Category Archives: Year 3

Year 3 3D dinosaurs

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

Year 3 have been studying dinosaurs and in DT we created some 3D dinosaurs using different DT skills. We stretched our planning muscle to create designs, drew our own outlines and cut them out. Next we added newspaper and enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Year 3 Myths

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

Year 3 have been writing their own Greek Myths in Literacy. Here are some examples of what we did. Both these children included the vocabulary we discussed together to great effect! Mustafa used some wonderful words like ‘deserted‘, ‘fearsome‘, ‘spotted‘, … Continue reading →

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Year 3 Similes

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

3IH have been working on making their writing more interesting by using similes. Here they wrote some similes about their own mythical monsters that they have created. Which similes do you know? How do we write similes? How can we … Continue reading →

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Year 3 Maths practice

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

As part of the Year 3 Numeracy curriculum we study time. Here is a fun game that can be played by our pupils and with parents to make us terrific time tellers! Mr Hayslop‘s time is 10 seconds – can … Continue reading →

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3IH Dinosaur animations

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

Year 3 have been creating stop motion animation videos in ICT and here are some of their masterpieces! They are learning about dinosaurs and used their ICT skills to make these videos, patiently moving the figures just a fraction each … Continue reading →

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100 Word Challenge – Week 20

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

I hope you all have had a lovely start to your half term holiday and have had the chance to enjoy the glorious sunshine. Even though we are on holiday, there is still a 100 Word Challenge this week and … Continue reading →

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Year 3 poetry

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

3IH have been stretching their Imagining, Collaborating and Imitating muscles to create their own poems based on the poem Word of a Lie, by Jackie Kay. Here are the recitals of their poetic creations!. listen to ‘3IH Word of a … Continue reading →

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100 Word Challenge hits 1,000 Entries!

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

Great news about the 100 Word Challenge at Miriam Lord. This week we have passed the 1,000 entries mark. This means that since January 2012, children have written pieces of writing more than 1,000 times!! This is a truly amazing … Continue reading →

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Year 3 Playscripts

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

With the Oscars approaching and the British acting scene thriving, we are delighted to present some of Britain’s latest emerging talent! 3IH have been busy studying Dialogue and Plays in Literacy and have applied what they learned about playscripts to … Continue reading →

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Year 4′s Visit to Bolling Hall

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

On Wednesday 30th January, Year 4 visited Bolling Hall to learn more about the Tudors for our History topic. We took part in different activities during the day. We went into the kitchen and guessed what some Tudor artefacts were used for.We thought the sheep … Continue reading →

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