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Year 3 - Willow Class

Rocks and Soils Projects

Tuesday 11th July 2023

Year 6 Play

This morning, we went to watch the Year 6 play - The Wizard of Oz. It was absolutely fantastic and we really enjoyed it! All of the children were very brave. After, we spent time writing them thank you letters. We told them about our favourite parts, characters, props and costumes.

Friday 7th July 2023

DT - Constructing a castle

Today, we looked back at our design specifications before carefully building our castles. We carefully coloured it so it was suitable for the person we were building for. Then, We used nets to build the 3D shapes. We had to make sure the structure was strong and stable so we securely attached our structures to a base.

DT - Castles

Fun on the bouncy castles!

Thursday 6th July 2023

Year 4’s Egyptian Project Day

Today, Year 4 invited us all to go and see their projects. We really enjoyed having a look at their work and even found out some interesting facts. It was clear they had been working really hard! Thank you to year 4 and we are looking forward to sharing our projects with you soon!

Year 4’s Egyptian Project Day

Wednesday 28th June 2023

Wimbledon Winners!

Well done Darcey for coming first in the Year 3 girls tournament and to Mae for coming second. Congratulations to Noah for coming first in the year 3 boys tournament and to Louie for coming second.

Wednesday 28th June 2023

Wimbledon

Well done to all the children who participated in the Wimbledon tennis tournament this year. A huge congratulations to Darcey, Mae and Louie for making it to the finals!

Tuesday 27th June 2023

Science

This week, our Science focus has been revising our forces and magnets topic. We have sorted statements into true and false to remind us of the interesting fa to we have learnt. Today, we made predictions and carried out investigations to test the hypothesis. After that, we drew and labelled diagrams to demonstrate which poles attract and repel each other.

Sports Day 2023

Thursday 16th June 2023

Healthy Eating Week

This week is healthy eating week. We learnt about the importance of having 5 portions of fruits and vegetables each day. After having lots of discussion, we tasted some delicious fruits and vegetables.

Thursday 8th June 2023

Geography

This week, we started our new Geography topic. This term, we are going to be learning all about Brazil and we will compare Brazil to the UK. To begin our topic, we coloured and labelled a map of South America.

Thursday 8th June 2023

World Ocean Day

Today, we learnt about the importance of protecting our oceans. We discussed methods of how we can look after our oceans and then created informative posters.

Trip to the quarry

Thursday 18th May 2023

Art

Now that our paper is finally dry, we spent this afternoon painting our designs onto the scroll. We used colours which were featured in the original Anglo-Saxon art we looked at.

Thursday 18th May 2023

This term, in DT, our focus has been cooking and nutrition. We have learnt so much about the importance of healthy eating, eating seasonal foods produced in the UK, how to follow a recipe safely and food hygiene. To complete the topic, we designed and made a healthy tart using seasonal ingredients produced in the UK.

Healthy, seasonal tarts

Eating our delicious tarts

Friday 12th May 2023

Art

Our art topic this term is Anglo-Saxon scrolls. Over the past couple weeks, we have been busy designing our scrolls based off of art we’ve studied from Anglo-Saxon times. This afternoon, we made our own paper adapted from an ancient technique. Using parcel paper, water and PVA glue, we created paper by overlapping strips soaked in glue and water.

Making paper

Friday 5th May 2023

King’s coronation celebrations!

Today, we celebrated the King’s coronation. We started the day with an assembly where we sang the coronation song, shared poems and said prayers. After that, we had fun doing word searches, coronation colouring and learning some interesting facts about our new King. A huge well done and thank you to Year 1, 4 and 5 for their fantastic and entertaining performances this afternoon. We were also lucky enough to have an ice cream which was kindly bought by the PTA. Finally, to end a brilliant day, we paraded around wearing our crowns and carrying our orbs.

Coronation day celebrations!

Coronation day ice cream. Thanks to the PTA!

Thursday 4th May 2023

Eating seasonally was our focus for DT this week. We looked at charts to find which fruits are currently growing this season. We then made and ate a delicious fruit crumble!

Tuesday 2nd May 2023

Crown making

In preparation for the coronation next week, we have been busy making crowns. As a school, we are learning about different countries in the commonwealth games. The country year 3 are focussing on is Australia. We decided to use colour from their flag when making our crowns.

Friday 28th April 2023

Art

During art, we looked at pictures of Anglo-Saxon art, shields and the alphabet. In our sketchbooks, we sketched some of the details from the images and copied some of the letters.

