Science
Properties of rocks
Year 3 have been testing the properties of rocks. We tested rocks to see if they were durable, permeable or if the rocks can float. Here are some pictures of our investigation
Music
Volcano soundscape
Year 3 have composed a piece of music to show the different stages of a volcanic eruption. We researched epic music and thought about what dynamics and beat we should use for the different stages. We decided when we should crescendo our music for the most effect. Here are some Read more…
Geography
Ring of fire
Today, year 3 located and plotted the different volcanos that form the ring of fire. They used maps and coordinates to help them. They learnt that 75% of the world’s active volcanos are located here.
Design and technology
Earth’s Layers
Year 3 have been learning about the different layers of the Earth. To help show their learning, we created scaled models of each layer. Sand is the crust, this is the thinnest layer. Yellow is the mantle. Orange is the outer core and red is the inner core. Here are Read more…
Computing
Coding hour
Year 3 have been working their coding this week. They have been using their problem solving skills to help complete coding challeneges. here are some pictures of our lesson
English
Our playground made of chocolate.
Today we took out English lesson outside and used our imagination to imagine what our playground would be like if it was made of chocolate and sweets. here are some pictures of our work.
Christian Values
Allah in nature
In R.E, we have been studying how different people see God. We learnt that Muslims can see their God through nature and all its wonder. We went on a nature walk and created worship plates to show respect to nature. Here are some pictures of our lesson.
History
How much vitamin C does this fruit have?
Today we have been learning about James Lind, a surgeon from the 18th century who discovered the importance of vitamin c in our diet. We were experimenting with different fruits to work out which ones had the most vitamin c in them. We tasted different fruits and rated them depending Read more…
History
What did they eat?
Today year 3 have been learning about the diet of our ancestors. We looked at Bronze Age poo to see what they eat. Here are some pictures of our ivestigation.
English
Reading up a storm
Year 3 Cedar has working really hard on improving their reading skills this week. In our guided reading lesson, we are enjoying reading our class novel ‘The Stone Age Boy’ which has helped improve our topic vocabulary and has also inspired our writing in our English lessons and topic lessons. Read more…