In Maths this week we've been learning about angles and about half-turns and quarter- turns. We're also learning to use words like clockwise and anti-clockwise.
Year 3 have been creating recipes for a Cinderella story this week. We are trying to produce enough recipes to produce our very own Fairy Tale Recipe book.
This week for Signalong Week Year 3 have been learning to sign the hymn Here I Am Lord. We helped teach the rest of the school the signed version at Singing Assembly on Wednesday.
Year 3 have been working on their Plant Posters for Science week, enjoying their Maths and English tests and learning about the different parts of the Mass in preparation for our St. Joseph's Day Mass next Wednesday.
Year 3 have been acting out various roles as we tell the story of Cinderella, comparing the Grimm version to the Egyptian, African and Chinese Cincerella.
In Year 3 we have been looking at magnets, finding out which things in our classroom are magnetic. We have learnt that magnets have two poles, north and south, and that when you put the south and north together the magnets attract and when you put two north next to each other, the magnets repel.
This week in Maths we have been working on Perimeter. In PE we designed a rectangular running track 6 metres long and 5 metres wide. We worked out the perimeter of the track was 22 metres. In teams we all completed 10 laps - this means we ran 220 metres!
In Maths this week we have been comparing lengths, measuring how our height, our size of feet and how far we can jump in order to see if there is a link.
Year 3 are really enjoying their book Krindlekrax. The book has some really funny characters, such as Mr. Lace, Ruskin and Elvis. This week we are creating a brand new character for the book.
Year 3 are currently loving the book Krindlekrax by Philip Ridley. The book is very exciting and includes an escaped crocodile! It's a great adventure with some amazing characters.'
This week Year 3 have been learning how important it is to tell the time accurately. We have been learning the time to five minutes, am and pm and also using digital clocks.