In our art lessons this term, we are learning about texture. Last week, we explored many different textures on the school field and made rubbings of what we found: Today, we used a range of modelling tools to transfer some…
To launch our new topic, Footprints from the Past, Year 3 became palaeontologists for the afternoon. We used brushes to carefully remove sand and we discussed our findings with our colleagues. What do you think our of discoveries? Are they…
This morning, we learned about what makes a building strong enough to resist an earthquake. We experimented with various shapes and tested our first models before improving them.
We have had fun celebrating the coronation of King Charles III. We made crowns and enjoyed a picnic lunch on the field. After lunch, we played all sorts of fun games with Miss Meah and Miss Hale.
After being snowed off last term, we finally got to put our exploring and adventuring knowledge to the test on Thursday. We spent the day in our Kagan teams, working cooperatively together to achieve more than we could have done…
To launch our new topic, Active Planet, Year 3 were given the task of organising the Selly Oak Disaster Relief Centre, which could be used in a natural disaster, such as an earthquake. The children worked in Kagan teams to…
Year three celebrated World Maths Day by learning how to solve sudoku puzzles. We worked in teams and used the maths vocabulary ‘vertical’ and ‘horizontal’, ‘row’ and ‘column’ as well as our logic and reasoning skills.
Jack, from Stan’s Cafe, has been working with us on Friday mornings and this week he took us geocaching in the park. We are sworn to secrecy about the exact locations but we had such a great time using our…
We have had a lovely time puzzling away after school today. We’re getting pretty good at finding the edge pieces.
