Year 3: Information about our learning and Parent info session

 Welcome back to the Summer term! 

This week we have started to use a new text in English. The interesting thing about our new story is that the book only has pictures! The children have been using the pictures to write their own stories. 

In Maths we are carrying on learning about fractions and have been looking at equivalent fractions. 

In Science this week we have completed a Science experiment looking at how we record an investigation into adding different vinegars to bicarbonate soda. The children were able to record in a bar chart their results. 

We have also had the life education visit where the children had to think about how they keep healthy. 

In DT we've started to look at pneumatic toys. The children have designed their own monster which they are going to start to make this week. We could love to collect any small cereal boxes and more importantly, egg boxes please. We will be using these on Tuesday. 

**Friday's parent information session**

This Friday's parent information session will now be a recording. This will be sent to you this week. If you have any questions about anything mentioned please feel free to email me or see me at the door in the mornings. 

Upcoming Dates:

Friday 3rd May - Our class assembly at 2.30pm followed by a parent information session about Hooke Court. Then the schools Knob throwing event

Monday 6th May - Bank holiday  

Tuesday 14th May - Roundhouse building project (outdoor clothes required) 

Friday 24th May - End of term

PSHE - Poorly Giraffe

Today's PSHE lesson in Year Three began with an intriguing scenario: a poorly giraffe. -

This sparked a lively discussion among the students about illness. They pondered questions like: What illness might the giraffe have? How did it get sick? And most importantly, how might it feel or behave?

From there, Mr. Spracklen guided the class through a series of reflections on personal experiences with illness. The children shared what helped them feel better when they were unwell. They learned about the role of medicines in treating illness and discussed how some people need medication daily to maintain their health.

But the lesson didn't stop at treatment—it emphasised prevention. Pupils explored the importance of rest, sleep, hydration and nutrition in staying healthy. They discussed everyday habits like washing hands before meals, using tissues when sneezing and covering mouths when coughing.

To reinforce these lessons, the class examined government and public health campaigns on hygiene. By analysing successful advertisements, the children learned valuable lessons in communication and persuasion.

Year 3: Farm trip photos and reminders about the rest of the week.

 Apologies about not sharing these before. Here are some photos from our fantastic lambing trip to Maiden Castle farm. Thank you to Hazel for explaining to the children all about her different job roles and about lambing. 

This afternoon the children had their free time for filling the house points up. Just a reminder that there is no swimming tomorrow. Instead the children have a Mary Anning drama workshop. 

I hope you all have a lovely Easter holidays and I will see you when we get back. After half term we will have Forest School again and this will be on a Wednesday. Most children do have wellies here now so please do either keep these here or bring them every week. 

We will also have our class assembly on Friday 3rd May at 2.45pm. 

🌈Mrs Thorpe 🌈

Year 3: Reminder about tomorrow and the learning this week.

 What a fantastic week we have had 😀

The children have been using the story of Nen and the lonely fisherman, writing about how the characters felt. Yesterday we used the basic plan of the story to plan our own and today we started the writing. We can't wait to see how these turn out! 

In Power Maths we have been calculating perimeter. Today we used lego to calculate the perimeter of squares, rectangles and then irregular shapes. 

Just a reminder that it is our farm trip tomorrow afternoon after lunch. Children can come in their home trousers, trainers and please bring wellies. Hazel at the farm said it is very muddy so wellies are essential. 

See you all tomorrow 🌈

Year 3: Religious studies visitor

Today the children were visited by Rev John Yarrien from the United Church in Dorchester. He went through the Easter story in order and the children got to ask him any questions they had. Thank you so much to Rev Yarrien for coming in. 

Well done to our violinists who performed in front of everyone one this afternoon 😁 fantastic to see such enthusiasm for music. 

This week will be the children's last swimming session. 

Friday is our farm trip in the afternoon. Please provide your children with wellingtons and a coat for the trip. 

Year 3: Tubes + cereal boxes needed for Friday please

Year 3 would like to gather as many tubes and cereal boxes as possible for this Friday please. These could be pringle tubes, toilet/kitchen roll tubes/ yogurt cartons. The boxes can be a range of sizes. We will be using them to make our own castles. 

Thank you in advance 

Year 3: Round up of week 3 and details about week 4!

What a busy week we had last week! 

In English we finished our writing using the text 'The cloud Tea Monkeys'. The children all wrote an information text about tea. This week we move onto a new text which we will focus on for the remaining weeks of this term. 

In Power Maths we finished off our unit on multiplication and division and have moved onto learning about length and perimeter. Please do keep learning multiplications a focus though. In Year 3 the children should know their 10, 2, 5, 3, 4 and 8s. 

In Science this week we have continued our work on looking at light and in particular this week we have been making shadows. Last week the children got to observe over time how their shadow changes, we will be using these pictures in our Science lessons this week to try and explain why the changes took place. The children also used their shadow puppets in the Science lesson on Friday and will continue to use these in the week. 

It was great to see all of the costumes for World Book Day. Thank you everyone for supporting this.

A huge thank you to everyone that came in to be a 'mystery reader' and thank you to everyone that has messaged me since to offer themselves to be the next mystery reader. We'd love to make this a regular thing and so will give you some more details soon about the next times. 

This Friday it is Comic Relief, the children can come in home clothes and something red if you have it. We will be collecting voluntary donations and there will be a cake sale after school. 

The following week on the Friday (23rd) we plan to go to Maiden Castle farm in the afternoon. Wellingtons will be needed for the trip please but as we are not going until the afternoon children can come to school in normal shoes. School tops but home trousers are advised. 

If there's anything you would like to discuss or anything we can support you with then please do catch either myself or Mr MacBean at the door in the mornings. 

🌈Mrs Thorpe, Mrs Scott, Mrs McConnell🌈

🌈Mr MacBean and Mrs Thomas🌈