Year 3
Have a look at lots more photos from our history topic on the summer tab!
DON’T FORGET, THE DATE OF THE 3CC TRIP TO MEANWOOD VALLEY HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MONDAY 21st MAY.
Mrs Crowley (3CC) and Mrs Moore (3KM)
Armley Mills
In November we had a very exciting day at Armley Mills Industrial Museum. The children spent the morning in the Victorian schoolroom, learning the 3’R’s. They had to sit very still, with no wriggling, if they were to escape the teacher’s wrath! They all worked very hard with their slate pencils, then later progressed to pen and ink: no blotting their copy books! They also took part in ‘drill’ which was the Victorian equivalent of P.E.
In the afternoon, the children found out about the lives of young children who worked in the mills in Victorian Leeds; they also visited a typical Victorian mill-worker’s home. It was a great experience for everyone and made us all appreciate the mod cons we have today!
The Baptism of baby Theresa Mary
In their RE lessons the children have been learning about the Sacrament of Baptism. We all went to St Gregory’s for the baptism of ‘Theresa Mary’. Father Ghebreyesus helped the children to understand the importance of this sacrament which marks the beginning of a person’s life in the family of the Christian Church.
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- We arrive for the ceremony.
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- Father lights the Easter candle.
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- Father welcomes the family to church.
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- The parents promise to help their child to grow up as a follower of Jesus…
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- …and the godparents do the same.
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- Father anoints the baby with the oil of catechumens.
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- The family gather at the font.
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- The font is a kind of basin filled with water which the priest blesses.
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- The water is poured over the baby’s head 3 times as Father says, ‘I baptise you, Theresa Mary, in the name of the Father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit.’
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- The baby is anointed again – this time with the oil of chrism, a symbol of the strength the child will receive from the Holy Spirit.
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- The godparents are given a small candle which is lit from the Easter candle.
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- The candle is a symbol of the light of Jesus which the child will take with her.
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- The godparents have a special responsibility to help and support Theresa Mary in her Christian life.
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- Everyone prays for this new member of the family of the Church!
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- Father gives the children gifts as a celebration!
This term we are learning about life in Victorian Britain.
We visited the Thackray Museum to experience life in the workhouse. We realised how lucky we are to be living in 2017. Life in Victorian Leeds was very different – especially for poor people.
We hope you enjoy our photos from the Thackray Museum.
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- The blue plaque tells us that we are on the site of the original Leeds workhouse.
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- We enjoyed looking at objects which would have been used by ordinary Victorian people.
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- A washing machine is much more efficient than a dolly tub!
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- 21st century children still like Victorian toys!
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- Girls and boys were kept apart in the workhouse.
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- Gruel doesn’t look too tasty!
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- Better stay on the right side of Matron!
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- Workhouse children did get SOME play time!
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- Picking oakum would have made the children’s fingers very sore.
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- The streets of Leeds were very different in the 1850s!
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- Glad my loo isn’t like this!
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- Visiting the herbalist – many people could not afford to pay for a doctor.
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- We saw Prince Albert’s medicine case – the real thing!
World Book Day!
We celebrated at last -even though the event had been delayed due to the snow! (Funnily enough, nobody came as The Snowman by Raymond Briggs!!)
Etz Chaim Synagogue
The children had a very interesting visit to the Etz Chaim Synagogue in North Leeds to learn more about Judaism.
They had the opportunity to look at the precious Torah scrolls which are wrapped in velvet robes and decorated with jewellery.
Some of the boys also had the chance to wear the tallit (prayer shawl) and kippah (skull cap).
The children asked and answered lots of interesting questions and were a credit to their families and to the school!
First Aid Training
The Y3 children had a great opportunity to learn life-saving skills in a course delivered by a British Heart Foundation trainer, Gill Loukes.
They learned how to keep calm in an emergency, administer CPR and even how to use a defibrillator! In some countries, these skills are taught routinely in primary schools – but, sadly, not here in the UK. We are therefore very pleased to have taken this step with our Y3 children – they, too, may one day be able to save a life.
Ancient Egyptians
The children were extremely well-behaved during our visit to the Leeds City Museum. They were very excited to see Nesyamun, the Leeds mummy, and they even did a bit of mummifying for themselves!
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- We looked at real artefacts from thousands of years ago including wooden hands, feet and ears to replace lost ones!
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- The Ancient Egyptians believed in many gods and goddesses and had charms and amulets to protect them from danger.
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- The Egyptians liked to look good! We saw genuine Egyptian jewellery and make-up which was used by men and women.
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- Time to get to work on the mummies! The children had to mummify some poor Egyptian boys who had fallen into the River Nile!
Chick chick, chick chick, chicken, lay a little egg for me!
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- One of these little chicks is called Isaac Chickenson becuase it has the same birthday as our Isaac!
STONE-AGE MAN
We all had a wonderful day with ‘Bear’, our Stone Age friend, learning about the lives of our earliest ancestors. We looked at some genuine prehistoric artefacts, including spears and axes from Neolithic times. We also dressed up in animal skins in our stone age homes!
DEN-BUILDING
We had a brilliant time making dens with Chris Harman, ‘The Den Man’. We practised lots of DT/maths skills as well as learning about cooperation and team-work!
Learning about the Egyptians
A visitor from the Leeds Discovery Centre (part of Leeds City Museums) came to show us some genuine Egyptian artefacts, thousands of years old! We were even allowed to handle them – very carefully! The oldest object was an axe-head which was about 10,000 years old; we were amazed to think it had been held by someone so long ago!
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- a replica of the Rosetta stone
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- sorting Egyptian artefacts
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- making our own jewellery
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- great amulets!
Keeping myself safe week!
We have had a very busy week, learning about all sorts of ways to keep safe. A lady from D:side told us all about the risks associated with smoking. We learned about what is actually inside cigarettes, what effect they have on the body and on our finances!
We learned about the importance of a healthy heart and lungs.
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- Some of the chemicals in these products are ALSO in cigarettes!
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- We learned that smoking makes it harder for us to exercise effectively.
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- Ruth tried to persuade us to start smoking!
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- We were determined to say no!
Fun at the Ice Cube
We had a great day at the ice rink in Millennium Square! Everyone had a very positive attitude and by the end of the session we had all let go of the side rail! That’s growth mindset in action!
Stonehenge
We have been working with our student teacher to make some great artwork based on the theme ‘Stonehenge’.
CONGRATULATIONS
We are so proud of all the children who have made their First Holy Communion recently! They were extremely reverent and respectful during their special Celebration Masses.
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- St Theresa’s, May 14th 2017
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- St Gregory’s, May 21st 2017
Meanwood Valley Urban Farm
What a great time we had at Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, learning about ‘Rocks and Soils’! The weather was glorious (just like summer!) and we spent the day learning about all the different types of rock found locally. We went on a rock walk to investigate what all the different rocks looked and felt like. Then, back in the classroom, we did experiments to find out about the different properties of the rocks so that we could understand why different rocks are suitable for different purposes.
Later, we did experiments to find out about the ‘ingredients’ of soil, then we went on a worm hunt (very popular!) and made our own wormeries. We learned how important worms are for keeping soil rich and full of nutrients; no wonder they’re known as ‘the gardener’s friend’!
