Blog by Tag: Year 3

Today we used arrow cards to make 3 digit numbers. We played a game in pairs to see who could make the largest number from their arrow cards. It was great fun!

As part of our graffiti art work we have been looking at the street artist Banksy.  He uses stencils and spray paint to make his images. We designed and created our own stencils based on our initials. This made a ‘tag’ or signature. We then used sponging (Mrs Redmayne wasn’t keen on spray paint!!)…

Today we used as many objects as we could find in our classroom to make 100! We had to make 10 groups of 10 to make it very clear and easy to count.  We were very creative in how we presented our 100.

Year 3 have been learning about what a prophet is and what a prophet does. Today we heard the story of how God called Samuel while he was sleeping in the temple. We played a game to help us remember what God said and what Samuel’s reaction was. Just like Samuel we did not always recognise the…

We are learning about graffiti art this half-term and started by making our own names in a graffiti style. We used shading to create a 3D effect. We also chose bright colours that pop out of the page. We are really proud of our pictures and we hope you like them too!

It’s that time of year when Rock Kidz come into school! Once we had stopped talking about goats (ask your child!) we learnt about how amazing we all are. We watched a song all about not giving up whatever happens to us. “One life, I’m gonna live it!”. We also sang “Kindness, Live it Out!” You can…

Today Stephen from Life Education came to our class to tell us all about our amazing body, and in particular our brains! We talked about how to calm our brains by calming our bodies. We even learnt about how nerves send messages really quickly around our bodies. 

We also learnt about how to…

As part of multi-cultural week, in Year 3 we have been learning about batik making. Batiks use wax and dye on fabric to create beautiful patterns and shapes. It is made across the world but particularly linked to Indonesia, Java, China, and some African countries. We were inspired by the work we…

Our wonderful TA Mrs Winder is an expert in cheerleading and today taught us some moves and lifts.  We had a great time practising in groups. It needed good teamwork and focus.  She also told us all about the history of cheerleading in the USA.  Thank you Mrs Winder! We loved…

Jambo! Today we had a wonderful visitor - Peter - who is a wildlife photographer. He lives in Kenya and told us all about some of the animals that he has encountered there. He has zebras outside his house who eat his grass every day so he doesn’t need a lawnmower!  He told us about the mountain…

It was lovely to have Isabella's mum come into school today to teach us some Chinese words and tell us the story behind the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac.  We found out that all the children in the class were either born in the year of the rooster or the year of the monkey.  We then had a go at…

We had a fantastic day today, visiting Williamson Park. We visited the Butterfly House where we learned about the life cycle of butterflies and also different habitats. It was a chance to experience the conditions in a rainforest, which is our current geography topic.  We also handled some of the…