Year 3: Week 6 reminders and a date for your diary for next week.

 This week in Year 3 we have learnt about Skara Brae in Scotland. The children made notes and then wrote sentences about the Ancient site. I wonder if they could tell you any? 

In Maths we are adding across the tens by exchanging 10 tens for 1 hundred. This has been quite tricky and so we are taking our time this week to consolidate our learning with lots of practice. We have been drawing the number sentences using base ten like below. 

The children would like to share their learning (looking through all their books with you) and also the end product of our DT cooking unit, next Wednesday 18th October from 3pm in the hall. I know this is the same week as the parent consultations but this is the time for the children to explain to someone in their family about their learning. If you can not make this date please could you let me know and we will arrange for your child to show their work to another adult in the school. We will do a range of these exhibitions of learning throughout the year. 

Finally, just a reminder that we are walking to our music workshop on Thursday this week, could we have coats just in case and a snack to have when we get there. On Thursday afternoon we have 

Jack Meggitt- Phillips in to talk about his book series .

As always, if you have any questions please do feel to catch me at the door or email me. I look forward to seeing you next week for the parent consultations. 

Mrs Thorpe, Mrs Scott, Mrs McConnell

Mr MacBean + Mrs Thomas

Year 3: This Thursday (12th) trip helpers

Hello everyone, 

On Thursday we will be walking to Damers in the morning for a musical workshop. We will be leaving school around 9.20am and will be back in time for lunch. If anyone is available to support us with the walk there and back we would really appreciate this please.  

If you could let a member of the Year 3 team know.

Many thanks

Mrs Thorpe 

Y3 PSHE - Thunks

In PSHE today, Year Three were seeking to -

Express opinions and listen to those of others

Consider others' points of view

Practise explaining the thinking behind their ideas and opinions

To support this development, we completed a range of activities including exploring THUNKS together. 

Thunks are questions that have no right or wrong answer but will require children to think and express their opinions, possibly challenging other opinions, remembering to be respectful and courteous as they do so.

Please see below for some examples -

Is there more future or past?

Is black a colour?

If I switch the lights off does the wall change colour?

Can you cast a shadow into a dark room?

In a dark room what does a mirror reflect?

Can you touch the wind?

Can you touch a rainbow?

Is a broken down car parked?

Is there more happiness or sadness in the world?

Can you feel happy and sad at the same time?

Does lined paper weigh more than blank paper?

Is it ever OK to cheat?

Can you make up your own THUNKS at home?

We would love to hear any that you come up with. 

Unit 3.1 - Coding - Lesson 4

 Today in Computing we used our coding knowledge in Year Three to create some computer programs.

We all had a go at completing the 'Jumping Monkey' challenge on PurpleMash.

Stage One and Stage Two was fairly straightforward -

Stage Three was more challenging -

DID YOU KNOW? This challenge can be accessed at home by all pupils using Purple Mash. Please see the Year Three team if you need a reminder of your child's login details.

The one area where Year Three did get stuck at times was mainly associated with 'nesting' the block code in the right place. 

Nesting is explained well below -

Well done today Year Three - great work today in Computing!

Seed Dispersal Research

In Science today, Y3 have been researching the different ways that seeds are dispersed.

As part of our research, we made use of our whole class set of the all new children's Encyclopaedia Britannica (kindly purchased by our friends at POWSA). 

We also watched this great clip from BBC Teach -

This clip examines the importance of fruit as a means of seed dispersal for plants and the science involved in ripening - explaining why ripe fruit is created to look and taste so appetising. 

Year 3 Farm Trip

The children in Year Three enjoyed an interesting visit to Maiden Castle Farm yesterday.

Our thanks to Farmer Hazel again for providing this exciting opportunity.

#InspiredToLearn 

 

Year 3: Farm trip tomorrow reminder

Please remember it is the farm trip tomorrow (as long as the rain isn't too heavy). Children to wear normal school tops but can wear home trousers. Please can all children bring wellies and waterproof coats (trousers if you have any). Also, please provide another pair of shoes for them to change into after the trip. They are there all morning so will carry their own drinks and a small snack that can fit in their pocket. 

Many thanks, any questions please see Mr MacBean in the morning or contact him via email.