It’s been a busy half term for year 3! We have enjoyed our learning in Science about our bodies and what they need to be healthy. Linked to that was our DT where we learned about nutrition and how to design a healthy lunch which has something from all the food groups. We also had a fantastic visit to Think Tank Science Museum in Birmingham for the day. Many of us joined in the Science Fair with amazing projects linked to the theme of change and adaptation.
Our History topic linked to English and Whole Class reading was the ancient Greeks. We especially liked hearing poems and old tales from Greek mythology with characters such as Daedalus, the Minotaur, Odysseus and of course, all the gods. We also had a go at writing in the Greek alphabet, learned about primary sources of evidence and what we can learn from artefacts about their ancient way of life and compared life in Sparta to that of the Athenians.
Maths saw us practising our multiplication and division skills and we learned how to measure perimeter in different units and solve worded reasoning problems using all our arithmetic skills.
Other highlights have included working in small groups alongside Darryll on our new whole school collage project which will be unveiled soon, learning how to do pen and ink drawings with Mr Bretell, taking part in house events, dressing up on World Book Day, Ricky dance Day, Easter egg bingo and presenting our class Easter Assembly in St Mary’s church. Special congratulations should be given to our Year 3 gymnastics team who got through to the county finals!
The first half of the Spring Term has been an exciting one for Year 3. In Science we have been exploring forces and magnets. We did some interesting investigations with magnetic materials and finding out about the effects of gravity. Our topic in Geography was Eastern Europe. We enjoyed a variety of activities during our launch day, including trying out some Polish dance steps and researching traditional costumes and foods.
We have enjoyed reading Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and even acted out some of the scenes in our fantastic class Assembly. We found out about the real Alice and wrote her imaginary biography as well as making up our own riddle poems about some of the other characters. In maths we have been working on multiplication and division skills, focusing on the 3, 4 and 8 times tables. We have also enjoyed doing some different activities on the NSPCC Maths day and Online Safety day where we learned how to recognise a scam online and how to stay safe.
In relation to PE, our Gymnastics team did Clapham proud, coming first place against 9 other schools- a fantastic achievement! Now were are awaiting a date for the finals where we will compete against the best teams from Coventry, Solihull and Birmingham areas.
Year 3 had a brilliant start to this half term getting all dressed up in our animal skin outfits for Stone Age Day. We learned all about the changes that took place over time in the way prehistoric communities lived and we and had the chance to explore lots of artefacts and take part in an Iron Age role play. In D&T our models of Stone Age axes looked very realistic. We loved our science all about rocks and fossils – especially discovering different properties and learning about how rocks are formed. In English we practised our perfect punctuation, wrote dialogues and created narrative stories from comic strips. Maths was all about adding and subtracting tricky 3 digit numbers. Our favourite highlights were Bake Off, Santa’s visit, our Christmas lunch and playing in the snow!
PE is on a Tuesday and a Wednesday. A PE kit should be left in school and can be taken home to be washed at the end of each half term. Indoor PE kit consists of; black shorts, a white t-shirt or polo shirt, pumps, socks. Black jogging bottoms may be brought in for the winter. All items should be named.
Children should bring in a named water bottle which they have access to in the classroom.
Children have been given a new reading folder and diary; this should be in school on a daily basis as volunteers may hear children read at any time.
Children must read at least three times a week and you are expected to record in the reading record that you have heard them read – this is checked in school every Friday.
A home learning task is set every other Monday and children will be given 10 days to complete it. The task is on a printed sheet which is stuck in the children’s home learning books. Books must be returned to school on the given date for marking.
Maths homework is set every Friday and marked in class the following Friday.
Children have a spelling test every Friday, they will be given spellings in a yellow book which must come back to school the following Friday to allow them to be given their new spellings. Tests will take place in a red book which remains in school.
Unicorn have won our #basketball house event. 🦄🔵 #sports #Active
Year 4 are working towards a common goal by communicating with a team. Each group is trying to make the funniest looking potato for a competition we will hold later. #jigsaw #pshe #teamwork #communication @JigsawEduGroup
