3H ARCHIVED 2018-19
Congratulations to our Role Model for your kind and caring nature towards other children and for your outstanding behaviour and attitude to learning. Well done to our first Merit for your factual knowledge in every subject. You show such enthusiasm in your learning! Keep it up! Congratulations to our second Merit for your performance poetry this week. You were fantastic at identifying lots of different features and your Roman poem was really creative. Well done. Keep it up!
Boogie Friday!
The children have been looking at performance poetry and creating a Roman poem in a similar style to 'We're going on a bear hunt'.
In RE the children have been discussing the difference between want and need and reflecting on what is really important to us.
They then investigated what it is like to identify objects without any source of light.
In Science the children have been determining which objects are sources of light.
Congratulations to our Role Model for outstanding behaviour this week on our school trip. Well done to our first Merit winner for achieving full marks in your Mental Arithmetic test this week! Keep up the fantastic attitude and concentration. Congratulations to our second Merit winner for amazing group work this week. You really listened to the other members in your group, as well as sharing your valuable ideas. Keep up the fantastic work!
Boogie Friday!
In Geography, the children have been looking at the positive and negative impacts of deforestation. They have all made a promise to help to save the rainforests.
Marching like true Roman soldiers!
School trip to Dewa Roman Experience
Congratulations to our two Role Models for superb behaviour. You have worked really hard this week, always remaining on task and trying your best. Keep it up! Congratulations to our Merit winner for a huge improvement in your writing. You have really taken on all your targets and have made so much progress. Keep on writing such exciting and inspiring sentences!
Boogie Friday!
The children are learning how to draw a rainforest, linking with our Geography topic this term.
The children have been learning about different types of seed dispersal. They had to present their findings to the class.
Congratulations to our Role Model for outstanding behaviour. You have really been trying to be the best you can be and following the school's Golden Rules. Well done to our first Merit for really trying to contribute more in class. You have really been really trying to share your fantastic and valuable ideas. Keep it up, they definitely are worth sharing! Congratulations to our second Merit winner for excellent focus this week. You have been really trying to concentrate on your work and try your best. Keep up with this fantastic attitude!
Boogie Friday
The children have started to read The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. They started by writing some facts about Rudyard Kipling and added them to our display.
In Science the children have been learning about the parts of a flower by dissecting it.
In English this week the children have been working as a class, in groups and independently to write a recount of Theseus and the Minotaur.
Congratulations to our Role Model for really trying your hardest this week. You have really been listening and you have really been trying to be the best you can possibly be! Well done to our first Merit for persevering with your Maths. Your confidence is growing and growing and this has really shown in how much progress you are making. Congratulations to our second Merit for a fantastic Stone Age project. Keep on being creative and using that fantastic imagination!
The children have been learning about Fairtrade and the production of tea. The children had to sequence the events of how tea is made.
Stone Age projects. The children have gone above and beyond with their projects. They were all so creative and they thoroughly enjoyed presenting them to the class.
Congratulations to our Role Model for coming back to school settled and engaged in your learning. Well done to our first Merit for being a Maths Superstar this week. You have really been pushing and challenging yourself! Our second Merit has been really determined to work independently. Your work is always to a fantastic standard. Well done! Keep up the excellent work!
Boogie Friday!!
In Science the children are investigating plants and comparing how they grow in different conditions with and without water and sunlight.
The children have really been enjoying running around the new running track!
Easter Egg Hunt! To end a fantastic term, the children had a race against Mrs Pope's class to see which class could collect the most Easter eggs.
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The children have been writing their own play script to The Three Little Pigs this week. They then acted them out in groups.
The finished elephant cushions look fantastic. The children have worked really hard this term to complete them!
In Science the children conducted a experiment to test out the permeability of different soils.
They all enjoyed tasting the jam with some fresh bread.
The children made Stone Age jam.
Congratulations to our Role Model! You have been spotted by Mrs Pope for being such a caring person to other children. You always have a smile on your face and have such a positive attitude. To our three Merits, you have been spotted by other teachers for showing such enthusiasm during iSing Pop. You all gave it 110%! Well done! Keep up this fantastic attitude!
