Year 3 Blog

 Year 3 have really take to their netball sessions during PE. They have started to use their pivot skills really carefully and it is helping them pass the ball so much more quickly around the court. 

 Today, year 3 used Oreo cookies as representations of the Tectonic Plates.  The Earth is made up of many tectonic plates. These plates move very slowly and sometimes they get caught and pressure builds up. Some of the plates have ocean water above them, whilst others include continents. The children identified the three main types of movement which include: Divergent, convergent and Transform. Convergent plates collide together which causes one plate to go on top of another one. This is how mountains are formed. Sometimes the molten rock rises to the surface making a line of volcanoes. Divergent plates move away from each other allowing molten rock to erupt out of the opening and when it cools down it forms new crust.  Transform plates rub against each other and this is what causes earthquakes. 

 This morning year 3 were invited to attend a workshop to learn about the Islamic religion. They came up with some thoughtful questions and found it interesting to find out what Islamic people believe in. 

 This week, we looked at combining our group balances with different pieces of equipment. The goal was to use the apparatus in a group balance and ensure everyone was somehow connected.  

 Year 3 revised numbers and months of the year. They then sang a song: Quel âge as- tu? After having a short conversation with their partners ,practising saying: Quel âge as- tu? and answering with J'ai sept ans or huit ans, they then wrote some sentences.  3