Year 3 News
Mrs E. Blenkinsop
Hi, I am Mrs Blenkinsop. Over the summer break I got married.
Welcome to Year 3, where we love to create amazing memories and learn lots of new things. Outside of school, I will often be found on my big, comfy sofa reading a book, walking my dog Duke, or at the gym. Moving into KS2 can be quite nerve-racking, so I am here to make that big jump with you. Let’s smash it!
- 14/03/25
14/03/2025
This week, in DT we made popcorn. To make this, we used sunflower oil because it doesn’t have a strong taste. We grated lemons and limes to use the zest to make a seasoning to add to the popcorn. When we added the kernels to the oil, we could hear the corn popping. We also tried the popcorn wi...Read Full Story - 07/03/25
07/03/2025
This week, in Geography we asked, ‘How are volcanoes formed?’ We learned about two types of volcano formations: constructive and destructive. Destructive volcanoes form when tectonic plates move towards each other forcing molten rock from below the crust upwards to create an eruption. Wh...Read Full Story - 28/02/25
28/02/2025
This week, in Science, we were asking. “What do plants need to survive?” Examples of what they need are: light, oxygen and water. We started an investigation to test how light effects the growth of watercress. We planted the seeds in test tubes with cotton wool with opaque, transparent o...Read Full Story - 14/02/25
14/02/2025
This week, we went to Magna. We had a chance to explore the different pavilions: air, water and fire. The water pavilion had pools of water and water shooters. We also could weigh how much water was in our bodies and we learned about waterpower, using a piece of equipment which you had to turn to ge...Read Full Story - 07/02/25
07/02/2025
This week, in Forest School, we learned how to make shelters. We used the same knots we had learned when making our Christmas Tree decorations. We worked in groups and had to choose from different materials, such as sticks and leaves. In Science, we learned about what makes a balanced breakfast. Tog...Read Full Story - 07/02/25
31/01/2025
This week, in History, we were asking “What did the Ancient Egyptians developed?” We learned that they developments in dentistry, being some of the world first dentists. They built over 100 pyramids and one of the most famous is called Giza. They buried their Pharaohs inside with grave g...Read Full Story - 24/01/25
24/01/2025
This week, in History, we have been asking ‘What did the Ancient Egyptians believe?’ We learned all about the mummification process. Ancient Egyptians used to remove all the organs except the heart, clean and wrap the body. They did this because they believed people who died would need t...Read Full Story - 17/01/25
17/01/2025
This week, in Forest School we learnt how to make a lean-to-shelter. In computing we learnt how to use a new piece of software called Scratch. We were then about to create and command a spirite. In maths, we have been learning all about fractions. We've asked questions like, "Wh...Read Full Story - 10/01/25
10/01/2025
This week, in Art we have been practising the skill of continuous life drawings to create still life pictures. We asked, “What are contour lines?” these are theouterlinesofa shape. In PE, we played ball games that involved good listening skills and co-ordinating skills. A ball was placed...Read Full Story - 20/12/24
20/12/2024
This week, we challenged ourselves to make a 3D Christmas card with a pop-up Christmas tree inside. It was tricky to measure and fold the paper correctly, however we did have some successful ones. In Forest school, we finally finished our Christmas tree decorations using different knots, such as: la...Read Full Story - 13/12/24
13/12/2024
This week, In Forest school we were finalising our knot-tying skills ready for next week to make our Christmas decorations. In Jigsaw, we were learning how to solve problems. We talked about how words can hurt, but also can be used positively. In PE, we had to work in partners to practise different...Read Full Story - 06/12/24
06/12/2024
This week, In Art, we began our key pieces: creating a cave-style painting. We used watercolour to create a flat wash then we used poster paint in spray bottles to recreate cave-style handprints. Tomorrow, we will use other media (charcoal and chalk pastels) to draw our extinct mammals. In French, w...Read Full Story