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!

Here are the photos from our inspire workshop! Thank you so much for your support, as always!

Year 3 had a super time this week learning about teeth! The dentists that came in to help us were very helpful and informative!

The children have had a super return to school! They are really enjoying their work on mystery stories in English and have done some complex symmetry investigations. In science, we have kicked off our work on plants with a plant murder investigation and now have a mass of questions the children want to answer. Our current topic is farming and I have found that the children love to look at maps. They have made some very interesting comments about where we choose to put farms.

Year 3 have now made their instruments for our Soundscape topic! They really enjoyed doing this and thought carefully about how to reproduce the sounds they heard in the outdoor area. I was amazed by their ability to evaluate and change their designs.

Here are a few photos of their instruments! The video recordings of all their instruments are on our science curriculum area if you would like to have a listen to them!

Following our Sound workshop, the children wrote blogs about our outdoor activities. Here are a few for you to read. Photos to follow!

First we went into our outdoor classroom to collect sounds for our sound topic. The place that Miss Taylor took us to was very interesting and so beautiful. We closed our eyes and we counted the sounds. When I heard the words, I imagined the little birds flying in the air tweeting away. It felt so magical.I felt very clam and a little terrified. I felt calm because the wind was blowing against me and I felt terrified because I thought that a spider would climb up my arm.
Laila Mawson

Yesterday we made memory stocks outside int he forest. I felt relaxed and clam. We went outside to listen to some sounds. I heard a cockerel, crow=s, birds, cars, trains and the wind. We were making instruments and we needed a sound so we went to find some. On my memory stock I out wet leaf to remind me me of the wet grass that we sat on. Also I chose a strip of grass and tied it around my stick to remind me of the new, fresh air and the trees' oxygen. Last but not least I chose a couple of pine cones and stuck them on to remind me of the squirrels and nature.
Sophia Tolson

Yesterday Year 3 went to the outdoor classroom to make a memory stick. When we made the sticks, everybody felt very excited. On the memory sticks, people used wet leaves to remind them of when we were sitting on the damp grass. as well as leaves people put mini pine cones on so they remembered how nice and pretty the outside classroom was. Some people even used little bits of grass so they could remember how fresh the outdoors was. Everybody made loads of progress!
Jacob Cartwright

Yesterday we went to our outdoor classroom, outside on the field. We went there to do some work. At the end of the lesson we made a memory stick in order to remember that lesson outside. Ms Taylor told us to put 3 things on it and to have a reason. I used a leaf because it reminded me of the wetness and the freshness there! I was really, really sad when we had to stop making it but luckily we could take it back to class. Then we walked through the squelchy mud back to class with the memory stick. I was a bit sad when the lesson was over but we had another exciting lesson waiting for us.
Ella-May Curtis

This is just an update on our Courtyard project!
Year 3 has raised an incredible £328.85 from the sponsored write and bun sale. Thank you again for all your support – it really means a lot to us!
This half term we will be planning and budgeting for the project. As Christmas is on its way and the weather is unpredictable, Mrs Grassham and I think it is more realistic that we will start clearing and developing the area from January onwards.
We will be using some of our Maths investigation sessions to think about budgeting and costs. In computing, we will locate products and suppliers to use in sessions on planning the area both before and after Christmas.
So – we have not stopped! Thanks again for your support and we will keep you updated.