Autumn 2

What a wonderful, busy term we have had in Year 3! In Art, we created some spectacular Stone Age sketches, exploring pastels and charcoal. We looked at prehistoric art and developed our drawing skills, learning how early humans used art to tell stories about their lives. In Science, we explored different types of rocks and learned how fossils are formed. We were fascinated to discover how living things from millions of years ago can still leave traces behind. In Maths, we have been working very hard on our 3 and 4 times tables, practising regularly and improving our confidence and speed.

We also unlocked our creative sides by making our very own stop-motion movie based on our class book The Tin Forest. We created models and scenes from the story and used the iPads to film our animations — it was great fun bringing the story to life!

We ended the term with lots of Christmas cheer at our class party. We enjoyed Christmas crafts, decorated festive cookies, and took part in a Christmas quiz, which became very competitive! The Year 6 helpers also came to support us in the classroom, which was lovely. Although we were sad to say goodbye to Miss Phillpott, we were excited to welcome back Miss Rocca.

We are very proud of everything we have achieved this term and are looking forward to the new term and the new year!

Year 3 have had a great start to the school year! We have had the exciting opportunity to do fencing on Fridays for PE. Year 3 have learnt many skills in defending, attacking and using the foils during a match.  

During our English lessons, we have been learning about Caribbean culture through our books ‘Gregory Cool’ and ‘The Caribbean Dozen’. We wrote diary entries as if we were characters in the 'Gregory Cool’, and created poems inspired by those we had read in ‘The Caribbean Dozen’.  

In DT, we have been learning about seasonal foods. We discovered that not all fruits and vegetables are able to grow all year round due to the changes in temperature. Some of the foods we eat, have travelled from overseas and which contribute to their “food miles”. Year 3 tried many different fruits and vegetables during our lesson on cutting safely using knives and peelers. In our last week, we made delicious seasonal tarts combining our knowledge and skills gained this half term. 

Our science topic was ‘Animals including humans’. We learnt about the importance of a balanced diet, taking care of our bodies, and what our bodies do. We created skeletons that moved and did some experiments that tests our reflexes and muscles.