Class Photos & Blog
SNOW DAY! We have all been captivated by the snow in Kington today. It is the first time some of us have seen snow, so it is extra exciting! Here are some pictures of us enjoying ourselves.
Last week we celebrated our first RE and multi-faith day in school. We had a great day exploring lots of different religions and festivals. In Year 3, we learnt about how Hindus and Sikhs celebrate Diwali and made kites and candles.
We celebrated the first ever Michael Rosen day! We listened to a live lesson with Michael himself, with MC Grammar. We shared some of our favourite Michael Rosen poems and stories, and listened to MC Grammar rapping the Gruffalo.
In history we have been looking at the Stone Age. In our lesson this week, we decided that we would like to compare life today with life in the Stone Age. We looked at the food, houses, clothing and tools that Stone Age people had, and compared it to the ones that we use today. In groups, we made posters and then presented our ideas to the class.
This half term in computing we are looking at stop-frame animations. We started by making our very own flip-books, and have now moved on to using the 'animate' app to plan and make our own digital animations. It's a work in progress, but here are some snaps from our lessons so far! We can't wait to share the finished products with you.
In class, we earn marbles for our class marble jar by showing that we are ready, respectful and safe, and working hard as a team. We have worked so hard this half term that we managed to fill the jar! As a reward, we chose to watch the film adaptation of our class book - The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith. We even had popcorn! Well done, Year 3!
This half term in PE, we have been learning the fundamentals of Netball. We are lucky to have Mr Spencer come in to teach us. Here are some pictures of us practicing our shooting. The children have been trying super duper hard and having so much fun!
In Art this week, we have been looking at drawing small. This process involves studying the tiny item, drawing for a few seconds and then studying it again. It really helped us to fine tune our studying skills and we took so much care to include super amounts of details.
In computing we have been learning that a computer network is made up of a number of devices. Today, we tested our knowledge of the role of a switch, server and wireless access point by taking part in a role-playing activity. We used string to make up our network links and each of us played a different role in the computer network. We demonstrated how information can be passed between devices and talked about how this is done efficiently.
We had a blast making caves in art this week! It ties in nicely to our Stone Age history topic. We used charcoal to create dark elements and chalk, rubbers and oil pastels to create contrasting light. This process is called chiaroscuro.
Our trip to Kington Court! We visited Kington Court to treat the residents to a special preview of our Harvest Festival song - Thank you for the Harvest. The residents and their families were gathered for Macmillan Coffee Morning and they were happy to join in with our song when we sang it a second time! We were treated to juice and biscuits after too - what a treat!
