3BC used their storytelling skills with a hands-on investigation of light to deliver an the epic tale of Lemminkainen. The children worked in collaborative teams to build their own shadow puppet theaters. The “secret ingredients” to their success were their mastery of opaque, translucent, and transparent materials. They carefully chose opaque cardstock to create the bold, dark silhouettes of the characters, used translucent fabrics to create the misty, magical atmosphere, and transparent layers to let the light shine through clearly. What a show!

To help us understand the terms: transparent, translucent and opaque we enjoyed searching for objects around the classroom.

Some materials surprised us when we held them up to the light and we discovered that it was translucent rather than opaque.

What a spectacular day we had in Year 3 on Tuesday! The classroom was transformed into a land of ancient legends as we welcomed the brilliant storyteller, Matthew Bellwood, for a special workshop all about the epic hero, Lemminkäinen.

The children didn’t just listen to the story—they lived it! We kicked off the morning by learning traditional songs. The room was filled with rhythmic chanting and singing as we used our voices to set the scene of the snowy North. It was the perfect way to get into character! Matthew then led the children in acting out the key moments of Lemminkäinen’s journey. The highlight of the afternoon was definitely our shadow puppet theater. Using light, screens, and carefully cut-out silhouettes, the children re-told the story of Lemminkäinen. The children worked in small groups to narrate their scenes, showing fantastic teamwork and creative flair.

We enjoyed making our Christingle this afternoon ready for the Christingle service tomorrow…

We thoroughly enjoyed our music lesson today where Adam from Front Row Music introduced us to playing the ukulele.  

We began by learning the different parts of the ukulele: head, neck, body, sound hole and strings.  

With a little bit of practise, we played in time together, getting to know the four strings. We then played different chords. 

We definitely have some budding musicians in 3BC! 

What a fantastic day we had at Murton Park! As soon as we arrived, we were transported back in time to The Stone Age. We spent the day in role, wearing our tunics in the village. ‘Raven’ was our tribe leader for the day and we began by being given our jobs to complete.

Raven was very impressed with what we already knew about life during the Stone and Bronze Ages!

Throughout the day, we worked collaboratively to complete the tasks which included: grinding wheat, making ‘Bell Beaker’ pottery, hunting and weaving.

We enjoyed listening to a story around the fire in the roundhouse to end the wonderful day.

3BC was inspired today by an amazing visit from the Phoenix Dance Company. What a special opportunity for us to see some real professional dancers perform and teach us about dance.

3BC had a fantastic Anti-Bullying Week! We kicked off the week by wearing our odd socks to stand up against bullying.

We went on to create our own music video, inspired by Andy and the Odd Socks with the help of Jenny from the Big Foot Theatre Company.

We received some great entries for the ‘Design an Upstander’ competition, and we are now ready to use our ‘power for good’ to put an end to bullying!

We have spent time this week reflecting on inspiring individuals and their amazing achievements from our prior learning including Mae Jemison and Mary Seacole. In our reading lessons, we were introduced to other significant individuals including Rosa Parks, a very brave and determined activist and Guion Bluford, the first African American to go into space.

We discussed why ‘Black History Month’ is celebrated – to share, celebrate and understand the impact of black heritage and culture and that in the past, the achievements of many individuals has been overlooked or distorted.

We enjoyed researching other individuals and then sharing interesting facts about them and their incredible achievements with each other…

This week, we visited Moor Allerton Library to learn about the different types of books that we could borrow for free. We asked the local librarian questions and got a chance to read and explore new stories and information books. We love reading in 3BC!