Blog by Tag: Year 3

Our new DT topic is packaging and today we brought in lots of different packaging and cardboard boxes to investigate. We opened up our boxes to look at the nets of the different 3D shapes. We were surprised that such big boxes were made from just one piece of cardboard! We tried really hard to…

Today was the day we have been planning and preparing for! We finally got to make our sandwiches following our own designs. We used a very wide variety of fillings and tried to create a healthy sandwich with different food groups (as we have been learning about in science). We got to use the…

We are getting ready to make our own sandwiches. Today we practised the skills of chopping, grating and spreading. We had bags of chopped cucumber, lettuce and grated carrot to take home with us. Tasty!

Soon we will be designing and making our own sandwiches so today we prepared by tasting different bread options and a variety of possible fillings. Lots of us tried some foods for the very first time. We didn’t all like everything but well done everyone for giving it a try!

In English we have been enjoying the traditional story - The Pied Piper of Hamlin. Today we imagined the scene in the town when the rats first arrived! 
 

Today Year 3 and 4 took part in our termly intrasports tournament. We braved the wind (and leaves) and had some exciting, closely fought games of benchball. Everyone joined in with enthusiasm and energy and it was great to see their teamwork and how supportive they were. Well done!

Today KS1&2 joined in Well-being Afternoon. In the Year 3 classroom we made friendship bracelets/braids using an ancient method which was used by the Vikings. We were really proud of our creations.

We enjoyed doing our different yoga poses for Well-being Wednesday. 

We had good fun taking part in our yoga session. We made some great poses with our favourite characters. 

Today we celebrated harvest with all the school. We talked about feeling grateful for all the wonderful food we have and we brought in food gifts to share with others.

In geography we have been learning about the locations of different countries across the world. We have looked at the 7 continents, the 5 oceans, the Equator and the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. Today we had to read descriptions of different countries and use atlases and world maps to find out…

Today we used arrow cards to make 3 digit numbers. We played a game in pairs to see who could make the largest number from their arrow cards. It was great fun!