In Literacy, we have been looking at the book 'the secrets of black rock'. In this book, the main character, Erin, falls overboard. We worked in pairs to recreate the moment and thought carefully about what Erin might have been thinking as she landed in the water. In Art, we have been developing our drawing skills. This week we have focused on the skill of shading. We followed the 4 golden rules to shade in a picture successfully.
Over the past 2 weeks, Year 3 have been very busy. We worked hard in DT to plan, make and taste rock cakes. They were delicious! We have also successfully completed creating our pneumatic toys. We ended this week by singing beautifully at the church and enjoying a trip to the pantomime to see Dick Whittington and his cat.
In DT, Year 3 have been making pneumatic mechanisms for their toys this week. We had to carefully pierce a hole in the box and then problem solve how to get our balloon securely onto the tube so that no air would escape. We loved watching the balloon inflate and move the lid. We can't wait to decorate them and let them come to life.
In maths, we have been working really hard on solving division and multiplication problems. We used practical resources to show and explain our answers.
Over the last 2 weeks in Year 3, we have been looking at our 3s, 4s, and 8 times tables. We have been able to use these facts to help us solve division problems. We also had a special visit from the author and illustrator Martin Impey, who showed us some of his books, including The Christmas Truce. We created artwork inspired by his beautiful illustrations in the book.
Year 3 travelled back to the Stone Age when we visited Celtic Harmony. We watched how people would start their fires, catch their food using spears, make their tools and collect food from the environment around them. We finally worked together to build dens using branches and leaves. In our art lessons, we have been learning how to create Stone Age art which would have been painted in caves. We worked collaboratively to create our very own class cave with Stone Age pictures.
This week in Year 3, we have been investigating and identifying different types of soil in Science. In art, we have been exploring natural paints and used these to create pictures of animals that would have been painted on the cave walls during the Stone Age. We had fun creating different 'I can hear with my little ear' poems during National Poetry Day.
We have all been super busy and have worked extremely hard during our first 2 weeks in Year 3! Last week, we had the author James Mayhew visit us as we have been reading and completing some activities based off of his books. He told us a told and illustrated it at the same time, he even painted the picture while we were listening! This week, we have started our Stone Age topic by looking at and annotating different Stone Age pictures. We also used our science knowledge to identify different types of rocks by looking at their properties.
Year 3 really enjoyed learning about the artist Ken Done during our Arts Day. We learnt all about the artist, recreated some of his famous paintings and responded to his artwork. We then used different materials to create our own fish based on Ken Done's artwork and stuck them onto a big underwater canvas.
This week in Year 3, we have been investigating how water travels through a plant. We planned and set up an experiment which we will continue to observe over the next week. We can't wait to share our findings with you! During literacy, we have been looking at our new book 'The Wolves in the walls' and pretended to be scared, just like the main character Lucy. We brought in our teddies from home to comfort us and make us think how we would feel and react if we were her.
Year 3 have been busy this week designing and creating a cushion. They thought carefully about the different sewing techniques they wanted to use while designing. When creating their cushions, the children could apply their sewing skills from last year and develop the skill of cross stitch and applique. All the cushions are fantastic, and the children can't wait to bring them home!
Year 3 have been really busy this week designing, making and tasting their very own pizza. The children worked safely when using the knives to cut their toppings and grated the cheese carefully. Year 3 also got the chance to work with their family members to complete different weaving tasks during their fantastic finish.
This week in Literacy, we have started our new text type, which is newspaper reports. We have linked our knowledge of volcanoes from geography in order to begin to write a report based on the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii. We enjoyed spending one of the lessons reading different newspaper reports and identifying the different features. We ended the week by designing and making a cake for Comic Relief. We thought carefully about the design and worked together as a class to 'ice' and decorate our fake cake.
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