Blog by Tag: Year 3

Year 3 loved their cricket with Matthew yesterday. They learnt how to field the ball using accurate throwing and catching, how to hold the cricket bat properly and how working together was really important. They are looking forward to next week’s session. Mathew said that they were very powerful…

Year 3 have been studying regions and counties in the UK. They have located regions, capitals, counties, rivers, mountains and landmarks. After studying small scale maps over the last few weeks, they used their iPads to read large scale maps. They found their house, school, local facilities and…

Year 3 are crazy about karate now. They learnt lots of new moves: kicks, punches as well as lots of fun. Their taster session left many wanting more.

Year 3 enjoyed story time at the library and chose some books to take home. We had a great time and the lady commented on how polite, quiet and well behaved all of our Year 3 children were. We were so proud.

What a great time KS2 girls had at The Girls Can tournament last week. They tried out lots of different sports including rugby, judo, dance and athletics. It was great to meet girls from other schools

Year 3 enjoyed a range of activities this week. They started off with Professor Pumpernickel and an amazing Science Show, they then learnt all about the famous scientist and inventor Marie Curie, learnt all about light and shadows, carried out an investigation to see what happens to shadows as the…

We had a great day today. The children looked amazing. They read our class book, Operation Gadgetman and voted for their top 10 books. After lunch they teamed up with a Reception child to read them a story. They wrote book reviews, made book marks and took part in a live World Book Day lesson. A…

We celebrated World Book Day in Reception by dressing as our favourite book character or in pjs. The children brought a book to share and we played a game of guess the character by listening to clues from different traditional stories and guessing the correct character or object. In the afternoon…

Year 3 learnt how to hold their sticks properly and control the ball. They did this through a series of really fun games.

Thanks to everybody’s kind donations, much appreciated. As a result, you raised £680 for new football kits. It was amazing. Year 3 enjoyed browsing the jumble and took home some great bargains.

Year 3 discovered magnetic and non-magnetic materials as they studied non-contact forces. They planned an investigation to determine which magnet was the strongest and used paper clips to test them out. 
 

Year 3 learnt all about AI, artificial intelligence. Where we use it in our everyday life, without even realising it!! When we use our phone, in our car, using Alexa, taking photos, using an internet search and so on. We created a poster to illustrate the opportunities and risks of using AI in our…