Class 3 Blog

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  12

  Jul

  DT - Construction

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  Year 3 visited the local Science and Technology college to spend the morning immersed in construction. We had to construct a working drawbridge using a range of levers, cogs and pulleys. It was a brilliant challenging morning and it was great to see everyone throw themselves into STEM activities. Congratulations to Roxie, Tosia, Bethany and Elodie for being the first team to complete the challenge.
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  08

  Jul

  Spanish - Salsa

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  When the Spanish invaded South America they took with them some of their traditions. This dance is now commonly associated with Latin America. We celebrated our termly Spanish focus with a look at some of the moves. We then tried to put these moves to a traditional Salsa rhythm. It was fast and it was furious and we were exhausted pretty quickly.
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  30

  Jun

  History - Anglo-Saxon Britain.

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  Cuthwolf paid us a visit today. He has been helping us learn all about life in Anglo-Saxon Britain. He told us all about the jobs that children would have to undertake. We all had a go at weaving, peeling root vegetables and making our own porridge.
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  29

  Jun

  Computing - Blog contribution

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  We took it in turns to use digital equipment to take a picture of something that we love in our school. These pictures ranged from a picture of our bus, our work and even Tommy holding Jigsaw Jino. We love the finished montage and even wrote these words that you are reading now.
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  28

  Jun

  Computing - Branching databases

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  We are continuing to build our knowledge of databases. We've discussed they are called branching because each time a question is asked there can be only two answers. Today, we have looked at how to edit and adapt our databases to ensure the final questions produces a clear result.
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  24

  Jun

  Spanish - Body parts

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  Using the story of Little Red Riding Hood, we have been looking at parts of the body. This lesson involved lots of interactive games where children had to match the Spanish word to the picture onscreen. We then finished with a version of Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes or Cabeza, Hombros, Rodillas y Pies!
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  23

  Jun

  Science - Bees and Pollination

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  This week we've explored the part that bees and insects play in the life cycle of flowering plants. We have identified the male and female parts of a flower and then created 3d models to display on our board.
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  21

  Jun

  PE - Swimming

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  Today we have been floating for a short period of time on our back and fronts. We recapped basic floating techniques and looked at how to keep our bodies flat and streamlined. We're becoming much more confident each week and are loving the games we play to improve our skills.
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  20

  Jun

  New Class Text

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  Packed with mystery, adventure and laughs, Noah's Gold is the exciting novel from the bestselling, multi-award-winning author of Millions and Cosmic, Frank Cottrell-Boyce. Noah's Gold teaches us that being the smallest doesn't stop you having the biggest ideas.
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  16

  Jun

  Science - Artful Flowers

  Posted by Mr N Kavanagh

  As part of our unit on exploring the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, year 3 got their pencils and paintbrushes at the ready. We observed a range of different flowers closely using magnifiers and recorded our observations using pencils and watercolours. We looked at the work of artist Georgia O’Keeffe as a starting point.