This week we have started learning our new topics for the half term!

In history, we have started to learn about the ancient Shang Dynasty, which took place during the bronze age in ancient China! We have also started to prepare and plan our soup recipes, which we will be making soon for DT. 

The children have used torches in science this week as our new topic focuses on light. We will be learning about how light can reflect off of some surfaces, and that darkness is the absence of light. 

Year 3 Art Week

Soap sculptures

Year 3 have enjoyed art week this week! We focused on the abstract sculptor Barbera Hepworth, who was influenced by nature to carve sculptures from bronze, stone and wood.

We planned our own sculpture by drawing our design in our books, using Barbera Hepworth to influence our design. We thought of a second design, and some of us changed our first design because we thought it would be difficult to carve into soap. We then used playdough to shape the dough into our design so that we had a clear idea of our abstract sculpture shape and size.

We then practiced our carving techniques using a flat edged tool and a pointed tool.  At the end of the week, we carved our soap into the shape of our design.