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Year 3 - Whitebeam Class 2020-2021
Engineering Workshop
This week, Year 3 were incredibly lucky to have an engineering workshop for a whole morning! They had to come up with a clever contraption to solve a problem. The problem was Rapunzel was stuck in her tower and needed help to get out! The children came up with lots of different ideas to help her, including a hot air balloon, a slide and a ladder. They only had limited resources to do this, but they did a wonderful job of saving Rapunzel!
The children were also tasked to build a tower that stood by itself (and wasn't taped to the table!) using only 4 sheets of A4 paper and 1m of masking tape. I was very impressed by how well they did with this challenge! They had great fun and we are very pleased to have been able to participate.
Please enjoy the lovely photos of our morning!
Sports Day!
Although we were saddened to be unable to invite parents and families to Sports Day this year, we are pleased to be able to share photos of our day with you. In the morning, supported by Yeovil Town, we had Athletics which included long jump, discus and shot put. In the afternoon the children competed in class races. They did an amazing job, and were all pleased to take part. Please enjoy the photos of our day below.
Viking Day!
We had a fantastic Viking Day today in Year 3! We made our own Viking shields and tried our hand at archery. The archery was not as easy as it looked but we had great fun having a go at it! We also read the story 'Mighty Thor and His Stolen Hammer', as well as wrote our names in using the Viking alphabet.
PSHE and Art
Today we talked about what we like about ourselves and our talents. We then drew ourselves in detail and wrote the qualities and attributes we liked about ourselves.
Mental Health Awareness Week
To raise awareness for Mental Health, Whitebeam class spent some time being mindful. We found different items in nature, including flowers and pinecones, to make a composition to draw.
Types of Rocks
Today we learnt about types of rocks including, igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. We then explored different rocks and tried to categorise them.
Easter Egg Hunt
In the final week of the spring term, we did lots of lovely activities, including an Easter egg hunt! We worked in small groups to find the chicks hidden in the field.
Spring Nature Mandalas
Yesterday we went outside to enjoy the glorious weather and made spring themed nature mandalas. We worked in small groups, collecting a variety of nature objects which we formed into patterns.
Kite Making in DT
Red Nose Day!
Year 3 Tea Party - Whitebeam
Mother's Day Crafts
Counting in French!
On the Ning Nang Nong
Week 5 Home Learning Photos
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday Josh! I hope you have a brilliant day.
Best wishes
Miss McCubbin
Week 4 Home Learning Photos
How to make a fortune teller!
Week 3 Home Learning Photos
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday Daisy! I hope you have a fantastic day.
Best wishes
Miss McCubbin
Week 2 Home Learning Photos
Happy Birthday!
Wishing Brooke a very happy birthday today! I hope you have a fantastic day.
Best wishes
Miss McCubbin
Week 1 Home Learning Photos
Well done everyone for your hard work at home this week. Please find below some home learning photos including going on frosty, winter walks, understanding £ and p, a poster to encourage Anglo-Saxons to come to Britain and labelling the parts of a plant.
Happy birthday!
Wishing Indya a very happy birthday today! I hope you have a brilliant day.
Best wishes
Miss McCubbin
Happy Birthday!
I would like to say a very happy birthday to Madoc today! I hope you have a lovely day.
Best wishes
Miss McCubbin
Merry Christmas!
Well done Whitebeam, you have finished your first term of year 3! You have all worked really hard and what better way to end a super term than with a week filled with Christmas activities? You all deserve a wonderful Christmas break especially after such a turbulent year and I'm very proud of how well you have settled back into school.
I look forward to seeing you all again in the spring term.
Best wishes
Miss McCubbin
Father Christmas' Present Riddle
Today was an exciting day as we were delivered a special letter from Father Christmas! Inside were riddles hidden around the classroom which led us to a hidden bag filled with some lovely games, including 'Don't Say It!', a mindfulness scavenger hunt and the Lost Words card game and even a dormouse adoption pack.
Christmas Watercolouring
Today we enjoyed writing christmas themed acrostic poems and letters to Father Christmas, as well as doing festive watercolouring! We looked at some of Sabina Fenn's work to inspire us.
Letters to Father Christmas and Festive Poems
D.T. Present Boxes
In D.T. this term we are making Christmas Present Boxes. This week we had a practice run at using nets to make a 3D shape in preparation for making the final product over the next two weeks. Stay tuned to see the final present boxes!
Letter Writing
In Year 3 this week, we wrote letters to send to a residential care home. The children thought about how many of the residents of this care home probably can't see their families at the moment; so we decided to write letters and send some lovely drawings to them! The children showed me just how caring and compassionate they are by wanting to give the care home residents something to read.
Firework Poetry
Once again, Whitebeam have amazed me with their fantastic poetry! We read James Carter's 'Firework Poem' and used it to inspire our own firework poems. Take a look at a couple of brilliant examples below!
Guy Fawkes
This week we have been learning about the story of Guy Fawkes. We acted out the story in groups so that we could re-tell it to the class.
Roman Day!
Today in Whitebeam, we enjoyed a Roman day. We loved seeing everyone's fantastic costumes and had lots of fun doing all sorts of wonderful activities. These included making brooches out of clay, creating mosaics and even experiencing an exquisite banquet. On the menu was bread with olive oil, dates, pomegranate, olives and grape juice!
Thank you to all of the parents who helped make this day so brilliant by taking the time to put together the children's superb costumes.
Roman Children
Roman Mosaics
Roman Banquet
Mental Health Awareness Day
For mental health awareness day, we did yoga and talked about what makes our hearts happy!
A Classroom of Poets!
Wow! Over the past couple of weeks, Whitebeam class have made me so pleased, witnessing their volition to write poetry! Since we have focused on poetry this week, we have been writing poems linking to our topic as well as whatever the children wish to write about. Poetry can be written in just 5 minutes and be an enjoyable, freeing way to express ourselves - keep it up Whitebeam!
Boudicca's Rebellion
In Whitebeam class this week, we have been learning about the Celts and the Romans. We studied Queen Boudicca’s rebellion and then re-enacted the battle against the Romans.
Art Week
For this year's Somerset Art Week, we studied two artists. First, we studied Jackie Morris, a British painter and author. We used watercolours to recreate Jackie Morris' otter painting from the 'Lost Words' and then made our own paintings inspired by hers. We also studied Jacob Lawrence, an American artist who depicted the Great Migration in 60 panels. We recreated one of his paintings of school children then drew our own art in his style, using pencils.
I have been very impressed with the stunning art work which the children produced this week and they should feel very proud of themselves! Some children's work has been put up on display which they will get back later in the year.
Visitor
This week we were very lucky to have a visit from the school nurse. She spoke to us about how we can keep ourselves safe and healthy. The children talked about healthy lifestyles, washing hands and who they could talk to if they were worried.
Welcome to Whitebeam Class!
Last week I had a lovely week with you all. It has been lovely getting to know you all and be greeted with such smiley faces in the morning (both children and parents!). I am very proud of how quickly you have settled back into school and you have produced some excellent work. Mrs Pippard and I are now really looking forward to the year ahead with you all!
Make sure to check back here for more photos throughout the year!
Miss McCubbin
Whitebeam love nature!
This week, we created expanded noun phrases using nature objects in a suitcase. Later in the week, the children then made a beautiful, giant bird's nest during their lunchtime!
