Topic
In our Topic learning today, we continued to compare optical art by our feature artist, Bridget Riley. We commented on how there are lots of patterns in her work – the arrangement of colours or shapes in a logical order. We made our own patterns in the classroom.
Then, we compared Bridget Riley’s art work using a Carroll diagram. We looked at lots of different features – shapes, colour, patterns, and if the picture appeared to be moving.
Digital Artists
Today, the children used photos they had taken previously to create some digital art. Using an app on the iPads, the class enhanced their photos. Some chose to add very vivid colours while others opted for black and white.
After some time exploring the possibilities, we showcased some of the images onto the main teaching screen.
In the next lesson, the children will continue to edit and use paint effects to enhance their images further.
Topic: Commenting on the work of famous architects.
We have been looking at the work of the famous architect Sir Christopher Wren today. He won the commission to design St. Paul’s Cathedral after it was destroyed in the Great Fire of London. His design was chosen by King Charles II. We have looked at Christopher Wren’s designs and compared them to a photo of the actual cathedral and made observations about both.
We then designed our own Cathedral.
Maths in Year 3
We have enjoyed working together in a group to solve number problems in maths this week.
We have been learning about place value and adding and subtracting ones, tens and hundreds. Sometimes we have had to exchange and using the number frames really helps.
Christmas is coming!
Our Christmas performance is fast approaching and we are so excited to perform for everyone! This is a reminder that children, if they have them, need to bring their scripts into school each day. Also, any costumes in named bags need to be in school by Thursday 24th November 2022 and letters for tickets to be returned as soon as possible. These were sent out last week in children’s bags.
Thank you! From the Early Years and Key Stage 1 team.
We are artists!
In Topic this half term, we are artists!
We are learning and experimenting with structure, inspired by one of our feature artists Bridget Riley. She specialised in optical art. We are creating our own optical art pieces!
The first step was to draw straight lines with a ruler. Some children had drawn many lines, some had not so many, some had thick lines, some had thin… there was certainly lots of experimenting happening! Then, we used the colour black to paint every other line. We talked about this being a pattern, one of our key words.
What’s that Sound?
We have been investigating pitch in Year 3 Science today.
We used different sizes and shapes of container to see whether the pitch was different when we plucked the elastic bands.
Pitch is how high or low a sound is.
Volume is how loud a sound is.
It was great fun playing our elastic band guitars!
PE – Movement
This half term during PE, we are focusing on movement. Today, we showed movement through different types of weather on an Autumn day. We stretched upwards in the sunshine, shivered in the chilly wind and worked with a partner to grow as a tree, then we spun around slowly, like the leaves falling. Next, we danced quickly around the hall, as the rolling leaves were being carried by the wind. Finally, we put the moves we had learnt together to create a longer dance sequence.
Children In Need
Thank you for all the donations brought in today to help raise money for Children in Need.
Spellings for Friday 18th November
continue
regular
popular
knew
rescue
would
really
with
Practice spellings with the ‘ue’ phoneme. Try writing some sentences using ‘ue’ words.