Author: year3

We enjoyed learning about road safety through magic!

We completed an artist study on the Canadian artist, Norval Morrisseau.  We looked at some of his work and learned about his abstract and x-ray style.  We explored colour, lines and emotions by practising different techniques in our sketchbooks.  We used primary colours to make secondary colours.  After practising in our books, we transferred our ideas to our final piece.

We have enjoyed learning about forces and magnets this term.

We started by exploring how friction is used to slow things down.  We carried out an experiment in class using different materials.

 

 

Next, we investigated which materials were attracted to magnets.

We also looked at how magnets work through different materials.

We magnetised a paperclip by stroking it against a magnet. The particles in the paperclip changed direction from a haphazard pattern to all facing the same way. This temporarily turned the paperclip into a magnet and so we were able to attract another paperclip.  We also investigated how magnets can attract and repel each other and how this can be useful in everyday objects e.g. fridge doors.

 

We explored the strength of magnets using paperclips.

We visited the church to find out about the different church services at Easter.  This linked in with our learning back in the classroom where we have been exploring the different emotions felt at this time.  We were also able to ask Rev’d Chris some of our own questions.

 

The children enjoyed exploring which scents the mealworms preferred!

We enjoyed dressing up as our favourite book characters.

We also took part in a Zoom video call with the author Rob Keeley.  He talked to us about what it is like to publish a book and the different stages involved.  We were also made up a fairy tale called ‘The Princess and the Chicken’.

Here is an overview of what we will be learning this term in addition to the KIRFs for this term.  Please ask one of the Year 3 team if you have any further questions.

We discussed ways to stay safe online and created posters with our ideas.

We also explored different scenarios and discussed what we should do in these situations.

We enjoyed categorising rocks based on their properties.  We then tested if the rocks would sink or float; if the surface was hard or soft (scratching with a nail), and using vinegar to see if there was a chemical reaction.

We explored how fossil are formed.

We looked at different types of soil.  We conducted an experiment where we investigated how different soils absorb water.