Year 3: What happened on Palm Sunday?
Published 27/03/25
This week Year 3 have loved learning about Easter this week in RE. We looked at what happened during Palm Sunday and were able to confidently sequence the events of the Easter story.
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Read MoreYear 3: How did you create your shadow puppets?
Published 20/03/25This week we have been busy starting to write our travel guides in English - when we are done you will definitely want to visit Cairo! In Science we have been looking and light and shadow, and we investigated making shadows using an opaque material. We made puppets and saw how their shadows worked.
Read MoreYear 3: Identify and describe the human features of North Africa? Can you compare these with the UK
Published 12/03/25This week we have been looking at the human features in North Africa. We loved using Google Earth to explore the human features of both North Africa and compare them to the UK.
Read MoreYear 3: What happens when light is reflected from different surfaces?
Published 06/03/25This week in Science we have been learning about how light is reflected. We looked at the different angles that it can be reflected and how water causes refraction. We investigated what happens to the image of a pencil when it is placed inside a glass of water.
Read MoreYear 3: What route does the River Nile follow?
Published 26/02/25This week we have been acting out the route which the River Nile follows. We followed its journey through the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt.
Read MoreYear 3: What notes can you play on the ukulele?
Published 12/02/25The children have really enjoyed playing the ukulele this half term and have been learning to play 'Smoke on the Water'. We have learnt the names of the different strings on the ukulele.
Read MoreYear 3: What did you include in your non-chronological report?
Published 06/02/25This week Year 3 have worked incredibly hard producing their non-chronological reports about Ancient Egypt. They have included all of the features needed in a report and have added images to match their subheadings. Well done Year 3!
Read MoreYear 3: Why was Howard Carter's discovery significant?
Published 29/01/25This week in Year 3, we have been learning about Howard Carter and his discovery of Tutankhamun. We created news reports to explain why Howard Carter is famous, why his discovery was so important and we debated whether or not he should have been given a reward.
Read MoreYear 3: What are hieroglyphics?
Published 22/01/25This week Year 3 have loved looking at Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics in art. We created our 'paper' to look like papyrus paper ready to add our own hieroglyphics next week.
Read MoreYear 3: What was your favourite part of our school trip?
Published 15/01/25This week Year 3 had a very exciting trip to the Horniman Museum. We had a workshop which taught us about life in Ancient Egypt and the mummification process. We worked in groups to look at different artefacts and were really excited to h
Read MoreYear 3: What were the jobs in Ancient Egypt?
Published 09/01/25We have been very excited to start our new topic this half term on Ancient Egypt. We have been looking at the jobs that existed. The children then played charades where they acted out different jobs and the class had to work out which one it was.
Read MoreYear 3: What did you learn about your new friends from Christmas dinner?
Published 18/12/24What a busy final week of the term! Year 3 have worked really hard this term and we have all been so proud of their focus! On Wednesday we all got to enjoy our lunch in the school hall where we sat in tables of mixed year groups. It was so lovely to see the children talking with each other and making new friends in different year groups.