Year 3
Cultural Diversity Week
Welcome to Year 3's fusion pot of fabulous children. We have learnt about cultures and traditions from India, Poland, Ghana, Nigeria, Lebanon, Philippines, Ukraine, Italy, Spain and Slovakia. From African drumming to tasting foods from around the world and learning about Sikhism ; it has been a very exciting week!
Fossilisation
In Science, the children were very excited to learn about the process of fossilisation. They ordered the 6 different stages of fossilisation and stuck the stages to a dinosaur body. Finally, they explained the process to their classmates. It was an exciting afternoon!
Margaret Godfrey
We have been learning about Margaret Godfrey, the famous artist from the USA, and her use of watercolours in paintings. Today we had a go at a watercolour mash, and we were quite happy with the results. We will be using her techniques to create our painting of volcanoes.
Reconciliation
The children had big smiles on their faces after receiving the sacrament of Reconciliation for the second time at school. Their hearts and minds are ready to receive Jesus as they make their First Holy Communion.
Amazing Volcanoes
Our homework corner looks absolutely brilliant with all the paintings, drawings and volcano models that the children have so creatively made. Keep up the fantastic work Year 3!
Earthquakes
We looked at what makes good ‘earthquake proof’ buildings. We had a go at making our own earthquake proof structures using spaghetti and marshmallows. We tested them in a seismic box. It was a challenging task - not all structures passed the test!
Healthy Pitta Pockets
After weeks of researching and planning our pitta pockets, we finally made them. We made extra sure that they were’ HEALTHY’ by using lots of fruits and vegetables, some protein, carbohydrates and dairy ingredients. The outcome was truly nutritious and delicious!
Music
We learnt two new songs today ‘Calypso ‘and ‘The Train’. They are very catchy tunes and we also learnt a set of actions to go with each song.
Water Safety
The school was very fortunate to have an assembly on water safety which was presented by the Canals and Water River Trust Team. They spoke about how we can be safe near water and shared with us the acronym ‘SAFE’ – STAY AWAY FROM THE EDGE.
DT
The children tasted a range of different food items to put in their healthy pitta pockets. They tasted ham, chicken, lettuce, cress, tomatoes, houmous. cheese, avocado, wholemeal and white pitta breads. They now know exactly what fillings they will need to put in their nutritious pitta pockets.
Class Assembly
The children let their lights shine with their singing and RE in their class assembly. Well done Year 3! Let your light shine and may Jesus always be your friend.
Earthquakes
Our new Geography topic for this term is ‘Earthquakes’. Children learnt about the different layers of the earth and drew similarities between a boiled egg and the layers of the earth. We later spoke about what tectonic plates are and compared the cracks on the eggshell to the tectonic plates on the earth. We tried different hand movements to remember the 3 types of tectonic plate- convergent, divergent and transform.
Religious Education
We started our new RE topic “He is Risen” by learning about the different reactions of different people when they realised that Jesus was no longer in the tomb, but he had risen from the dead.
Mosaics
After weeks of learning about Antoni Gaudi and his famous mosaic works, we finished our final mosaic piece. Like Antoni Gaudi, we also used shades and colours inspired by nature. We are very proud of our final product.
Sepo Day
As part of our Lenten promise to fast, pray and give, the entire school took part in raising funds for SEPO. Children donated toys and books, which were sold by the Mini Vinnies, and participated in different activities hosted by different classes. The children also lead the entire school while we danced the Macarena. The finale was dancing the Jerusalema - we raised a lot of money for a very good cause. Well done Year 3 - keep on smiling and dancing!
