Last term, Year 3 began their Music lessons with Mr Jones. This included looking at different types and history of Music, as well as learning to play the recorder. You can see how much progress they made from October to December in these videos. Enjoy!
Year 3 have been learning about light, and what the absence of light means…darkness! By making holes in boxes, they were able to see how light travels in straight lines, and how it affected the darkness in the box. Gradually, they were able to see some of the objects placed at the bottom of the box.
This week, Year 3 and 4 walked to Clifton Village, to investigate the settlement’s features and learn about its History. We were led by our wonderful tour guide, Mr Byrant. He shared his knowledge of the geography and history of the area, taking us on a journey on significant roads and paths and past historical buildings that taught us much about the population of the village throughout time. Some stand out moments were the stables, the old school (which is now the village hall) and the old post office. We also walked by the oldest building in the village, built in the 14th century! The children learnt so much, while applying their knowledge of their topic.
Year 3 performed their Nativity celebration ‘Lights, Camel, Action.. It’s Strictly the Nativity’ and what a FAB-U-LOUS Nativity it was! They were all-singing, all-dancing and remembered not only all their lines, but where they needed to be and what they had to do! We were all so proud of each and every one of them.
Year 3 recently learned about one of the seven Sacraments, Baptism. They used playdough and Teach Me, Tell Me cards to help them remember important facts. They all became experts quite quickly!
During their Art lessons this term, Year 3 have been creating Anglo-Saxon Art inspired by the artist Gustav Klimt. They used a range of natural resources found around the school grounds. Working well together in teams, they demonstrated how creative they are. What wonderful work!
They have also been using their artistic skills in their Design and Technology lessons. They attempted to make a paper lamp with a woodland theme design, to link with our Whole Class Read ‘Hansel and Gretal’. They are going to use these skills and knowledge about Electricity to design and make a children’s night-light.
Here are our finished results ….
This year’s exciting Nativity performance is ‘Lights, Camel, Action’ A It’s Strictly the Nativity !
Here’s the music for you to practise at home, including the Angels dance music. Don’t forget to practise your lines too!
We Must Travel Home
Life has changed
Camel Funk
The Shepherd’s Hey!
Disco Star
The Innkeeper’s Tango
Spread the Word
Angels Ballet Music
This week, Year 3 have been learning about the importance of Remembrance Day. We also learned about the significance of the Poppy and looked at examples of it in Art. We then spent time sketching and using watercolours to create our own artwork. We’re very proud of our results, have a look…
Year 3 are about to write their own playscript so in order to do this, they are immersing themselves in what a playscript is. We started with using a playscript of Goldilocks and the Three Bears to read through and act out in class. We tried to find differences between this type of text and others we have encountered. Next, we will examine the features of a playscript in more detail before gathering ideas for our own ‘Revolting Rhymes’ style script.
The children were very organised in allocating roles, practising their lines and acting it out before the rest of the class. Such confidence!
STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Years Three and Four were very lucky to have a lesson delivered to us by Mr. Butler, a volunteer STEM Ambassador who has lots of experience in this field and has visited many schools to help inspire and enthuse children in this field. He certainly did this today!
We started thinking about all the different electricity appliances we use all the time, and how these things are powered. Then we did some investigations into making an energy stick work! (A low-voltage appliance) We discovered that if we held both ends, we could safely create our own human circuit and make the energy stick light up and buzz. We also found we could keep adding children to make bigger circuits, as long as we were holding or touching hands. If we didn’t, then we were acting as switches, stopping the flow of electricity.
We used all this knowledge to apply to a variety of circuits, to work out if they would work, and if not, why not?
This session was a great opportunity for expanding not only our knowledge and vocabulary but also our thinking skills as the children had time to consider different investigations. They are all looking forward to putting this new found knowledge into practise as they begin their Science topic on ‘Electricity’ and in ‘Design and Technology’ when they will be making a reading night light.
