Pentagons, Hexagons and Right angles
Year 3 Jemison know how many vertices and right angles pentagons and hexagons have. We also know the properties of regular and irregular polygons and can investigate this with our angle measurer!
The River Rope Challenge
Year 3 Jemison have focused on collaboration and communication to cross over benches with their team. We know why motivating each other is important when working together
Games – Invasion – Dodgeball 2
Year 3 Obama have focused on developing their understanding and application of when, where and why they need to change direction at speed during a game. They built understanding of the consequences of getting...
Adventure Activities – Problem Solving
Year 3 Obama have been focusing on what makes an effective team with the focus on collaboration and communication.
Interesting instructions
Year 3 Jemison have been exploring the features of instructions in preparation for writing their own 'How to build a robot' texts, inspired by our class text 'Harley Hitch and the Iron Forest'.
Dodgeball- Developing moving and changing direction at speed
Year 3 Jemison have developed their understanding and application of when, where and why we need to change direction at speed during a game.
Talking point
Year 3 Jemison have been considering 'Does robot fishing benefit everyone' whilst reading Harley Hitch and the Iron Forest. We argued our points on whether we agree or disagree and tried to convince our peers to change their opinion using evidence from our class text....
Compass Be- Me and my emotions workshop
Year 3 had a visit from Lauren at Compass Be to talk about our emotions. We discussed that our emotions can change throughout the day that that it's okay to not feel happy everyday.
Supporting with grief
As part of your learning about the feelings of grief, Year 3 Jemison have considered what they might say to someone who is struggling with the feelings of grief. We shared ways that we might support the people...
Fantastic Fossils
Year 3 Jemison know all about the different kinds of fossils and how they are made over thousands of years in sedimentary rock. After investigating ammonite, plant and shell fossils we worked together to create our own fossil posters! [gallery type="rectangular"...
Year 3 Obama have been learning about special religious places.
This week they focused on Islam and special items found and used in a mosque.
Just a Minute…
Year 3 Obama have used the 'Just a Minute' reading strategy to explore and discuss the topic of friendship linked to the text Harley Hitch and the Iron Forest by Vashti Hardy.
Year 3 – Games – Invasion – Dodgeball
Year 3 Obama focused on catching techniques. They learnt about when catching applies into a dodgeball game and why it it's important to catch.
The pen challenge The pen challenge
Year 3 Jemison continued their understanding of what makes an effective team by communicating throughout challenges. They had to think tactically and suggest good ideas to their teammates.
Introduce catching within dodgeball
Year 3 Jemison have linked their previous knowledge of catching and applied it into a dodgeball game. We know the understand the importance of working together to catch a ball during a match.
Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age.
Year 3 Obama have been exploring tools from the different eras in History focusing on the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age.
Tools and weapons from Bronze Age to Iron Age
Year 3 Jemison have been exploring how tools and weapons advanced from the Stone Age to Iron Age. We know that Iron is a stronger metal that lasted much longer than Bronze so was therefore much more suitable for tools and weapons [gallery type="rectangular"...
Year 3- Adventure Activities-Problem Solving
Year 3 Obama have been focusing on looking at what makes an effective team with the focus on communication.