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.