Welcome to Year 3 We are delighted to welcome our Year 3 children back to school after the summer break. They have settled in brilliantly and have already begun exploring our exciting new topic, ‘Deep in the Jungle’. The children have enjoyed learning about the different...
Bravo to our young musicians! WOW!! What an incredible way to end the school year! Our talented children truly shone in their end-of-year music performances, leaving the audience - of family and friends - absolutely delighted. Over the past few weeks, our Year 3 and...
This week, we have been planning and writing our final story of Year 3 – a journey tale. The children have chosen their own character and setting and problem to solve. They created some fantastic dioramas, full of detail, which they have been using to...
In Geography, we have been learning about the Isle of Skye. We have been researching the physical features of the Scottish island, discovering mountains, waterfalls and lakes which form the landscape. We have been used Digimaps to identify grid references for different locations. [gallery ids="20831,20832,20833,20834,20835"]...
This term we will be creating our own stop-frame animation movies. We started by making our own flip book, before using Lightcut and Stop Motion Movie applications. We learned how to use the editing tool ‘onion skinning’; a technique used in 2D animation where multiple...
In Science, Year 3 have been exploring different forces. We have learned about the forces of gravity, friction and magnetism. We have focused upon the non-contact force of magnetism, learning about how different poles attract each other but how the same poles repel. We tested...
In Art this term we are developing our drawing skills, using hatching, cross-hatching and scumbling sketching techniques. We will draw our own still life applying these skills to create a piece inspired by the artist Jessica Scherr Russo. Using real life objects, we will look...
In year 3 we have been learning to add and subtract fractions with the same denominators. We have used bar models and part-whole diagrams to show different fractions. We have practiced using number lines to count fractions. We have also been learning to identify equivalent...
This term in music we are listening to and appraising disco music, developing our improvisation and performing skills. We are learning 2 songs which we perform as a class. We are continuing to develop our drumming skills and practice how to use call and return. [gallery...
