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No single use plastic today!

On: July 11, 2018 | By: Amanda Lord

As part of Plastic Free July, the Eco Champions will be doing a single use plastic survey today. They will be counting all the single use plastic being used for snacks and in lunch boxes. Last month they found 324 pieces of single use plastic! Please... Continue reading »

Eco Workshop

On: July 3, 2018 | By: Amanda Lord

Last week, Alison from Dorset County Council, came into our school to work with the Eco Champions. We showed Reg the hedgehog and Alison all of the Eco projects that we have done this year. Alison then talked to us about how butterflies are endangered and... Continue reading »

Plastic Free July

On: June 28, 2018 | By: Amanda Lord

We need your help! The Eco Champions completed a single use plastic survey and were very shocked to find out that there were 324 bits of single use plastic being used for our snacks and in our lunch boxes. We need your help to reduce this number!... Continue reading »

Rock Stars

On: June 15, 2018 | By: Ellie Biles

For the last two weeks, Year 3 have been studying different types of rock. We started by studying different rocks and working as scientists to figure out what type of rocks there were and how to sort them. We have looked at how rocks are made, what fossils... Continue reading »

Eco Champions are tackling plastic

On: May 8, 2018 | By: Amanda Lord

This week the Eco Champions have been sorting through the lids to check we have only plastic lids. We have also been checking that they are clean. These will soon be ready to take to Lush to be recycled. Thank you for bringing in your plastic lids. Keep... Continue reading »

Artists in Action

On: May 4, 2018 | By: Ellie Biles

This week in Year 3, we have been investigating blossoms. We tried to find ways to show the beauty of the blossoms on the school grounds, using art. We started off the week by sketching the blossoms in the garden. We then looked at some famous paintings of... Continue reading »

Perpendicular And Parallel Lines

On: April 18, 2018 | By: Louise Wallace

Today in Emerald class, the children looked at perpendicular and parallel lines. They learnt perpendicular lines are two straight lines that meet at a right angle and parallel lines do not meet and the distance between them is always the same. They enjoyed... Continue reading »

Plant Investigations

On: April 16, 2018 | By: Ellie Biles

Today in Year 3 we started our new topic on plants. All of the children have planned an investigation about their seeds. Some ideas that the children are exploring are: “Can a plant grow if it is in the dark?” “Can a plant grow in... Continue reading »

A Victorian Classroom

On: March 29, 2018 | By: Ellie Biles

This half term in Year 3 we have looked at the Victorians. We researched what Ferndown would have been like in Victorian times and created a Victorian classroom. The children found the Victorian classroom very different to their usual room, with many saying... Continue reading »

Magnificent Magnets

On: March 8, 2018 | By: Ellie Biles

This week in Year 3 we have been looking at magnets. To begin our new topic we had a magnet experience afternoon, where the children had the chance to explore different magnetic games and activities. We also learnt about the north and south poles of a magnet.... Continue reading »

Is It A Right Angle?

On: February 28, 2018 | By: Louise Wallace

In Maths today, the children in Emerald class were identifying angles. They found real life examples of angles in the classroom and estimated their size. They started to use the mathematical language: right angle, greater than a right angle and smaller... Continue reading »

A Wonderful Week of Art

On: February 23, 2018 | By: Ellie Biles

In Year 3 our focus artist for Arts week was Frida Kahlo. The children looked at Frida Kahlo’s self portraits and practised her style using a range of materials. Here are some examples of activities the children took part in: they explored the... Continue reading »

Plastic Free Ocean - We Need Your Help!

On: February 20, 2018 | By: Amanda Lord

This term the Eco Champions are trying to help reduce the amount of plastic in the World’s Oceans! We are going to do a survey to find out home many fruit and vegetables are wrapped up in plastic in our local supermarkets. We will then share this with... Continue reading »

A Request from Year 3

On: February 9, 2018 | By: Lucy Clarke

Could we please ask if you have any empty tissue or malteser boxes, or similar, if year 3 could have them the week after half term? We have an exciting art project planned and we need each child to have a box with a cutout shape in one side (see below). Thank... Continue reading »

Amazing Home Learning

On: February 2, 2018 | By: Lucy Clarke

It has been another busy week learning about the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age in Year 3. We are getting close to the end of our book ‘The Boy with the Bronze Axe’ and we are all excited to find out how it finishes. It has been fantastic to... Continue reading »

A Stone Age Tapestry

On: January 26, 2018 | By: Ellie Biles

In Year 3 this week we have been planning a piece of Art across the whole year group. As part of our English work we have been reading Stone Age Boy. We have also been learning about cave paintings in Topic – discussing how they were used to tell... Continue reading »

Marvellous Models for Homelearning

On: January 19, 2018 | By: Lucy Clarke

In Year 3 we have been very pleased to see some lovely models coming in for homelearning. It is very clear they have taken time and effort to create. They are fabulous and we look forward to seeing more as the homelearning comes in through the remainder... Continue reading »

Super String Stone Age Paintings

On: January 19, 2018 | By: Lucy Clarke

This week, in Emerald class, we have been experimenting with string printing to create cave paintings like the Stone Age people would have painted. Ask your children to tell you about theirs. Continue reading »

Aiming High

On: January 12, 2018 | By: Lucy Clarke

Today in Emerald Class we talked about Deadly 60’s Steve Backshall. We looked at his website and talked about everything he has done. We thought about what his dreams may have been when he was seven and eight and we talked about our dreams and goals... Continue reading »

Magnificent Mathematics

On: January 12, 2018 | By: Lucy Clarke

This week in Emerald class we have been learning how to multiply by 6,7,8 and 9. We have been working in pairs using different resources and whiteboards to answer multiplication number sentences and check our answers. Continue reading »

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