ART: The great Leonardo da Vinci

This week we have been learning about the genius Leonardo da Vinci. We already knew that he'd drawn designs for flying machines hundreds of years before people began to fly. However we were amazed to find out that he was a fantastic artist as well!

We looked carefully at his sketches to help develop our own skills.  Look at how we have explored the use of light and shadow in our sketching.

We also looked at the very famous painting, The Mona Lisa.  Here are some of our versions of it.

 

Secret Stuff going on in Year 3

We have been looking at the 8 secrets to success and how we can play an important role in "being the best that we can be".

With this in mind we have been completing challenges and deciding in which areas we are stronger in and which areas we can challenge ourselves.

Exciting English

We have had great fun in Year 3 this term working with performance poetry.  

We have looked at what features make a poem into a successful performance poem and written our own lines for some familiar poems.  

We have looked at using rhyming words at the end of each line and internal rhyme. 

We have particularly enjoyed performing raps and our highlight last week was writing our own rap.  They were so good, they will be on display in our classroom soon.

Flying ahead to the New Year - New Topic on FLIGHT!

Have a look at these attempts at flying. 
Which design goes the furthest?
Who do you think invented the first flying machine?
What do you already know about flight?
What do you want to find out? 

Fuss Free Friday

In year 3 we have what is called 'Fuss Free Friday.' This is an opportunity for the children to make independent decisions about when, how and where they work, Expectations remain high, but there is a real sense of the children taking control of their own learning. Plus, it's a lot of fun too!

Following interactive instructions - this was quite challenging, but we got there.

Choosing to work alone 

Deciding which activity to do

Supporting each other when it's tricky

Opting for a quiet area to work in

CHILDREN IN NEED

On Friday, we are going to be learning all about the important job that the charity Children in Need does and why we are supporting it in school. 

This year, the theme is 'Superheros', but not imaginary characters like Spiderman  or Batman, but ordinary people doing extraordinary things. The real heros.

We will watch the video on this link, 

MEET FLO