Year 3 (Class 8) - Science - Rock Hunt

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Today we went on a rock hunt in our local area. We looked for different natural and man-made rocks and their uses. 

We discussed why uses of types of rocks may have changed over time looking at things like industry, new inventions and cost.

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Science

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Year 3 (Class 8) - PSHE - Anti Bullying Workshop

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Today we kicked off anti-bullying week with a workshop led by a special guest - Twinkle. 

We looked at the different types of bullying and how we might feel if we were bullied using drama to convey our emotions. 

We then acted out different scenarios to show how we could deal with bullying…

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PSHE

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Year 3 (Class 8) - Science - The Rock Cycle

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Today we started our new science topic, rocks! We used starburst to show how the rock cycle works by turning sediments into bigger rocks using heat and pressure.

We then identified different rocks using a key. Finally, we studied a single rock and observed its properties.

We looked at…

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Year 3 (Class 8) - Languages - Counting in French

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Today we learnt our numbers from 1 to 10 in French. We sang a song then played bingo to help us learn.

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Languages

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Year 3 (Class 8) - R.E - World Religion Day

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KS2 children have taken part in a world Religion Day today. They have come in clothes that represent their religion or some traditional dress. 

Some children have brought in religious artefacts and told the children in their class about what they mean and why they are used. 

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Religious Education

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Year 3 (Class 8) - Computing - Typing Skills

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Today we practiced our typing skills by playing typing games.

We had so much fun.

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Computing

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Year 3 - P.E - Inclusive Athletics

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A fun filled event. The children were able to try lots of different activities and compete against each other.

The children put 100% into every activity and their behaviour was excellent. 

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Physical Education

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Year 3 (Class 8) - P.E - Ice Skating

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Class 8 enjoyed their sessions on the ice over the past few weeks.

They listened to the coaches and improved over the 2 weeks.

Great work!

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Physical Education

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Year 3 (Class 7) - P.E - Ice Skating

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The children enjoyed their session on the ice.

They showed excellent resilience and made excellent progress throughout their time on the ice.

Well done!

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Physical Education

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Year 3 (Class 8) - English - Fluency

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Today in our fluency session we practiced developing our pace. 

We learnt that reading quickly is not what makes a good reader. 

We learnt that a good reader reads quickly and slowly to emphasise parts of the text. 

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English

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Year 3 (Class 8) - Languages - Play Scripts

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This week in French, we practised our classroom, play scripts ready to perform our mini plays next week. We have some very bossy teachers!

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Languages

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Year 3 (Class 8) - Science - Grow to School Project

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This year we are lucky enough to be involved in the ‘Grow to school project’. 

We will be visited every half term by a grow leader and spend time developing our wildlife garden and growing vegetables. 

On our first visit, we learnt some of the different vegetable families and we readied our…

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Science

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