Year Three
Welcome to Year 3!
Our teachers are Mrs Taylor and Mrs Newton.
We hope you will visit our page regularly to see what we have been up to.
Year 3 Blog Posts
Pointillism
This half term in art Year 3 are studying the work of Georges Seurat, particularly his technique of pointillism. Today, we used felt tips to start creating artwork of the Eiffel Tower using lots of tiny dots to mimic Georges’ technique.
Forest School After-School Club
Yesterday, was the return of Forest School After-School Club with Phil from Muddy Monsters. The children enjoyed lots of playtime on the swings and hammock and exploring Forest School. They built a house made from sticks, made a den with tarpaulin and made lots of...
Where is Spain?
In geography, Year 3 will be learning about the country Spain and comparing it to the UK. The children began the uinit by using an atlas to locate Europe on a map of the world and then to try to find Spain on a map of Europe. The children loved using the atlas to do...
Dodgeball
In PE this half term, Year 3 are learning to play dodgeball. The children loved their first session on Wednesday which introduced the children to the mix of physical and social skills which will be developed throughout the unit in a fun, fast-paced way. Physically,...
Pneumatic Devices
This half term in DT Year 3 have been looking at pneumatic systems that use air pressure to make something more. We started by constructing various investigations using straws, syringes and balloons before designing a toy car for 7-9 year olds that included a...
Boom Whackers
Over the last two weeks in Music, the children in Year 3 have used Boom Whackers. Stuart explained to the children that when their coloured Boom Whacker appeared on the board during each song, they had to tap theirs on their hand to each beat. Some of the songs they...