Poplar class assembly was themed around Roald Dahl and his well-known book, Charlie and the chocolate factory.
The audience were given a short synopsis of the story, meeting the golden ticket winners and finding out who won the greatest prize – the chocolate factory!
Well done Poplar Class on a super assembly.
Last Friday 27th of January, Kids Cookery School delivered an imaginative, cross curriculum cookery workshop, teaching year 3 children the importance of healthy eating as part of a healthy lifestyle. Such a yummy success!!
“My son loved it and has taken over the kitchen!”
In Science we are learning about Rocks and in Science today the children learnt about the layers of soil and Poplar class acted it out in groups.
Year 3 went on a trip to the Science Museum to explore forces: friction, gravity, magnetism based on what we had been learning in science.
What a talent!! Congratulations to year 3 for such an amazing effort!
On Thursday 9th June, the students of Poplar and Elm Class (Year 3) went on a field trip to the famous Museum of London. The purpose of this educational visit was to enhance their learning of the Term 3 History topic, The Romans.
The Roman London gallery featured an impressive display of artefacts (e.g. coins, sculptures, busts, weighing scales, etc.), maps and other learning materials for the children to study and engage with. It enabled them to take a step back in time to old London, or Londinium as it was known in Roman times, and learn about this city as it was in ancient times.
The day also included an encounter with a man named Marcus (see pictures) who once fought in the Roman army. Marcus gave an entertaining and informative spiel about the time he spent serving the Empire, as well as the structure and features of Roman society.
Through Marcus, the children learnt how people were placed into three categories in Roman society: citizens, freeman and slaves. The key to knowing what social strata a person belonged to was the number of names they possessed—three, two or one. Also, the place of females in society was introduced. Girls generally married young in Roman Times and had limited options in life. Hopefully the girls of Year 3 at John Perryn are now grateful that they live in more liberal times!
The language of the Roman period, of course, was Latin. Marcus introduced a few words to the students, including salve (hello) and vale (goodbye), which the students were able to practice with the noble Roman. They also learnt about the importance of body gestures, such as placing one hand up and the other on your heart to show another person you are unarmed.
All in all, it was great start to their latest History topic. London certainly was a different place a few millennia ago!
A big thank you to the parent helpers: Mr Mosanya, Mrs Gruszewicz, Mrs Syed, Mrs Kanchevska, Mrs Gwyther and Emma.
Year 3 had a fantastic time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, in spite of a rainy walk through the park and a very steep climb to get there!
We saw a show in the planetarium to learn about light in space and how the light from the sun affects us on earth and how we see the moon!
Can you name all of the planets in our solar system?
Can you name some sources of light, apart from the sun?
