Well done Year 3 for coming back with a positive attitude for learning and so much enthusiasm! This week we have been looking at adding using 3 digit numbers. We have done it in a range of ways, including using Diennes, dice, number lines, creating tarsia puzzles and much more. In English we have started our mystery story topic and watched a rather puzzling short film! To start off our Egyptians topic we took part in a music and dance workshop. We had lots of fun learning how to dance like Egyptians, recreating a wedding procession and learning about the rhythms and melodies used in Egyptian music.

We have had another busy week in Year3. In English we are now learning about explanation texts so we have been identifying the features and have begun to write our plans. On Thursday we made bird feeders so we have decided to explain how it works and how and why we should use them. In maths we have deepened our understanding of how to represent numbers in a range of different ways- so we have been using Diennes, teddies and we have also used sticks and leaves from outside! In computing we have started to learn what we need to do to be presenters- we started by becoming cameramen and recording each other! 

Citizens of the week- Abbie Dell and Jack Dobbs

Writer of the week- Riley Mitchell

Speaker of the week- Zach Crowther

Making bird feeders in preparation for writing our explanation texts.

Representing 3 digit numbers

Comparing numbers to 1000

Carrying out our invertebrate survey

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This week in maths we have been ordering and comparing numbers to 1000. As a result, we have completed and made puzzles to help us and carried out a whole class investigation, using die to help us. In English we have persevered with our poems and we are now in the publishing stage. We are going to create a booklet with them all in to celebrate our success! In topic we developed an understanding of Diwali and then cooked a curry, using skills such as peeling, chopping and dicing. Thank you to all of the parents that came to support us.

Speaker of the week- Rosie Carter

Writer of the week- Thomas Hawkins

Citizens of the week- Martha Readman and Joey Peel

This week in Year 3 we have worked really hard to develop our understanding of place value and poetry! In maths we have been problem solving, finding all the possible numbers three digits can make, creating clue cards and making our very own place value museum. In English we have planned, redrafted and started to write our poems, making sure that they include a range of different features. In topic we investigated a range of different cameras; we got to pass around a Polaroid camera, a Brownie Box camera and many more! We have also been busy outside, as on Tuesday we identified the different types of trees on the school field and created a map of the playground using their leaves to help. Another great week Year 3- well done!

Citizens of the week: Alex White and Lillia Overend

Reader of the week: Stanley Darrington

Writer of the week: Nathan Gledhill

Welcome to Year 3 2015-16

Well done to all the Year 3 children for settling into KS2 so quickly. They have been working very hard.

Here our some pictures of our Smoothie Day! The children worked so well together and showed great teamwork!We are certainly up for doing it again!