Year three enjoyed a trip to Ryton Pools this Tuesday as part of their Stone Age topic. They travelled back in time by building shelters, lighting fires, handling ancient artefacts, and foraging for natural resources for paint to draw messages.
Author: Alice Wood
3SE enjoyed a trip to Ryton Pools on Monday as part of their history unit. During the day children learnt about how the local landscape had changed since the Stone Age, were able to handle artefacts dating back 500,000 years and travelled back in time by building shelters and lighting fires.
Year 3 have had a great day out at the Lunt Roman Fort. We enjoyed learning all about the fort and were able to handle replica artefacts. We also learnt about life as a Roman soldier and took part in a number of role play activities to cement this knowledge.
Year 3 were fortunate enough to have Dr Watson visit us this morning to lead a science workshop which focused on forces. She showed us a variety of experiments involving friction, contact and non contact forces and used a range of equipment. The children also enjoyed being scientists and joining in or conducting their own experiments. They particularly enjoyed using
Year 3 have been learning all about collective nouns. Here they are enjoying playing a game called ‘Don’t tell me’ in which they were given a top secret collective noun. They had to find a matching partner with the same collective noun, but without telling them exactly. They used describing skills such as, ‘It is the collective noun for a
This morning our KS2 History Hero winners got to visit Charterhouse. They enjoyed a tour of the house and grounds and learnt a lot about the rich history of this local attraction. A big thank you to Jennie for inviting us and for giving up her time to talk to us.
Year 3 have been learning about how to make a nutritious meal. This week they designed and made their own Taco.
3SE had a great Stone Age day experience at Ryton Pools, learning all about how our local area has changed since the Stone Age.