Year 3 News

This week in Year 3, we have been learning about branching databases in our computing lessons. The children explored how information can be organised by asking simple yes/no questions to sort and identify different items.

We began by looking at groups of animals and foods, and the children worked together to think of questions that would help separate them. For example, they asked questions such as “Does it have four legs?” or “Is it a fruit?” This helped them understand how computers use similar systems to organise and find information quickly.

The children then created their own branching databases by choosing animals or foods and carefully planning a series of questions. They learnt that the questions need to be clear and precise so that each item can be sorted correctly. We also discussed how changing a question can affect the outcome, which led to some great problem-solving and teamwork.

This week in English, Year 4 have been exploring the book Somebody Swallowed Stanley. The children discussed the impact of plastic pollution in our oceans and what can happen when plastic isn’t recycled. We also thought about practical ways we could reuse everyday items, such as plastic bags.

Using this idea, the children designed and made their own kites from old plastic bags and took them outside to test how well they flew. To finish the week, the class created informative posters about the dangers of plastic in the ocean, encouraging others to recycle and help protect sea life.

This week we have been learning how to make zines in Art.  The children loved learning how to make these and were keen to make more!  We then added artwork and facts about Ancient inside.  They all looked amazing!

Everyone also worked really hard on their Star Writes, creating informative leaflets about Ancient Egypt.  We look forward to sharing these with Year 1 after half term.

This week we have enjoyed learning about Ancient Egypt.  We have been acting out the different roles that existed in society and learnt that they were organised into a hierarchy.  We then have worked really hard to use our new knowledge to start our non-chronological reports for the museum in Egypt, ensuring that new we are using formal language.

This week we have received messages from a museum in Egypt requesting Year 3s help in helping them organise information for visitors to the museum.  We have been learning how to recognise formal and informal writing and have begun researching facts about Egypt.

In Forest School we learnt how to make kites and loved taking them outside to fly!

This week we had a DT day creating our castles that we designed.  The children weren't very hard to create nets, combine materials and add features to their castles.  They were all very proud of their end product.

We are really proud with how well the children have done this term and the progress that they have made.  We hope that they all have a well-deserved break over the holidays and look forward to seeing them in January!