Author: year3

We were inspired by Shackleton’s expedition and created our own within our school.  We used our instructions to go on an expedition of the school grounds. Then we swapped instructions with another group. We had fun using the compass and following the instructions.

Our task was to create a road safety device to help children stay safe in the dark.  We programmed microbits to light up and flash.  We then made little pouches out of foam to hold the microbit.  Before making, we had to design the pouch and take measurements so that the microbit would be visible.

We have been learning about ballads.  We used actions to help us remember the chorus of David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’.

We put a different amount of seeds in each pot to see if this impacts on growth.  In pot 1, we put 1 seed; pot  2 had 2 seeds; pot 3 had 4 seeds, and pot 4 had 8 seeds.  We kept everything else the same to make it a fair test.

At the end of term, we observed that the pots with 2 and 4 beans grew the best.  This was in contrast to many of our predictions.

The children have been labelling the parts of flowers and exploring their functions.  We also dissected the flowers and compared the parts.  We noticed that some plants have lots of petals, while others have brighter petals.  Some plants had thicker stems or different shaped leaves.

We investigated the function of the stem by using water and food colouring.  We observed overnight how the water is transported through absorption.  The stem of celery turned blue.  Unfortunately, the white flowers did not.

The children have been exploring characters’ feelings through the use of role play.  They collected reasons for and against helping Noko.

We wrote persuasive speeches and shared these with year 4.

The children used their language detective skills and knowledge of cognates and near cognates to learn new vocabulary for modes of transport.

Here is an overview of what the children will be learning this term.  There is also a copy of our KIRFs.

As always, if you have any questions, please speak to a member of the Year 3 team.

Year 3

Year 3 Term 5 Overview

We enjoyed our Easter breakfast.  We had Hot Cross buns and hot chocolate while we took part in some Easter activities.

Guy Bass visited St. Nicholas and shared some of his books and poems.  We found him really funny and want to read some of his books!