This week 3H have been exploring money practically. We spent time using coins and items with values on them to play as shop keepers. We had discussions linked to PSHE about money and how it is earned. They enjoyed switching roles from buying an item and counting out the correct value and then being the shopkeeper and checking the correct coins had been given.

3H are enjoying celebrating Mental Health week in lots of different ways this week. We took part in the Big Sing, read books about talking to others about our worries, enjoyed our class compliments and not to mention wore green! Take a look at our smiley faces 🙂

Year 3 enjoyed using their listening mats to explore the musician of the month. They explored how tempo and dynamics can change throughout a piece of music.

In Science, 3H have been investigators. They have set up experiments to explore water transportation in plants. They’ve used ink to see water transportation in celery and white flowers. They have set up a control experiment so they can see the difference in the white flowers. We also took the opportunity to look at the tubes inside celery that are used for water transportation. We made predictions about what we expect to see. Each week our science monitor will be measuring the water transportation in the celery.

3H spent the morning exploring the Seven Arches Aqueduct in Scotland woods. We have learnt about the Seven Arches Aqueduct as part of exploring the Victorian era. It was great for the children to have the opportunity to see their learning in real life! We also took the opportunity to explore plant life as part of our science learning is the parts and functions of plants.

We used 8 compass points to navigate our way to Adel Woods together.

It’s been lovely to be back together in class. We’ve spent time working together again in different groups as part of our PSHE learning. We played ‘the floor is lava’ and worked in groups to move across the hall as a team. It led to interesting discussions around how to communicate with others. We also linked this to our RE learning where we are exploring what it means to be a good leader. Again, we worked in groups to discuss the different qualities leaders might need.

What a brilliant 2 weeks! 3H have worked so hard and been so creative in the art studio. I hope you enjoyed their final performance!

Here is a sneak preview of some of the things we’ve been up to in our arts fortnight! We don’t want to reveal too much as we’re excited to show all our families next Thursday.

The theme for science week is all around curiosity and questioning. They had several opportunities to explore, ask questions and be curious this week. We used the outdoor classroom to ask and answer a variety of questions linked to plants. We also had a visit from a parent in 3H who uses science in their job and we asked many many curious questions about that.

Happy World Book Day! 3H loved bringing in their favourite bedtime story and wearing their pyjamas. We spent time exploring the stories we’d brought in and even read some as a class. It was a lovely day of reading for pleasure, recommending books and being comfy.