Dancers of the Week!
Boogie Friday!
The children took part in some mindfulness meditation to relax after a hectic week!
Star Handwriters!
Star Writers!
To finish a fantastic week of iSing Pop, the children created their own shape poem using the lyrics from their favourite iSing Pop song.
The children watched a theatre production of The Little Princess.
Star Handwriters!
Star Writers!
Dancers of the Week!
They definitely have been enjoying themselves!
The children chose to practise the songs as part of their Boogie Friday.
iSingPop has begun!
Congratulations to our Role Model for a fantastic week! You have been motivated, determined and a pleasure to have in the classroom! Keep it up! Well done to our first Merit for fantastic contribution and enthusiasm on our school trip this week! Congratulations to our second Merit for fantastic handwriting. Your pirate adventure was so beautifully presented. Well done! Keep it up!
Dancers of the Week!!
Boogie Friday!!
Star Writer King and Queen!
Star Handwriters!
To finish our pirate adventure stories, the children have been drawing pirates.
Crazy Hair Day for Comic Relief.
In R.E the children were working in groups to write a recount of the story of Zacchaeus.
The end to a fantastic school trip!
Stone Age clothing.
Den building!
Learning about hunter gatherers.
Cutting paper with Stone Age tools.
Stone Age Tools.
Making flour.
Stone Age Agriculture.
Miss Harrison had to start the fire!
Our Stone Age school trip to Tatton Park. Our first activity was learning about making a fire.
Congratulations to our Role Model for being a superstar this week. You have really listened, participated and tried your best. Well done to our first Merit for making such progress with your spelling! Your handwriting is always beautiful! Keep it up! Congratulations to our second Merit for coming up with some fantastic ideas for a pirate adventure. They were really creative and you definitely thought outside the box! Well done!
Dancers of the Week!
Boogie Friday!
Star Handwriters!
Star Writer King and Queen for writing a superb 'Wanted' poster for the main character of their pirate adventure. Well done!
The children worked in groups to describe Peter's body language before and after he betrayed Jesus. They also had to crack a code that was related to Peter's denial.
The verdict!
Conscience Alley. The children had to convince Peter to deny or not to deny Jesus.
Miss Harrison even had a race against Mrs Pope and Mr Cunliffe!
On your marks. Get set. Go!
3H competed against 3P and 3C in a pancake race!
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
The children have been learning about capacity this week. They completed a carousel of all different activities and had to estimate how much liquid was in each container before measuring it. They also used the working wall to solve lots of measurement problems.
In Science the children did some research on the properties of different rocks. The created a mind-map in groups before testing out these properties.
Congratulations to our Role Model. You are a delight to have in the classroom, always smiling and keeping us on our toes with your questioning. Your behaviour this week has been outstanding. Well done to our first Merit for fantastic concentration and focus this week, especially in English. You have really been trying to make your sentences even more exciting! Congratulations to our second Merit for fantastic contribution this week. You have been trying to explain your reasoning even when you've not been asked! Well done!! Keep it up!
Dancers of the Week!
Boogie Friday!
Star Handwriters!
Star Writer King and Queen! Your recounts of Jessica were superb. Keep on writing these fantastic, exciting sentences!
The children were also learning about betrayal, reconciliation, trust and forgiveness. They wrote their own definition for each and drew pictures that represented their definition. These also went into the R.E Reflection book.
They then wrote their favourite memory of Mr Hamblett and put it into their R.E Reflection scrapbook.
The children started this week's R.E lesson by watching Mr Hamblett teaching in Treasure Champs. Their reaction to seeing him was so lovely!
In Religion the children have started creating their own scrapbook to reflect on what they have been learning about. We started by collecting a few pieces of work from their thankfulness topic last term.
The children have been planning their pirate adventure.
In English the children were recapping prepositions by rolling the dice and using the preposition in exciting sentences.
Congratulations to our Role Model for always putting a smile on our faces! Your behaviour is outstanding! To our first Merit and Star Writer, you have worked your socks off this week! Your factual report about Skara Brae was fantastic and you really focused on including De:De and N,www sentences in your work. To our second Merit, you have worked so hard with your maths this week and are showing such an improvement in your work! Well done! Keep it up!!
