Over this half-term we are learning all about careers and money in PSHE. Today, we had some special visitors that helped us learn lots about a range of different jobs. Before they arrived, we thought about the different questions we could ask them to enable us to understand more about their careers (hours, pay, skills …
So far in our English unit, we have looked at the settings of the evacuee house and Mr.Tumnus’ cave in Narnia. After reading chapter 3 today, we had a go at describing some different settings of our own. We tried to think about all of our senses to create our descriptions and even used thesauruses …
This afternoon, we finally erupted our volcanoes! Over the course of this term as we begin to learn more about volcanoes, earthquakes and tectonic plates, we will determine what creates bigger and better eruptions. Stay tuned for (hopefully) some much bigger explosions.
In Maths this morning, we have learned all about perimeter. To begin with, we discussed what this word means and how we could use our previous learning to help us work out the perimeter of different shapes. Then we put our skills to the test and had a go at measuring the perimeter of various …
Our new topic this term is Planet Earth. In this topic we will learn about volcanoes, earthquakes, tectonic plates, the Ring of Fire, rivers and the water cycle. To kick our new topic off, this afternoon we created our own volcanoes. We watched a short video to learn how to create a volcano using black …
Before beginning our new topic Planet Earth, we’ve spent a morning recapping on our previous knowledge from KS1. We’ve looked into the continents and oceans, the UK and, the seasons. We’re now ready for our Year 3 unit.
This week in Maths, we have started our new topic of Length and Perimeter. After learning about different measurements (mm, cm and m) and how to convert these between one another, we put our new skills into practise by measuring lots of different objects around our classroom. After we did this, we had a go …
This morning in Red Kites we have been learning all about our teeth. Firstly, we investigated the different types of teeth that we have and looked at their functions. Then, we had a look at the different types of teeth some animals have (carnivores, omnivores and herbivores). Finally, we discussed how we can look after …
Yesterday our year 3s finished off their Roman topic with a trip to Murton Park. We began the day by being recruited by some Roman commanders, who took us to their fort to train us up to become model Roman soldiers. In the morning, we practised our battle positions, javelin throwing, and sword fighting. In …
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