This term we will be studying The Iron Man in our English and reading sessions. We'll be making our very own Iron Man as a class on Monday, so if you have any of the following please bring them in for us to use:
Many Thanks,
The Year 3 Team
This week in RE we have learnt all about the festival of Diwali.
Today, we learnt about the different ways Hindus celebrate Diwali.
We learnt that Hindus send cards and well wishes to family and friends because Diwali is a celebration of the Hindu New Year. We created our own Diwali cards including elements of the celebration like flower garlands, dryas and Rama's bow.
We also learnt about the relevance of rangoli patterns during Diwali. We know they are beautiful, vibrant patterns made out of sand, rice, flowers or coloured powders, and are used by Hindus to welcome the goddess, Lakshmi, and ward off evil spirits. We had a go at creating our own rangoli patterns!
Can you have a go at making a rangoli pattern at home?
Welcome back! Please see below new Arts Curriculum information for this term!
Please find attached the spellings that went home on Friday!
We have had a fantastic start to diversity week this week! We have had discussions about what diversity and multiculturalism mean, and how we can explore different cultures in many ways.
Mrs Kateley brought in some Ghanaian Jollof rice, a tomato-based rice dish, to share with the classes, and we had a look at the different types of food eaten around the world.
We also took part in a fantastic drumming workshop! Year 3 definitely have rhythm!
This week in English!
Please see below information about diversity week!
We have been learning about the muscles this week!
We ask that the children bring in their completed spelling sheets in on Friday morning at the latest.
Children that do not bring in the sheet will spend part of their golden time completing it.
If you have lost your sheet, please ask for another before Friday! :)
We have been talking this week about how when we add the suffixes -er and -est, we have to drop the y and add an i.
Spellings for this week are as follows:
easiest
craziest
noisiest
dirtier
angrier
happier
(common exception words to practise)
children
hour
whole
climb
floor
Mrs
All the best,
Mrs Kateley
In English, we have been inspired by our current text The Tunnel, a suspense narrative written by Anthony Browne. We have been writing our own section of the story, filling in what happens to the main character when he makes his way through a mysterious tunnel into a strange forest.
We will be publishing our stories this week and the children will be taking their pieces home with them. We can't wait for you to read their amazing suspense narratives!
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On Monday RAPS welcomed musicians from Kent Music's musical roadshow, 'Bach to the Future'. The musicians showed the children instruments from each instrument family and demonstrated how each one is played. They even showed how instruments can be created using everyday objects such as a hosepipe and a funnel, straws or a bucket, pole and a piece of string! The band played a variety of familiar tunes including TV theme tunes, songs from the movies and some recognisable classical songs. The children thoroughly enjoyed learning about the instruments and how they use vibrations to create sound, as well as listening to and joining in with the songs.
We ask that the children bring in their completed spelling sheets on Friday morning at the latest.
If you have lost your sheet, please ask for another before Friday! :)
Spellings for this week are as follows:
harder
rudest
wiser
fastest
finer
closest
cutest
bravest
finest
faster
harder
whiter
Hope you have had a wonderful weekend!
Mrs Kateley