Blog Author: Mr Manning

Today, we have been learning about 3D nets as part of our DT work on packaging. 
 

This week we have been investigating whether all metals are magnetic. 
 

Today, we were looking for facts to help us find out why the river Nile was important to the Ancient Egyptians.

This afternoon, we have been experimenting with drawing. We have looked at artwork by William Morris to see how he uses colour and textures in his prints. The children were then asked to copy a photograph but they weren’t allowed to take their pencil off the page whilst drawing. It was very…

This afternoon, we started our printing topic in Art. We looked at artwork by William Morris, Richard Shimmel and Lisa Stubbs. We then used carbon paper to print pictures we had drawn onto our paper in repeating patterns.

Today, we were eating pizza! We had to decide which nutrients were in each slice first though.

Today, we began learning about the artist Eva Rothschild and her sculpture work. We used art straws to make our own sculptures in a similar style.

This afternoon, Year 3 were trying to solve the Maiden Castle mystery. 52 bodies were found at Maiden Castle which was an Iron Age settlement. The children had to study clues as to how they died - Romans or another tribe. They came up with really good theories based on the evidence. 
 

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Today, we started making our sandwiches. We have tried to create a balanced, healthy sandwich and we have tried to make them look fun and interesting for younger children.

Today was our schools outdoor learning day. We told stories in the same way as Stone Age people might have done using pictures on stones. We then got to make our own.

This afternoon, we were testing different bread options for sandwiches. White bread was the resounding favourite!

Today, we had an Ancient Egyptian Day in Year 3. There were gods, goddesses and pharaohs in the classroom! We learned about hieroglyphics and write messages and made a clay tile with our name on it (written in hieroglyphics of course!). We did some Egyptian maths too! We had a mummy making contest…