and they will even be telling stories on the playground at playtimes!
Date: 17th Jan 2023 @ 8:11pm
As part of our English Learning, we have been reading the text "Escape from Pompeii".
This week, we have taken part in some drama activities - Conscience Alley (where we were either Tranio or Livia and had to give our reasons for leaving Pompeii). Then we worked in groups, to take part in role-play - acting out the scences from the story.
It was fun and we were able to understand how the characters in the story felt.
Date: 10th Jan 2023 @ 4:12pm
Today, Y3 have experienced life as a Roman in the Roman City of Chester.
We visited the Deva Roman Discovery Centre - where we learnt about life as a Roman and how they invaded Britain.
Then, we got to march around the streets of Chester - as a Roman soldier - whilst we visited The Roman Gardens and The Ampitheatre.
It was fun!
Date: 8th Jan 2023 @ 10:46am
Linked to their History learning, Year 3 have researched, designed, constructed and evaluated Roman Forts in Design Technology. They developed lots of different skills, including using nets to made 3D shapes to use in their constructions. We were so impressed with the children's team work when making their finished products. Well done, Year 3!
Date: 15th Dec 2022 @ 5:09pm
Year 3 have been very busy this half - term.
Take a look at some of our Learning Walls to answer questions such as:-
RE: Why is the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) an example for Muslims?
PSHRE: What keeps us safe?
Geography: Why is the weather hard to predict?
English: We have been writing Non-Chronological Reports all about whales.
Maths: We have been extending our knowledge of addition and subtraction.
Date: 11th Nov 2022 @ 5:17pm
In Reward Time today ... Year 3 completed a STEM Challenge.
They worked in small teams. Each team had 10 strands of spaghetti and 8 marshmallows.
Their challenge was: Which team could build the tallest tower?
The winners were: Walid, Rihanna and Edina - great teamwork.
Date: 21st Oct 2022 @ 7:39pm
This half term, some children in Y3 have been using different texts about rocks and fossils and forces and magnets in Reading lessons. They have been developing fluency and using their 'evidence finding pens' to help them to find answers to comprehension questions in the texts they have been reading.
Here they are performing 'Forces of Nature' - a poem all about the force of a storm - they have learned about how the poet uses personfication and what effect this has on the reader.
Prehistoric art: Cave paintings
Date: 21st Oct 2022 @ 7:27pm
Year 3 have used a variety of art skills this half term when creating their Prehistoric art linked to their Stone Age learning in History:
1) Sketching native British animals
2) Blending using charcoal
3) Mixing own paints using flour, water and spices to create a 'Prehistoric pallette'
4) Using different natural resources (lentils, cous cous, bulgar wheat) to create a textured 'cave' background
5) Using original sketches to create an animal 'cave painting'
5) Using different brushes and paints to outline and colour animal image
