Year 3: Blog items
Date: 11th Sep 2024 @ 4:46pm
In French, we looked at France and where places are in the country. We used our atlas to locate different towns and cities in France. We also looked at famous French people, food and inventions. The children enjoyed learning about France and now we will begin to learn to speak the language!
Year 3 - DT - Investigating existing products and Market Research
Date: 9th Sep 2024 @ 9:05pm
To begin our DT journey, we looked at a range of existing pencil cases. We thought about what material they had been made from, how they had been joined, who the user was and how they opened and closed. We found most of the pencil cases were made from fabric and stitched together. Some pencil cases were made from wood or leather but these were less common. We also conducted some market research. We created a google form to gather data on what users would want from a pencil case. We thought about what we would need to put in a pencil case, the shape, the design, the material and how the case would close.
We then analysed the data to see what it told us. Our results showed that a character design is most popular. Those surveyed also wanted a soft pencil case that they could carry in their bags. We also found out that most children wanted lots of different things in their pencil case, so when we design our cases we need to make sure we have enough room and potentially a pocket for organising.
Date: 5th Sep 2024 @ 9:25am
Year 3 started their maths learning by recapping what we remember about 2-digit numbers. We have been looking at how 2-digit numbers are composed of tens and ones and we have also been looking at how we can flexibly partition 2-digit numbers in a range of ways. Our next step is to introduce hundreds and then begin to look at the place value in 3-digit numbers.
Date: 5th Sep 2024 @ 9:12am
We started our Music learning in Year 3 by recapping the Elements of Music. We reminded ourselves of the key vocabulary: tempo, allegro, adagio, texture and melody.
We then listened to a country song called 'Home is where the heart is' and used the listening mats to help us describe what we could hear. We also compared it with the Dolly Parton piece, 'Jolene'.
The next part of our journey will be focusing on pitch and structure as we learn to sing 'Home is where the heart is'.
Date: 11th Jul 2024 @ 2:51pm
In this lesson we recapped our knowledge of light! We conducted an investigation to see if the length of the shadow was affected by the distance of the light source.
Date: 11th Jul 2024 @ 2:47pm
Year 3 were lucky to have a visit from the fantastic farm! We loved seeing all the different animals. We got to pet, stroke, feed and brush them !
Boundary Choral Speaking competition
Date: 9th Jul 2024 @ 2:46pm
This week we held our annual Choral Speaking competition. From Reception to Year 6, year groups learned poems by heart and performed them to the rest of the school. Once again, the standard was extremely high and we are proud of all the children for taking part. This year's winners are Year 3, who will represent Boundary at the Blackpool Choral Speaking competition on Friday.
Date: 4th Jul 2024 @ 2:35pm
As part of our Together Time, the Year Three children completed a science lesson! We were recapping what makes a healthy diet and considered the different food groups. The children loved playing a higher and lower sugar game and were shocked how much sugar was in some items!
Date: 4th Jul 2024 @ 2:29pm
In Geography, we learnt all about pollution that affects the coast. We considered how it this pollution happens and what damage it causes. We then thought about how we could solve our pollution problem and decided to go on a litter pick! We were shocked at how much we found and made a promise to keep our school clean!
Date: 4th Jul 2024 @ 2:23pm
This week we thought about how History linked to our local area. Year Three focussed on the local brand Fisherman’s Friends, and focussed on the work by Doreen Lofthouse. She was a local hero who donated lots to charity and funded many local projects in Fleetwood. We even tried some of the Fisherman’s Friends, the children’s opinions on them was very split!
Date: 28th Jun 2024 @ 10:22am
This week has been Health week! Year Three has loved all the sports themed activities that we have done! We had Wigan Warriors in to do wheelchair rugby, which we loved spinning and whizzing around! We also had a visit from the Coast Guard who taught us all about water safety. The children also thought it was hilarious the throw water at Miss Hughes to test if the dry suit worked!
Date: 27th Jun 2024 @ 2:52pm
Year 3 had an amazign Sports Day. They split into groups and carouseled around the playground, completing 8 different stations. The children behaved brilliantly showing all the characteristics of a great sports person: team player, resilience, perseverance, supportive and determined to just name a few. It was brilliant to see so many parents and carers out in the sunshine supporting their children. A great morning was had by all!
