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  • 10/10/22

    Blaydon Vs Edinburgh (Part 2)

    In preparation for making comparisons between Blaydon and Edinburgh, Year 3 have been using their prior knowledge (Y1 – Blaydon topic) to carry out a range of map-related tasks. First, they mapped out the route that they took on a previous fieldwork trip before assigning a range of landmarks t...
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  • 28/09/22

    Coin Cleaning

    Today 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 introduced to a range of words such as “substance”, “acid” and “alk...
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  • 27/09/22

    Charles Rennie Mackintosh

    To kick-start their “Digital Art” unit of work, Year 3 have been exploring the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. First they were provided with a brief history of his life and work, before carrying out their very own research tasks in order to find out further information in relation to...
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  • 23/09/22

    Solar Ovens (Part 2)

    This week in Year 3 the children have been testing the hand-crafted solar ovens that they created last week. When doing so, the children were required to carry out a range of observations over a period of time as well as take a number of different measurements i.e. use thermometers to measure the te...
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  • 16/09/22

    Solar Ovens (Part 1)

    This week in Year 3 the children have been busy creating their very own solar ovens, ready for investigating next week. To help them to do so, first they explored the “ingredients” to the perfect investigation and discussed key elements such as the following: a scientific question, a pla...
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  • 13/09/22

    Blaydon Vs Edinburgh (Part 1)

    To kick-start this term’s Geography topic, today Year 3 made use of a range of atlases and digital maps in order to help them correctly identify the location of Edinburgh and Blaydon on a blank map of the United Kingdom. You could say the activity was a bit like a geographical version of...
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  • 13/09/22

    Brilliant Balances

    Today in gymnastics Year 3 explored how to perform a range of different balances. First they demonstrated using their bodies to create a range of basic gymnastic shapes. Next they were introduced to the term “body tension” (tensing all of your muscles to hold a shape) and how this helps...
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  • 08/09/22

    Tick Tock Goes The Clock

    Continuing with our time work, today Year 3 explored telling the time to 5 minutes. First they discussed a range of questions such as: How many hours are there in a day? What do the numbers on a clock mean? How many minutes are there in an hour? How do we know which is the minute hand? H...
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  • 07/09/22

    What’s The Time Year 3?

    This morning Year 3 took part in a time-themed treasure hunt which required them to locate a number of clock faces and correctly identify the times displayed on them. To do this, they had to use their knowledge of telling the time (quarter to and quarter past) to be able read the clocks, before repr...
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  • 06/09/22

    Stop The Clock

    Today in Year 3 the children have been re-familiarising themselves with telling the time to the hour and half past through a challenge titled “Stop The Clock”. In order to complete the task the children were required to take it in turns to choose to move the hands of the clock on by eith...
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