Welcome to Year 3!

This week so far: 

What another busy and exciting week it has been in Year 3!

In maths, we have been finishing our work on adding and subtracting fractions. The children have worked very hard on this topic and have shown great progress in understanding how fractions work and how to calculate with them. They should feel very proud of how well they have done.

In English, we have continued focusing on our book The Journey. The children have been writing a diary entry imagining that they are leaving home to begin a journey. They have been thinking carefully about what essentials they would pack and how it might feel to leave, exploring emotions such as excitement, anticipation and uncertainty. It has been wonderful to see the thoughtful ideas and creativity in their writing.

In PE, the children have continued practising their dance routine to Singin in the Rain. They are working hard to remember the choreography and are showing great enthusiasm and confidence as they rehearse.

In DT, we have started looking at designing our African wagons. Over the next few weeks the children will be planning and creating a moving wagon that includes a circuit, battery and motor. They have already enjoyed thinking about their designs and how the different components will work together.

As part of our STEM week activities, the children took part in a fun engineering challenge. They worked together to create strong building sticks from newspaper by rolling them tightly using a special rolling tool. These sticks will then be used to help build a class chair. The children showed fantastic teamwork, creativity and problem solving skills during this activity.

Have a lovely weekend! 😊