3H have been the class with the best attendance in the year group! We had a fantastic reward for this. We were lucky enough to have west end in schools teach us a dance based on Alice in Wonderland.

We worked so brilliantly in our teams and have created a fantastic dance all together. Our teamwork and creativity meant we could create and tell a story with just our bodies

In 3H we have spent quite a few weeks working on our relationships (wildstyle) and exploring how to work well together in pairs, trios and bigger groups. I can tell that this hard work has paid off as we were able to work amazingly together.

Well done 3H! You are fantastic!

This afternoon 3H had the fantastic experience of visiting the local library.

We listened to a story called my pet potato and then shared our own ideas for what we might do if we have a pet potato ourselves.

After, we explored the library ourselves and chose books to read with our friends. We even borrowed some books for the classroom. Our class librarian will be in charge of making sure we keep them safe and rerun them in time.

3H spent the morning exploring Leminkainen’s story. We heard the story, sang the songs and began to act it out. We were fantastic actors! Retelling the story and acting out each part brought the story to life.

In the afternoon, we explored how to create shadow puppets and use a projector. We used paper, pencil, plastic and pens to create the characters, objects and scenery at different parts of the story.

We worked collaboratively in small groups to create, direct and narrate a section of the story. We wrote a script together and retold the story using our shadow puppets.

During the process we discussed the shadows created using the language opaque, transparent and translucent.

Lastly, we performed our part of the story in our small groups to the class. Here are a few snapshots of our work.

Day full of drama

This morning, 3H were exploring dividing by 3, 4 and 5. We spent time collaborating using practical equipment. We had opportunities to demonstrate some of our mathematical talk and reasoning.

^ Working pairs to divide by 4 using sticks and squares.

^ Working pairs to divide by 3 using sticks and triangles.

^ Using our equipment to access our work independently.

This half term Year 3 are exploring Peter and the Wolf. So far we have explored an orchestra and all the different parts that make it up. We were able to sort different instruments into the right families. This video explains the different parts of an orchestra:

This afternoon we spent time learning more about the composer of Peter and the Wolf, Sergei Prokofiev and used the Chromebooks to research and find out more about the composer, his life and his study of music.

We also explored how in the piece of music each character is represented by a different instrument and we worked in groups to identify the story of the character.

This afternoon we had a fantastic time working scientifically to explore how light travels through different objects.

We learnt these three key words:

Transparent: If something is transparent (like glass) then all of the light passes through the object.

Translucent: If something is translucent (some plastic or water) then some of the light passes through it.

Opaque: If something is opaque (like wood, metal or fabric) then none of the light passes through it.

We experimented with our torches to see which objects are transparent, translucent or opaque.

In our Geography learning 3H have been exploring the world’s continents and oceans. Today we focussed on the countries within Europe and worked brilliantly in partners to distil our knowledge of the European countries to create our map.

We explored the key features of each country to identify where they are located on our map.

We were able to retrieve information and use language like coastline, sea, Europe and land.

3H had such an incredible day at Murton Park! We enjoyed living and working as people in the Stone Age would have.

We made Stone Age pottery and used sticks to add details. Stone Age people used pots to express themselves so each of our pots are unique to us.

We were archaeologists as we sketched some Stone Age items like tools and spears.

We also created a class cave painting!

We hunted wild boars, deer and bears! We had to be quiet and use hand signals to communicate with each other so we didn’t scare the animals away. We had a great time throwing our spears!

When farming, we had 3 activities. We used tools to farm and turn the land over ready for planting. We wove wool to create fabric and ground grain to make flour.

We ended the day in a roundhouse, listening to a story around the fire.

3H enjoyed making their Christingles yesterday. We learnt all about what it represents. “The toothpicks represent the seasons” Amber. “The red tape represents Jesus’ blood” Dominik. “The candle represents Jesus” Leah. “The raisins represent the fruit” Dylan. “The orange represents the earth” Maisie.

We are looking forward to lighting our Christingles this afternoon!