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Welcome to Year 3 Welcome back to school Year 3. We hope you had a brilliant summer and are ready for an exciting year of learning ahead. We have lots of fun learning opportunities planned for you throughout the year and we are looking forward to getting to know you all. Please remember to bring your bookbag each day, with your reading books inside. You will take home two reading books each week and these will usually be swapped at the beginning of each week. It's really important that you practice reading your book every day at home. Please also bring a named water bottle with you and suitable clothing for the weather. PE days for both classes are on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr Sharp and Mrs Edwards |
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Today, we have been celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day to remember the end of World War II in Europe. The children have been busy filling their day with designing and making medals, learning key facts about the Second World War and writing a diary entry about a street party in 1945. We also spent time on the field taking part in a wide range of different activities. |
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Gavin Rain pointillism art - 07.04.25  We focused on South African artist Gavin Rain, who uses a style of art called pointillism. He paints layers of circular dots that blur together to create a recognisable image. Using this style, we created our own pieces of art using our focus Global Goal, clean water and sanitation, as a stimulus.
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Global Goal 6 Clean Water and Sanitation - 31.03.25  We have been looking at Global Goal 6 ‘clean water and sanitation’. One in three people live without clean water or sanitation. This is causing unnecessary disease and death. UNICEF alongside the water aid charity are working together to solve this problem. Using Lemn Sissay’s ‘Hope Springs Eternal’ as inspiration, we created our own poem to highlight the problems water aid and UNICEF are facing in regards to offering clean water and sanitation to all. |
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World Book Day - 06.03.25 We have had a fantastic day celebrating 'World Book Day'. The morning was spent visiting other year groups and taking part in a variety of reading activities. Our class focussed on the book, Little Red, a different version of the classic story Little Red Riding Hood. This inspired us to create a wanted poster looking for the wolf. In the afternoon, we read with Year 6 children and looked at the new Boom Reader app on the iPads.  |
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Week commencing 24.02.25  This week, we had a great time at Magna Science Museum. We enjoyed a volcanoes and rock workshop where we created our own versions of erupting volcanoes. After this, we looked round the museum and explored the different rooms.
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Week commencing 20.01.25  This week, we looked at some famous mountains around the world. Using our knowledge of the mountains, we located them on a blank world map to kickstart our art unit of work where we will be drawing mountain and volcano landscapes.
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Week commencing 16.12.24  This week, we researched what a pulley is and how they can be used. The children then created a winter decoration including a pulley for our Christmas market. Next, we evaluated our products to find areas of strength and areas we could've improved. |
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Week commencing 25.11.24 During our unit lesson, we looked at Stonehenge. We found out where it is located and what it was beilieved to be used for. We also looked at how it was built and produced an information report all about Stonehenge. |
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Week commencing 04.11.24  During this lesson, we explored what life would be like during the Stone Age, which was the longest period of time in our history. We learnt about the different stages of the Stone Age (Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic) and how life changed during these times. We also explored how clothing was made and why it was so necessary to keep warm. We also tried some food that would have been eaten during this time period and looked at different artifacts from the Stone Age.
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Week commencing 14.10.24  This week, we explored the structure of volcanoes, learning about their different features. We learnt about what causes a volcano to erupt and the differences between dormant, active and extinct volcanoes. Following this, we began creating volcano models in small groups using recycled materials and paper mache. We then painted our models and made labels for the key parts. |
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This week the children explored some of the famous dishes from the Italian regions before designing and making their own Piadinas. They learnt how to use a grater and the bridge slicing technique to chop up their ingredients. |
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Week commencing 09.09.24  In this lesson, we used an atlas to create a layered map of Italy. On our first layer, we looked at the different regions of Italy and added the names of the regions into the correct place on the map. Secondly, we added the names of the mountains located in Italy on an additional layer. On our final layer, we added the lakes, rivers and seas that either are a part of or surround Italy. Finally, we looked at key geographical information about Italy. Then, we labelled whether it was a physical or human geographical feature and located it on our map of Italy. |
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Alan Peat Sentences Please refer to the attachment below and use the different types of sentences to enhance your writing. |
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Year 3 Reading Spine Regular reading is so important. Please have a look at the Year 3 Reading Spine which shows you some of the books and authors recommended for Year 3 readers. Many of these books will be available at our school library. If not, you may be able to borrow them from Loughborough Library. |
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