Year 3: Gallery
Year 3 - Our First Week, by Miss Jones
Date: 11th Sep 2018 @ 10:49am
What a busy week we have had!
Mrs Woodward, Mrs Woodington and Miss Jones are very impressed with how quickly the children have settled into Year 3. The children also brought in at least one special item of their’s and talked about so that Miss Jones could get to know them. We enjoyed getting to know Miss Jones during a quiz and when she shared her all about me bag. We even saw a photo of her when she was in Year 3!
We also talked about our School Values at Oldfield and made a class display for CARE - Can your child tell you what each letter strands for. We learnt the new School Rules and made a sign for our door. Every child signed each rule with their finger print too.
On Friday, the children enjoyed a Golden Time afternoon with Mrs Bailey and tried out their new activities rota. Can you remember what activities we have this term?
The chlidren earn Golden Time each week if they manage to keep all of their NOISE letters.
I wonder what we will do next week?
Y3s at Tattenhall, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 3rd Jun 2018 @ 7:24pm
We had a wonderful time with our Year 3's on their first school residential to Tattenhall.
Year 3 Topic, by Miss Jones
Date: 20th Mar 2018 @ 7:44pm
Year 3 worked very hard today making their own “my maps”. We have learnt a lot about the world we live in over the last 3 lessons during our new ‘Marvellous Maps’ topic.
The children now understand the differences between cities, counties, regions and continents.
Should animals be kept in captivity? Year 3 debate, by Miss Jones
Date: 14th Mar 2018 @ 3:17pm
The debates have been had. The opinions have been shared.
Year 3 have been working very hard on producing persuasive posters or paragraphs to encourage people to consider whether animals should or should not be kept in captivity. The children have thought very hard about their opinion and have used evidence to decide if they are for or against zoos. It has been wonderful to read such passionate and thought-provoking writing. Here are just some of the fabulous persuasive pieces...
Wonderful Writing in Year 3, by Miss Jones
Date: 13th Mar 2018 @ 2:35pm
What fantastic writers we are!
Check our our new display in the classroom, showcasing our fabulous dragon inspired writing. The children enjoyed painting the dragon and volcano for our display as well as redrafting their work in their best joined up handwriting.
Have a look at the gallery to see examples of poetry, non-chronological reports and descriptive writing.
Should animals live in zoos? , by Miss Jones
Date: 12th Mar 2018 @ 11:31pm
Today we read an article about whether animals should be kept in zoos. We came across some tricky words so to help us learn the meanings, we played a word, pictures and definition matching game.
Following on from our work on Komodo dragons and inspired by the books ‘Zoo’ by Anthony Browne, Year 3 have raised the question: should animals be kept in zoos? We have had lots of debate and passionate discussions around whether animals in captivity are happy or would they be happier in their natural habitat. We have been learning about the importance of valuing other people’s opinions, even if they are different to our own. We have also learnt what a balanced argument is and have looked at reasons for and against zoos.
The children have had had some excellent discussions and have practised using debating techniques and phrases in a group and whole-class debate. This has led the children to form their own opinions about whether animals should be kept in zoos. This week, the children will practise their persuasive writing and design posters or write persuasive paragraphs to inform people about the reasons for or against animals living in captivity.
World Book Day in Year 3, by Miss Jones
Date: 12th Mar 2018 @ 11:12pm
Year 3 really enjoyed reading with the Year 6 children on World Book Day. They read to each other and shared some of their favourite books. The children’s discussions and the feedback given to one another was wonderful to hear.
The children also enjoyed hearing a poem, story extract or a tongue twister on the hour, every hour. In the afternoon, we did an emoji quiz to try and guess the name of a well-known children’s story from emojis. They children did very well!
Check out our gallery for some examples from the quiz and try to guess the story title.
Year 3 Dragon Poetry , by Miss Jones
Date: 21st Feb 2018 @ 1:43pm
For our new topic, the children designed their very own fantasy dragon. They then wrote poems about their dragons using verbs, adjectives, adverbs and prepositions. Here are some examples...
Year 3 and 4 Writing Workshop, by Mrs Hover
Date: 14th Feb 2018 @ 8:12pm
Miss Jones and Mrs Hover had a lovely morning working with some Yr 3 and Yr 4 children from Oldfield and local schools on a writing course run by The Literacy Company. After reading and exploring Katie May Green’s beautiful book ‘Seen and not heard’, the children created their own poems. Ideas will then be shared with the rest of Year 3 and Year 4 in future poetry lessons.
