Year 3
CROESO i BLWYDDYN TRI!
Teachers:
- MISS LAWTON - MULBERRY CLASS
- MR FRYER - MAGNOLIA CLASS
A very warm welcome to Year Three's class page. As a team, we are very excited to share the learning experiences of the pupils, important information and overviews of the contexts for learning.
''Don't tell me that the sky is the limit. There are footprints on the moon''. Brandt Paul
Instilling good habits that help us to reach our potential. Delving into how the human race has developed in terms of space exploration.
Our new context for learning this term is 'Stop the Clock!' There will be lots of exciting learning opportunities. For example, to bring the curriculum to life, the pupils will undertake outdoor learning activities, including a visit to Aerospace Bristol.
In the following weeks, the pupils will be provided with opportunities to experience:
- Undertaking an independent enquiry based on the history of the Race for Space
- Carrying out exploration tasks on gravity and forces
- Use literacy skills to create a biography of influential people in space technology
- Asking good questions and using their knowledge of what they know to support their research skills using a range of sources
- Using measurements in science when designing, building and launching rockets
- Contributing to deep and meaningful questions based on a variety of stimuli using visible thinking routines and Philosophy for Children (P4C) sessions
- Programing space rovers to traverse a planet's surface
- Understanding stewardship and the importance of looking after our world
- Immersing themselves in real-life experiences; to include visits from school partners from the world of work to support the context
- Innovating and constructing prototypes using new ideas, thinking flexibly and thinking together
- Looking at local, national and international contexts through the lens of space technology. For example, studying influential Welsh contributors
- Comparing a range of creation stories from different cultures and religions
- Creating space-scape artwork following planet research and composing their own planet music
- Developing astronaut level fitness whilst circuit training
- Sharing space-themed stories such as Survival in Space by David Long & Stefano Tambellini
In this gripping retelling of the astonishing Apollo 13 mission, David Long shows how courage, determination and teamwork succeeded in beating all odds to bring the spacecraft home.
We are looking forward to sharing our learning in the second half of the term as part of the 'Learn with Me' event entitled COSMIC CHRONICLES!
The History of Space: Take one small step back in time (The Space Race) and take a giant leap into the future of space exploration (impact on the Human Race).
