We have been studying Diwali in RE. Today we looked at how it is celebrated, and we learnt about Rangoli patterns.

We also had the chance to make our own Rangoli pattern using chalk, which was great fun and very messy!

We have started to learn about the three different types of rocks. We have been exploring their properties and learning about how they are made.

We found out that some rocks are soft and crumbly and others are hard and smooth. We have also learnt that sedimentary rocks can contain fossils.

We have had a wonderful start to the new school year. We have been doing lots of PSHE, thinking about ourselves and what is important to us. We have also been thinking about resilience and what we would like to achieve this year. Take a look at some of the lovely work we have produced for our new PSHE floor book.

Today, we went to Attingham Park to look at plants. First we had a careers talk with Maddie, one of the gardeners at Attingham. Next we explored the different types of plants around the sight and discussed whether they were fruit, flowers or vegetables. We also looked at how some of the plants might spread their seeds. Finally, we sat and sketched some of the beautiful plants we could see around the sight, putting to use the skills we learnt in our drawing unit in art.

This week we have been learning about 3D shapes and their properties. Today, we had a go at constructing some different 3D shapes using straws.

Today we made our Greek dishes. We learnt lots of different techniques like rolling, chopping, steaming, mixing, and lots more. The final meal was wonderful and there were clean plates all around!

In design and technology, we have been learning about healthy eating and the Eatwell plate. We sorted foods into the different categories and talked about eating a balanced diet and what things we might not want to eat much of.

We have also started our ancient Egypt unit in history and art. Here are some ancient Egyptian patterns that we have been studying and drawing.

We have had a busy week in Clee. On Wednesday, we went on a bug and plant hunt with the year 2s. We also had playtime with them to help them get used to our school, ready for their transition in September.

Today, we have also begun our design and technology unit, and we got to taste lots of different Greek food ingredients and look at the packaging of the food. Lots of us thought that we didn’t like the look of the ingredients, but when we tried them, we enjoyed them and wanted more!

Today we have been completing our final designs for the local art competition , Mini Masters, that we are entering as a whole school.

This term we have been very busy studying plants in science, and as part of this, we have been growing different types of seeds to see if bigger seeds grow bigger plants. We have also been testing different growing conditions, going on a plant hunt around the school grounds, studying how plants transport water and dissecting flowers. Take a look below to see how our plants are growing.

Over the last few weeks, we have been looking at fractions. Today we had fun using our bowling skills to help us with subtracting fractions.

In science this term, we have been looking at plants.

Today we studied different types of seeds and tried to guess what plants they grew into.

Then set up an experiment to test whether bigger seeds grow bigger plants.

This week Clee class delivered their assembly to parents. They were really excited to share some of the work they had done over the last term, which included art sculpture work, geography work on volcanoes and earthquakes and science work on forces. Take a look at some of the photographs from our assembly.

This week in Clee, we have been looking at food packaging in design and technology. We explored different types of boxes, looked at how they were made, and had a go at using different nets to make boxes. We then designed and made our own made our own Easter boxes.

For our art unit on sculpture, Clee class went to The Ironworks to look at amazing metal sculptures on display there.

We looked at the types of materials used and the shapes and colours used.  We hope to use some of these ideas to inspire us with designing our own sculpture in our next art lesson.

This week we have been learning about contact and non-contact forces.

We learnt that magnetism works as a non-contact force because magnets don’t need to touch the object to make it work.

This week. in science, we have been identifying, grouping and classifying different materials to find out if they are magnetic or non-magnetic.

We were surprised to find out that not all metals are magnetic.

One of our class story books this term was Seeds and Trees by Brandon Walden. It is a lovely rhyming story book which follows the story of a young prince who gathers seeds (words) from others. The seeds grow into different types of trees. As a class, we discussed what words/actions might be “good seeds” and what words/actions might be “bad seeds”.

This term, we have been learning about forces, and today we experimented with magnets to find out more about a non-contact force.

Take a look at some of our work below.

The first lesson in our new art unit involved exploring what sculptures we could make using simple shapes and simple joining techniques.

Take a look below at some of the sculptures we created.

For National Handwriting Day, year 3 have had a competition.

We wrote out a poem called “The Swing” and our anonymous entries were all judged by another class teacher.

Here are our winning entries in Clee class.

We have been enjoying invasion games this term and here we are practising our ball skills in PE today.

This week we have started our design and technology unit on levers and linkages.

We are designing a Christmas card that uses levers and linkages. So far, we have explored different designs and levers. We have also had a go at making different levers and linkages to explore what would work best with our designs.

Today we looked at different newspaper headlines. We noticed that they were often big, bold and short. We also found lots of examples of alliteration, rhyme and a play on words.

Then we had a go at writing some of our own.      

This term we have been learning about observational drawing and the skills we need to shade and draw.

This week, we have been learning about abstract drawing using flowers as our inspiration. We selected our image using viewfinders. We then drew it and enlarged it before choosing our media to add colour.

Take a look below at some of the beautiful pieces of art work we have created.