Year 3 Newsletter

What a busy fortnight we've had in year 3!  Here are the highlights!

WE FINALLY GOT TO SEE TUTANKHAMEN!

The children were impeccably behaved once again as we visited the Saatchi Gallery for the second time and finally got to see the Tutankhamen exhibition.  It was well worth the wait!

Some of our favourite exhibits were the chair that Tutankhamen sat in when he was made Pharaoh aged 9, his funeral bed with gilded lion's feet and the throwing sticks, very similar to boomerangs, that the Ancient Egyptians used to hunt. 

Investigating Roman aqueducts and how they work

We learnt about the Roman invention of aqueducts, what they were used for and how they improved life in Britain.  We had a go at making aqueducts out of card and tape and tested them with a marble to see if they worked! We think aqueducts are a very clever Roman invention!

A visit from Rev. Sarah from the Holy Trinity Church

As part of our RE unit on Christianity, we invited Rev. Sarah to tell us a story that Jesus told.  She shared the story of The Mustard Seed with us in the immersion room, bringing her special gold story box to help her. The children were captivated by the story and her soothing voice.   Afterwards, the children had the chance to retell the story using the things in the box and also responded to the story in pictures, writing and making.

World Book Day!

We had a fabulous world book day and the children looked AMAZING dressed up as their favourite characters.  We laughed out loud watching Michael Rosen's video of him performing his poem 'Chocolate Cake' and we read some of James Carter's poems.  We then created some art work in response to four of our favourites, using oil pastels, collage and sketching pencils.

Finally... the Poetry Slam!

It was a winning Friday for Year 3 in the key stage two poetry slam!  Klee performed 'The Owl and the Pussy-Cat' and Pollock performed 'Go to the back Rosa Parks'.  Between us we achieved third and first place!  An incredible achievement especially being the youngest children in KS2. 
Miss Wadley and Mrs Smith are so very proud of all the children, especially those who were out of their comfort zones performing on stage.  They were clear, strong, expressive and passionate...and truly AWESOME!