Star Writers!
Star Handwriters!
Dancers of the Week!
Boogie Friday!
The children have been using the Enquiry Box to see what they can discover in preparation for learning about Rocks in Science after half term.
The children wrote their own problem and then used a whiteboard to check the problem could be solved. Very impressive!!
Solving another group's addition pyramid!
Problem solving! The children were writing their own addition pyramids before the other tables had the opportunity to solve them.
Superb group work!
The children worked in groups to create De:De and N,www sentences about Skara Brae in preparation for writing a factual report.
Congratulations to our fantastic Role Models and Merit. To our first Role Model, your behaviour and attitude to learning has been outstanding this week. Keep this up! To our second Role Model, your kindness to other children has really been noticed this week. You are always the first to help other children that are hurt and you are such a kind friend to all! To our Merit, you have shown such an improvement in your Maths this week. You always work so hard! Well done!
Dancers of the Week!
Boogie Friday
If they didn't agree they had to look it up in the dictionary.
How do you spell build?
Practising spelling the Statutory words. The children had to take in turns to tell their table how to spell the word correctly. They had to say whether they agreed or not.
Tornado!!!
The children were treated to a talk from Mr King on Extreme Weather. The children really enjoyed the demonstration of a tornado!
Our D&T work is coming along. The children's elephant cushions are really starting to piece together.
Our final 'Monet inspired' pieces of art!
The children spent the afternoon playing in the snow and building a snowman.
Excellent team work!
Third stop - den building with Mr Cunliffe.
The children created a pond with all of Year 3's work.
Next stop - creating a water lily in Mrs Pope's classroom!
Our Stone Age settlement!
Mr Hamblett Day! First activity - making Stone Age houses using nature!
The children have been writing non-chronological reports on the Stone Age.
Congratulations to our Role Model for superb manners! You are always so polite and a delight to have in the classroom. Well done to our first Merit for excellent concentration and persistence in your artwork. This really shows in your work, it is always outstanding. Congratulations to our second Merit for going above and beyond. You have produced exceptional work this week and have really contributed to class discussions. Keep up the hard work!
Dancers of the Week!
Boogie Friday!
Star Handwriters!
Our Star Writers this week for both writing an excellent recount of The Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura. Your work was very descriptive and you both have really concentrated on this week's focus of 2AD sentences and paragraphs. Well done!!
The children were experimenting with their artwork this week using wax crayons on sandpaper.
The children have been writing a non-chronological report on the Stone Age.
In Geography the children were describing the different parts of a volcano.
Congratulations to our Role Model. Your attitude and manners are outstanding, you always try your best and you always look out for the other children in the class. Well done to our Merit winners for perseverance with their work. Your work has been excellent and you both have worked so hard. Keep up the fantastic work and attitude!
Dancers of the Week!
Boogie Friday!!
Our Star Writer King and Queen for both writing a fantastic information text about Stone Age tools. Well done!!
Handwriters of the Week. You have been trying so hard this week. Your work has been so beautifully presented.
The children have been asking each other what the weather is like in French.
Claude Monet inspired artwork.
Erupting volcano!
In Geography the children were learning about how a volcano is made. They worked in groups to make their own volcano.
What a fantastic first week the children have had! Congratulations to our Role Model for coming back to school with a fantastic attitude to learning and excellent manners. Well done to our Superstar writers coming on leaps and bounds! Keep up the fantastic work!
Dancers of the Week!
Boogie Friday!!
Star Writer King and Queen! Congratulations.You both have written a fantastic recount of your Christmas holiday. You both have made so much progress in your writing and have really taken on all your targets!
Months of the Year
Quelle est la date de ton anniversaire?
The children have been learning the days of the week in French.
The children have been using the Maths Working Wall to consolidate knowledge from last term. They are making so much progress!
Thank you to all parents for such a thoughtful surprise! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I hope you all have a relaxing Christmas break!
What a fantastic term the children have had! They have all worked so hard! Congratulations to our two Role Models for setting a fantastic example to all. Well done to our Merit winner for creating such a fantastic and well-presented Christmas book! Keep up all the hard work!
