Larch - Year 3

2023-2024

Year 3 had an exciting and informative trip to Brockholes Nature Reserve where they consolidated their learning from our last topic about the water cycle. They also took part in some fantastic workshops all about plants to kick start their new science topic! 

Year 3 enjoy a brilliant and informative visit from the History Man and found out what life was like at the time of the Great Plague. 

On Friday, Year 3 visited The Salvation Army and were amazed at all the wonderful work that they do!

On our trip to the Deva Roman Experience, we learnt all about what life was life in Chester in the Roman times and the children got to patrol the streets dressed up as Roman soldiers! 

Oak Class came to show 3D the storyboards that they had created. They worked together to edit and improve their writing as well as adding in direct speech which they will go on to use when they write their stories. 

3D enjoyed making a healthy picnic for the children in reception. 

3D had a fantastic visit from Adrian Warrell. They learnt all about how and why farming changed from the Neolithic Age to the Iron Age. They got to use a range of farming tools from these time periods and they ploughed part of the field using an Iron Age plough. After, they got to sow some barley and pea seeds which they are looking forward to seeing grow. Here is what some of the children had to say about it:  

‘Today we used different farming tools from the Stone Age and Iron Age to dig up the earth and we used a plough too. Then we planted pea seeds and barley. I really enjoyed using the plough!’ – Anya (3D)  

‘Today, with the history man, we dug and ploughed the ground using farming tools from the past. After that, we sowed pea and barley seeds.’ – Henry (3D)  

In science, 3D have been learning all about skeletons and they used their knowledge to create a skeleton out of natural materials. They thought carefully about what materials to use so that their models looked as close to a skeleton as possible. They also learnt about the three main roles of the skeleton and thought about what life would be like if we didn’t have a skeleton. 

Year 3 and Reception enjoyed sharing their favourite books today to celebrate World Book Day. A lovely time was had by all! 📚

After a visit to church to look at all of the artwork, the children were inspired to create their own wonderful pieces of Christian art. 

3D have been making their own ‘fossils’ to help them understand the process of fossil formation. 

Year 3 had a fantastic time learning about what life was like in the Stone Age and exploring the different tools that they would have used. 

3D have produced brilliant pieces of writing based on the Stone Age in their English lessons. They have also published their own eBooks. Here are some great examples (just copy the links into your browser to view): 

https://read.bookcreator.com/iROazjlUQfs-4aER53CGjQZQuN77Piop3J5yBDO9taKbHtx1YCpNcg/5Uc9iqdjRJCHoPda_Ya8qQ

https://read.bookcreator.com/HTNIEAhjji7GJGb6oSKT-F9jrjTUh6-ZyqkQpPnRgdk2UgHR63ToJw/JLL_vUqdQPOpaFhR7Y2bbA

https://read.bookcreator.com/SU1ORxOMzB6NS4zv-CyAlqmgSmvTDPqwI74I-ege7NKuz-A_PXk7EA/UABeAFLlSOGAQD918P0J1Q

The children designed and created their own game that included an electrical circuit. They then evaluated their final piece using the design criteria. 

The children throughly enjoyed watching their pantomime in Bolton.

The children created acrostic poems based on the theme ‘One Kind Word’. 

To finish their electricity topic, 3D created their own switches to solve different problems that they were given. They showed great perseverance, team work and creativity on this task.  

3D have produced fantastic innovative stories based on the book ‘Leon and the Place Between’ and have displayed them on their own popcorn boxes. 

In R.E., Year 3 have been learning about Sukkot, the Jewish Harvest Festival. They enjoyed designing and creating their own Sukkah using different materials.