Friday 28th April 2023

Attendance Cup Winners!

Well done Willow Class for winning the attendance cup for a second week in a row!

Thursday 27th April 2023

Class Assembly

This week, it was our turn to lead the class assembly. The Christian value we were focusing on was friendship. During the assembly, we told a story from the Bible which discusses the importance of having good friends. We finished by reading a poem and sharing a prayer about friendship.

Tuesday 25th April 2023

Science

We worked in partners today to figure out the process of fossilisation.

Friday 21st April 2023

Attendance Cup Winners!

A big well done to Willow Class this week for having the best attendance!

Friday 21st April 2023

Computing

This term, we are focusing on being safe on the internet. Today, we discussed what it means to be “SMART” when online. we created safety posters to inform others of internet safety rules.

Friday 21st April 2023

DT - fruit skewers

We have been learning about food and nutrition in DT. Today, we discussed climate and we learnt about where different fruits and vegetables are commonly grown.
we made fruit skewers using fruits that have grown in different places in the world. They were delicious!

Fruit skewers

New play equipment!

Friday 31st March 2023

Art

We finished our art topic by creating our abstract sculptures using recycled materials. We worked in small groups to create a sculpture that resembles playground equipment. We used techniques such as gluing, folding, taping, slotting and tying to hold the materials together.

Easter Wreaths

Thursday 30th March 2023

Easter Cards

Friday 24th March 2023

Crazy Scientist Day

To end our science fortnight, we have spent a whole day focussing on science. We did so many experiments today and even watched some online too! We made lava lamps using food colouring, oil, water and antacid tablets. Next, we put skittles in hot water and watched the colours run. We discussed why that happens and what ‘dissolve’ means. Decorating coffee filters then placing them in water and watching the colours merge together was fun! There were many more too! We finished the day by creating a poster about our favourite experiment.

Science Experiments!

Crazy Scientist Day!

Thursday 23rd March 2023

Preston Secondary Science Assembly

Today, some of the students from Preston Secondary came to show us some science experiments. They made elephant tooth paste, an erupting volcano and told us about static electricity.

Fizz Pop Science Workshop

Friday 17th March 2023

DT - Pneumatic Toys

In DT, we have been designing pneumatic toys. We have been thinking carefully about the design criteria, creating sketches and today we finally got to make them! To begin with, we painted our boxes. Next, we added arms, eyes and hair. To finish, we pulled a tube through a small hole in the back and attached it to a balloon inside.

Pneumatic Toys

Year 3’s trip to the science fair!

Monday 13th March 2023

Science - BBC Live Lesson

To begin our science week, we had a BBC Live lesson about Forces. We made predictions about experiments, read results and data and designed our own spaceship whilst thinking about air resistance.

Friday 10th March 2023

Today, we designed our pneumatic toys! We drew thumbnail sketches and exploded designs. We are going to be making monsters. Their mouths open and close by using a pipe and a balloon!

Friday 10th March 2022

Music

Tuesday 7th March 2023

Science - Sun Safety

As part of our Light topic, we have been learning about the sun. The sun is essential for life on earth, it provides us with heat, light and energy. However, it is important that we are safe when in the sun. We created leaflets explaining how we can protect ourselves.

Monday 6th March 2023

Science - Reflection

Today we learnt that some materials reflect light and some absorb light. We used mirrors and torches to experiment with light reflection.

Friday 3rd March 2023

Computing

Today, we created our eBooks that we drafted up for World Book Day.
We learnt to add colour, text, pictures and sound.

Thursday 2nd March 2023

Geography - Europe

We have spent the afternoon using maps to label countries in Europe. After we identified the countries, we found each of their capital cities.

eBooks

Friday 3rd March 2023

Computing

We spent some time using Scratch today. We explored different sprites and created an animation of our names through coding. We could change the colours, make them move or spin, make them talk or make them make noises.

Computing

Computing

Thursday 2nd March 2022

World Book Day

To celebrate World Book Day, we have been designing our own ebooks that we will create on the iPads in computing time tomorrow. In English, we wrote a character description and explained why we chose to dress up as that person. We have also visited the book fair today and got the opportunity to look and some new books! After the book fair, the BBC were hosting a live lesson. We joined in with some activities, including designing our own book character.

