Year 3 have explored the world this week in our hook for our topic ‘Around Europe in Six weeks’. We wanted to know which countries they knew by giving them traditional clues as well as edible ones!   They had a go at tasting German sausage, African biltong, baguettes and poppadum, so they were very brave! We were very pleased at how knowledgeable they were with their country names – especially knowing the different flags.

They also had a taster session on rugby this week with the Fordingbridge Rugby club, which they really enjoyed.

A great start to the week Year 3!

Children in Year 3 have been focusing on teamwork this week and working really well together.

In Science they’ve been learning about three different types of rocks – sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous – and having a go at recognising them. Then in English, they’ve been looking at catchy and exciting headlines in newspaper articles and picking out their best, ready to write their own article.

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This half term Year 3 are learning about the different types of rocks, how they are formed and the rock cycle. We used Mars Bars to show the different types of rock, sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic.

Last Tuesday, Year 3 enjoyed an interesting and inspirational visit from local Fordingbridge artist Anthony Dobson. The children were shown a variety of styles of painting and presented with a variety of artists, with some of our children recognising artists form pieces of art they have at home.

Our favourite paintings were of cows and had been painted by Anthony. The children were also able to present their own seascape paintings and have taken ideas in order to add depth and texture to their future works of art.

It was a very valuable learning experience for all and has helped to inspire us to carry on creating some great pieces of art.

After a term of practising the ukulele, Year 3 did a fantastic performance this week in front of their parents and Year 4.  They sang a total of 5 songs, which included Yellow Submarine and Mamma Mia using various chords.  They’ve come a long way since February and with only 5 lessons too!

Well done Year 3.

In Year 3 we enjoyed making our magical objects that will help defeat our mythical creatures. We will be using these to write instructions in English.

Music Lesson

This week we enjoyed using instruments to play along to our Food Groups Rock Song. We were able to play along to a rhythm and are going to work on the ‘adlib’ part of the song next week.

Guitar Playing

We were very lucky in Year 3 when Oscar bought his guitar and played Shotgun for us. It was great to listen to and we all enjoyed a lovely sing-a-long.