Year 3 (Class 8) - Maths - Crossing the Tens Boundary

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Today we did practical maths. We were looking at adding ones crossing the tens boundary. 

We made our original number and then counted out the ones to be added. If there were more than 10 ones, we exchanged them for another 10. 

We found this quite tricky today but we will keep…

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Maths

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Year 3 (Class 8) - Languages - Play Script

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Year 3 enjoyed writing a French play script. 

We used all of the words and phrases we have learned so far this year. 

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Languages

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Year 3 (Class 8) - Science - Seed Dispersal

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Today we investigated seed dispersal. We looked at different seeds and read a story about how seeds move. 

We worked in groups to categorise the different seeds by their dispersal method. 

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Science

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Year 3 (Class 8) - Commando Joe's - Sinking Ship!

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Today we had to get off our ship frozen into the ice before it sank! 

We had to avoid the icy water and the killer whales using the stepping stones. We needed to get everyone in the team off safely but we did not have enough steppingstones for everyone! 

We developed our communication skills…

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Commando Joe's

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Year 3 (Class 8) - PSHE - Smoking Discussion

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Today we discussed reasons why people might start smoking. 

We talked about peer pressure and learnt behaviour. 

We acted out scenarios to show ways we can avoid risks. 

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PSHE

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Year 3 (Class 8) - History - Anglo Saxon Workshop

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On Wednesday class 8 had an amazing time taking part in an Anglo Saxon workshop. 

They learned lots of brilliant facts and got to handle real Anglo Saxon artefacts. 

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History

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Year 3 (Class 8) - Science - Pollination

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Today we learnt about pollination. We became the bees and we visited the different flowers to collect the nectar. 

When we visited, the ‘pollen’ stuck to us and was transferred to the other flowers. We discussed how this led to fertilisation and seed production. 

We retold the pollination…

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Science

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Year 3 (Class 8) - Music - A and G Chords

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Today we learnt how to move between our G and A chords to play along with a tune. 

We did a warm up to get our hands ready for all the movements. 

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Music

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Year 3 (Class 8) - PSHE - Smoking

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Today we made posters to warn people about the dangers of smoking. 

We tried to encourage people to stop or not to start in the first place. 

We included health risks and physical changes that can happen to our bodies if we smoke. 

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PSHE

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Year 3 (Class 9) - R.E - Guru Hargobind

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This week, class 9 have looked at Guru Hargobind and how we refused to leave prison until the other prisoners were freed. We then made our own tassels for his cloak.

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Religious Education

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Year 3 (Class 8) - Maths - 4 Times Table

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Year 3 are learning their 4 times table this half term. 

We have all had a go on Times Table Rockstars and have enjoyed playing games to help us learn all of the facts!

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Maths

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Year 3 (Class 8) - Library Session

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Today we had our first library session in year 3. 

We discussed looking after our books and the different sections in the library. We discussed fiction and non-fiction and then chose our books. 

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English Phonics and Reading

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