World Book Day

Book Fair

BBC Live Lesson

Tuesday 28th February 2023

Author visit - Tom McLaughlin

Tom McLaughin is an author and illustrator. Tom came to visit us at school today to share some of his books with us. Tom read ‘Along came a Different’ and we really enjoyed it. After the story, we were lucky enough to see how he does some of his drawings for his books.

Friday 24th February 2023

Music

This week, we have been learning about earcons. Earcons are short, catchy sounds. These can be used in computing too. We also looked at emoticons. Then, we sang a song and had to show our emotions while singing - It was lots of fun!

Friday 24th February 2023

Computing

Today, we learnt about QR Codes. We used the camera app on the IPads to scan the codes and recorded the webpage that it linked us to.

QR Code hunt

Wednesday 22nd February 2023

Language Fair

Our Language Ambassadors set up some super activities for us to enjoy today. We played lots of games, did colouring and even wrote our names in different languages!
Thank-you and well done to all the Language Ambassadors!

Tuesday 21st February 2023

French - clothes

Today, we learnt to say items of clothing in French. We played games to help us with our learning.

Tuesday 21st February 2023

Happy Pancake Day!

As the children have been working super hard, they were treated to pancakes today!

Friday 10th February 2023

Thank you for all of your generous donations to raise money for Turkey.

Friday 10th February 2023

French - Numbers to 31

We have been learning numbers up to 31 in French. Today, we played snap on the interactive whiteboard to consolidate our learning.

Wednesday 8th February 2023

English - Nonsense poetry

Tuesday 7th February 2023

Safer Internet Day

To celebrate Safer Internet Day, we joined a BBC live lesson that taught us all about being safe online. We designed posters about how to keep safe online and what to do if something is worrying you.

Tuesday 31st January 2023

Collective Worship

Darcey, Maya and Harry told us the story of The Good Samaritan for collective worship today.

Monday 30th January 2023

English

Today, we looked at an information text that discussed whether or not children should have to wear school uniform. We spent some time highlighting the key features. We found an introduction, a paragraph for and against, a conclusion, fronted adverbial and subordinating conjunctions.

Monday 30th January 2023

English

This week, we are looking at balanced arguments. We had a debate in class today to decide if Robin Hood is truly a hero or just a thief. The children on the left of the photo were voting hero and the children on the right voted thief!

Wednesday 25th January 2023
Science experiment

Today, we conducted a science experiment to observe how water travels through the stem of a flower. We measured the water to make sure it was a fair test. Then, we added a different colour of food colouring to each measuring tube.
we are going to check back tomorrow to see if there are any changes.

Wednesday 25th January 2023

Playtime

Due to the icy weather, we have spent our playtime inside today!

Thursday 19th January 2023

English / History

Today, we wrote an information text on Anglo-Saxon art and culture. The children worked hard and remembered to include lots of interesting facts.
Here is a picture of Louie’s work:

Wednesday 18th January 2023

Computing / History

This week, in English, we are going to be writing an information text on Anglo-Saxon art and culture. Today, we spent some time researching Anglo-Saxons. We found lots of interesting information about stories they would tell, their arts treasures and things they enjoyed doing.

Tuesday 17th January 2023

Maths

Here is a good example of some Roman numerals work we completed today! Lovely presentation, Darcey.

Monday 16th January 2023

School Council assembly

Friday 13th January 2023

World Religion Day

To celebrate World Religion Day, we have spent some time looking at some different religions.

Wednesday 4th January 2023

WELCOME BACK WILLOW CLASS!

It was so lovely to have all the children back today. Hope you all had a lovely break!

Thursday 15th December 2022

Christmas service

Today, we went to St James’ church for a Christmas service. We shared the Christmas story, prayers and sang some Christmas songs.

Thursday 15th December 2022

Walk to church

Wednesday 14th / Thursday 15th December 2022
Design Technology

We have spent the past 2 days designing and creating a Christmas present box. We started by looking at different types of packaging and discussing what was appealing about it. Then, we designed our own present box using colours and designs we thought would be most attractive.

Christmas present boxes

Tuesday 13th December 2022

PANTO!

Trip to the Octagan theatre to see Dick Whittington.

Monday 12th December 2022

Christmas card making

Monday 12th December 2022

Christingles

Today, we made christingles. We learnt that christingle means ‘Christ’s light’. The orange represents the world, the four cocktail sticks represent the four seasons and the red ribbon symbolises Jesus’ blood.

Christingles

Friday 9th December 2022

J’aime...

