We have finally finished making our castles! We are so proud of them as we worked really hard as a team and thought carefully about what colours to use. Our castles have got roofs made out of nets we constructed. They also feature a working drawbridge and especially made battlements.
After learning and constructing nets, we then made the towers and the turrets for our castle using cylinders. We then used card to make the curtain wall or façade. We had to measure and draw the battlements using a ruler and we stuck the façade onto the box.
For our English learning, we are focusing on a whole school book called Journey. This is a wordless picture book and lots happens. We used our drama skills to sequence the events which happen in the book. We had to make sure we use strong voices and expression to convey what the character was feeling. We also had to improvise who was what in each scene.
Year 3 were visited by a Falconry Workshop today! They saw a range of different birds and asked great questions. Some children even got to stand next to the birds! We were so impressed with the behaviour shown by Pear and Cherry class- they were all impeccably well manner and showed their 3 R's throughout.
Do you know that some of these birds we were shown are used on the TV!
On Thursday 12th March, Roebuck were visited by Lewis Daly, an Olympic athlete, who taught the children about being an athlete and what skills are involved. The children had a meet and great opportunity with Lewis and then completed some exciting PE skills.
A great thank you to all who sponsored.
World Book Day Visit to North Hert's College
Year 3 had the chance to make their own rocks using Mod Roc. They had to use newspaper to make the shape and size of the rock. They then had to use strips of mod roc to coat the newspaper. When the whole rock was covered, they had to smooth out the holes to ensure it dried effectively. In the next weeks, we will be painting these. They will then be put on our class display.
On Thursday 4th October, Pear and Cherry had their first Fantastic Finish afternoon! We started off the afternoon with a presentation about Celtic Harmony. We showed everyone our pictures and spoke about what we did during our time there. After that, there were different activities laid out for parents to take part in. The favourite was cave paintings, where many of us preferred to lay on the floor and complete this way. Lastly, we sang 'We Will Rock You' with a Stone age twist to parents.
We would like to say how great the children's behaviours were. They all did Roebuck and themselves proud.
As an exciting wow to our topic, we went to Celtic Harmony which is an Iron Age settlement. We were completely mesmerised and immersed in the hook. We had fun and we were learning at the same time. We can’t wait to keep learning about the Stone age because of our visit to the settlement. It was very helpful being able to visualise what life was actually like first hand.
Welcome to Year 3! We are so excited for another year to start and for the children to continue with their learning! We have lots of great things to look forward to in this term. We have our trip to Celtic Harmony and exciting English units to learn!
Any questions please don't hesitate to contact us.
Miss Whitfield and Miss Williams
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