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  • Cooking in Year 3

    Published 15/03/24, by Andy Mari

    Year three have been cooking this week! We became professional pizza chefs for the morning and met some objectives in our DT lessons. The aim was to be able to cut, spread, grate and roll ingredients. Delicious! 

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  • Making Roman Houses in Year 3

    Published 02/03/24, by Andy Mari

    This week, we have jumped straight back into our learning. We kicked started the week with a DT project. The children used 2D and 3D shapes to create a Roman Town House. We loved getting stuck into a project that links with our previous History Topic of 'Ruthless Romans'. 

    Later on in the week, we became news paper reporters. We begun by exploring news paper articles and reading all the wonderful reports that 'First News' has to offer. Follow us on Twitter, to see the rest of our writing journey. 

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  • Teamwork in Year 3

    Published 10/02/24, by Andy Mari

    Over the last few weeks, Year 3 have been working together in teams to create a park for people in need. The children were given a budget and had to work together and compromise. They used their computing skills to design their parks. Team work makes the DREAM work!

     

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  • Romans in Year 3

    Published 27/01/24, by Andy Mari

    Year 3 have had a fantastic day stepping back into Roman history. We have been engaging in archaeological fact finding, craftsmanship and absorbing realms of historical information to move our learning forward.

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  • Rocks and soil in Year 3

    Published 16/01/24, by Andy Mari

    We have kicked started this half term by starting our new topic 'Rocks and Soils'. We used our observation and classifying skills to group and compare rocks. We thoroughly enjoyed feeling the different textures and taking in natural beauty. Year 3, then had a go at completing some observational drawings of what they discovered and could see. At Roebuck, we are scientists. 

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  • Abstract art in Year 3.

    Published 09/12/23, by Andy Mari

    It's been a busy few weeks of learning in Year Three. We have been working hard on reproducing and creating our own abstract art pieces. We looked at work by Georgia O'Keefe and tested multiple mediums to create effective pieces.  

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  • Local walk in Year 3

    Published 25/11/23, by Andy Mari

    This week, Year 3 went on a local walk. We followed key points on a map and identified physical and human features. We also thought about what services were important within our local area. After lots of hard work, we found our last check point... the park ! The children loved playing with their friends creating memorable special moments. At Roebuck, we are Geographers! 

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  • International day at Roebuck

    Published 11/11/23, by Andy Mari

    Year Three experienced international day this week. They visited various countries and tried amazing foods, activities and quizzes. It was a brilliant morning for all and helped our children to understand the diversity of cultures and nationalities at Roebuck. 

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  • Stone age in Year 3

    Published 14/10/23, by Andy Mari

    Year Three have been immersed in their Stone Age topic this whole half-term. What better way to end it? Make some rock cakes! We learnt key skills such as mixing wet and dry ingredients together as well as cracking an egg. 

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  • Year 3 at Celtic Harmony

    Published 24/09/23, by Andy Mari

    Our trip to Celtic Harmony camp helped us to understand what it took to survive in the Stone Age. We looked at all aspects including: hunting, gathering, cooking, keeping warm, trading, den building and more. At Roebuck we are eager beavers 

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  • Hunter gathering in Year 3.

    Published 14/09/23, by Andy Mari

    For our Stone Age topic, Year Three stepped into the life of a 'hunter gatherer' in this week's lesson. We discussed that in Stone Age times, there was an undeniable need to survive. We set off into the wilderness (the school field) to gather items that we deemed necessary and crucial to survive. It was difficult to decide which items would have benefitted us during this time period and which were deemed unnecessary.

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  • Teamwork in Year 3

    Published 11/07/23, by Andy Mari

    This week Year 3 showcased their fantastic teamwork whilst taking part in sports day. Everyone took part in a range of sporting activities such as penalty shoot-out, Quidditch, relay races and obstacle course. Every member of Pear and Cherry showed resilience, a great sense of teamwork and determination to do their best for their team! Once the races were over, everyone enjoyed a sharing lunch with their adult's. Thank you to all those that made it to cheer the children on.  At Roebuck, we work as a team!  

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