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Year 3 – Team Macaws
Welcome to Year 3 - Team Macaw
Welcome to Team Macaw,
we will be updating the website regularly to keep you all informed about all the exciting things Team Macaw are doing! We will be uploading some of the children's fabulous work and adding on some photos, which will show some of the learning the children will be doing.
Keep checking! :)
Miss Urbacz and Mrs Radford.
Team Macaw have been testing different flavours of sweets to see whether our smell and sight will affect how our taste buds work.
Team Macaw have been using their senses to touch, smell and taste test lots of different foods. They have been discussing the flavours and textures of a variety of foods.
Some of Team Macaw have been using the ten frames to help them with making equal groups
We have been showing off our skipping skills with our skipping workshop. We have some real skipping superstars in Team Macaw!
Team Macaw have taken a trip to Morrisons to find out how food is stocked, stored and packaged in a supermarket.
Team Macaw have been getting dirty by making some mud pies. After making them, Team Macaw wrote some accurate and detailed instructions to explain to a year 1 how to make one!
Should we stop eating chocolate Team Macaw? Lets find out...
Team Macaws viking museum!
Christmas disco!
Christingle making with Mr Palmer
WELCOME CANDY CANE! Our elf has arrived from Santa and is already up to some tricks :)
Team Macaw have made roman clay pots as part of their learning!
Elf day in Team Macaw
Reading with Buttons
Children in need 2019. The children read to their teddies and used them to help them with their work!
Team Macaw have been showing off their reading skills during VIPERS
Stonehenge biscuit building
Team Macaw have transported back 12,000 years to the time when caveman walked the earth. They have been researching all about the stone age and stonehenge. They have been building stonehenge using biscuits to represent the blocks.
Our two-page spread on how do we see? how do we hear?
Team Macaw are poets
Poets continued
Team Macaw have been investigating how to insulate sounds
Exploring sounds and vibrations
Team Macaw are using the maths resources to support their maths reasoning
Jayden and Sophie are showing off their maths skills
The children have become superheroes! Here are some screen grabs from the movie as a sneaky peek!
The opticians came to visit
Specsavers came to visit Team Macaw. They showed the children how the ear and the eye worked. They even brought in a big ear to show the children!
The Guide Dog Charity came to visit
Team Macaw met David and his beautiful guide dog called Bridie. The children were able to find out what life would be like if they didn't have the ability to see. The children asked insightful questions and got a better understanding of how amazing guide dogs are. Thank you so much to the charity for coming in and seeing us!
Team Macaw are enjoying some woodland treats
Team Macaw were finding out all about what macaws eat in the rainforest. They tried different nuts and a selection of tasty fruits.