What an exciting day we had in Year 3, devoted to artistic exploration and creativity! Our focus was on crafting beautiful mandala designs, and the results have truly been spectacular. Using a mandala creation tool on our iPads, we discovered just how easy and enjoyable it is to bring our ideas to life. The tool allowed us to rotate images
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This week in Year 3, we had a fantastic opportunity to learn about VE Day, a significant event in British history. VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, marks the day when the Allies accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany in 1945, signalling the end of World War II in Europe. To deepen our understanding, we participated in a
Have you ever watched people playing in the park or walking down the street? They move in all sorts of interesting ways—running, jumping, stretching, and sitting. Artists love to capture these movements in their drawings, often with some simple sketches. When artists draw people, they don’t start with tiny details like fingers or faces. Instead, they use simple shapes and
Year 3 have enjoyed learning all about capacity and volume. They have been learning to measure in ml and litres, reading scales and working out increments. They have also been comparing capacity and volume and playing games that involve equivalent measurements.
Let’s Get Wacky for a Good Cause! Have you ever wanted an excuse to turn your hair into a rainbow, a bird’s nest, or even a gravity-defying masterpiece? Well, today was our chance! Crazy Hair Day was the perfect excuse to unleash our inner hair artist—all while raising money for Comic Relief. Comic Relief is all about using laughter and
Staying Safe Online: As part of our Safer Internet Day this year, we took part in a live lesson online to learn all about how to keep ourselves safe online. We covered a range of topics including how important it is to keep personal details private and be wary of anyone pretending to be someone they’re not. We were encouraged to
As part of our Science work this week our task was to investigate soils from our local environment, then to make comparisons and to identify features of different soil types. We discovered that soils are made from tiny pieces of eroded rock, air and organic matter and to understand that soil is one of the world’s most important natural resources
Recently, as part of our new topic, Rocks,Relics and Rumbles, Year 3 embarked on a fantastic investigation into the fascinating world of rocks using hand lenses. We examined various samples and learned about the three different types: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Using our hand lenses, we observed the unique textures and patterns of each rock. We also explored whether they