Year 3
Today we baked bread!
We are investigating how bacteria spreads and looking at the importance of how simple hygiene routines can help to stop the spread.
The children sampled a variety of different fruits and vegetables and then found out where in the world they originated from.
Scrumdiddlyumptious!
Tuck in and enjoy a yummy journey of discovery, tasting fantastic fruits, venerable vegetables and tantalizing treats. Work up an appetite with delicious stories about food and then get busy in the kitchen making tasty dishes from across the world and discover how good food makes you strong.
And here’s food for thought – if you are what you eat… what does that make YOU?
Welcome to Year 3's Webpage
Spelling Bee Sounds/Patterns
Year 3
dis-
mis-
in-
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-ly
Examples of words in each spelling pattern which will appear in the spelling bee competition
(Please note that these are only examples to illustrate each pattern/sound; other words which follow these patterns will also come up in the competition)
Year 3
dis- disappoint, disagree, disobey
mis- misbehave, mislead, misspell
in- inactive, incorrect
-ation information, sensation, preparation
-ly sadly, completely, usually, angrily, happily
We have been practicing how to use a compass - which direction is our WOW area?
We have been developing our brushwork to create different textures and patterns using watercolour paint.
World Book Day
Our Amazing Friends for the Iron Man!
Creating a Friend for the Iron Man.
Harry Potter Night
We have loved Forest School!
Science Investigations: Looking for Iron in Cereals and finding the best way to clean tarnished pennies.
Graffiti Art!
Welcome to Mighty Metals!
In this topic we will be exploring forces, discovering metals and finding out all about our local town of Scunthorpe with a particular focus on the Steel Works.
A selection of the outstanding homework from our Tribal Tales Topic.
Our Christmas Party
Learning about the life cycle and parts of a plant.
Creating our clay pots and adding a pattern.
Sketching clay pots and learning about the designs that the Bronze age people began imprinting.
Exploring Shadows!
We have been making stone age tools/weapons and looking at the role of an archaeologist.
Stone Age Rocks! A selection of photographs from our trip to Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery.
Welcome to Tribal Tales!
This term we are learning all about the Stone Age through to the Iron Age!
Today we created volcanic rocks.
We were able to visit Year 4's Viking Trade Fair today. We were able to use Viking coins, look at samples of Viking weaving and pottery and even taste Viking flat bread! Thank you Year 4!
Some of the amazing topic homework! Thank you to everyone at home for supporting the children to create these - I know they had lots of fun and were able to further develop their learning!
A selection of photographs from our open afternoon.
TOPIC
We designed and made earthquake proof structures using cocktail sticks and marshmallows! The children had to work in teams to create a structure that could withstand the tremors from our simulator.
The children loved the amazing rainbow we saw today!
TOPIC
Today we have added new questions to our Wonderwall! This week we are finding out all about earthquakes.
Some of the class have been adding what they know about our topic to the windows too.
TOPIC
We developed our clay modelling skills by creating volcanoes! We moulded the clay into a volcano shape and then used a clay tool to create the main vent. We then painted them and practised mixing paint to create lava!
Topic
We also sketched and made clay figures of the victims of Pompeii.
Recreating the victims of Pompeii following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
TOPIC
We explored the earth's layers using a hard boiled egg. The children had to break the egg into it's three components and explain what each layer represented in relation to the earth. We had lots of fun doing this and it really helped us to understand the earth's layers.
Welcome to TREMORS!
This term we will be learning all about volcanoes and natural disasters.
Meet our class voice representatives!
E-Safety
Sports
School Council
As part of our topic we have been learning all about different types of rocks.
The children enjoyed artistically arranging the rocks to form interesting designs.
Year 3 Topics 2016/2017
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Autumn Term |
Tremors (Geography focus)
Overwhelming and mighty, Mother Nature’s awesome energies hiss and roar deep within the Earth. Discover the dangerous and ferocious world of natural disasters and glimpse their savage and deadly effects. Visit the ancient city of historic Pompeii, frozen in time, then create your own blistering explosions from model volcanoes that fire foamy lava. Discover the properties of rocks shaped by the Earth’s breath-taking power. |
Tribal Tales (History focus)
Head back to prehistoric times to learn how the people of Britain developed over thousands of years from the Stone Age to the Roman invasion.
What Tribal tales will you have to tell?
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Spring Term |
Full term unit: Mighty Steel (Science and Geography focus)
Make a map of your home town and find out how it has changed over time. What impact has the Steel Works had? Has it changed the town for the better? Explore the scientific world of forces and magnetism, metals and materials. Expand your mind as you test, trial and build.
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Summer Term |
Gods and Mortals (History focus)
Discover a fantastical world of mythical creatures and legendary heroes. Poseidon, Apollo, Artemis and Zeus reign almighty from Mount Olympus, watching mere mortals on dusty Athenian streets. Explore the terrains of Greece, where in pure blue skies, the sun scorches waxen wings and melts the fortunes of Icarus and Daedalus. Then decide your own fate, when a mysterious box is found and stirs your curious mind. |
Scrumdidliumptious (DT focus)
Tuck in and enjoy a yummy journey of discovery, tasting fantastic fruits, venerable vegetables and tantalizing treats. Work up an appetite with delicious stories about food and then get busy in the kitchen making tasty dishes from across the world and discover how good food makes you strong. And here’s food for thought – if you are what you eat… what does that make YOU?
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