Hindu Temple Visit

Year 3 were enormously privileged to be invited to visit the Shree Hindu Community Centre in Birmingham today, following their studies of the Hindu faith in RE lessons.

The magnificent temple was a real feast for the senses with its lavish decorations and fascinating artefacts.  We were lucky enough to be able to watch a ceremony taking place in the temple during our time there, and we were also given a guided tour by some of the ladies who work at the Centre.

Here are some of the photos from this memorable visit.

Light and Dark

This half term, 3V have been learning all about light and darkness in their science lessons.  

We looked at different light sources and learnt about staying safe in the sun.  We learnt that the sun gives out powerful ultraviolet light which can cause skin damage.  We conducted an experiment using some sugar paper.  We took a large sheet of sugar paper and attached a black paper cut out of our class name to it.  Then, we stuck the paper to our classroom window and left it outside for a week!

The difference after just one week was astonishing!  When we took the black paper off, we could see that the sun's rays had bleached the colour of the sugar paper, while the area protected by the layer of black paper had retained something closer to its original colour.

Before

After

We have also been looking at how light travels, and how shadows are made.  We proved that light travels in straight lines by using our torches to make a beam of light pass through holes in a series of cards.  We have also been looking at which materials are the best at blocking light, and have learnt the terms opacity, transparency and translucency.

Tidy Cloakroom Award!

3V were celebrating this week after finally completing their Tidy Cloakroom Award Chart!

As a reward, the class chose to have an extra-long playtime on Friday afternoon, and had a whale of a time playing a giant game of Stuck in the Mud on the otherwise empty field.

Well done 3V - let's try and complete another Award Chart soon!

Mrs Vaqueiro

Storyteller

On Friday 20th April, we were extremely lucky to be able to participate in a storytelling workshop with author Richard O'Neill.

Mr O'Neill explained that all his story writing begins with the lead character, and he showed us how to develop the idea of a new character by imagining how they would move and talk.  We practised introducing ourselves in the guise of several different characters - from an excited toddler to a talking robot!

It was great fun and the children learnt a great deal about how to develop their own character descriptions in their writing.

North America Topic

In our geography lessons this half term we have been learning all about the continent of North America.  

This week, we used the computers to safely search the internet for information about some of the key geographical features of North America.  

Next week, we will be using the information that we found in order to create a poster about our chosen features.

Sport Relief

3V began the day the healthy way by running (or walking) a mile around the school fields in celebration of Sport Relief.  The children brought charitable donations in to school and enjoyed dressing up as their favourite sportspeople for the event.

3V celebrate completing their Sport Relief mile.

Our Class Assembly

It was 3V's turn to shine in the spotlight (or perhaps the limelight) this morning, as we performed our class assembly, 'Rotten Romans' for the rest of the school and visiting parents and carers.

Everyone performed brilliantly (to the great relief of Mrs Vaqueiro and Mrs Miller), remembering all their lines and the songs perfectly.  

Thank you so much to all the parents and carers who spent time helping their children learn their parts for the play, and to all the staff at Swan Lane who helped in putting together the production. 

Here are some photos of the stars of the show!  A video clip will follow soon.

Mrs Vaqueiro