We’ve been applying our mental maths skills and place value knowledge when playing maths games this week.
Month: September 2015
Problem Solving
This week in maths we are problem solving. This morning we solved a logic problem. We had to help the farmer take a fox, hen and bag of grain across the river in his boat. Can you remember the rules? What was difficult about this problem? Did we solve it on our first attempt? What other types of problems have we solved this week in mathematics?
Egyptian fun in Aspen class
This week in literacy/history we learnt about mummification. We read and ordered instructions and then used them to help us mummify Barnaby Bear! We even had a go at mummifying our friends,
although Miss Davis said we should keep our organs including our brains.
Mathematics
We worked really hard to begin to understand how to carry tens when adding large numbers. It’s a little bit tricky even though we are brain boxes in year three so we decided to use base ten apparatus to help us visualise it and understand place value.
We’ve also been learning to read and write numbers in words.
Our group used base ten to help us understand adding two, three digit numbers.
Fish Philosophy
Did you make someone’s day this week and receive a fish? I’d love to hear from you if you did.
Year three worked hard this week to write facts about the Egyptians and then presented them on their own pyramids.
Working hard in Year 3
Wow! What a busy first few weeks back we’ve had Year 3. I hope you agree that we are very lucky to have such a lovely new school? Miss Middleton and I are very proud of how well you have all settled in and how hard you have been working.
We have already started to learn about the importance of healthy eating and our bodies in science and DT and are currently making a non chronological report in literacy sharing all our scientific knowledge. Also in history we have been learning about Ancient Egypt and we even made our own pyramids this week! Rumour has it that next week you will be learning about Egyptian mummies and might even get to have a try for yourself. I wonder how you might do this? Any ideas?
Welcome to blogging in Year 3!
Hello Aspen and Ash class, this is our Year 3 blog! Above are images of our trees. What have you learnt about your class tree? Write a comment and let us know.
Miss Davis and Miss Middleton