Year 3
Making Muscles
This week in Year 3 we have been learning about how muscles work together with our bones to help us move. First we made bones out of card and then we used elastic bands for our muscles. We found out that without the elastic muscles our bones couldn't move.
Year 3 Meet the Skeletons
Year 3 spent a fun morning investigating skeletons and finding out why animals, including humans, need them. The fun started with Mrs Russell becoming a life sized skeleton and a fun class skeleton dance! We named the bones in the human body and found out fascinating...
Shared Reading with our Families
On Tuesday afternoons at 2:45 the children of years 3 and 4 share their reading books with their families. As the children's grown ups arrive they can hear their child read and often the child's thoughts about their book. Afterwards the grown ups have 10 mintues with...
Roald Dahl Day 2022
On 13th September years 3 and 4 celebrated the life and work of Roald Dahl. The children looked at authors who write their books in carefully designed garden sheds. The classes spent time designing their ideal creative shed spaces to inspire their writing. The...
International Literacy Day 2022
The children of years 3 and 4 celebrated International Literacy Day on September 8th. They collaborated to create book covers using computer software Purple Mash, the children spent time considering how to illustrate their ideas and to agree on a book title. For more...
Blue Cross Visit
Year 3 had a visit from Sarah, an educational speaker, who volunteers for the Blue Cross. The children learned all about pets, how to care for them, the value they can bring to our lives and how a pets needs can be met. The children then took part in role play and...
Art Workshop provided by The Helen Foundation
Year 3 took part in Daisi art workshop led by local artist, Monica. The children explored their emotions through art, created charcoal pictures, had conversations through art in pairs , listened to different sounds, made marks to express their understanding...
Trip to Stover Country Park
Year 3 enjoyed a sunny day out at Stover Country Park. The class took part in pond dipping, which was led by Jo the ranger. The children used nets to catch different pond wildlife and then spent time with Jo identifying what they had caught. After a picnic in the...
Celebrating the Commonwealth Games with Mr Patchett
Year 3 had the opportunity to take part in a Games afternoon with Newton Abbot College's Mr Patchett. Years 3, 4 and 5 all split into groups and took part in a variety of activities for an afternoon.