In Science the children made their own magnetic game using plastic bottles.
This is what our mischievous elf has been up to this week.
Time for a boogie!
Christmas party time!!
In Art the children finger painted these beautiful robins.
Round Robin! The children completed a carousel of activities based on Coming Home by Michael Murpurgo.
Congratulations to our two Role Models this week. Your behaviour was outstanding walking up to church this week and you are both such kind and caring girls. Well done to our Merit for fantastic singing in the carol service! Keep it up!
Our fantastic Star Writer! You have written an excellent and really creative nonsense poem this week! Well done!!
Dancers of the week!
Boogie Friday!!
This is what Elfis has been up to this week!
Our ukelele concert. What fantastic musicians!
The children even learnt some sign language!
Greeting signs.
Being directed around the room with no sight.
Taking off their jumper using only one hand.
This week we have been discussing important values such as empathy, equality and determination. The children put themselves in other people's shoes and discussed their thoughts and feelings.
Dancers of the week!
Boogie Friday!!
A Boogie Friday request from Elfis!
Congratulations to our Role Model for outstanding behaviour this week! You have been so caring to all your friends and even show kindness towards Miss White. Keep it up. Well done to our first Merit for superb handwriting. Your work is always so neat and well presented. Well done to our second Merit for designing a fantastic magnetic board game! Finally, congratulations to our last Merit for being a mischievous elf!
He definitely is a mischievous elf!
We had a shock on Friday morning. Elfis had helped himself to a certificate and awarded himself a Merit!
Our star writer for an amazing set of instructions on how to make a sandwich. Keep it up!!
This week's working wall is multiplication and division. The children have really enjoyed using the wall to consolidate their knowledge.
In Science the children have been designing and creating their own magnetic board games. They were all so creative!
Dancers of the week!
Christmas dancing to celebrate the start of Advent!
Boogie Friday!!
A new edition to 3H, sent specially from Santa. Meet Elfis, our mischievous elf!
Letter from Santa!
Special surprise!!
Presents!!!
Spotted! Santa over Bowdon Church School!
Congratulations to our Role Model. Your behaviour has been outstanding! Keep it up! Well done to our first Merit for a writing a fantastic set of instructions! It was a pleasure to read! Congratulations to our second Merit for fantastic acting! You were a very convincing Pharisee with your excellent boasting!
The children showing humility.
In R.E the children were learning about the Pharisee and Tax collector and were acting it out. They were definitely convincing when boasting about their work!
Our new investigation station!
Consolidation knowledge of fractions using the working wall.
In Science we went on a treasure hunt . We made our own compass and followed directional clues to find the stolen treasure!
Congratulations to our super Role Models for excellent behaviour this week and really trying your hardest. You have both had excellent attitudes and set a great example to others. Well done to our Merit winner for really trying with your writing targets this week. You have made so much progress. Keep up the fantastic work.
Dancers of the week!
Boogie Friday!
The children had to say what colour each block was in French.
Our fantastic star writer for an excellent recipe for Christmas. It was so descriptive and a pleasure to read!
In R.E the children had to discuss which picture best fitted the description of God using Bible quotes. They worked well in groups and all gave fantastic reasons for their answers.
Last week's star writer for a fantastic storyboard of her own monster adventure. Well done, keep up the superb work!
School trip at Gita Bhavan Hindu Temple. The children had a fantastic time at the temple this week. They had the opportunity to learn even more about Hinduism and draw pictures of the stunning artwork and statues in the temple.
Guess my shape! The children had to guess the 2D shape by asking questions about the properties of the shape.
In Science the children were looking at the strength of different magnets.
The children in action consolidating their knowledge of fractions using the problem solving and reasoning working wall.
What a week!! Congratulations to our Role Models for being kind to others and always working hard in school! Well done to our Merits for fantastic writing, fraction work, problem solving and having excellent attitudes to learning.
Dancers of the week!
Boogie Friday!!
Put Your Ears On!
Children in Need Day! The children all looked fantastic in their 'Do Your Thing' outfits.
