Welcome to Year 3 Welcome to Year 3 Welcome to Year 3
Year 3 Ancient Egyptian Workshops
This week, Year 3 children travelled back in time to Ancient Egypt where, assisted by an artist, they designed and created their very own cartouches. These were meant to protect against evil spirits in this life and the afterlife. As if that was NOT enough, all Year 3 children learnt and took part in a magical and healing snake charming dance routine. No matter how elaborate the Ancient Egyptian moves were, the children were truly hypnotising.
Year 3 Christmas Card Art
Children have developed plenty of new art skills during this year’s Christmas card-making endeavour! Learning continues right up to the very last day of term!
Welcome to 'The Squealing Pig' Restaurant!
The book 'Madame Pamplemousse' by Ruppert Kingfisher inspired us to open our very own 'The Squealing Pig' restaurant. Nothing tastes better than freshly-whipped adverbs! We found out that whipped cream won’t be any good if it’s not done: BRISK-LY, QUICK-LY and IMMEDIATE-LY! We all devoured RAVENOUS-LY.
Carol Singing - Live at Home Scheme
Some of our talented Year 3 children performed carols for our friends at DePuy Synthes and members of the South Leeds Live at Home Scheme. What a fabulous community event!
Author Visit - Hannah Durkan
This week everyone is talking about Zeina Starborn and the Sky Whale by the fantastic author Hannah Durkan! We were so inspired by her assemblies and book signing. We can’t wait to write our own science fiction stories!
Super Story Writing
This week we celebrate our Year 3 Author of the Week, Ismail! Ismail has made such fabulous progress!
Stone Age Dwellings
We love learning about the Stone Age in Year 3! We researched Stone Age dwellings before designing and creating our very own mini models. Can you identify which period each one is from? The Neolithic, Mesolithic or Palaeolithic period?
Let's Rock!
Today in Science, our Year 3 children became little scientists exploring the density and permeability of different types of rocks: from granite, through limestone to chalk and slate. We used our investigative skills and expanded our scientific vocabulary.
Spanish
We love learning to speak Spanish in Year 3!
The River Thames
Take a look at the beautiful work our Year 3 pupils have produced about the River Thames.
Rivers
In Year 3 we are busy exploring rivers! We even constructed our own mighty river in the garden! We can now use a range of vocabulary to explain the key features.
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Mummification
Year 3 understanding the process of mummification through role play!
The Tin Forest
Our Year 3 children and staff were treated to a very inspiring and thought-provoking message from Helen Ward- author of The Tin Forest.
We are learning about how to write a diary entry. To do so, we used Pie Corbett’s approach of Talk 4 Writing and we’ve based it on the amazing The Tin Forest book by Helen Ward and Wayne Anderson. We’ve put our learning into action! Save the planet we say!
In Year 3 we have used oil pastels to create an image of ourselves as a Pharaoh wearing a headdress. We looked at the different headdresses and what they symbolised, designed one and sketched it onto paper that we tea stained ourselves.
We are Voyagers!
Voyagers Art
Working with our resident artist, our talented Year 3 pupils made some beautiful ocean-themed sculptures for our new Voyagers library! Aren’t they fantastic!?
Our 3 Skylark Rock Detectives have been busy investigating the properties of rocks. They were able to use a range of technical vocabulary such as density, permeable, impermeable, granite, limestone, chalk, marble and sandstone!
Wren children had a fabulous time being Stone Age hunters and gatherers! They searched the school garden for food and used their spears to retrieve what they had found. They were able to use a range of vocabulary to explain what Stone Age people needed for survival.
Stone Age Estate Agents
Year 3 children in Sandpiper Class chose to travel to Stone Age Britain during their lunchtime! They made a camp ‘fire’ and even had a go at making their own paint to create cave paintings! We think they may enjoy their history lessons!
Key Information
Year 3 Staff:
Mr M Dudziak- 3 Skylark Teacher/ Assistant Headteacher
Mrs C Bradbury - 3 Sandpiper Class Teacher
Mrs B Flannery - 3 Wren Class Teacher
Ms N Chambers- PPA teacher
PE:
Year 3 children arrive at school wearing their PE Kit on Mondays and Thursdays.
A P.E kit should consist of:
- Black joggers or shorts
- Bottle green t-shirt
- Black pumps or trainers
Reading:
It is important that your child reads every day for 10 - 15 minutes. Once they have read, please ensure you sign their reading record book to indicate that they have read at home.