Focus Week - Year 3
Year 3 have settled in well and have been really busy with lots of new learning.
In English we have been learning about the text ‘ The First Drawing’ which is linked to our History topic Stone Age, Iron Age and Bronze Age. Focusing on different elements of grammar such as using verbs and adjectives we retold the narrative in our own words as if we were stone age children. We are now reading the ‘BFG’ which will lead to us writing our own chapter using lots of different writing skills.
In Maths, we have been learning about place value starting with representing numbers to 100.
This small step provides the opportunity to revisit and consolidate their learning before moving on to numbers beyond 100. We then moved on to partitioning numbers, representing numbers on a numberline. Estimation and comparisons. We will soon be moving on to addition and subtraction, spotting the pattern, using the operation with exchange leading to inverse operations.
In Art and Design we have been using our own observation skills to describe shapes and textures in objects and learning about the four shading rules. We used simple shapes to build initial sketches of an animal in our sketchbooks. Then using charcoal, we copied the sketch onto sandpaper to recreate the style of cave artists. Finally using natural pigments we mixed colours for the animal’s body.
‘Movement and Nutrition’ has been a hot topic in Science for this half term. We have been carrying out different investigations on how our bodies work. We have made split pin skeletons and moving fingers to show us how the joints work in the hand.
As part of our PSHE, Year 3 are having weekly Paws B mindfulness lessons. During these lessons we have been learning about specific areas of the brain and how these affect our ability to focus and make good choices. We are also learning different breathing techniques that can support us in school and at home.
‘What is Special About Being Human?’ Is our RE topic this half term. We have been comparing our beliefs with others. Through talking and drawing, we have explored how colour and images have been used in a piece of artwork to express a particular idea about the soul and inner self.
Spanish has been interesting as we have been learning greetings in Spanish. We have also been practising to make an introduction in Spanish in the correct accent..
In Computing our focus has been on networks. We have looked at how we are connected and how the network functions globally.
Forest School with Mrs. Callaghan has been really fun. We have been building dens and creating stories using our senses with the items found on our nature treasure hunt.
