Miss Maeer, Mrs Baker and the children of Year 3
Year 3 have been learning how to sing a two part harmony. We sang a song called My Place which is about the different places people live. In 2 groups, we sang at different pitches and at different times. We developed our performance by beginning to learn an ostinato (which means a repeated rhythm) glockenspiel accompaniment using the … Read more Music – Glockenspiels
Year 3 were proud to have earned the highest attendance and 100% punctuality for the week! Well done!
We have been working hard in our PE lessons to learn different steps and routines to help us develop a traditional Tudor dance. We learned that the dances took place before grand banquets. Have a look at the photos of us mastering our posture and walking to a slow, steady beat and practising our routines … Read more PE – Tudor dancing
Here are the songs we are learning for Harvest Festival: Harvest Samba Cabbages and greens, Broccoli and beans, Cauliflower and roasted potatoes, Taste so good to me! Apricots and plums, Ripened in the sun, Oranges and yellow bananas, Good for everyone! It’s another Harvest Festival When we bring our fruit and vegetables, Cause we … Read more Harvest Festival songs
In Science we have been learning about the different kinds of rocks. We looked at different rocks and discussed whether they were man-made or natural. Next, we looked at some natural rocks and thought about how we could describe their appearance and the way they felt and we investigated their properties. Here is some of the … Read more Science
In music, we have been reading the poem The Sound Collector by Roger MrGough. The Sound Collector Roger McGough video We thought about the different sounds that were collected by the stranger and talked about how we could recreate these sounds using actions, our voices and musical instruments. In pairs, we used a variety of … Read more Music – The Sound Collector
We have been working hard to learn how to greet people in French – how to say say hello, ask them their name and how they are.
This term, we are working hard to learn the 3 times table from memory so we can quickly find the answer to any multiplication problem. We sing our Percy Parker song every day to help us rapidly recall our 3s. Some children have asked for the song to listen to at home so they … Read more 3 Times Table
Today, the 11th September 2017, we discovered a chest full of mysterious clues! As we delved into the chest, we found a shield and a sword, shiny dragon eggs, a letter from St George and some clues as to what we are going to be learning about this term. Our first task, while we care … Read more Mysterious chest!