DT project: earthquake-proof structures
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.
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.
Jack from Stan’s Cafe has been helping us learn about a range of pioneering female explorers: Bessie Coleman Amelia Earhart Sarah Winnemucca Dian Fossey Nelly Bly Jeanne Baret Valentina Tereshkova We have been planning what to pack in our rucksacks…
Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to our writing workshop on Friday morning. We had a great time exploring different aspects of the writing curriculum through a range of activities. We wrote our own comics…