For the last weeks of term, we have enjoyed getting creative in textiles week making various things from wool and fabric. We all had a great time. Here are some pictures…
Note to parents:
The tie-dye t-shirts have been washed already to set the colours, however we advise that you wash them separately for a few following washes.
Thank you,
Y3 teachers
On Wednesday 6th June, Year 3 had an Ancient Greek Day to launch our new topic. We held Ancient Olympic games, including javelin, long jump, discus, running races and (arm) wrestling. We also made traditional Greek clay vases and had a feast full of Greek delicacies! The children enjoyed tasting new foods and trying new activities. We were dressed in tunics and made leaf laurels for our heads. Thank you to the parents that supported us on the day! Hope you enjoy the photos!
Everyone in Silver Birch worked really hard this term and earned a whopping 50 marbles! As their treat, they decided to decorate biscuits and make cakes which they very much enjoyed!
The children made some fantastic crowns to celebrate the Royal Wedding! Thank you to all parents that got creative with them.
As the children had worked hard to fill their marble jar, they chose to make slime as a treat. We really enjoyed the afternoon and got very messy!
On Tuesday 27th February, we had a fun-filled Ancient Egyptian Day with a lady that came in to share lots of activities. Here are some of the things we did.
We mummified pegs. We put the paste on the peg then wrapped linin around it to make it mummified.
To make canopic jars, we got two lumps of clay. One was smaller than the other. The smallest one we made into a head and the biggest one was the actual jar. We put hieroglyphs on the jar and moulded the head to an Egyptian animal.
We tested out some games such as Senet by using counters and a board.
The paint looked dark at first but then it got light. The painting was colourful. The paint was very runny like water. It was Egyptian paint.
We made bracelets using clay and string.
We had help to make ink to write hieroglyphics on papyrus.
Most of us dressed up in Ancient Egyptian costumes. Lots of people were pharaohs. We had Anubis, slaves, mummies…it was so much fun.
First we bashed the olives then put all the olive oil into the pot. We got some wick and lit it to see how long the oil burnt for.
We made wax pots for perfume by crunching up some stuff and made a pot from clay. We poured the wax in our pots and left them to dry.
We carved scarab beetles out of soap. We had a small stick to carve with.
We started with some flour and grinded some seeds. Then we poured some water into the bowl and shared the dough between everyone. Each person kneaded their dough to make the salt bread.
Slaves gave us food like cheese, grapes and bread and drink that we had in goblets.
In the afternoon, we did role play and acted out the Festival of the River Nile. Two people dressed up as a pharaoh and a queen and there were some slaves and entertainment acts.
Thank you parents for costumes and helping on the day. We had an amazing time!
(blog post written by Silver Birch)
The children had a brilliant World Book Day with dressing up and sharing favourite books. Here are a few of the costumes…
Something strange was discovered on the playground this morning…an alien spaceship! This is inspiring our work this week so keep an eye out for more mysterious discoveries and creations!
As Silver Birch have been working really hard these past few weeks, they filled the marble jar! They chose to have an afternoon of toys and really enjoyed it.
We already have a few marbles back in the jar working towards our next treat…
Silver Birch have been learning about instruction texts in English and we wrote some instructions for how to make a jam sandwich. The next day, the children had to follow the instructions exactly as they were written to check they had all the details they need. The results were interesting! Some definitely needed more information such as using a knife to spread the butter and jam. We got a bit messy but some jam sandwiches turned out well and rather tasty!
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