Inspired by the poem, ‘The River’ by Valerie Bloom, Year 3 planned and wrote their own versions. Then the created beautiful oil pastel pictures inspired by Claude Monet to compliment their poetry. 
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Year 3 Egyptian Death Masks
After a lot of hard work Year 3 finished their Egyptian death masks. We looked at a range of examples, designed our own and used paper-mache to make them. Everyone was very happy with their final product. Continue Reading
Papyrus craft
Year 3 been learning about about papyrus the importance of papyrus to the Ancient Egyptians. We use recycled paper to make our own papyrus by using a mixture of water and glue to bind it together. Then we decorated scrolls in a Egyptian style. Continue Reading
Mental Health Awareness Week
To celebrate Mental Health Awareness week we took time to get closer to nature. We went for a relaxing walk to Jesmond Dene then did some observational drawing and painting of flowers. It is importnant to take time to appreciate the beauty in the world and the benefits of nature on our wellbeing. Continue Reading
Forest School Activity Day
Last week Year 3 had an amazing time den building in the forest school. We used a mixture of natural and man made and natural materials to make dens for local wildlife and for ourselves . Continue Reading
Year 3 Eucharistic Prayer
Hello Year 3, Here is the video of the Eucharistic Prayer to support you in your home learning activity. If you have any difficulty playing the video please let me know through Seesaw. Childrens Eucharistic Prayer II Continue Reading
NETFLEX PE links
Hello Year 3, Open the PDF below and follow the links to different PE activities to use during the lock down. Enjoy! NETFLEX PE Continue Reading
Home Learning WB 23.11.2020
Please find below the home learning for this week: Literacy This week we are looking at Kenning poems. A kenning is the process of using a two-word phrase in the place of a one-word noun. Kennings powerpoint Lessons 1: Look at the kenning poem PowerPoint. Learning about the features and see if you can guess… Continue Reading
Icky Doo Dah!
Last week Year 3 took part in a digital author workshop. We learnt about the character Icky Doo Dah and created comic books inspired by his antics. Continue Reading
Forest School Photography
In class we learnt some photography skills, then we used Lego men and our Stone Age houses to create some Stone Age scenes in the Forest School. We practiced focusing on a main subject for the photograph and shooting from a low angle to make objects appear larger. Continue Reading
