Pixar VS Dreamworks

28th September 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

As part of our Dimensions topic, “That’s All Folks”, Year 3 are learning about animations.

Using their computing skills they worked in pairs to log onto the chromebooks, open Google Classroom and research films created by Pixar and Dreamworks. The children can now name so many films made by each animation studio! This also gave them lots of ideas for their own animations which they will plan and create later in the topic.

We also discovered the first fully computerised animation – Toy Story (we all love that film).

Year 3 children researching about Pixar and Dreamworks Year 3 children researching about Pixar and Dreamworks An example of Year 3's work on Pixar and Dreamworks Year 3 children researching about Pixar and Dreamworks Year 3 children researching about Pixar and Dreamworks

Animation in Year 3

18th September 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

In Year 3 this week we began our brand new Dimensions topic – That’s All Folks!

It is a history based topic with elements of computing as it’s all about early film and animation! The children are thoroughly enjoying it so far as this week we learned how to make flip books, zoetropes AND stop motion animations.

See below for some of our fabulous examples!

Children creating flipbooks Children creating flipbooks Children creating flipbooks

Rainforest animations using Scratch

22nd June 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

This week Year 3 have been working hard on their coding skills using Scratch. They learned how to delete a sprite, add a new sprite, change the backdrop and make the sprites move and change costume.

They thoroughly enjoyed this unit of work and applied their coding knowledge to create some beautiful moving rainforest animations linked to their current topics!

Here are some of the children hard at work. We were extra excited to complete this task as we were able to use some new touch screen laptops which were donated to us very kindly by ASDA.

Children working on the new ASDA laptops to create an animation in Scratch Children working on the new ASDA laptops to create an animation in Scratch Children working on the new ASDA laptops to create an animation in Scratch

Press the green flag button below to watch some of our AMAZING animations:

Muscles and joints

23rd October 2020Miss K. Wilkinson

This week in Science we began learning about what makes Usain Bolt so quick as part of our Animals Including Humans topic.

We learned that to run fast we need really strong muscles and to be very physically fit. We discovered that muscles work in pairs to contract and relax, to enable our bodies to move. We also learned about two specific type of joint found in the human body; the ball and socket joint, and the hinge joint.

We then went outside with the iPads and struck a pose, then in small groups we labelled each of the muscles and joints we had used using the Seesaw app.

Take a look at our awesome work below.