In our class you will find Mrs Barker and Mr Atkinson. Your child will need their PE kit on a Monday and a Thursday. Reading every night is so very important – it can really help your child to progress. We look forward to working with you throughout the year and we hope that your child thoroughly enjoys their time in Year 3.
This term, we are learning about the Romans. So far, we have learnt about Mount Vesuvius and we even created and erupted our own volcanoes!
In Art and Design, we will be designing and creating our own Roman Shields and in Geography we will be locating Rome on maps as well as understanding what life was like during that era.
We will also write reports about Gladiators and we may even learn about Roman Numerals in Maths! What fabulous learning we will do this half term!
In the second half of the term, we will be studying calligram poetry – looking carefully for alliteration, similes and onomatopeia. Look at the calligram we created as a whole class. Can you tell it is a firework?
We would love the children to recall their times table facts as fast as they can. To help, we have bought an APP called Times Table Rockstars. It is great. Your child has their own log in and the online game can be found by following this link:
This half term our main learning theme about Light and Dark. In Science, we will be looking at light sources, reflectors and investigating shadows. In Art we will be looking at creating shadow using tinfoil sculptures and we will be experimenting with sketching techniques when drawing shadows from 2D drawings. In English, we will be studying the book: ‘The Thing in the Basement’ which is a mystery text with darkness as a theme. So much to do!
Keep looking back here for updates on our class blog.
For the first two weeks of Spring Term 2, we will be learning about Hansel and Gretel in English and topic lessons. We will write diary entries in role as forest workers and then we will take part in a STEM investigation to create a cage to capture the witch. We will then write instructions for others to make their own cages.
Our learning then moves onto Animals, including Humans. We will look at keeping ourselves and our pets healthy and then we will study our skeletons in depth. During this time, we will enjoy a visit from Animal Care. We will use all of this leanring and experience to write information leaflets.
These two children went to Animal Care yesterday to meet Michael and Bumble and lots of other animals that we have raised money for in our fun run! We are so pleased to announce that these children raised the most money during the Fun Run we did for Animal Care and were able to drop it off yesterday…
Read MoreMarch was an extremely exciting time in school. Not only was Spring starting, but we planted our own woodland! Here are some photos to show our children planting. There was a great feeling of pride and excitement from the children once their class had planted. We hope to keep everyone updated on the…
Read MoreClick here to view our School Council Newspaper article in the Lancaster Guardian Before tree planting of our woodland began, members of School Council represented our school for a great article in the Lancaster Guardian. A photographer came to meet with us and we were able to tell him all about our…
Read MoreThe children of Year 3 had an amazing learning experience at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. It started with a walk around the museum, learning about the history of computers, trains and the cotton industry in Manchester. The children then enjoyed a Science Showdown, where they had…
Read MoreWe were inspired by learning how Roald Dahl gained inspiration for his book James and the Giant Peach, so we drew some apples. Afterwards, we enjoyed eating them! We
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