Class 3 Blog

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  09

  Sep

  Science - Can you observe rocks closely?

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Year 3 began their investigation of rocks. They identified similarities and differences between types of rocks and had a go at creating some observational drawings. We listened to descriptions and matched the rocks with their names.
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  05

  Sep

  PSHE - Getting to know eachother

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  We spent time discussing our school rules and expectations. We thought about what makes a good listener and heard from each other things that we would like to achieve in our time in Year 3.
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  04

  Sep

  Spanish - We are learning Spanish!

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Year 3 were introduced to learning Spanish. We learnt where Spain is and some of the cities and traditions of Spain.
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  14

  May

  Geography - Imports and Exports of the UK

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Today, year 3 researched the biggest imports and exports of the UK. They predicted that it would be fruit and veg, chocolate and meat. The children found out that some of the biggest imports and exports were cars, medicine, machinery and precious metals.
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  13

  May

  PE - Athletics

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Today, Year 3 returned to running. We explored both relay racing using a baton as well as hurdle techniques. We found changing over the baton challenging. We had to make sure that we were ready for the baton, facing the right direction and ready to run for speed all at the same time!
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  08

  May

  Music - Improvise

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Year 3 learnt the difference between playing instruments when required to music and improvising. They played their boom whackers and followed instructions on when to play. After this, they had a go at improvising with their note to respond to a question from the teacher.
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  07

  May

  Computing - Desktop Publishing

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Year 3 thought about how desktop publishing is used in the wider world and consider the benefits of using desktop publishing applications.
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  02

  May

  RE - Shiva

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Today, we learnt about the third member of the trimurti - Shiva who represents destruction. We learnt the Hindu creation story and retold the different sections as a class through paintings. We looked at how this creation story is similar and different to the Christian creation story.
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  30

  Apr

  Computing - Desktop Publishing

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Today, Year 3 published their persuasive adverts. They followed their planning and added content to the template. They thought about the skills they have used so far to decide on the best way to present their advert to make it catchy and easy to read.
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  29

  Apr

  PE - Athletics

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Today, we explored long and triple jump in PE. We thought about how we position and move our bodies so we can jump a greater distance. The children kept trying to beat their own personal best jumps. We watched some videos from the Olympics to see how the professionals did their jumps.