We worked on a number activity called Frog jumps! We worked in partners and used counters to show where the frogs landed, then we started to solve some problems using this! We also did a fun number Kahoot quiz! Well done to Evie, Maisie and Bobby who were on the podium at the end! ?
We will be writing play scripts this half term so to help us, we had a go at performing a short section of a play in groups! We have also looked at how to lay out a play script and next we will think about how to use stage directions.
We worked in groups today to generate lots of vocabulary linked to superheroes! We are reading Cartoon Kid and used this and what we already know to collect words and phrases, and presented our group work to the class. Wham-bam, jelly and jam!
Last week in guided reading we read about how people used to use the sun to tell the time. Today we made sundials and used torches as the light source! Through investigation, we learnt how a sundial works!
We are looking at light and dark in our science and will be using this to help with our writing! We had the chance to see what we could find out today using torches, translucent, coloured sheets and mirrors. We discovered that shadows get bigger when you move the object towards the light source, lights…
We used different equipment to show the fractions we knew as an introduction to our topic! There’s lots we already know and lots we will find out over the next few weeks. .
This week we have continued the science theme and started to look at magnets. We explored items that were or weren’t magnetic in the classroom. One thing that surprised us was when we tested some coins. Most coins were magnetic, but a £1 coin was not magnetic! We also looked at which poles attracted and…
Year 3 enjoyed working in the garden. Spring is here and we need to get the garden ready for planting. The children did a great job of weeding and digging over our raised beds.
In our class this week, we have looked at statistics and data and how we can present them. We started with pictograms and made our own real life pictogram showing which app is our favourite.
As part of STEM week, each class had a question to answer. We had to reveal the question using some magic potion and a paint brush and it linked to the national topic of ‘Our Diverse World’. Our class question was: ‘What material makes the best coat for Antarctica?’ We set up an experiment using…