Year 3 Blog - 13.1.23

Date: 12th Jan 2023 @ 4:18pm

13.01.23

We have enjoyed a fun packed week in Year Three. Did you know that spaghetti grows on trees? Well, that was the discussion point during our internet safety lesson on Monday. The children explored the topic of ‘Fake News’ and how we can’t always presume what we read or see on the internet is true. The BBC once led the nation in an epic April Fools hoax which involved a live broadcast from a spaghetti farm in Switzerland. Well, once the children had seen the film many were convinced that spaghetti must grow on trees. We then had a very open discussion about how the internet can be a place where lies are easily spread as anyone can hide behind a computer screen, pretending to be someone they aren’t.

Our ICT lessons will build upon this to include;

When being online makes me upset,

Sharing of information and

Rules of social media platforms.

In art, we have begun our new focus on animated / moving drawings. The ultimate aim is for the children to create a moving drawing / puppet based loosely around the illustrations of Quentin Blake. Maybe you could encourage your child to research a favourite animal illustration. Could they interpret the shapes, colours and lines in their own unique way? Take a look at some of our Enormous Crocodile visual notes. Brilliant aren’t they!

Our English focus continues to surround The Twits. We are looking at the power of adjectives. As authors, we are learning how a carefully chosen adjective can totally transform a sentence. Can your child think of some describing words for Mr and Mrs Twit? Can they categorise these adjectives into words that describe the characters appearance and their personal opinion of the two dreadful humans?

This week we have been consolidating our understanding of the column multiplication method. We have moved on from the expanded method to the short method. This is proving pretty tricky for many children. Please continue to support your child at home by completing this week’s maths homework. Some children have found it helpful to circle the carried ten so that they know to leave this number until the very end of the calculation. Hopefully this will make more sense when you complete the homework sheet.

In Science we have looked at the functions of the skeleton and how important it is! We wonder if your child can remember any, if not all, of the 5 different functions?

Have a great weekend and stay safe everyone.

The Year Three Team