This week's Maths Working Wall. The children started to complete the activities on the wall. They had to discuss their answers with their partner and explain their reasoning.
After reviewing good instructions and bad instructions, the children have been writing their own instructions for drawing a picture. They then tested them out by asking their peers to follow them on their whiteboards.
In R.E the children have been thinking of words that Christians would use to describe God.
In English the children were writing their own monster adventure in the form of a storyboard. This was inspired by Moz the Monster.
Our Festival of Lights display.
In Science the children were investigating magnetic and non-magnetic materials.
Fantastic firework artwork!
Dancers of the week!
Boogie Friday!
A very moving Remembrance display.
The children took some time to reflect whilst looking at the poignant display at the front of school.
The Soldier by Rupert Brooke
Year 3 all came together to recite 'The Soldier' by Rupert Brooke.
Keep The Home Fires Burning.
A moment of silence.
WW1 Day! The children all looked amazing in their outfits.
To celebrate Diwali, the children have been making their own clay lamps.
Our Star Writer for writing a fantastic set of instructions. You have been really trying with your handwriting and spelling. Keep up the fantastic work!!
In Guided Reading, the children were taking in turns to read the next chapter of The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. This was in preparation for writing a set of instructions on how to put the Iron Man back together.
In Science the children were looking at how toy cars move on different surfaces at different heights. They had to predict which surface would have the most friction and why this might be. They then investigated whether their prediction was correct.
A great first week back. Congratulations to our Role Model. You are such a lovely member of 3H. You have a fantastic attitude to learning and you always try your best! Well done to our first Merit for perseverance and determination in Maths. You have shown so much progress and should be really proud of yourself! Congratulations to our second Merit for fantastic writing in English this week. Your firework poem was an absolute pleasure to read. Keep it up!
Dancers of the week!
I like to move it!!
Boogie Friday!
Our new Maths and English working walls.
Our long-term Science experiment. The children are looking at the effects of UV light on coloured paper over time. The children created some interesting patterns ready to be placed in direct sunlight, artificial light and a dark cupboard.
Our Star Writer. A fantastic piece of writing and super illustrations!
Our superb firework poems. The children all worked incredibly hard and included lots of descriptive features.
Our fantastic firework artwork.
Painting poppies for the Remembrance display.
The children are showing so much improvement in their problem solving and reasoning in Maths. They have been so determined and really persevered!
In Science the children were identifying pushing and pulling forces by acting out different activities.
Pushing a pram.
Sawing wood.
A fantastic end to the half term. Congratulations to our superstar Role Model for having such a fantastic attitude to learning. You work so unbelievably hard. Well done to our first Merit winner for a fantastic information text about Bowdon. It included so much detail and fantastic handwriting. Congratulations to our second Merit winner for fantastic work in English. You have really gone above and beyond with your targets this week. Keep it up!
After the children have worked so hard this half term, they were awarded with well-deserved Golden Time!
Our fantastic dancers of the week!
Boogie Friday!
In French the children have been asking each other how old they are.
Fantastic French accents!
In Art the children have been using paint, oil pastels and glitter to create these beautiful poppies for Remembrance Day!
In Geography the children were writing an information text about our local area of Bowdon.
Our star writer!
In religion the children were comparing and contrasting a Hindu place of worship to a Christian place of worship.
Congratulations to this week's Role Model for being so helpful. You have been a superstar in the classroom this week doing lots of jobs and setting a great example to everybody by trying your best. Well done to my first Merit for fantastic progress in Maths and English. You have worked so hard and you always try your best. Congratulations to my second Merit for superb concentration this week in English. Keep up the hard work!!
Dancers of the week!
Boogie Friday!!!
Fantastic dancing!
In Science the children were exploring how muscles work. They first felt the muscles in their faces using different facial expressions and then they discovered how biceps and triceps work together.
In Maths, the children conducted a car survey collecting data for the number of coloured cars that drove past. They then converted the data into a pictogram.
All concentrating during the survey.
Harvest Festival: the children sang beautifully and their behaviour was outstanding. Thank you to the parent helpers and for all of the Harvest gifts.
Six Times Table Groove!
