Year 3 Iveson Blog

 Jays have taken part in the Christmas Cracker orienteering challenge! We used the skills we have learned to read the map and record a code on our control cards. Then we found which item the code matched with. We had a lot of fun! Our class winners were Bonnie and Willow!

In Science, we have been learning about forces. We learned that forces are pushes and pulls, like opening and closing a door. We know that gravity is a force that pulls objects towards the ground. We learned that friction creates resistance that slows down moving objects. We tested different surfaces to find out which created the most friction.

 In PE we are developing our dynamic and static balance skills. We have been using our core muscles to hold a dish position and pass a cone from one side of our bodies to the other.

 We have been learning about the different layers of soil, and how soil is formed. We used the story of Roger the Rock to help us understand this process. Here are some of our finished Roger the Rock stories.

 Look at our computing lesson we have done this week. We have been looking at how computers connect with each other 

 Today, Year 3 walked around school searching for signs of nature. We found all sorts of interesting plants and creatures. We saw beetles, slugs, flies and spiders. We heard a dunnock, a magpie, crows, a robin and a blue tit. We discovered that the Secret Garden has become a wilderness and is a peaceful sanctuary for nature within school grounds. Have a look at some of the things we found!