Look at us learning
During the year you will be able to see what we are doing in class, as well as what children do independently at home.
Over the last half term in French, we have been finding out about celebrations. We have found out about Mardi Gras and then on the last day of term we had a party and celebrated Mrs Dwyer's 60th birthday too.
The children created masks just like they do in France and learnt how to talk to others in French. They have been telling each other what their names are and how old they are. They have really worked hard, why not ask them how to say 'What is your name?' and 'How old are you?'
During the last half term in Geography, we have been finding out all about volcanoes. During the lessons the children created a volcano with Mrs Bannister and in the last week we made the volcano erupt. They have learnt all about tectonic plates and the different layers of the earth.
The children really enjoyed all the activities and they have also been learning about Earthquakes too!
In Music, we have used crotchets, minims and semibreves to play the tune DEF to play D-E-F-initely. We have also learnt to rest when there is a crotchet or minim rest.
This morning, we took part in a Yoga session - focusing on gratitude.
Today we finished our castles by adding a drawbridge and other finishing touches. We had great fun!
In DT, we continued to build our castles by adding towers, facades, turrets and a flag.
On Thursday we went on a Nature walk, using our senses to write a diary entry. The diary will be on display on Thursday in the STEM gallery event. . At the end we helped the community by doing a litter pick too.
STEM week
This week we have been looking at different parts of STEM. We have been trying to create a tower using only 20 strands of spaghetti, a metre of tape and a marshmallow must balance on top. Fabian, Sienna, Julia, Kaiden and Niamh were the winners. Congratulations all of you for trying your best whilst working in teams.
We have also been looking at technology and how it is improving our environment from farming to the tech we use daily(phones, tablets, etc)
In Music, we have been playing the glockenspiel using the notes D and C. We have played some minims and crotchets, making sure that we rest in the correct places too.
As part of our STEM focus, Tony came to talk to us as an experienced engineer. He has set us a challenge to build a tower in small groups using spaghetti and tape. The tower needs to be able to hold a marshmallow. We have time to plan and then only 15 minutes to build it. The tallest tower is the winner.
In DT we have started to build our castles, working in small groups to create the walls. We worked as a team to create tabs to connect the walls together and then to fasten our walls to our base. This activity links with our STEM focus too.
This week we have been looking at how technology is helping farms make there businesses greener and helping climate change by drying animal poo and using it as fertilizer. The children also saw a calf being born, which was amazing for them to see.
We have also had visitors today talking about how technology is being used for coding and making games that they play at home. The children were very interested and have also begun discussing what careers they would like to do when they leave education. Look out for the Gallery in the hall at the end of March, where you will be able to see all their work.
World Book Day - Thank you so much for all the effort and planning that went into the children coming dressed in amazing costumes. Congratulations to Eelisiya who won by coming dressed as the wolf from Three little pigs story. Well done everyone
In Music, we are learning how to play the glockenspiel. We have learnt that a crotchet lasts for one beat and a minim lasts for two beats. Below is a clip of us playing a tune using minims.
In DT we are working in groups to make a castle. We have looked at castles and observed their features, designed our own castles and today we have started to make 3D shapes using nets, to use when building our castle. We will also add every day items, such as toilet rolls and egg boxes, to our final model.
Over the past five weeks Beth has been teaching us dances, with music from all over the world. Have a look below at our performance. Well done everyone, you really enjoyed these lessons.
Congratulations Year 3 , this week because you all came to school, we won Ali the Attendance Alligator. Keep coming to school so we can win him again!
Over the last couple of weeks we have been creating a volcano , as part of our Geography topic. Look out for pictures of it erupting next week.
In Music, we have used percussion instruments to perform rhythms.
Our English unit is non-chronological reports. Today we performed a group presentation using information about Blackpool.
In Geography, we have been looking at maps and exploring the landmarks of London. We have drawn and labelled our own simple maps.
In English, we have been matching the sub headings to the information to help us understand how we can organise non-chronological reports.
We had a brilliant time with Beth today , learning to dance. Watch us perform below.
In Art, we have looked at a colour wheel and learnt about the primary and secondary colours.
This week in Science we drew and labelled our own skeleton. On Friday one of the children suggested we do one of the experiments from a Science book. We decided on trying to make a rainbow using skittles, it worked really well. Why not try to do the same experiment at home.
In Music, we have created a class composition and then had a go at creating our own compositions too.
In Geography, we have learnt the OS symbols to help with map reading.
In PE, we have used the apparatus to practice travelling, balancing and jumping.
In Art, we have been looking at landscapes and have created our own using chalk.
In Science we have been learning about the skeleton. We have created our own, in readiness for Halloween. Look at our class window next time you come to school , don't be scared!!!
Mrs Gilmour came to talk to the class about how Clayton Brook has changed - linked to our History topic. We learnt that the first houses were built around 1975, there were only a few, it was mainly fields. She also told us how our school has changed over the years too.
This week we have been learning about skeletons and how each one is connected. We even made our own skeleton.
We also heard from Sriindira who has been telling us all about the festival of Divali which is celebrated by people in the Hindu faith. She brought a beautiful dress in for us to see what they wear for the celebrations.
Design and Technology - This half term we have been looking at how food is important for our bodies and how we can purchase food grown in our own country, to eliminate air miles and help the environment. We tasted different foods and made a seasonal crumble, with apples from the school apple tree, as well as a seasonal vegetable tart where all the food was grown in this country. We finally made a container that would be suitable for the tart if we sold them.
Have a look at the picture below.
PE - This half term we have been working on team work while playing different games. As an end of unit session, we had to work as a team to create dens. We had to work out how to create a den using the den kits we were given, all by ourselves; as it was raining we did it in the hall, but next time hopefully we will be able to make a den outside. Have a look at the pictures below.
Why don't you try and make a den over the holidays! Happy building
As part of our theme week, we learnt something new and really enjoyed making a sculpture using clay.
This week is our theme week linked to Learning to Learn. In Art, we have looked at the art work of Stephen Wiltshire and worked with a friend to produce our own version. We each had one half and then we put them together to make a joint picture - we added colour using chalk.
Today we had fun cooking our autumn tart. We choose to use sweet potatoes, mushrooms, peppers and onions, topped with mozzarella cheese. All of the food including the pastry had zero air miles except for the cheese. Remember to ask your child/children if they enjoyed it. We will be eating it for break tomorrow. The children learnt how to use a sharp knife safely and why we should have a colorful array of foods in our diet.
Today we have had a lot of fun learning to play 'Handball'. Did you know it is an Olympic sport?
We all really enjoyed it, the weather was kind to us too!
In Art, we have looked at some sculptures by Claes Oldenburg and used different media to draw them.
In History, we have compared old and new maps of Clayton Brook to see what has changed.
In Music, we have learnt the song Let Your Spirit Fly and are now practicing playing the glockenspiels ready for a performance.
We are learning the meaning of musical vocabulary to help us appraise music.
We enjoy warming up our voices in Music too.
Here are a couple of websites that we use in class. They are all free and do not require login details other than the ones your child has been given from school.
Hit the button (Maths for all levels) www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Maths games - www.topmarks.co.uk
TTRS (Maths) Login details from class teacher
Wordwall ( English , lots of grammar games) https://wordwall.net/en-gb/community/english/game
English games - www.gamestolearnenglish.com