Pebble Treat time in Year 3 , by Miss Jones
Date: 2nd Feb 2018 @ 8:39pm
The children have worked so hard since September and really deserved their pebble treat afternoon today. They all voted for a film, hot chococlate and own clothes/PJs day. And of course their cuddly friends joined us.
Well done Year 3!
How long will it take to fill the jar once more....
Year 3 - Number Chase (Maths of the Day), by Miss Jones
Date: 2nd Feb 2018 @ 1:50pm
Year 3 played Number Chase in the hall to help practise their multiplication and division. They also used fact families to link multiplication and division and to solve tricky problems.
Year 3 Science , by Miss Jones
Date: 2nd Feb 2018 @ 1:42pm
Year 3 have been working very hard on their rocks topic in science and they would like to show you some of their most recent investigations.
The 'Choc' Cycle
To help the children understand how each different type of rock is formed, we used chocolate to speed up the rock cycle. Melted chococlate represented igneous rock being formed underground from magma and lava. We then grated the chocolate to show the effects of weathering and how rocks break up into bits of sediment. Next, we layered the different sediment on top of each other to represent the formation of sedimentary rock. Finally, we used pressure and heat from our hands and squeezed the sedimentary rock to show how metamorphic rock is formed. The children recorded their observations as we went and they were able to use the correct scientific vocabularly.
Fossils
On Tuesday, the children looked at images of fossils and discovered four different types; trace fossils, body fossils, cast fossils and mold fossils. The children made excellent information posters about each fossil before making their very own mold fossil! These are currently drying out but once they are dry, the children will be able to take their fossils home.
Year 3 are SPaG detectives , by Miss Jones
Date: 31st Jan 2018 @ 5:48pm
The children in year 3 used their best detective skills this morning in English. Over the past week, the children have worked incredibly hard on writing their very own Stone Age adventure story. Their challenge was to include various examples of the SPAG concerts we have learnt so far, in their writing including, prepositional phrases, conjunctions, expanded noun phrases, possessive apostrophes and adverbs. They enjoyed using magnifying glasses to spot the SPaG and recorded their findings using an evidence form.
I can’t wait to read everyone’s stories!
Year 3 No chairs spelling lesson, by Miss Jones
Date: 19th Jan 2018 @ 5:08pm
We have enjoyed Maths of the Day activities so much this term, that we had the idea to try the activities in other subjects. On Thursday, the children enjoyed a 'no chairs or tables' SPAG lesson. In pairs, we had to move around the classroom, looking for hints and clues for this week's spelling words. When we found a clue, we had try our best to spell the word correctly. The spelling pattern we worked on this week was the /u/ sound spelt 'ou'.
Maths of the Day in Year 3, by Miss Jones
Date: 19th Jan 2018 @ 1:56pm
I am so impressed with how well the children are doing with their times tables! They have enjoyed playing lots of games and doing Maths of the Day activities to learn the 3 and 4 times tables.
On Thursday, the children did Maths of the Day and played a game called Networking Numbers. The children worked together in pairs to solve timestable problems. For each question, they had to work with someone new. The chlidren loved doing their maths work standing up for a change!
On Friday, the children did circuit training with a twist. As they moved around the classroom, they had to complete a different 4 times table activity at each table.
For homework last week, the children created their own 3x table board game. I was so impressed with all of the different gamed the children has invented. Everyone enjoyed learning the rules and playing each other's game. What a busy week we have had!
Challenge: If you would like to practise at home. Hit the Button is a fantastic game for practising times tables. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Christmas in Year 3, by Miss Jones
Date: 29th Dec 2017 @ 5:34pm
Design Technology in Year 3: Stone Age Tools and Weapons, by Miss Jones
Date: 12th Dec 2017 @ 1:42pm
Year 3 have had a very busy morning today.
In Topic, we have been learning about how Stone Age people made their own tools and weapons. Our mission was to design and make our very own weapon or tool inspired by what we had learnt so far.
The children have designed and made their very own Stone Age weapon or tool, in pairs. Everyone produced some fantastic designs and had wonderful ideas. Everyones has clearly learnt a lot during our topic lessons. At the end of the session, the children evaluated their final product. Here are our final products.....
Maths of the Day - Year 3, by Miss Jones
Date: 21st Nov 2017 @ 5:48pm
The children completed an around the world maths of the day activity today to help them practise their favourite method for mental addition.
