Happy Easter Everyone

What a treat Eisteddfod was!

We have had a wonderful fortnight at Crabtree. We have been treated by year 5 and 6 to a magical gym display that can only have inspired everyone, it was truly incredible. If that wasn't enough, this week we have been fortunate enough to see even more talent in the form of Eisteddfod.

Children from year 3 created paintings; baked cakes; created original art pieces; performed dances on stage; played the recorder in groups and so much more. See the photos below to give you an idea of the wonderful creative bunch we have in year 3.

Thank you to all of you who took part. It is a huge achievement for any pupil to participate, but particularly year 3 as you didn't really know what it entailed. WELL DONE.

And Marcus has only been playing a year! Amazing, well done.

Life in Year 3

We have had a  busy couple of weeks. Last week, we got to enjoy a fabulous assembly and the week before was book week. This week we have been enjoying and enduring assessments and they are nearly all over, just a writing assessment to go. The children had three maths tests (2 on reasoning and one on arithmetic), a spelling test, grammar test and a reading comprehension. The children took them all in their stride and rose to the occasion. Well done all of year 3. 

Some example questions in grammar would have been...

Sarah rode her bike down the street. 

Can you identify the verb?

Quickly, run to the bridge shouted Steve

Can you add the inverted commas to show what was said?

All the children listened when the Head teacher spoke.

Can you underline the subordinate clause?

Some example questions in Maths would have been...

Complete sequences by counting by sixths

12    ____     ______  30    36   42

  Write the number that is ...
   100 less  than 765

What is the number that is...

10 less than 134

10 more than 467

Next week we start the week with a celebration of Science. It is Science week nationally, and we are spending a day experimenting, exploring  and trying to explain why things happen. In Year 3 our theme is 'Colour Magic'. We will be using household products like Bicarbonate of soda, cornflour, white vinegar and food colouring to name a few and seeing what happens and when. Then we will try to explain the science behind it.

In addition to classroom activities, we are lucky enough to have the 'Mad Science' company coming into school to entertain and thrill the children with an exciting assembly. They are here to excite us with science but also to promote their new Science Club that will be open to all Crabtree junior children, at a small cost. Who knows maybe we have a budding Einstein or Katherine Harrington amongst us!

Not only is there Science day next week but there is also a wonderful Gym display to be enjoyed that year 5 and 6 have been working on. The whole school is watching it on Tuesday morning.

In the last week of school, there is the Eisteddfod festival.  This is a fabulous way for the children to display their talents in art and crafts, music, dance or some other hobby. It is a wonderful week, which everyone thoroughly enjoys. The children encouraged to bring in a cushion from home, as they spend a couple of afternoons sitting on the hall floor! 

Have a wonderful weekend and we look forward to seeing you all in a few weeks for Parent Consultations.

The Year 3 Team

Jigsaw creative afternoon and Book day!

We hope you enjoy reading our Blog. 

Photos of Rowan will be added next week as there was a technical hitch, please bear with us.

Creating our bug hotels

Concentrating on accurately painting

Creating a bug's play area with artificial grass and mini bug stones.

 A very natural bug hotel with sticks and real moss. A real haven for any mini beast!

Creating a tree house to decorate our garden.

Creating model animals to decorate our gardens.

A weatherproof bug hotel to protect them from the elements!

Teamwork and co-operation

A greenhouse creation for our garden.

Willy Wonka

Corella and a cute Dalmatian

Our little Irish dancing girl

Where's Wally?

Who's under those wigs?

Billionaire boy!

'Where for art thou Juliet?'

Beware of the woods!

What's in the diary?

'Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!'

'I'd love a marmalade sandwich!'

'Show us your teeth, unless you're toothless!'

We have had a wonderful couple of weeks doing fun activities. We are currently studying non-chronological report writing in English and using Ricky Gervais 'Flanimals' as our stimulus. In Maths we have revisited fractions and in Science we have started a new topic called 'Plants'. However, it is difficult to see new growth emerging underneath all this snow! We have started practising our assembly songs and words and you're in for a real treat next Friday. Let's hope this snow doesn't last for long though as we do need some practising time, so do be patient with us. 

For homework this week we would like the children to learn their words for the assembly and their song words, which we have put on this blog in case anyone has mislaid them.

Happy practising and we look forward to seeing you all on Friday morning at 9am.

Keep safe in the snow but enjoy it.

