Category: Year 3

This week, Year 3 had a brilliant time spending the day back in the Stone Age! We were met by a Stone Age woman, Liz who led us to the campfire and discussed with us all things Stone Age!

We began with teaming up as Sun, Moon and Mountain Tribes and building our shelters. Great teamwork was shown and they were soon built! We then sawed medallions, weaved animal pens and painted using our fingers.

After a much looked forward to lunch, we decorated our medallions, made some clay pots and figured out how to make a Stone Henge model.

We all had a wonderful day, many thanks to our fantastic parents who all got stuck in and supported the groups. We really couldn’t do these visits without the extra adults so they were very much appreciated 🙂

Year 3 have been studying rocks this half-term. First, we make some close-up observational and scientific drawings that were very detailed.

We have also learned about the three different types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic, each formed through distinct geological processes. We have begun some comparative investigations to see if we can work out what types of rocks we have. (Click on this link to know the differences between rocks)

We were thinking about why the properties of materials is an important thing to consider when making things, such as roof tiles, ornaments and paving slabs. We used the ‘Scratch test’ to order rocks in order of hardness and discovered that Sedimentary rocks are usually a lot softer than igneous and metamorphic rocks.

Here are some photos of us hard at work as Petrologists!

For our Open Afternoon at BRW, Year 3 couldn’t wait to have family members participate in their PE lesson. And they certainly didn’t disappoint. They were all amazing!

After a very enjoyable PE session with Gordon, we spilt up so that half the class had their Computing time in the lab. The rest of us spent some time showing what we’ve learned about money through a set of fun shopping challenges. It was fantastic to have so many extra hands and giving amazing support to the children. Thanks to all our visitors who made it a great success 🙂

Year 3 had a lovely day as part our our whole school ‘Rise Theatre Day’ which gave us the opportunity to consider further our school theme ‘The Treasure Within’  The central theme of the day was the discovery and exploration of various ‘treasures’ that represented the seven key principles of Catholic Social Teaching. We had an interactive performance full of singing and dancing, breaking for several workshops throughout the day. See how much fun we had…

Year 3 have been learning how Botanists study and make observational drawings of plants. We carefully opened some tulips to see the parts needed for pollination, and make some beautiful water coloured paintings. Can you name all the different parts of a flower?

Year 3 had a lovely day out at Wollaton Hall. It began with a gentle stroll around the beautiful gardens, refreshing our memories about pollination.

Next, we had a morning of finding out about Greek gods (our knowledge of Roman gods from last term really helped) which finished with making some brilliant masks.

After, we had a picnic lunch overlooking the lake and grounds. We ended our day by exploring all the galleries and enjoying the interactive activities. What a fun day!

Year 3 began our Pentecost Term with a beautiful Resurrection Celebration of the Word. They led our school and community with thoughtful prayer, thoughtful drama, reflective meditation and beautiful singing. We learned that Alleluia is a joyful word that means ‘Praise the Lord’. At the Easter Vigil, we use this word for the first time since the beginning of Lent to show that we can now celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and his victory over death. Year 3 wrote their own Sorry and Thank-you Prayers, and also wanted the Mission to be for everyone to share the Good News that God loves us and that Jesus is with us, always!