This week, we are reflecting on our learning from this term.
Over to you, Year 3! Which piece of learning are you most proud of and why?
Comment below with your answer!
Author: Miss Batley
Spellings for 16/12/22
- gym
- cygnet
- myth
- pyramid
- mystery
- Egypt
- city
- ditch
- piglet
- picnic
Spellings for 09/12/22
This week, we are practicing the different /ei/ sound digraphs, which has a range of spellings. For the spelling list this week, we are focusing on ai, ei and ay words:
- tail
- sail
- pain
- wait
- paint
- vein
- weigh
- play
- Wednesday
- Saturday
Maths Investigations
This morning, we put all of our knowledge about measurements in cm and mm together to solve some word problems. We worked systematically before coming up with a suitable outcome.
Spellings for 02/12/22
This week’s spellings include the prefixes mis- and re-, which we will be exploring in our English lessons this week. Practice the root word before including the prefix in a different colour to help you remember the spelling.
- recalculate
- rebuild
- retry
- retake
- reapply
- reappear
- remodel
- revisit
- misremember
- miscalculate
What Was Stonehenge Built For?
This afternoon, Year 3 explored the different theories that surround the mysterious Stonehenge. We read through the range of evidence available and thought like historians to come to our own conclusions about it.
We also had a go at building our own miniature versions of Stonehenge, which didn’t take nearly as long as the pre-historic people would have taken (They took over 1000 years to finish Stonehenge!) and with much smaller resources. Did you know that the stones used are over 4m tall and 4000kg – Colossal, indeed!
Mirror, Mirror in my Hand…
We’ve learned that light travels in straight lines in our Science lessons and this week, we put that knowledge to the test using a mirror to guide us along lines on the playground.
The (slightly less than we’d like) light from the sun reflected onto the shiny, smooth, flat surface of the mirror, which reflected into our eyes to show our reflection – but it was mirrored and made following the lines without looking particularly challenging!
We have also set up an investigation to find out the effects of ultraviolet light. Watch this space for the results, but in the meantime, comment your predictions below!
Spellings for 25/11/22
This week’s spellings include the prefixes mis- and re-, which we will be exploring in our English lessons this week. Practice the root word before including the prefix in a different colour to help you remember the spelling.
- replay
- redo
- return
- replay
- reread
- misread
- mishear
- miswrite
- mistake
- misbehave
Spellings for 18/11/22
This week’s spellings are from the Year 3/4 Statutory Spelling list, which can be found on page 18 of your Reading Diary. Tick them off as we practice them.
- believe
- favourite
- imagine
- promise
- strange
- heart
- notice
- often
- woman
- appear
For this week’s spelling list, we have noticed that a lot of the words can be broken down into separate parts – eg. believe can be broken down into be lie ve. How else can you break each word down to help you practice the spellings?
What Makes a Good Poem?
This term, we are exploring poetry in English, but what makes a good poem? Yesterday, we looked at a wide range of poems, from limericks to acrostics, which all follow their own set of rules.
As a class, Onyx decided that a good poem includes:
- A fun title
- Rhymes
- A theme
- Interesting new vocabulary
- A rhythm
- Paragraphs/stanzas
As well as exploring different poems, we’ve been keeping a keen eye out for interesting vocabulary and using a dictionary to find the definitions. Our Working Wall is filled to the brim with exciting words – Comment below your favourite words that you have discovered this week!
Heavers Farm Year 3 