Bread tasting in DT

Year 3 are making sandwiches in their DT lessons this term. They began by trying a variety of bread types to see which they liked best. This included white bread, wholemeal, pitta bread, baguette, multi seed and flatbread. The children rated the bread according to their preference. The baguette and white bread were most popular … Read more

Wildlife Trust visit Year 3

Carl from the Wildlife Trust visited Year 3 over the course of 4 weeks to talk to them about the nature and wildlife in Britain. They learned many interesting facts about local wildlife and how the children can do their bit to look after and protect these creatures. Below are some photos of Elm class … Read more

Stonehenge

To finish their work on the Stone Age, Year 3 had a go at recreating Stonehenge using Wotsits! They had to build the structure by making the ends of the crisps wet and sticking them together to form mini ‘stones’. The children really enjoyed this activity and created some realistic structures.

A lesson on Friction

Year 3 have been learning about friction in their Science lessons. They had to carry out an investigation to understand the effects of friction. They used toy cars and a variety of different surfaces to see which would create the most and least friction.

Christmas in Year 3

The Year 3 children did a fantastic job with their recent performances in the Key Stage 2 show, with lots of children filling in at the last minute due to illness! It’s good to know that we have some budding actors in our midst, and also some great understudies!

Year 3 trip to Celtic Harmony

On Wednesday, Year 3 visited Celtic Harmony for a Pre-History day, focusing on our topic of the Stone Age.  When we arrived, we were greated at the gates by our guides who took us back in time to the Stone Age. We had to travel through a special time travelling gate whilst shouting our names … Read more

Fitzwilliam Museum

On Wednesday 8th May, Maple class went on their trip to the Fitzwilliam museum in Cambridge. The purpose of the trip was to learn more about the Ancient Egyptians for our current history topic. After we had put our things in the classroom area, we met our guide and went through the museum to the … Read more