This week the children have been learning about squirrels. Did you know:
- Squirrels use their noses to smell the acorns hidden underground.
- Their front teeth never stop growing.
- They use their claws to climb up trees.
- They use their bushy tails to balance.
- Their babies are called kittens.
- Their nest is called a drey.
Next time you visit a park or woodland, look out for these fascinating grey animals.
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!
Our (EYFS) children had fun during their latest Forest School session!
Equipped with map-reading skills and plenty of curiosity, our young explorers were brilliant at navigating their way to the Forest School site. Once we arrived, their chosen activities included:
- Tree Climbing: Testing their strength, balance, and confidence as they reached for new heights.
- Stick Play: Turning simple sticks into tools, imaginary props, and creative building structures.
- Friendship & Fun: Laughing, sharing, and making wonderful memories together surrounded by nature.
Thank you so much to all our Parent Helpers – we hope you had fun too!
Year 3 have made a fabulous start to life in KS2! We have had a very busy week getting used to routines and life in a new classroom. However, we have had some fun in our learning too. To help us think and remember the events of The Creation Story, we used playdough to represent parts of the story – it certainly made us discuss how we should ‘show what we know’.
The results were splendid as you can see …
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 🙂
“We don’t want the animals to get hurt or cut or eat the rubbish” – these are the reasons the children gave for our litter-picking session. They worked together to spot the rubbish, use the litter-pickers to put it into a bag and then put it all in the bin.
They, then, had time to have a snack, climb trees, build dens, play hide and seek and much more. It was a fun session, sheltered by our wonderful trees from the hot sun.
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 had a fun afternoon at the KS2 Sports event. There was javelin, discus, standing jumps, overhead throws and lots of track events. We were all impressed by their resilience and determination. Some future Olympians possibly…?
