Welcome to Lime Class

Welcome to Year 3 in Lime Class.

We hope that you have all had a fun and restful summer and we are looking forward to meeting you and getting to know you all better over the course of the year.

On this page, we will regularly share updates and photos of what we have been learning about so please do have a look when you can. 

We look forward to an exciting year ahead!

Miss Baverstock and Mrs Linehan

Physical Education - Gymnastics

We have begun our gymnastics unit this half term by revisiting our learning from Year 2 of the basic gymnastics shapes. We are looking to develop this knowledge further and incorporate these into a gymnastics floor sequence. 

Instruction writing

As part of our instructions unit in Writing, we had a go at making some origami fish to help us understand the importance of instructions being clear and easy to follow. 

Scooter Workshop

Following our scooter workshop last week, Year 3 have had the opportunity to put their newly learnt skills and safety tips into practice. We have enjoyed using the scooters at lunchtimes and look forward to continuing to use them on the playground. 

Art Day

This term for Art Day we celebrated Rucstall's 50th birthday by using swans as the focus of our artwork.  In Year 3 we looked at using pastels and sketching pencils to create an observational drawing of a swan. 

They turned out fantastically and we are very proud of them! They will be displayed at the Rucstall 50th celebration too!

Below are some photos of both our artwork and the creative process.

Butser Ancient Farm Trip

We had a fantastic trip to Butser Ancient Farm this week! The weather held out for us and we enjoyed every second of the trip. Our guide for the day was incredibly knowledgeable about the Stone Age and taught the children so many fascinating Stone Age facts.

Below are some pictures of our day:

DT Day - Tomato Soup

Our Design Technology unit this half term has been looking at learning how to make soup. We have developed the skills need to make soup including: chopping and cutting vegetables, weighing the ingredients and being safe around sharp utensils. 

Please enjoy the photos below, of us on our DT day. 

Art Day - William Morris

This half term, we have been learning about the artist William Morris. 

He is known for his artwork which features repeating patterns and muted colours. 

The children produced their own painting in the style of William Morris using printing blocks made from foam squares. 

RE - Special Items

This half term in RE we have been focussing on the word 'holy' and understanding what it means to ourselves and people of different religions. 

The children bought in items that were special to them and shared them with the rest of the class. It was so lovely to see them talking passionately about things that are important to them!

DT - Coin Purses

The children have enjoyed a DT unit involving the design and creation of their own coin purse. They designed their purse, chose the colour and then used their sewing knowledge to create it. Here are some pictures of the children practicing their running stitch. 

More photos to come when they are all completed!

History - Stone Age 

In History, we have been learning about the Stone Age. We have particularly been looking at the differences between how we live today and how they lived then, in order to better understand how we have evolved and changed. 

Here are some pictures of the children pretending to be hunter-gatherers and imagining they had to forage and search for their food. Reading carefully to determine whether it would be safe to eat or not. 

Writing - Speech 

We have been learning how to write using direct speech and to punctuate it correctly. To support us with this, we first practised using drama to identify where the characters in 'Escape from Pompeii' would need to speak and what they might say.

PSHE - Debate

As part of our PSHE learning, we have been learning the skill of being able to successfully debate. We researched to gather evidence and statistics to support our opinions on the question: 'Should all children be allowed to walk home from school?'

We then had a go at debating with each other, remembering to be respectful.

Outdoor Learning

We have enjoyed an afternoon of outdoor learning this afternoon.

We learnt about the plants and trees that we have on our school site. We also learnt how to make a stable and secure structure using sticks that we collected from the woodland area. 

Then we learnt all about fire safety, how to be safe around fire and how to make and light a fire, with Mrs Sayer demonstrating. A few of the children even volunteered to help light the fire.

We were also very lucky to use the fire to heat up some water for a hot chocolate each!