Another busy week in year 3. The children continue to work hard and amaze us. 

This week we have been busy learning how to tell the time to the nearest 5 minutes and minute using an analogue clock. We continue to practise this throughout our daily routine. Please support your child's learning by practising these skills at home and when out and about! 

In English, we have been looking at rhyming poems and finding rhyming couplets. The children have enjoyed listening to a range of different poems. 

In guided reading, we have been using our inference skills to discuss 'April' one of the main characters from 'The Last Bear'. 

The children have absolutely loved, designing and making their own sculptured bees out of clay, we have painted them to make them look realistic! Check them on Instagram! 

A quick reminder- Sports Day is on Monday (10.7.23)  children should have brought their P.E. kits home with them today, please ensure they come to school in their P.E kit on Monday. 

Have a lovely weekend 

Year 3 Team 

Wow another hot and sunny week!

Firstly a massive well done to all the children showing great stamina and energy during our whole school walk on Thursday. It was an incredibly hot day, but  all the children took everything in their stride and were brilliant. We worked out we walked 5 miles, with lots of drink and shade stops. A massive thank you to our parent helper, we really appreciate your support. 

Welcome back! It is so nice to see all the children and hear about their wonderful adventures this week. We hope you all had a lovely break and enjoyed the sunshine.

We kicked off this half term with our new text driver in English ‘The Night Box’ the children have really enjoyed this text so far. We have been discussing different figurative text including personification, alliteration, similes, metaphors and onomatopoeia. The children had great fun exploring these techniques when creating a setting description. I was super impressed with their exciting vocabulary and ideas.

In Maths, we have been collecting, presenting and interpreting data using tally charts, pictograms and bar graphs. We have been talking about the importance of drawing this to scale, making sure axis are labelled and ensuring the intervals are accurately measured. The children were so enthusiastic about their learning, many chose to continue their learning at break time!

In Jigsaw this week, we started our relationship piece, looking at life cycles and talking about what we already know. The children were great about talking about the changes animals and mini beast. We also discussed how the seasons change and how this makes us feel.

We hope you had a lovely weekend. 

Thank you for all the cardboard boxes, tubes and junk this will be very useful in art this week.

We now have plenty and do not need any more. 

Thank you 

Year 3 Team 

A super week in year 3, with lots of enthusiasm and energy in  our learning.

In English, we started our new text (film) driver ‘Ruckus’, we have enjoyed unpicking the meaning, making predictions and sharing likes, dislikes and patterns we noticed. The children have been very excited about finding out more.

In Guided Reading, we have continued to explore the text; ‘The Iron Man’, we have been building fluency in our reading, practising in partners and reading aloud in class. We have stressed the importance of reading at home to grow in confidence. 

Year 3 had a wonderful time at Butser Ancient Farm this week. They spent time exploring the Iron Age village and took part in some exciting activities to bring their learning to life including; spinning wool, creating a clay pot, chalk carving and creating their own jewellery. The staff at Butser Farm were so impressed with the children’s behaviour and knowledge on the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. 

The children have created fantastic diary entries of their day, demonstrating their knowledge about the Iron Age.