In French, we learnt to say things we do or do not like. We played games on the interactive whiteboard.

Friday 2nd December 2022

Collecting and recording data - Cheese tasting

Thursday 8th December 2022

Geography & Computing - Land use

Thursday 8th December 2022

SANTA VISIT!

Wednesday 30th November 2022

Dance

Tuesday 22nd November 2022

Science

In Science, we learnt that magnets have 2 poles. We experimented with the magnets to see how the poles attract or repel each other.

14th - 20th November 2022

Road Safety Week

This week, we have been learning about road safety. We went for a walk and had to cross the roads safely.

14th - 20th November 2022

Inter Faith Week

To celebrate Inter Faith Week, Rishona came in to talk to us about Diwali. Diwali is a festival celebrated by Hindus. Every year, the festival takes place over 5 days in October or November. Rishona brought in some of her family’s favourite Diwali outfits to show us.

Friday 18th November 2022

Children in Need

Thank you for all your kind donations, we raised lots of money for Children in Need. Everyone looked super in their sporty clothes. We had fun making split pin Pudsey bears and doing Children in Need word searches.

Children in Need - Making Pudsey!

Friday 18th November 2022

Cross country

Today, we had an in school cross country race. Well done to everyone for completing the race!
Congratulations to Esme for coming 2nd and Mae who came 3rd in the year 3 girls race!

Congratulations to Sean for coming 1st in the year 3 boys race!

Our Class Trip - Dorset Museum

Monday 14th November 2022

Science

Today, we learned about friction. We used toy cars to conduct an experiment to see which material caused the most friction. We found the carpet made the worst road and the wax paper was the best!

Friday 11th November 2022

Well done David!

Friday 11th November 2022

Poetry

This Week, in English, we have been learning about poetry. We have written acrostic poems about bonfires and fireworks. Today, we looked at concrete poems before creating our own.

Friday 11th November 2022

Remembrance Day - Making poppies

Friday 11th November 2022

Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day Art

Thursday 10th November 2022

Geography

This term, we are learning about the UK. Last week, we looked and countries in the UK and their capital cities. Today, we were learning about counties. We used maps to find some counties in the UK.

Tuesday 8th November 2022

Science

Which materials are magnetic?
We used magnets to investigate which objects / materials in our classroom are magnetic.

Tuesday 8th November 2022

Engineering fairytales workshop

Paper towers

Our first task was to create a tall tower using only 4 pieces of A4 paper and 1 metre of masking tape!

Rescuing Rapunzel

Our second task was to create something to help Rapunzel escape from her tower. We worked in teams and used fantastic team work skills!

Monday 7th November 2022

Art / RE

We linked RE with Art this week. We thought about the bible story of Jesus being baptised by John in the River Jordan. We looked at paintings that portray the story and the important parts of it: a dove, the water and the voice of God. We then created our own oil pastel pictures to show the story.

Friday 4th November 2022

Well done Gracie!

Friday 4th November 2022

English - Editing

In English, we looked back through our stories of Guy Fawkes and spent some time editing them. We looked for spelling, punctuation and grammar mistakes and checked to ensure the story was in a logical order.

Tuesday 4th November 2022

Science

Today, we started our new topic - Forces and Magnets. We started by learning about push and pull forces.

Dance

This half term, in PE, Willow Class have been busy learning a new dance routine.

Friday 21st October 2022

Dream Jars

This week, in English, we have been writing instructions on how to make a dream jar. Today, we followed our instructions and made them ourselves.

Our Dream Jars

Wednesday 19th October 2022

Netball

Friday 14th October 2022

Well done Mae!

Friday 14th October 2022

Hello Yellow - Mindfulness colouring

Friday 14th October 2022

Hello Yellow!

Monday 10th October 2022

Street surfing

Friday 4th October 2022

Well done Evie!

Evie received the trophy this week for her fantastic Roald Dahl art work and for always being ready to learn.

Tuesday 4th October 2022

Science

Today, in Science, we learnt about muscles.

Monday 3rd October 2022

Harvest

Thanks to everyone for your generous donations to The Lord’s Larder.

Friday 30th September

Well done Harvey!

A big well done to Harvey for your fantastic effort in improving your handwriting.

Tuesday 27th September 2022

Skeletons!

In Science, we have been learning about different types of skeletons. We ordered animal cards into groups depending on their skeleton type. After, we looked at some X-rays of different animal skeletons.