Year 3 Emerald Blog

Stone Age Day

Stone Age Day

    We had a visit from an archaeologist as part of our Stone Age topic.  He spent the day with us in Year 3 and we had great fun taking part in lots of interesting activities. We excavated artefacts from sand trays, made clay pots, tried to piece together...

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International Day of Peace

International Day of Peace

Thank you to all the children who completed their homework for International Day of Peace. We had some wonderful contributions and explanations of what children believe peace is and how it can be achieved across the world. Here are a few examples:     Many...

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We are going paperless!

In order to reduce the amount of paper usage in school, we are moving towards a completely paperless system for communicating with parents/carers. Information regarding clubs, trips, events etc will now be sent exclusively via ParentMail with no letters sent home with...

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Year 3 Forest

Year 3 Forest

This week Year 3 went to our school forest for an afternoon of forest fun. We had to help Mrs Harrison find her cuddly toys who were hiding in the forest and then we built them a shelter to keep them dry and safe from the rain! After, we sat in the shelter and enjoyed...

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First week of Year 3

First week of Year 3

Welcome back to the new Emerald and Willow classes! We have had a fantastic week and all children have settled back into school well. We have been revisiting our school rules and sharing our interests. We have also been estimating and measuring parts of our bodies...

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Our Own Shadow Obelisk

Our Own Shadow Obelisk

Today we have monitored how shadows change throughout the day. We have been learning about how ancient Egyptians used obelisks to tell the time. We have chosen our Obelisk and observed the changes from first thing in the morning to lunchtime and then at the end of our...

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Canopic Jars

Canopic Jars

This afternoon, we looked at the Ancient Egyptian canopic jars. We discussed their importance and which jar contained which body organ and the significance of the jar lids. We then sketched our own jar lids and sculpted them in clay.

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Jackson Pollock Inspired Art

Jackson Pollock Inspired Art

Jackson Pollock dripped paint onto large canvases on the floor. This way of painting was called action painting because Pollock would move very quickly across the painting, dribbling the paint in long, wobbly lines. Sometimes he threw the paint onto the canvas- and...

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Sandwell School Nurse Visit

Sandwell School Nurse Visit

This Afternoon we had a visit from the school nurses. We went into the hall and learnt about healthy eating. We learnt which foods were high in sugar, how to manage portion sizes and all about the different food groups and what a balanced plate should contain. After...

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Growing crops in Egypt

Growing crops in Egypt

Y3 have been investigating the best conditions for seeds and plant to germinate and grow in. We have tested the red land and black land that lie on either side of the River Nile. The black land gets flooded each year in September and gets covered in nutrient rich...

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PSHE – Relationships

PSHE – Relationships

Today we have started our new topic in PSHE - relationships. We shared what we believe makes a healthy relationships and then we looked at a list of jobs. Using democracy we voted on whether we thought the job was a male job or a female job. We then discussed how the...

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Emerald Class Enrichment Day

Emerald Class Enrichment Day

What a fantastic day!  First, the children really impressed us with their knowledge of Birmingham. Then they set to work planning how they would create a Birmingham landmark using the materials available. The results were amazing with many representations of the...

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Growing crops in Egypt

Growing crops in Egypt

Y3 have been investigating the best conditions for seeds and plant to germinate and grow in. We have tested the red land and black land that lie on either side of the River Nile. The black land gets flooded each year in September and gets covered in nutrient rich...

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Science Week 2024 – Time

Science Week 2024 – Time

Today as part of Science week we have conducted an experiment. We were identifying if the temperature of the water affects the speed of how an item dissolves. We first gathered all our equipment together and then conducted the experiment. We used skittles, hot water,...

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World Book Day

World Book Day

Today we have had a very exciting day celebrating world book day. We have all come to school dressed as our favourite book character. Well done Emerald Class, you look fantastic!

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