These are a few of our underwater photographs.
Underwater Photography
The Underwater World
As part of our at week we have looked at an artist who builds model ships and then submerges them in ponds, rivers and lakes. He then photographs the ships underwater. In class this week we explored the Red Sea and in particular the wreck of the Thisltegorm. We then created underwater Egyptian landscapes landscapes and had a go at some underwater photography.
Art Week - Our Balloon
We have kicked off our art week by researching Egypt. We then used this research to create pictures using a range of materials. We then created a class hot air balloon to represent Egypt. Thank you Helen for helping us.
ERUPTION!!!!
The volcanoes finally erupted!
Volcanoes Part 2.
This week we have been adding layers or paper mache to our volcanoes. We put several layers on to make our volcanoes nice and strong ready for the eruptions.
Volcanoes Part 1
We have had an exciting week because we have started to build our volcanoes. Our first step was to stick a bottle to a large piece of cardboard. We then started to create the shape of a volcano by scrunching up balls of paper and gluing them around the bottle and on to the cardboard base.
Great Grounds Day
We had a lovely afternoon out in the school grounds, tidying, planting, nature hunting and creating our giant woodpecker using acorns.
Greek Pots
This week we have been looking at ancient Greek pots - there are so many different ones! We designed our own pots and then on Wednesday made them out of clay.
Magnet Madness!!
Over the past 2 weeks we have been exploring magnets as part of our science. We have found out which materials magnets are attracted to and we have tested the strength of different magnets. Next week we will be making compasses using magnets.
Our First Week Back
Miss Dore and Mr Evans have had a lovely first week welcoming our new Woodpecker Class. This week we have launched into our new topic all about ancient Greece. So far we have explored some of the Greek gods and created a timeline of important events.
Camp Out Is Back!
Wow, what a week we have had! To finish our sports week we held our Year 3 camp out. Everyone was very excited to see the tents on the field. We played games, took part in Forest School activities and went on a bat walk. The Woodpeckers were brilliant and helped gather wood, cook dinner and breakfast and wash up. We also ate a lot of cake! Miss Dore is very proud of everyone’s achievements on this camp. We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped set up and take down the tents.
Round Net
Day 3 of Sports Week and we learnt how to play round net.
A little bit of magic.
On Tuesday we played quidditch. Quiddtich for muggles is very good fun.
Cricket
To kick off our Sports Week we had a go at some cricket.
The Tents are going up!
Monument and Barrows
This week we have been looking at monuments. We focused on henges and long barrows. The children researched them and then designed their own. We then went outside and built miniature versions using natural materials.
Butser Ancient Farm
On Tuesday, we visited Butser Ancient Farm to explore the Iron Age. We went into an Iron Age roundhouse for our introduction, before heading out into the sunshine to practise being archaeologists. We used trowels to uncover a whole range of artefacts. We found lots of flint, pottery, bone, chalk and various metal objects. Next, we learnt how to spin wool and we made bracelets. After lunch, we carved chalk using flint tools and dock leaves. Our last activity took place in a small roundhouse. This roundhouse contained Iron Age furniture and we got the chance to handle some objects and find out how things were made in the Iron Age.
Super Stone Age, Brilliant Bronze Age and Incredible Iron Age
We have had a lovely first week back. We have dived straight into our topic, Tribal Tales, which is all about the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. This week we have started to look at how things progressed and changed across the time periods.
Enjoying the sunshine!
This week Woodpeckers have been taking advantage of the lovely sunshine by reading with each other outside. It is lovely to watch the children share books and to listen to the discussions that arise from their reading.
Finding the perimeter
This week in maths we have been looking at how to find the perimeter of different shapes. We then used what we had learnt to create our own irregular shapes on the playground and found their perimeters.
