YEAR 3

Year 3 pupils really enjoyed their first year in the Hodder-Williams building and it was a delight to see them mature so rapidly throughout the year. Many pupils worked very hard on improving their presentation and handwriting and the results were wonderful to see. Towards the end of the Spring Term, Mrs Newsome setup an incredibly exciting Book Factor competition which saw hundreds and hundreds of books being read in the year group and several prizes being presented by Mr Bray on the final day of the term. Well done to everyone involved. Travelling back to the Autumn Term, Year 3 started with a focus on Africa. Everyone was able to immerse themselves into the African culture by experiencing different musical instruments and food from the fascinating continent. The pupils got creative by making their own tie-dye and traditional African masks. Ancient Egypt was the second theme of the year and a definite highlight was the creation of Canopic Jars made from clay. Pupils used the Makerspace for this art activity as they sculpted the clay using a range of tools and added the necessary details before making the lid and then painting their masterpieces.

A Force of Nature was the final theme of the year for Year 3 and definitely a popular addition to The Sherborne WAY curriculum. Using Papier-mâché and a range of other materials, pupils were able to create their own volcanoes, demonstrating their knowledge of how the Earth’s crust has pushed together over thousands of years to form these incredible, natural, explosive mountains around the world. Khalifa Shahim in 3M can be seen in the photograph with his final masterpiece and here is a short interview he gave to Mr Bray to reflect on his time in Year 3:

Khalifa Shahim, 3M interview with Mr Bray:

Q. Firstly, your volcano looks amazing! How did you create it? A. To begin, I put a bottle on a cardboard platform and we surrounded it with pieces of scrunched up paper. Then, after a while, we put some tape around and put Papier-mâché around it all and let it dry for a day. After that, we painted it and I painted mine with two shades of brown and some black. Finally, at the top, I put stripes of red paint coming down to show that lava was coming down the volcano.

Q. What have you enjoyed the most this year in Year 3? A. Out of everything, the best thing was the Tie-dye which was part of our Africa topic.

Q. What do you feel you have most improved this year? A. I feel like mostly my grammar, but Mrs Mills says I am working at a higher level in Maths and I have also focused on my reading particularly with the Book Factor competition recently.