Year 3 Blog 2024/25

In History this week, Year 3 have been learning all about 'monarchy'. We learned that a monarchy is when a country has a king or a queen. We know that we have a monarchy because of our king - King Charles III. Each of us then got into character as a real king or queen from history, and together, we made a 'human timeline'! Lots of us were called Henry!

In PSHE this week, Year 3 read a fantastic book called 'The Hueys in The New Jumper'. In this book, everybody looks the same, thinks the same and does the same things. How boring! Our main character, Rupert, decides to be a little different! He makes a new jumper and he really stands out. The children were tasked with coming up with ideas for what we could say to someone like Rupert who stands out in a crowd. How can we make someone feel welcome? We remembered that one of our school values is Belonging!  

What a fabulous lesson. The children went scavenging in the meadow to find natural elements outside which they could use to paint pictures in the style of the artist Frances Hatch   There were so many items to use. The children mixed up colours using water as well as mud and leaves. Very interesting results. 

 Year 3 revised colours and verbs to describe how the ‘ Four friends’ move. They then were introduced to the negative using ne ……pas. 

This week the children have been using UV beads to test how we can protect ourselves from UV rays. The class decided to cover some beads with sun cream and to leave some uncovered. They predicted that the sun cream would protect the beads so they would remain white, and the uncovered beads would turn pink - indicating UV rays. The children then tested their theory and found that they were correct! We then discussed how else we can protect ourselves from the sun. Children suggested: clothes, sunglasses, hats, shaded areas and staying indoors.

In History this week, Year 3 have started to learn about one of the significant people who lived in Carisbrooke Castle! The children were fascinated to learn that King Charles I became very unpopular and ended up captured by his enemies - the Roundheads. We enjoyed listening to a Horrible Histories song all about the English Civil War!