Our Learning

Welcome back! We hope you have had an amazing summer! Keep your eyes peeled for photos of our first week in Year 3! 

Grass Heads

The children have started to investigate what plants need to grow. They decided to make grass seed heads. They poured soil into the pots, and added grass seed. They stuck their faces on the pots and will hopefully end up with a lot of grass 'hair'. They made sure the pots had plenty of water and were left in the sun to help them grow healthily.

Erosion investigation

The children investigated erosion and deposition of soil and rocks by the flow of rivers. They also discovered how rivers change the landscape and how we can protect our land and houses by planting trees, vegetation or by designing flood defences. They made their own houses, channels, banks and flood defences to protect the land. Then poured the 'river' down the channel and observed what happened. 

Egyptian Day

The children really enjoyed dressing as Egyptians for the day. They enjoyed making rieta and dipping bread, olives and dates into it. They also made some fantastic Tutankhamun masks, and wrote a secret message in hieroglyphics. They all looked amazing and had a wonderful day.

Egyptian collars

As the Engage activity for our Egyptian topic, the children researched Egyptian collars. They looked at the colours and design and created their own collars using gems and shiny paper. They know that only wealthy or royal Egyptians wore such fancy jewellery. 

Bag making

The children had a fantastic afternoon sewing their material together to make a bag. They used their material that they printed their African-inspired design on, and sewed the sides of the bags and the handles on using running stitch. They really enjoyed showing their sewing skills to their parents. We were all very proud of them and the bags they made were fabulous!!!!

African prints

The children enjoyed creating their own African-inspired prints using geometric patterns and symbols. They created their patterns, then transferred them onto a polystyrene tile, and then chose their own colour of fabric paint. They then printed their pattern onto their material. They were very excited to see their patterns appear, and can't wait to make this material into a bag.

Batik

The children have started to investigate textiles and patterns from Africa. As part of their Engage activity, they looked at how Batik is used to create patterns on materials. They investigated repeating patterns, they designed their own patterns and then used wax candles to create their pattern on paper, before painting over it. 

Shadow puppets

The children have been learning about light and shadow. They found out that a shadow was created by light being blocked and absorbed by an opaque object. They also found out what happens when you move the light source towards and away from the object.

Language Day

The children are really enjoying learning about the continent of Africa. They decided to focus on French speaking countries within Africa. They learnt different phrases, and facts about their chosen country and they enjoyed learning and dancing to a song about the other languages spoken in African countries. 

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