This week, Year 3 have been getting ready for Advent. We thought about how Advent is a special time of waiting and preparing our hearts for Jesus. Each child created a green handprint and wrote a personal Advent promise on it—something kind, thoughtful or helpful they want to focus on over the next few weeks. These look beautiful on our classroom display and remind us daily of the true meaning of the season.
Travelling nativity
The travelling nativity has continued making it’s way around your homes.
Our learning this week…
English
In English, we have been busy writing our own adapted stories, building on the Green Child tale. We focused on using commas, conjunctions, adverbs, and speech marks to make our writing more detailed and exciting. The children worked hard to improve their sentences and carefully edit their work.
Maths
In Maths, we practised using what we already know to help us add and subtract multiples of 100 up to 1000. We also explored three-digit multiples of 10 and wrote them as multiplication equations, showing how repeated groups help us understand number patterns. We used base ten to help us practise partotion 3 digit numbers in different ways.
Swimming
Our swimming stars this week (As chosen by the swimmers teachers) are: Olivia Heyes and Alfie.
Science
Our Science lesson focused on bones that protect important organs. We learned that: the skull protects the brain, the spine protects the spinal cord and the ribcage protects the lungs and heart. The children enjoyed making links between body parts and their functions.
French
In French, we created animal pictures inspired by the French artist Henri Matisse. Using shapes of different colours and sizes, the children produced bold and imaginative designs while practising French vocabulary.
History
In History, we explored the question: How was Stonehenge built? We examined the evidence archaeologists have found and discussed different theories about how people transported and lifted the huge stones. The class loved sharing their ideas and imagining what life might have been like during the Stone Age.
Certificates
Our learner of the week is Ronnie
Congratulations on being a wonderfully focused learner! You have consistently manage distractions and stay fully engaged in every lesson. Your determination and concentration are fantastic to see – keep it up!
This half term’s virtues are Faith filled and hopeful.
Our Virtue star this week has been awarded to Olivia Howcroft
Reminders
PE Days - Monday (outdoor) and Thursday (swimming)
Hot snacks must be ordered by 8am on Monday for the week.
Christmas Pottery Painting night - Thursday 4th December
Year 3/4 Parish panto - Friday 5th December 1pm £5 Please make payment on parentpay. If you are able to walk with us down to the parish centre from school, join us for the panto and walk back with us please email me.
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Naylor, Mrs Carter and Mrs Davis
L.naylor@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk