Good Luck with the move from Year 2 to Year 3.We had a great year!
Mrs Franchi and Mrs Kiely 🙂
Year 3 have been maths’ wizards today, they have been working out the quickest way to run the Potato Race for Sport’s Day. We couldn’t believe there was such a difference between the different options. Let’s hope we worked out the quickest one to use!!!
Year 3 have worked using Scratch to create scenes from a myth about mermaids. We had some amazing ideas – and mermaids! We will be writing our stories next week.
On Tuesday, Years 2 and 3 set off for Temple Park in South Shields to take part in the Foundation of Light Celebration. This was to mark the end of our coaching in school with Scott. We had a fantastic time, joining with another school from South Shields and all the coaches who were there. Everyone took part and all the teachers were really impressed with the behaviour and enthusiasm displayed by all of our children, they never stopped running for nearly 2 hours!!! The teachers were exhausted just watching them. Well done Year 2 and Year 3.
Year 3 have been having fun with numbers. We have been exploring patterns and trying to explain rules to other children. This term we have also been improving our skills at doubling, and have risen to the dizzy heights of multiplying 32 by 48 using this method. We even impressed Mr. Arthur with our skills!
Year 2 and Year 3 are working together in PE to help get Year 2 ready for their big move from KS1 to KS2. We are having lots and fun and showing each other different games and activities.
Summer Term Year 3
Welcome back, I hope that you all had a great time over Easter. Can you believe that we are in the final term of the year already, where has the time gone?
This term certainly looks like being another busy period, with lots of fun and exciting events. Firstly we are changing PE days again, as we are lucky enough to have secured a course of six lessons from SAFC, this will take place on Friday afternoons and so our PE days will now be Fridays and alternating Mondays, [Monday PE lessons will take place when we do not swim on Thursday].
Science, this term, will be concentrating on Plants. I am slightly worried as I have a reputation from being able to kill off even plastic plants, let’s hope that some of the children prove to have green fingers!!! We will be exploring the Ancient Civilisation of Sumer, a first for us all I am sure as this is one of the curriculums newer topics. This area of study provides us with a link to our English studies, as we will be using a book by Mal Peet called The Mysterious Traveller to develop a range of language skills and to provide a stimulus for different genres of writing both fiction and non-fiction.
Maths will provide many challenges throughout the term, we will be concentrating on understanding number and gaining confidence in using times tables and place value to solve problems and demonstrate mastery of the four rules of number. I will be sending more information about this very soon.
An exciting term is ahead of us, and as ever if you have any concerns or just want an update please feel free to contact me, or have a chat at the end of the day.
Thank you
A Lenney
Exciting times at the Stadium of Light, so Year 3 thought that we could offer our help! Sadly they had already appointed a coach by the time we arrived so we thought we would just carry on with our day anyway!
We had a tour of the stadium, from very nearly the top of the stands, where some people discovered that they really don’t like heights, to the players dressing room and the chance to run down the tunnel. Sadly Mr. Arthur, they wouldn’t let us bring you a blade of grass back, but we did see the huge lights they use to fool the grass into thinking it is always sunny in Sunderland!
After our lunch we spent the afternoon learning about making healthy choices and what benefits different foods have when we include them in our diet.
We had a great time.
See some more photographs here.
I was delighted today as four year three children descended on my office to entertain me with a performance of the poem below!
As it turns out, all Miss Lenney had given them was the poem, the girls decided themselves how to pronounce each line and practised hard to stay in time. I’m sure that you will agree they have done a marvellous job!
Year 3 had a great time visiting Newcastle Cathedral. We found out about the different parts of the Cathedral. You can see us looking at the font which is by the entrance, we found out why the font’s huge lid does not fit exactly on top. We also looked at some of the stained glass windows and had a go at designing our own, We even found a carving of a mermaid, not what we expected to see!
The children were all exceptionally behaved and I was proud to be with them as they represented our school so well.
