In English, we are looking at the film called 'Blue Umbrella'. This tells a story of a blue umbrella who gets lost in a storm but is saved by a red umbrella. The story is set in New York while a thunderstorm is happening.
We used our bodypart and instruments to create a soundscape of the storm. We filmed it and showed the children the effect of it. Ask your child to teach you how to create one :)
On Monday 19th October, Year 3 received a serious weather warning that an Earthquake was imminent!
We had a jam packed day full of disasters! We got told in the morning that there was an earthquake warning in the Roebuck area! We had to practice what to do it if we heard the earthquake alarm. This is what children who live in earthquake zones have to practise. We had to drop, cover and hold.
After that, we had to evacuate the classroom and find a refugee camp. We showed each other our survival kit which contained anything we managed to grab before we were evacuated. Luckily, between us we had enough blankets, first aid kits, torches and food to last us a long time! We also were shown rations and a make shift stove which we would have to use to cook our dinner!
For our Computing learning, we are learning how to type fast and effectively. We did our second lesson on touch typing. We focused on using our left hand and found out what fingers press certain buttons. We had to concentrate and make sure we were using the right fingers for each key. Why don't you practice at home!?
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.
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