16/02/24
Hieorglyphic Printing
In preparation for creating their very own Cartouches, today the children have been testing out the personalised printing tiles that they created yesterday.
Take a look for yourself…
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- 16/02/24
Cartouche Designs
In preparation for creating their very own Egyptian-themed artwork, the children have been practising forming their names in hieroglyphics as well as designing their personalised cartouches. Take a look for yourself…Read Full Story - 16/02/24
Egyptian Art
In preparation for creating their very own Cartouches (a cartouche is an oval frame which surrounds the hieroglyphics that make up the name of an Egyptian God or royal person), Year 3 have been experimenting with a range of symbols, patterns and pictures associated with Ancient Egypt. T...Read Full Story - 09/02/24
Division with Remainders
This morning, Year 3 have been exploring division with remainders through a shape-themed problem-solving activity. For each problem, they would use a specific number of lolly sticks then see how many of the same shape they could create (i.e. equal groups) before calculating the remainders. They expl...Read Full Story - 05/02/24
What is a Fossil?
In preparation for creating their very own fossil-themed explanation texts, Year 3 have been researching said topic, as well as practising applying some of the skills that they have been developing in English i.e. headings, subheadings, bullet points, diagrams, captions, labels etc. Watch this sp...Read Full Story - 02/02/24
Chemical Weathering
Yesterday, Year 3 carried out a range of tests in order to gain a better understanding of how rocks can change due to chemical weathering. As rain often contains acidic chemicals (especially acid rain!), the children investigated dropping a few droplets of vinegar (an acidic substance) onto a range...Read Full Story - 22/01/24
Rock Groups (and not of the music kind)
This afternoon, Year 3 carried out a range of activities in order to help them identify and classify a range of rocks based on their physical properties. First, they carried out a sorting activity which required them to assign an assortment of rocks to the following categories: metamorphic, igneous...Read Full Story - 19/01/24
The Land of The Pharaohs
This week, Year 3 visited the Great North Museum to explore their Ancient Egypt exhibition and to take part in an interactive workshop, where they discovered what work and life was like in ancient Egypt through object handling and group work. When doing so, they were challenged to identify objects t...Read Full Story - 21/12/23
Traditional Treats
Following sampling a range of traditional tastes, the Elves, I mean, Year 3, set to work planning and preparing their peppermint flavoured treats (in the form bauble-shaped peppermint creams). When doing so, the children used a range of design techniques and methods such as exploring their own and o...Read Full Story - 21/12/23
Traditional Tastes
Last week, Year 3 carried out a tasting activity which required them to sample a range of ingredients associated with traditional Christmas treats. The children explored a number of flavours such as dark chocolate, peppermint (in the form of a candy cane), marzipan, gingerbread, Christmas cake and d...Read Full Story - 20/12/23
A magical afternoon with a magician!
The whole school had a fun filled afternoon with Flash the magician!Read Full Story - 24/11/23
Coin Cleaning
Yesterday in Year 3, the children carried out a range of practical experiments in order to help them answer the following question: which substance is the most effective at cleaning coins? First, they were recapped on a range of words such as “substance”, “acid” and “al...Read Full Story