Year 3 were visited by Dr Watson to launch their exciting new Forces unit of work. During the visit, the children took part in a range of hands-on experiments, travelled on a hover board, and learned all about contact and non-contact forces. They were full of curiosity and asked our scientist visitor some brilliant questions — including the big one:
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3SE enjoyed sharing their favourite classroom books and spent some time in the Learning Hub exploring the books in there.
This afternoon, the children in Year 3 learnt about the 2016 earthquake in Amatrice, Italy. They investigated the main information about the disaster, read first hand accounts and took on roles to present their findings as part of a TV news article.
3SE spent some time this morning bird watching and recorded a tally for each bird they saw.
Today the children worked as geologists, testing samples of rock to find out if they are sedimentary, igneous or metamorphic. They identified if each rock had layers or crystals, was hard or soft and, using water, tested the permeability.
The children in Year 3 planned an investigation to test the following questions: If your arm is the longest, does that mean you can throw the furthest? If your leg is the longest, does that mean you can jump the furthest? Children made predictions and worked in groups to test this out-writing up their results in a table.
This morning, the children became zoologists and designed their own prehistoric park. With a partner, they thought carefully about fictional animals, creating hybrid creatures of modern day and extinct animals. They noted down the physical features of each creature, discussed movement, diet, communication and social structure. Using a dice, they generated more information about their creature. Then they drew out
This week was our History Fair- the theme was important buildings and monuments. The children across the school worked extremely hard to create their projects and it was heart-warming to see such a big turn out. Thank you to everyone who attended and took part, our projects ranged from local buildings and monuments, such as Coventry Cathedral, Bagot’s Castle and
Year 3 and 4 had a visit from Reverend John this morning to learn all about the Harvest Festival. They enjoyed singing harvest related songs and learning all about why Christians celebrate the festival. Whilst Reverend John was here, one of our year 3 children proudly showed him her model of the cathedral, which will be on display during the
Whilst eating our lunches we enjoyed looking through our learning journals. Make sure you have a look at them during Parents’ Evening!