Blog by Tag: Turtles

This week in Science we conducted two experiments to explore the function of the roots and the xylem within plants. The children had a lot of fun submerging their carrots in water as well observing the role of the xylem in transporting water and nutrients to the flower and leaves changing the…

This week in writing, we have been reading and finding features of persuasive letters ready to write our own letter next week.

Today Year 3 have been investigating roots, they have started an experiment where they will watch the roots of a carrot grow over time.

This week, we discussed what it is like to be a Christian in Britain today. We talked about how Sunday is a day where traditionally Christians would attend a Church service and then thought about what activities we partake in on a Sunday. Some of us attend Church and some of us spend the day with…

This week in maths, we have been recapping how to tell the time. We used clocks to show different times and then solved time word problems in pairs. Telling the time is an important life skill and any practice at home would be beneficial. We have been asking children to look at the clock and tell…

Jellyfish and turtles explored our garden spotting key parts of the plants.

In our writing sessions this week, we have been planning our independent write based on our story Cliffhanger. We demonstrated excellent teamwork when we created group story maps of Tim’s experience in the obstacle race. We shared our maps and retold the story in detail. 

Every Thursday we participate in our singing assembly. Year 3 are always so enthusiastic when they are singing and we have been known to be heard all around school! Well done everyone!

In computing we have been using simulation programs to help us problem solve and evaluate our decisions. Today we were in training to become astronauts, we had to go through a series of tasks to help our comrades.

This week in history we are continuing our learning on Ancient Greece. We have looked at the Peloponnesian War which happened between the Greek city-states Sparta and Athens. The war lasted for 30 years, it ended with Athens surrendering. Sparta ordered Athens to knock down their walls but the…

This week in science we have started our new topic Plants. We looked at what plants need to survive and grow. We then conducted an experiment where we planted seeds, some have a lack of space to grow, lack of air or lack of light and we will continue to observe how they grow.

Today in Maths we recapped Lines of Symmetry, we cut out different shapes to help us to decide if the shape had a vertical line of symmetry,