As part of our Local Area Study P3d went outdoors to conduct a traffic survey. We registered the different types and the frequency of the traffic. Back in class we used the laptops to put the information into spreadsheets and then created bar charts.
Science – Earth, Moon and Sun
Primary 3b have been learning about the Earth, the moon and the sun. They have been observing and recording the earth, the sun and the moon at various times. They have been exploring and describing their patterns of movement and changes over time. They have been relating these to the length of a day, a month and a year.
They can describe how the Earth spins around its axis in 24 hours resulting in day and night. They can explain why the moon appears to have different shapes and positions in the sky at different times in a lunar month.
“I like learning about the solar system because I love space. I find it very interesting that the moon changes shape every few nights in a lunar month.” (Gabriel E)
“I like the videos about the moon because they are really funny. I also like that I know a lot of facts about the earth, the sun and the moon.” (Jai)
PE – Gymnastics
This week, they have been working on controlling their bodies. They have been rolling, jumping, balancing and making shapes with their bodies.
Primary 3b have been really enjoying this aspect of PE.
“I like gymnastics because it’s fun. I like jumping on the springboard and making a body shape on the landing mat.” (Hamish)
“My favourite part of gymnastics is making shapes with my body. I like it because it is calm and quiet. I like having fun with all the mats on the ground.” (Laurina)
Literacy – Outdoor Learning
This week, they were using the outdoors as inspiration to solve some riddles. After that, they came up with their own riddles, using vocabulary from their outdoor environment. They really loved this activity and had a lot of fun, being creative, coming up with their own.
Well done P3b – Keep up all the hard work! 🙂
“I liked how we got to work as a team to make our own riddles. We used rhyming words from the outdoors to help us.” (Joe)
“All of the riddles were different and quite challenging. I liked the one that was about a tree. We loved making up our own because we could be as creative as we wanted.” (Elsa)
“I liked how we worked together to find the answers to the riddles. I liked that we all solved one riddle each. My favourite bit was making our own at the end.” (Niamh)
Keep up the hard work 3b! 🙂
Primary 3b have already been very busy, this term. Have a look at some of the things we have been learning.
This week, outdoors, we were consolidating our knowledge of times tables and addition strategies. We collected sticks, bark, leaves and stones.
We created pictures using the materials we had gathered. We allocated each object a value and then we calculated the total value of our pictures. We had a lot of fun doing this challenge.
“My favourite part of this was collecting all the stuff. It was like we were going on an adventure.” (Aleena)
“I liked making the pictures and calculating what value they were worth.” (Cian)
“I liked collecting all the stuff. I also liked working in my group with Gabriel E, Samuel and Cian.” (James)
This term, we have started doing gymnastics in PE. This week, we were stretching, balancing and working on controlling our bodies. We had some very talented leaders and demonstrators.
“I liked demonstrating jumping over the bench. My favourite part of it was choosing three shapes to make with my body.” (Mia)
“I liked doing the bridges in gymnastics. I loved being a team leader.” (Sarah)
In Talking & Listening, we learned about children’s and teachers rights. We had a group discussion about what we thought were rights and what were responsibilities.
Today, we had a real treat trying out the new Virtual Reality headsets. We had a go at using them to get used to them. We are looking forward to using them as part of our learning this term.
Tennis Fun
Primary 3c had a fantastic morning practising their tennis skills through a range of activities.
At this station we were working with our partners using sticky bats and foam balls.
At this station we were controlling the tennis balls simultaneously. We had to use teamwork and coordination skills.
Then we practised hitting the ball with tennis rackets while our partners threw the ball to us.
This group were using foam bats to practise their skills with their partners.
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P3d presented their amazing projects on their chosen aspect of the Celts topic. The children have worked really hard researching and developing their investigative skills and should be extremely proud of themselves.
Eva-Grace said, “I liked learning about the Celts and how they made their houses and clothes.”
“The Celts topic was interesting. I put a lot of effort into making my powerpoint but I really enjoyed it.” said Eamon.
“I felt really pleased with the Celtic house that I made.” Matthew said.
Primary 3b have had a very fun filled, busy morning.
They really enjoyed their outdoor orienteering before coming inside to show off their Easter crafts.
Happy Easter to P3b and families! Have a well earned holiday 🙂
Check out P3d’s Blog. Over the last number of weeks P3d have been investigating forces on magnetic and non-magnetic items. We worked together in small groups at a variety of Stations to learn about magnets.
From there we progressed to designing magnetic games. We had to decide on what type of game we wanted to create and then decide on the materials that would be needed. We wrote out instructions so that other groups would know how to play our games.
We are really pleased with our finished games!
Today, P3b were working very hard on their control skills in PE. They really enjoyed using balloons to practice controlling a piece of light equipment like a shuttlecock.
The balloons were a fantastic way of allowing the pupils control and manoeuvre quickly whilst trying to keep them in the air. They used badminton rackets in pairs to practice their passing skills.
Then, they worked in teams of four to practice passing the balloon through a hoop. This was a great way for them to practice keeping control of the balloon whilst trying to get it through the hoop.
Well done P3b. You worked very hard this morning as a team and you were very successful. We are looking forward to lots more fun playing badminton.
Have a look below at what Primary 3c have been working on in class this week.
The Celts
As part of our Celts topic, children have been learning about different aspects of Celtic life. We combined art, technology and social studies through designing Celtic jewellery with clay! We moulded it into the shape we wanted and then created designs with a pencil. Next week we will paint our Celtic jewellery!
PE
We have been enjoying developing our teamwork skills during PE and today were playing a game called Diamond Football. Have a look below:
Artwork:
We have now completed our Steven Brown inspired artwork using a range of different medias. Have a look at our wonderful work that is now displayed on our art wall in class:
Writing:
This week we have been learning how to write a comic strip. We focused on using exciting adjectives and using pictures and words which would make it interesting for our reader. We presented our comic strip to the class. Have a look at some of our star writers work this week which is displayed on our writing wall of fame:
Reminder:
A friendly reminder that next Thursday Celts projects are due in to class. We will begin presenting these to the class on Friday. We are super impressed with what we have seen so far. Thank you!
P3b had a great afternoon playing cricket.
They have been discovering a little bit about the game of cricket. Today, they were working on linking actions of throwing and catching the ball. They were very motivated to practice and improve their skills to develop control and flow of the ball.
They are keen to continue playing cricket. They did really well today, following instructions and working as a team.
Well done P3b, Keep up the good work!
