Careers Related Learning
Year 3 School trip
Today year 3 had a great day exploring Manchester University Museum.
We got to study taxidermy animals to help our understanding of scientific animal classifications
Careers Related Learning
Science Show
This afternoon year 3&4 got a visit from a scientist. He spoke with us about all the exciting careers we could have in science and taught us more about our topic ‘light and sound’. We completed some fun experiments too!
History
Year 3 Birch Shared Lunch
We had so much fun learning about oracle bones with our adults. We made them out of clay and then carved simple Chinese symbols into them with the tools provided. After that, we had some delicious lunch together. We really enjoyed sharing our learning with our adults.
Art & Design
Year 3 Birch – Georgia O’Keeffe
We reminded ourselves of the role of an artist and looked specifically at the artist Georgia O-Keefe. We then created an abstract oil pastel picture inspired by her work. Take a look at these, they are fantastic! We used the oil pastels to create colour, texture and shading.
Art & Design
Year 3 Birch – Christmas cards
We had lots of fun using the stencils to create our Christmas cards. We used a sponge to create a colourful background.
Design and Technology
Year 3 Birch – Rainbow Tarts in D&T
We evaluated different ingredients last lesson so this lesson we could choose the most appropriate ingredients for our tarts. We chose tomato base or a BBQ base with tomatoes, spinach and cheese. We made some tarts that did not have veggies on them just in case someone didn’t like spinach Read more
Computing
Year 3 Birch – hour of code
Our hour of coding was spent completing a Minecraft coding challenge. We absolutely loved this and figured out how to make our Minecraft character move using code.
Science
Year 3 Birch – investigations
Year 3 loved creating their ramps out of different material to test how far the toy car travelled. They used the same car, left the height of the ramp the same but changed the material that was on the ramp. We were talking about friction and how some materials create Read more
Mathematics
Year 3 Birch – place value
Birch loved this lesson on place value. They made numbers with the place value counters and added these up or taking away, looking for any exchanges needed. They showed great problem solving skills and listening skills throughout.