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  • Animated Drawings in Year 3

    Published 30/05/24
    During the first half of the Summer term children in Year 3 have been exploring animated drawings in art. The children were introduced to the idea that animations can be made by sequencing drawings. They gathered ideas in their sketchbooks by looking
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  • Fabulous flowers

    Published 17/05/24
    Elm class have been learning all about plants in Science this term. This week, we found out how plants reproduce. We looked at the pollination and fertilisation process and identified the different parts of the flower.   We then made our ow
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  • The River Nile

    Published 01/05/24
    Elm class have been learning all about the River Nile and how important it was to the Ancient Egyptians. We learnt that the Nile floods each year and, when the flood waters recede, they leave behind rich, fertile land which is perfect for growing cro
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  • Observing Worms in Maple Class

    Published 14/03/24
    As part of our unit on Animals, we were observing worms today in Maple Class. We learnt that worms have hydrostatic skeletons, which means that fluid gives them structure. Worms move by squeezing their muscles so that they become long and thin. Then,
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  • Science Club

    Published 13/03/24
    The Year 3 Science Club has been busy with a range of activities and investigations. We investi
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  • World Book Day Fun in Year 3!

    Published 07/03/24
    Year 3 had a fantastic World Book Day with lots of creative costumes, a lovely visit from local author Lucy Plunkett, and a chance to read with parents, carers and friends!
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  • Carbon Printing Golden Fish!

    Published 07/02/24
    As part of our printing work this term Maple class have created these amazing paintings based on The Goldfish by Paul Klee. Children used carbon paper to print fish. Throughout the activity children used their sketchbooks to experiment and explore th
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  • Badminton in Maple Class… with balloons?

    Published 17/01/24
    This week in PE, Maple Class used balloons to practise rallying with badminton rackets. Next step will be actual shuttlecocks! Read More

  • Woolly Mammoths in Year 3

    Published 14/11/23
    Last week, Year 3 got to have a go at following a set of instructions to create woolly mammoths out of milk containers. We think you’ll agree that they turned out magnificently!
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  • Circus Science!

    Published 20/10/23
    Years 3 and 5 have been learning all about forces in Science this term and today had the opportunity to see forces in action in a Circus Skills show. Nick from Shooting Stars demonstrated his amazing juggling skills and explained how different types
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  • Sketchbook Wednesday in Maple

    Published 11/10/23
    Wednesdays in Maple Class are Sketchbook Wednesdays: this means that we start off the day with ten minutes of drawing in our sketchbooks. We listen to peaceful music and have a lovely calm start to our day. Today, the children were given a copy of Ch
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  • Back to the Stone Age

    Published 02/10/23
    Year 3 had an amazing day, travelling back in time to the Stone Age at Celtic Harmony Camp. We had a packed day of activities, including den-building, making Stone Age soup, hunting, gathering and trading. We also saw demonstrations of flint-knapping
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