On this page you will find all the News from Years 3.
On Tuesday some of Year 3 went to Fairfield Hall to perform on their ukuleles. We were so proud of how well they did. They were a fantastic representation of the school - well done!!
This week we have been looking at how to create drawings in Scratch using block codes. We learned how to draw lines with a sprite using an extension block, recentered a sprite to improve the appearance of our projects and how to set up our projects so that they start in the same way each time.
This week in Science, we looked at what seeds need in order to grow. We then planted cress seeds in different containers to see which seeds will grow the best. Which container do you think will be the best for growing cress seeds?
This week we have been working on our oracy skills and articulating our ideas in clear sentences. We have been learning to select appropriate adjectives to create expanded noun phrases to unlevel our writing. Ask us what expanded noun phrases we can remember.
The children have worked really hard this half term and are ready for a well deserved break. The children produced some excellent Star Writes and impressed us with the progress they are making with their writing.
In Forest School, the children created some excellent boats which they were very proud of!
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This week in Science we looked at what different plants need in order to survive. We then looked at how this can differ based on the habitat they are in. We learned that desert plants need to be tough to survive the climate and have thick waxy leaves. We then compared them to rainforest plants which have thin leaves to let the water evaporate easily. We used the class VR headsets to see how the plants looked different.
The children all enjoyed participating in creating a whole school Union Jack to celebrate VE Day. Do checkout the aerial view on our social media pages to see the final results. We then spent some time in class learning about the day. On Friday, Orange Class had their class assembly. Well done to all the children for sharing their learning and speaking clearly.
This week the children really enjoyed learning about how water travels up through a plant. We set up a science experiment to see if changing the colour of the water would impact the plant and demonstrate how the water travelled. We're excited to see what happens next week!
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This week Year 3 enjoyed their trip to the Buddhist temple in Wimbledon. We learnt about the Eight Fold Path guiding Buddhists to make the right choices in their lives. We also learnt that monks do not marry, live a life without possessions, are not allowed entertainment and can only eat food which has been donated to them.
Year 3 have had an exciting week this week! We enjoyed our amazing CSI Easter Workshop where we got to investigate fingerprints and evidence bags to discover the crime scene linked to the Easter Story. We also enjoyed making our Easter Bonnets and parading these around the school on Thursday.
This week Year 3 have loved learning about Easter this week in RE. We looked at what happened during Palm Sunday and were able to confidently sequence the events of the Easter story.
This week we have been busy starting to write our travel guides in English - when we are done you will definitely want to visit Cairo! In Science we have been looking and light and shadow, and we investigated making shadows using an opaque material. We made puppets and saw how their shadows worked.