Anti-Bullying Week (Year 3) , by Miss Jones
Date: 21st Nov 2017 @ 5:45pm
Anti-bullying Week – Monday 13th– Friday 17th November 2017
During the week we did lots of activities to become more aware of the effect of bullying. We learnt the different types of bullying and what this might look like. The children used toothpaste to help them understand that once we have said something, we cannot take it back. Just like once we have squeezed the toothpaste out of the tube, we cannot get it all back in!
We also talked about how hurtful comments can upset people and why we should treat people how we want to be treated ourselves. We used two apples to help show this. An apple we said nice things too looked lovely when we cut it open. However, the apple we said unkind things to was bruised and brown on the inside when cut. This shows how hurtful comments can be to someone's feelings on the inside.
We also watched a video called 'for the birds' where a bird was left out by other small birds because he looked different. The children considered big birds thoughts and feelings when this happened. They also had advice for big bird and anyone else who might be being bullied. Check out our gallery....
Year 3's Stone Age Visitor , by Miss Jones
Date: 21st Nov 2017 @ 3:16pm
What an exciting day Year 3 have had today! We took part in a Stone Age workshop led by Mr and Mrs Trevor, as part of our topic work. We even had a Stone Age visitor!
The children looked at artefacts and made predictions during their historical enquiry. They also sketched some of their favourite tools and weapons. Halfway through the workshop, we were joined by a Stone Age Man who was dressed from head to toe in animal skin/fur! We were able to ask him lots of questions such as how he made his clothes and tools and why he wore a necklace made from shells.
The children enjoyed answering lots of questions using what they already knew about life in Stone Age Britain. Mrs Trevor said that she really enjoyed working with the children from Oldfield because they had clearly listened well and learnt a lot during lessons.
Miss Jones, Mrs Jenson and Mrs Wood were very proud of the children's questions, answers and their behaviour.
Check out our gallery....
Stone Age Cooking in Year 3, by Miss Jones
Date: 6th Nov 2017 @ 4:37pm
Year 3 have been getting busy in the kitchen and followed a Stone Age recipe for stewed fruit. We used lots of cooking skills and enjoyed making the Stone Age inspired dish, We talked about how people in the Stone Age would hunt and gather their own food. The next day we tasted our dishes and wrote a set of instructions for someone else to make it. We also evaluated our dish, thinking abouts its taste, smell and appearance and what we would do differently next time.
Some of the children asked for the recipe so I have uploaded it to the Files section.
Happy cooking!
Year 3 Visit to Tesco, by Miss Jones
Date: 11th Oct 2017 @ 10:41pm
What a fabulous time we have had at Tesco! Have a look at our gallery to see what we got up to.
As part of our science topic, Year 3 visited the Tesco store in Chester and took part in a Farm to Fork Trail. They learnt about the importance of healthy eating and how we can make healthy good choices. First, the children took part in a fruit and vegetable colour hunt. Then, we visited the sugar aisle to learn where sugar comes from and how much we should eat in a day. Did you know children should have no more than 6 cubes of sugar and adults should have no more than 7?
After that, we went in the warehouse and tasted lots of healthy snacks that we could haveto reduce the amount of sugar we eat. We tasted prunes, wraps, carrot sticks, cucumber, cream cheese, sunflower seeds and tzatziki. Next, the children visited the cereal aisle so that they could predict and measure the amount of sugar in some of our favourite cereals. We were shocked to see so much sugar in most of the cereals. Finally, we used selected some low sugar ingredients to make our own breakfast cereal to take home.
Thank you to Mrs Jenson, Mrs Wood, Clive's mum, Abby's mum and Liam's mum for coming along and helping with our visit.
3D shape building in year 3, by Miss Jones
Date: 13th Jul 2017 @ 7:22pm
In maths we have been looking at 3D shape. We used cocktail sticks and clay to make various 3D shapes. We talked about how shapes with curved edges wouldn't be possible to build using straight cocktail sticks. Then we labelled them and explained their properties. After, we used our shapes to solve shape riddles.
Egyptian Death Masks , by Miss Jones
Date: 13th Jul 2017 @ 7:05pm
We have had a very busy week so far in year 3. We have started to make Egyptian death masks based on our own design. Here is how they look so far...
Thanks you to all the parents who have supported with finding materials for the children to use.
How does water travel around a plant? Yr 3 science , by Miss Jones
Date: 4th Jul 2017 @ 3:15pm
Today we set up an experiment to see how water is transported around a plant. We put white roses in water with dye. Within an hour they had completely changed colour! This shows how the stem carries water to the rest of a plant. We decided it was like a straw. Check out the gallery to see the flowers change....
