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23 November 2018

Year 3 The Blessed Sacrament

Today Year 3 enjoyed visiting Church to see the Blessed Sacrament within the Monstrance.  We enjoyed quiet reflection and prayer.  We devoted time to Jesus and back in school further developed our understanding of the Eucharist.  

 

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15 November 2018

Year 3 Meet Pudsey!

 

Today Year 3 were absolutely thrilled to meet Pudsey Bear!  We all enjoyed a good cuddle.  Year 3 spent the afternoon researching what ‘Children in Need’ means and how it helps children around the UK.  

 

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14 November 2018

Year 3 Stone Age Poo Investigation

Today Year 3 all became Archaelogists investigating what Stone Age people really ate. Year 3 were lucky to receive an almost authentic sample made using a few special ingredients!  We were fully prepared using medical masks and gloves.  All Archaeologists measured the stool sample’s length, width…

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12 November 2018

Remembrance Ex-Servicemen Visit

On Friday 9th November we were extremely lucky to have a visit from Tim, Matt and Gordon who had all served time in the Armed Forces.  They talked to us about the differences between the roles of the Army, Navy and Royal Air Force.  We enjoyed listening to why they decided to join and what…

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7 November 2018

Choral Speaking

The Choral Speakers have enjoyed an exceptional day at The Workington Musical Festival.  They received a Distinction mark of 87 for their performance of Dog in the Playground by Allan Ahlberg. There were also individual successes for others pieces.  All the children were a credit to the school and…

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31 October 2018

Year 3 Halloween

Year 3 spooks, ghouls and ghosties made a for a frightful sight in school today. A tremendous effort was made by everyone to be suitably scary. 

 

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17 October 2018

Year 3 Windermere Woodmatters Workhop

Year 3 enjoyed a wonderful day in Windermere.  We learnt how to make Stone Age axes using natural resources found around the woodland setting. The trickiest part was cutting the wood to get the axe head in.  We were amazed to be allowed to make our own fires! We explored the time line to the Iron…

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16 October 2018

Year 3 Library Visit

Year 3 visited Egremont Library this morning. We had fun finding out about how to use the Library, sharing books together and choosing our own books to borrow. Enjoy your books and remember to return them in 2 weeks!

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16 October 2018

Year 3 Stoneage Bread

As part of our Stoneage topic, Mia decided to make Stoneage bread as her project.  The recipe was very simple consisting of just flour and water.  Everyone in class had a chance to sample the bread and enjoyed tasting authentic Stoneage food. We decided it tasted better than we expected…

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16 October 2018

Year 3 Science Workshop

Year 3 have been practising being super scientists in our Rocks Workshop. They enjoyed looking at the properties of rocks and fossils, testing the hardness of different types of rock and investigating if rocks float or sink. They are developing excellent prediction, observation and explanation…

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12 October 2018

Year 3 Stonehenge Clay Models

As part of our Stone Age topic today we learnt about Stonehenge.  We enjoyed using clay to recreate this ancient monument.  Next week we will assemble it together to create our own ‘Bridget’s Circle’. We were interested to discover that we live near Castlerigg Circle in…

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4 October 2018

Year 3 Computing

Today Year 3 have enjoyed using Microsoft Word to present their homework poetry.  They used Wordart, changed fonts and inserted page borders.  We enjoyed sharing our family poems.

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