Blog Author: Mrs Summerson

After hearing some very thoughtful manifestos, we narrowed down our Year 3 candidates with a vote. Children placed their ballot papers in a sealed box to elect 2 School Councillors from our class. 
A massive congratulations to Paige-Louise and Ivy who won the vote and will represent Year 3 as…

Year 3 have been using their map reading skills and knowledge of the compass to move around the playground using cardinal and inter-cardinal points. 
 

Year 3 enjoyed their day at Lowther Castle. Great fun at the fort. 
 

Year 3 were excellent role models today as they represented our school in a rounders competition at St. Benedict’s School. They worked so well as a team and had a wonderful day. Well done everyone!

Year 3 have been studying OS maps, looking at our local area and learning to find features using coordinates and symbols. They have discovered human and physical features of our local area and considered the difference between them. 
 

Year 3 have been studying shapes, both 2D and 3D,. They have been learning the names and properties of the 3D shapes. They built their own 3D shapes with cubes, counting faces, vertices and edges.

Year 3 have been using plaster of Paris and glue to make a 3D relief sculpture. They have used parleying to scratch patterns into the plaster, then gave them a metallic look with paint. The second sculpture was using objects in the plaster to create a sculpture. It was messy but fun. We were very…

Year 3 have been thinking about growing up, babies and parents. They played a matching game to match the baby animals to their parents. They discussed what all babies need from their parents, whether they are animals or humans. The children reflected on their own growth journey and how they still…

Year 3 children dressed in blue, learnt about the Visitation, made miraculous medals, created prayer books and said the Rosary. We had a great day.

Year 3 had a great time at The Roman Senhouse Museum in Maryport today. They thoroughly enjoyed exploring Roman artefacts, altars, original jars, jewellery and coins from 2,000 years ago. They saw the remains of a Roman Fort and role-played market day in the Roman Forum. Some were citizens, some…

Year 3 have been developing their skills in using different techniques with paint. They have used blotting, change of hue to alter the shade and sgraffito, where they scratched off thick paint to reveal another colour. They have recreated Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” using impasto painting in swirly…

Competition was strong today in cricket. We had to bat powerfully and field accurately to score the most runs.