Gorilla
This week, Year 3 had the fabulous opportunity to visit Whipsnade zoo which links to our science unit on movement and feeding as well as our Geography work on rainforest habitats. We observed penguins having a medical examination, tigers prowling back and forth only a couple of a feet away from us and chimpanzees having a morning grooming session. We also had a fantastic workshop where we learned all about adaptations in the wild and how animals have adapted to the circumstances of their habitats. Despite the thousands of steps travelled, we all whole-heartedly agreed it was one of the best trips of the year. Thank you to the all the parents who helped out on the trip - you were superstars!
For our first week, back Year 3 have jumped straight into our new focus text Gorilla. We have had particular focus on the amazing illustrations of author and illustrator Anthony Brown; using our inference skills that we have cultivated from our Guided Reading learning to figure out how the characters from the text are feeling just by looking at the illustrations. We also got an opportunity to hone our acting skills by imagining a conversation between the main character Hannah and her father using just the illustrations.
In Science we began our new topic on movement and feeding, focusing on what a balanced and healthy diet should look like and designing our own healthy plate.