Emmaville Primary School

Northern Europe Year 3

Welcome to the Northern Europe Year 3 Class Page.  Here, you can find out about everything that we've been doing this term.
Friday 7th February
 
Art - Sculpture - Andy Goldsworthy
 

Well I couldn't resist putting Art on again this week as I thought the sculptures were amazing!

Last week we worked outdoors to create sculptures in pairs. Today, we worked indoors. We were inspired by the work of land artist Andy Goldsworthy. We used natural materials that we had found to create our own sculpture, developing our technique. Not only were these amazing, but the children were so focused and really enjoyed creating them! Well done everyone!

Thursday 30th January
 
Art - Sculpture - Andy Goldsworthy
 
The master technique we are learning about this half term in art is sculpture. We have investigated the work of the land artist Andy Goldsworthy. We have learnt that he uses natural objects to create his sculptures and that his sculptures might affect the environment. We also learnt that he expects the environment to affect his sculptures - wind, rain, moss, trees, animals and humans. Because of this, he photographs his work to record it. Today, we went outside to use natural objects to create a sculpture in the style of Andy Goldsworthy. Even though it was cold, it was a gloriously sunny day and we really enjoyed collecting the natural objects and creating our sculptures.
Friday 24th January
 
National Handwriting Day
 
It was National Handwriting Day yesterday. We spent some time remembering our handwriting posture and doing some fine motor exercises to warm up our fingers. We read the poem 'Others' by an unknown author and discussed its meaning. Then we worked carefully to write the poem in our neatest handwriting. I HAD said I was going to choose one star hand-writer, either someone who was beautifully neat, or for someone who had put in a huge effort and made a big improvement. I was so blown away by the effort and perseverance of all of the children that I couldn't pick just one writer. I ended up with 6! Some of the improvement I saw was fantastic! Well done everyone. Keep it up.

Friday 17th January 2025

Year 3 Anglo-Saxon Artefacts History Lesson

We had a very exciting History lesson on Monday, where we got the chance to explore Anglo-Saxon artefacts from the Discovery Museum. On each table we had different artefacts displayed, with all the artefacts on one table linking together. For example, Anglo-Saxon grave finds, Lindisfarne artefacts and Anglo-Saxon life. We looked at artefacts such as a spearhead, tunics that men and women would have worn and a replica board game with counters and dice. We had the opportunity to discuss with our table what each artefact was and how they may have been used in Anglo-Saxon Britain. Once we had observed all of the artefacts, we then learned their real purpose and any interesting facts about them. One fact that we found particularly interesting is that the Lindisfarne Gospels were written on animal skin and estimates are that 150 calf skins (vellum) were used to make the book! It suggests the book was also written with a pen made from a bird’s feather. To make the pictures in the book, Eadfrith would draw the shapes, then colour them in using paint held in an oyster shell dish. Real gold flakes were added to some of the pages!

Friday 10th January

Personal Growth - Job roles visitor

Happy New Year to everyone! It has been lovely to have you all back in class and ready to learn.

This week we were treated to a very special visitor Helen Doyle who is the head pastry chef at 21 in Newcastle. She also happens to be Alfie’s mum!

Helen told us all about her training, how her work has allowed her to travel all over the world and her role entails.

We got to ask lots of questions about her work and some of the famous people she has served and worked with!

Some of us got to dress up in chef’s whites with aprons and gave out cookies that Helen’s team made for all of us in year 3. They were delicious! Thank you Helen for coming in, for sharing all about your job and for the amazing cookies. Some of us have decided we would now like to become chefs.

After the visit, Mr Robinson received a lovely message from Helen saying how impressed she was with the children’s curiosity and the questions that they asked.