This week Year 3 went to Ashmolean Museum. The children had an amazing time looking at and learning further about Ancient Egypt. It was amazing seeing mummies and handling some artefacts from back in time. 

This half term, children have enjoyed our topic on magnets. We enjoyed looking at different types of magnets and comparing them to each other. Children then used the magnets to investigate which one would hold the most magnets. 

The focus in our music lessons this half term is drumming. Children have had the opportunity to learn different rhythms and are beginning to use these skills to play alongside popular songs.     

During the last few weeks, children have been learning about volcanoes. To end our topic the children in each class were asked to work collaboratively as a table group to design and make a volcano using a variety of resources and skills. Once the volcanoes were made, the children made a volcanic eru...

What a great start to our year! We have enjoyed our parents coming in on a Friday morning to share a book with the children. It has been lovely to see so many parents and children enjoying this activity.  

Over the last few weeks, children in year 3 have had lots of fun learning about plants. On our first lesson, children walked into their classrooms to find a crime scene. Children quickly identified a plant had been murdered! This was a great way to start learning about parts of a plant and if plants...