Year 3 at Little Heath

Hello everyone, It has been a lovely sunny week but the chilly mornings are starting to creep up on us – autumn is definitely on the way! We have had a very exciting week in Year 3. On Wednesday, we were visited by an orthopaedic surgeon, who came to share their knowledge about the bones of the body. The children absolutely loved the experience and had a great time examining a life-size skeleton to see how everything fits together. To help us prepare for our half-term project, The 500 Word Challenge (mentioned in the blog posted on 12/9), we took part in the BBC’s live introductory lesson. The children were thrilled when we even received a shout-out from Sir Lenny Henry! The session inspired lots of creative thinking and gave the class plenty of story ideas to explore in the coming weeks. Next week in class, the children will be continuing to read The BFG in English. We will look closely at how Roald Dahl creates exciting characters and settings and the children will be practis...