Date: 23rd Jun 2024 @ 7:44pm
On Friday the children enjoyed a Music and Art day! We loved thinking about our identify for Art and making links to our hobbies, likes and memories when painting our self portrait.
In Music, we listened to a range of songs and made notes on their styles. We learnt about Jazz scatting and loved singing in this style! We also tried our hand in syncopation.
Date: 21st Jun 2024 @ 2:03pm
In Science we recapped our learning on Rocks! We completed different activites to revisit our learning. We looked at the characteristics of metamorphic, sedimentary and igneous rocks. We used key vocabulary to complete matching activities and a Cloze. Finally, we also explored the layers of soils.
Year Three- Dan Worsley workshop!
Date: 11th Jun 2024 @ 11:18am
Today the children in Year Three were visited by Dan Worsley, a fantastic local author! The children loved hearing Dan’s fantastic stories about an alien and an evil pirate! We then had a workshop in which we discussed how to describe characters and how to add detail about appearance and feelings. We then planned a piece about an evil pirate which we wrote in the afternoon!
Date: 11th Jun 2024 @ 11:03am
In Art, Year Three have started a new pathway of telling stories through Art. We have started looking at inspirational artists Quentin Blake and Inbal Leitner and created double page spread that included key facts, images and our own sketches! On our journey we are going to use these artists to inspire our artwork, we are going to use modelling clay to create our own creatures!
Year 3- Perfecting our balancing skills!
Date: 11th Jun 2024 @ 10:05am
In PE, we have started our gymnastics unit. We have started by looking at balancing. We used various body points to balance on. We looked at how we could use 2, 3, 4 and 5 points to create creative balances.
We then worked in pairs to have a balancing competition. Firstly, we created a balance and then our partners had to place cones over us. Using control and concentration, we had to remain as still as possible to keep our cones balanced!
Date: 16th May 2024 @ 3:00pm
In History, we looked at VE day. We studied various sources to see what VE day celebrations were really like and we looked at similarities and differences between the celebrations and discussed in teams whether they were reliable sources or not. We also looked at why VE day was not such a happy time for everyone!
Date: 13th May 2024 @ 4:21pm
In Maths, the children have been using practical resources to help support tell the time. The children have enjoyed finding o’clock, quarter past, quarter to, half past. The children have also told time in minutes, and counting in 5 minutes intervals.
Date: 13th May 2024 @ 4:15pm
The children in Year 3 have enjoyed going to Forest School in the sunshine! The children loved building dens using their rope skills. They also worked on practical skills such as using choppers and peelers to make flags. Some children enjoyed filling the ponds for the tadpoles.
Date: 2nd May 2024 @ 2:43pm
In our History lesson we were exploring artefacts from World War Two. We were exploring their significance and discussed what they could teach us about how Britain stayed strong in the war. The children worked collaboratively and discussed which they considered to be the most important. They children used our ABC’s when sharing their ideas. We also explored what the artefacts could teach us about women in war, the home guard and schemes such as rationing.
Date: 2nd May 2024 @ 2:39pm
Today we learnt about the different ways that seeds disperse. We did a carousel around the room completing different activities that included an experiment, a cloze passage, sorting activities and even popping balloons!
Date: 25th Apr 2024 @ 2:57pm
In PE, we have been developing our striking and fielding skills. We have finally been able to put these skills into practise and we have started to play a game of cricket.
Date: 25th Apr 2024 @ 2:52pm
In History this week, the children explored a World War Two museum and discovered what we could learn from artefacts. We were focussing on the question of how Britain stayed strong during the war. The children learnt about the Home Guard, shelters, gas masks, evacuation and blackouts.
Date: 18th Apr 2024 @ 2:50pm
For our No Pen Morning, we thought about how we could use our oracy skills to complete our Reading into Writing and Maths lessons. In Reading into Writing we were completing our GPS lesson focusing on subheadings. The children ordered a text based on subheadings, created their own headings and matched topics to the headings. In Maths, we looked at adding fractions. The children created a tarsia using our knowledge of adding numerators.
