Class 3 Blog

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  05

  Dec

  Geography - Where are tropical rainforests?

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Today, Class 3 explored where we find tropical rainforests. We found that they can be found near the equator due to the high amount of sunlight and rain in that area of the planet.
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  04

  Dec

  Spanish - Colores

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Today, we have reviewed colours in Spanish. The children created a page in their books to help them remember the different colours in Spanish.
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  04

  Dec

  PE - Yoga and workout

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Due to the weather we had a wellbeing PE session including a mixture of yoga and a workout!
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  01

  Dec

  History

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Today we learnt about a technique used to create fences and walls during the Iron Age. It is called wattle and consists of weaving sticks together. Year 3 had a go at creating their own wattle fences.
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  04

  Oct

  Science - Fossils

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Today, Class 3 learnt about fossil formation. They learnt that dead sea creatures fall to the bottom of the ocean and are covered by sediment. The pressure creates a mold of the creature which then filled with minerals and later discovered as a fossil. Year 3 had a go at creating their own fossils.
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  27

  Sep

  Science - rock survey

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Today, Class 3 carried out a rock survey of the types of rocks used around the school and their purposes. We found that sandstone had been used for some of the school building as well as a range of man-made materials including brick and concrete.
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  26

  Sep

  Computing - How do digital devices help us?

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Year 3 considered the ways digital devices can help us in our daily lives and how different devices have different purposes. The children had a go at comparing one use of creating art. They created a drawings using pencils and papers and created the same drawing using a tablet. They considered which one they preferred using and why.
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  25

  Sep

  Spanish - Greetings

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Today, Year 3 learnt how to greet each other in Spanish. We learnt how to say hello, good morning and how to ask someone how they are. Hola! Como estas?
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  25

  Sep

  PE - Cheerleading

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Year 3 began learning the basic actions in cheerleading. We also began learning a section of dance to perform as a class.
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  22

  Sep

  Art - Tones, tints and shade

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Today, Year 3 learnt about tones, tints and shades. They had some time to experiment with creating tones, tints and shades using paints.