Learning to count up to 10 in French.
In Gymnastics the children have been practising jumping. They practised 1 to 1 hopping, 1 to 2 jumping, 2 to 1 jumping, and many others!
In Art the children have been looking at Indian Architecture while designing their own buildings.
We have a new member of 3H. Meet our worry monster, Zippy.
This week we have two Role Models. The first Role Model award is for always having a huge smile on her face. Her behaviour in school is superb and she is a lovely friend to all. The second Role Model award is for having a positive attitude to learning. She always listens and tries her best and is so determined, even when she finds the work difficult. This week's Merit Award is for fantastic improvements in handwriting. He has really tried his best. Congratulations! Keep up the fantastic work.
Dancers of the week!
Finishing off the week with Baby Shark.
Followed by The Conga.
Boogie Friday started with S Club 7.
In English, the children have been looking at features of writing that authors use to describe a setting. We looked at Korean Cinderella and the children had to describe a festival using BOYS sentences, 2AD sentences and similes. They all produced fantastic work! Well done!
This week in Maths the children have been learning about measurement. They have also been learning how to explain and provide reasoning for their answers; a really tricky concept but they've all worked so hard!
In Art, the children have been looking at and sketching Indian Architecture.
Keep The Home Fires Burning: the children have been practising their singing, ready to commemorate Remembrance Day.
In guided reading the children have started to read Iron Man. This week's focus was on the setting and how the author introduces the characters.
Warming up for Gymnastics with a sing along!
On a roll!
In Gymnastics the children have been practising different types of rolls.
Well done to our lovely Role Model who has fantastic manners, always wanting to help others. You are such a kind and caring member of 3H. Well done to our first Merit Award winner for focus and determination. You have worked so hard this week and really tried your best, even when it's been challenging. Keep it up! Congratulations to our other Merit winner for excellent map-reading skills, showing you can work well in a group and make lots of fantastic suggestions. Well done!
Our fantastic dancers of the week!
Boogie Friday! Fantastic dancing to George Ezra.
A '5 a day' break from all the hard work the children have been doing this week!
In French, the children played a memory game with all the different phrases to say goodbye.
In Computing, the children were learning how searches return results.
Autumn display of the children's fantastic shape poems.
In Geography, the children were using a map of Bowdon to understand the surroundings and give directions.
Our fantastic self-portraits.
This week in Science the children have been putting together bones of the human skeleton and identifying what their bones.
This week's Role Model has had an excellent attitude to learning and always tries his best. Our first Merit is for writing a fantastic autumn shape poem and showing such enthusiasm for shape poetry. The second Merit is for being a fantastic artist and creating an excellent self-portrait. Congratulations to you all. Keep up the fantastic work!
Dancers of the week!
Boogie Friday!
Excellent French accents!
Fantastic singers!
Pretending to be the teachers!
In French the children have been introducing themselves to each other.
All the autumn shape poems were superb. Well done. Keep up the hard work!
In English, the children have been writing autumn shape poetry.
Team work! The children were divided up into teams for a maths challenge and had to work together to multiply and divide multiples of 10 by one-digit numbers.
In Science the children were sorting animals based on their skeletons.
Fantastic Bollywood dancers!
In Art the children have been sketching and using oil pastels to create their own self-portraits.
This week the children have been using the prayer corner to take some time to say a prayer and reflect on our class value: thankfulness.
The children have had a fantastic week which meant that choosing my Role Model and Merit winners was difficult. Well done to our lovely Role Model for perseverance in all lessons - even with a broken wrist - and for being such a kind and caring member of 3H. Congratulations to one of our Merit Award winners for fantastic engagement in lessons, especially Science, and to our other Merit Award winner for superb work in Maths. Keep up the hard work!
Our wonderful dancers of the week: superb flossing!
Fantastic dancers!
Boogie Friday!!
In Music the children have been learning to play the ukulele.
Gymnastics: the children were practising travelling moves.
This week the children have been looking at shape poems and discussing their favourites and explaining why.
This year's first Role Model in 3H is awarded for having an excellent attitude to learning. She has fantastic manners and is a delight to have in the classroom. Well done!
