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Delicious Desserts!

As part of our literacy work, Year 3 have been set a challenge this week. They have to design and write a recipe for a new ice cream dessert. The children have come up with some wonderful ideas for desserts, … Continue reading

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What’s the story?

Year Three have been giving their learning muscles a good workout this week in literacy. They were given a challenge to plan, create and describe a familiar setting. The results were brilliant! Here are some of them. Can you work out … Continue reading

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Spinning Around

At science club this week, children made helicopter spinners using paper and paper clips. We timed how long it took them to reach the floor.  They were then given a challenge to see if they could make them stay in … Continue reading

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Roman Soldiers!

As part of our new topic children in Year 3 visited Murton Park in York. We spent the day living as soldiers from the Roman army. We even had to sign a contract to say that we agreed to stay … Continue reading

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Climbing Up The Beanstalk…

Well done to all children in Year 3 who performed Jack and the beanstalk to an audience of children and parents.  Children worked hard this term to create all the scenery, props and learn songs, dances and dialogues.  It was … Continue reading

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Creating the Amazon

In Year 3 we have been having loads of fun learning about different weather around the world.  As well as monitoring the weather at Miriam Lord we have also learnt about weather in a more tropical climate such as in … Continue reading

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The 2012 Olympic Games Are Nearly Here!

Well, 2012 has arrived and to me that means one thing – it will soon be time for the London Olympic Games! Although the Olympic games happen every four years, this year they are taking place in London and various … Continue reading

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READ ALL ABOUT IT!

Children in Year 3 really enjoy reading. This week we have been finding out more about one of our favourite authors ‘Roald Dahl’. We used the internet to research him and found out lots of information such as: When he … Continue reading

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Shape in Year 3

This week year 3 have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes. We really enjoyed finding right angles and lines of symmetry in 2D shapes and are looking forward to investigating these shapes more later this week.

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