The Year 3 Team

Food groups are rockin’

Food groups are rockin tonight x 2 Everybody’s feeling alright Food groups are rockin tonight We’re gonna have some fun When breakfast comes ’Cause food groups are rockin tonight. Vegetables like broccoli, Peas and Brussels sprouts, Keep our bodies healthy from the inside out! We need dairy every day, Like milk and cottage cheese, To keep our bones growing strong So we don’t get weak at the knees. Food groups are rockin tonight x 2 Everybody’s feeling alright Food groups are rockin tonight We’re gonna have some fun When lunch comes ’Cause food groups are rockin tonight. Apples, bananas, and oranges are fruits That taste so sweet. But don’t let them fool you. They’ve got lots of vitamin C. Grains to give us energy like cereal and bread. The fuel you’re body needs to burn Just like your ‘momma’ said.

Food groups are rockin tonight x 2 Everybody’s feeling alright Food groups are rockin tonight We’re gonna have some fun When dinner comes ’Cause food groups are rockin tonight. You’ve got to have some protein Like chicken, fish and steak. It helps you build strong muscles So you can play all day. Eat a little from each food group Every single day, If you do, I promise you You’ll chase those blues away. Food groups are rockin tonight x 2 Everybody’s feeling alright Food groups are rockin tonight We’re gonna have some fun When dinner comes ’Cause food groups are rockin tonight.

Name those bones.

Name those bones.

Name those bones.

I have a cranium, for my brainium.

And a mandible that's, my jawbone.

And there's my clavicle, that's my collarbone.

And my sternum keeps my ribs at home.

Name those bones.

Name those bones.

All my vertebrae are running down my back

From my head to my pelvic bone.

My femur fits in there, a leg bone I declare

It's the longest bone that I have grown.

Name those bones.

Name those bones.

Patella fits in next, that's my kneecap,

And below it are two more leg bones.

My tibia in front, my fibula in back,

Keep me running at school or home.

Name those bones.

Name those bones.

Now moving down my arm, let's start with humerus

Followed by two more arm bones.

There's an ulna and a radius

My ulna makes up my elbow bone.

Name those bones.

Name those bones.

All my fingers, all my toes,

They're called phalanges, everybody knows.

And on my back you'll find, two shoulder blades in line,

We call them scapula every time.

Name those bones.

Name those bones.

A well deserved half term break

Well done Year 3 for a fabulous half term. We have certainly covered a great deal of work and hopefully had some fun whilst doing it. We have enjoyed our 'View from a Window' big bang; learnt loads about the human body, skeleton and healthy eating; completed our maths unit on measurement; created superhero dances and so much more in just seven weeks. However, looking at the children and teachers this morning, we feel everyone is ready to recharge their batteries.

This week we also enjoyed Internet safety day where the children had assemblies, discussions and then activities in class to reinforce just how important it is to think responsibly when playing online. You could ask your child what they did for Internet Safety day and see what they remember.

Below we have included some fun links that if your child happens to find themselves at a loose end this holiday, they may enjoy. 

Measurement games

Grammar games

Mental maths practise

Next term we will enjoy more of the same but with a few changes. You also have our class assembly to look forward to.

Have a wonderful half term and we look forward to seeing you all in a week, after some rest.

Thank you for your continued support,

The Year 3 Team

A View from a Window and food good enough to eat!

Thank you for the superb effort with the children's homework of creating your own food plate. The responses were brilliant and we were thrilled to see the detail, effort and creativity that had gone into creating them. Please see the photos below for some of the plates that came into school. I think you'll agree they look good enough to eat!

On Monday we went on a walk in the local area. Our aim was to heighten the children's awareness of their world around them. On our walk we spotted signs, clues, people and lots of other geographical features both human and physical. Back in the classroom, the children talked about their findings and observations and had clearly gleamed a great deal from the trip. It was a character building trip too, as the great British Weather showed its true colours with a short but powerful downpour! Why not ask the children if they can tell you the difference between human and physical features in geography?

In class this week we have started a new unit in English, which is how to write an adventure story and in Maths we have continued to look at money and learnt how to add pounds and pence together using the column method. 

The adventure story we are looking at together is called 'The Tunnel'. It is an adventure story about two siblings. Why not ask your child if they enjoyed the story? What was their favourite part? Would they change the ending? Please see below for the link to the slide share if you wish to read it again at home. 

The Tunnel

In Science we have continued to look at the human and animal skeletons and learnt about endoskeletons, exoskeletons and hydro skeletons. We then moved onto joints in the human body and learnt the names of the four joints and where in the body we will find them. There is more online to explore if your child would like to discover more, just follow the link below.

More learning about skeletons and animals 

Have a wonderful weekend. If it is becoming difficult to wake in the morning, don't worry because half term is just around the corner!

The Year 3 Team