Year 3

Autumn 2

Mighty Metals

The children will be investigating the properties of different metals in this topic. Working together as scientists, they will perform experiments using magnets and compasses to discover how and why different forces act on objects. The children will sort materials into magnetic and non-magnetic. They will try to protect an egg being dropped from a height, using a variety of materials to stop it breaking, making links to how our own skeleton protects our vital organs. They will research the function of our skeletons and organs, learning how to keep healthy and fit. 

Autumn 1

Predators

It's time to take a walk on the wild side! Find out who's coming to visit... is it a wriggly snake, a tortoise, a bearded dragon or another predator? Will the children be able to handle it? 

The children all learn all about creepy crocodiles and amazing alligators, the deadly assassin bug, and the voracious Venus flytrap. They will be inspired to write and informative leaflet about their favourite predator and compose poems about predators and their prey. 

They will use their knowledge to create the ultimate predator - the apex of the chain. What new and imaginative predators can they create? 

Summer 1

Scrumdiddlyumptious

The children will be going on a journey of discovery, tasting fantastic fruits, venerable vegetables and tantalizing treats! 

They will work up an appetite with delicious stories about food, have fun with a vegetable orchestra and maybe even become a fruit sculptor. 

They will find exciting recipes and write their own too. 

They may get busy in the kitchen making tasty dishes from across the world, discovering how food helps you grow fit and strong.

They will create and make their own fruit smoothies.

With a visit to Cadbury's World it will be a busy term, full of new learning and experiences.  

Spring 1 2017

Tremors

Tremors! Overwhelming and mighty, Mother Nature’s awesome energies hiss and roar deep within the Earth. Plates collide, spewing lava. Rocks rain down and mud slides in torrents. Towns and cities vanish under ashen clouds.

This half term Year 3 will be discovering the dangerous and ferocious world of natural disasters. To begin we will be learning about the properties of rocks shaped by the Earth’s breath-taking powers, which will lead us on to violent volcanoes and earth-shattering earthquakes.

Reading the ‘Firework Maker’s Daughter’ by Phillip Pullman we will follow the journey of a young girl named Lila who is desperate to follow in her father’s footstep. In order to do so she needs to make her way to Mount Merapi to find the fire fiend. But will she make it there alive?

Google Day

On Wednesday Google Expeditions came into school to share their new education app 'Expedition'. By using virtual reality technology the children were transported to different places around the world. They visited volcanoes, underwater reefs and the Galápagos Islands. All of this could be seen through a simple free app from the Apple Store and the Play Store. 

Year Three experience different volcanoes around the world and had an amazing time learning different facts.

Volcano Day

Year 3 have had a great time creating there own class volcano by making slat dough and wrapping it around a bottle of Cherryade.

They also created their own model village by using lots of different cardboard boxes to make buildings and had lots of fun decorating and painting them.

In the afternoon, we all went outside to erupt the volcanoes with our villages. We were all excited, surprised and shocked to see the explosion.

Autumn 2 2016

Children in Need

On Friday, all the children in school took part in a special assembly. They all cam dressed up in spotty clothes to raise money for Children in Need.

The children also wrote a message of friendship on a piece of paper; these were all joined together to form a whole school paper chain. 

Mighty Metals

We have started making our own robots for out Mighty Metals topic. We are covering boxes and bottles in coloured tissue paper ready to put the robots together. 

Autumn 1 2016

Predator!

Summer 2

Writing

Year three have been working collaboratively to write factual reports about the different countries involved in the Olympics in Rio this year. 

Spring 2

Imaginative Learning Project: Scrumdiddlyumptious!

Cadbury's World

Year Three went to Cadbury's World to start their new topic. They had an amazing time finding out all about where different foods are from and about the Amazon Rain Forest. 

World Book Day

It was World Book Day on Friday March the 4th and the children and teachers all came in to school dressed as their favourite characters. Harry Potter, Superman and the Ninja Turtles all made guest appearances for the day. The children had a fantastic time sharing books they had read and characters they had met. 

R.E.

Year three have been learning all about the Easter story. They have sequenced all the different events. 

Music

Year Three are continuing to do really well with their ukulele lessons, practicing hard every week. 

Dance

Children from years four, five and six have been taking part in a dance club this term. They performed at the Albony Theatre last week. Mrs. Prasad was incredibly proud of their team work and enthusiasm. The children adapted traditional Indian dance moves, changing them to fit with music form The Lion King. The children also performed their routine to the rest of the school. 

Spring 1

Imaginative Learning Project: Tremors

The children have been learning all about volcanoes, our planet and earthquakes. 

Autumn 2

Imaginative Learning Project: Predator

During this project we will learn all about creepy crocs and amazing alligators, the deadly assassin bug and the voracious Venus flytrap. We will write an informative leaflet all about our favourite predator and compose a poem about a predator or its prey. We will create our own ultimate predator and imagine what could happen if we crossed species! We will learn about food chains and all about predators from around the world.

Writing

The children are really pushing themselves with their writing in Year Three, using adjectives and different types of sentences to make their stories exciting. 

Warwick University visitors.

The children were lucky enough to have visitors from Warwick University in their classes today. They had a great time doing science experiments, sketching and solving problems. They found symmetrical patterns in nature. All their learning was based on the book 'Flotsam'.

Autumn 1

Imaginative Learning Project: Heroes and Villains

During this learning project, the children will be creating comic strips and reading traditional tales. They will also be introduced to a number of heroes and villains through history (including Cruella Deville, Despicable Me and the Minions).

Year 3 Photo Gallery

Learning Experiences 2015 - 2016

Year 3 Photo Gallery

Learning Experiences 2014 - 2015