Year 3 - Spring 1 - Week 6
Date: 9th Feb 2022 @ 1:30pm
What an incredible last week of half term! I think we are all in need of a restful week off!
This has certainly been jam-packed and full of excitement. Monday was computing day here in Year 3, we completed a series of tasks aimed at developing our literacy and research skills. First, we looked at the word copyright, and learnt that not all images can be used without the creator’s permission. Selecting our images carefully, and focusing on our topic rainforest, we designed and created a book about the various rainforests in varying formats. On Monday afternoon, we looked at how we can keep ourselves safe on the internet and discussed the dangers that might present themselves online. We then created posters both on paper and virtually, to share with other classes in the school.
Tuesday was equally exciting…it was school trip day! We had an amazing day Liverpool World Museum. At the Museum we took part in our ‘Meet the Mummy’ workshop learning all about mummification and the different process involved, safe to say we are glad we weren’t around in Ancient Egyptian period! Afterwards, we explore the Egyptian exhibition absorbing as much information as possible. We stored all this incredible knowledge for Friday, building on it by taking part in an epic History afternoon!
Our creative juices continued to flow for the rest of the week, where in English, we wrote, edited and perfected our own versions of ‘The Stone Age Boy’. We carefully added them to our author books, taking our time to carefully illustrate the pages to reflect our new stories.
In Maths, we finished off our topic on money, solving addition and subtraction problems involving change. After half term we will be exploring statistics.
In Science, we finished of our topic on light by completing an investigation involving mirrors. Using torch light and several mirrors, we created our own mirror mazes as well as discovering the history if mirrors.
Mr Fogg was back with another sensational music lesson. It is safe to say that music is a firm favourite in this class, especially when Miss Jones isn’t singing! We were again practicing the Avengers theme tune this week, developing our pace and ensuring we worked in unison to produce a clear beat.
Rounders was a ‘hit’ again this week, with a special focus on batting this week. We focused on our body position and grip on the bat, ensuring a hard, clear hit. This allowed us to play a full game of rounders, with excellent batting and fielding skills from everyone.
We were yet again inspired to pick up a book this week when we were visited by the fantastic Luke Temple, author of books such as ‘Ghost Post’ and ‘Albert and the Giant Squid’. With a hilarious and interactive session, he had us on the edge of our seats, eager to find out more about not only his stories, but how to get into writing.
Love Reading have launched their 'top book picks' for this month. More, highly-rated children's reads, from a variety of authors for different age ranges, are shared with us all to enjoy.
Reminders
- Year 3 PE days will remain the same for next half term, children should come to school dressed in their kits on Wednesday’s and Thursday.
- Girls should have their hair tied back.
- Please record, when and what your child is reading at home on Google Classroom in the Online Reading area.