Welcome to Year 3
Welcome to Year 3!
Miss Jackson will be teaching on Mondays and Tuesdays, and Miss Christie will be teaching on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; Mrs McDonald will be our teaching assistant all week. We are all excited to get to know the children, support them in their learning and have lots of fun along the way!
On this page, you should find everything you need to know - our Meet the Teacher Information Evening presentation, curriculum map, knowledge organisers and weekly blog are a full of information but please contact us should there be anything else you need.
Year 3 Class Blog
Pneumatic toys
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 3 Class Blog
We completed our DT project this week on pneumatic toys. The children learnt to create their own pneumatic mechanisms, decorate their own toy and evaluate their final product. There was a lot of peer support, creativity, a messy classroom but most of all, a lot of fun! It was lovely to end the term with something creative. We hope they have given you a demonstration at home!
Christmas Jumper Day!
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On Thursday, we all enjoyed a delicious Christmas lunch as a school, as well as wearing our Christmas jumpers. Thank you for all the donations parents have made to the ‘Save the Children’ charity.
Exploring pneumatics
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 3 Class Blog
We also started our DT project this week and this half term we are focusing on mechanisms using pneumatics. This was a fantastic lesson as the children were all fascinated by what is meant by pneumatics. We explored three different types as a class, which then helped them each decide which mechanism they would use to design and create a toy for a year one child for Christmas. The children had some amazing ideas and we are looking forward to creating them next week.
Shadow Investigators
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 3 Class Blog
In science this week, we carried out a scientific investigation based on shadows. The focus of our scientific enquiry was based on comparison and fair testing. We wanted to find out what happens to a shadow when a light source is close to an opaque object and when it is further away. We found out as a class that a shadow is larger when the light source is closer to the object. The children all worked brilliantly in groups, using fantastic measuring skills and ensuring their testing was fair.
Snow!
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 3 Class Blog
The children loved exploring the snow on Thursday and admiring the stunning environment that greeted us!
