Year 3

 Week 28th March 

The children had great fun finishing their designs for their Egyptian Pharaoh masks this week. The finished their final designs by adding extra details of eye makeup and jewels. 

Today, we had a very exciting afternoon at our Ancient Egyptian Workshop. See of you can remember some of the facts we learned.

We learnt all about the pyramids, especially the great Pyramid of Giza which is where the Great Pharaoh, King Khufu.

Can you remember how tall this pyramid was? (Clue think of double decker buses)

We had a go at rolling the stones on logs, just like they would have done in Ancient Egyptian times. This was good fun although it wasn’t as easy as it looked.

How many tonnes of stones did it take to make it? (Clue –?  million)

There were many replica artefacts for us to study and learn about their uses or why they were so special in Ancient Egypt.

How many languages was the Rosetta stone written in?

We also had a go at being a scribe and writing our name using a reed and ink.

Who were allowed to be scribes in Ancient Egypt?

This week, the children have been working hard on their descriptive writing. They have been writing their openings to their own adventure stories with a focus on using an expanded noun phrase and writing in paragraphs. 

Here are a few of their amazing descriptions:

Once upon a time in lovely mysterious jungle, animals were flying and moving around the land and in the magical sky.

It was always sunny and there were always animals everywhere you go. There were birds in trees, animals approaching other animals like tigers and lions.

Deep in the jungle the dangerous animals lurk in the gloomy, dark endless side of the jungle.  It was so dangerous not even the giant apple dared to go over there.

By Max

Deep down in the cold, snowy forest, animals were searching for food. I go looking for food and water.  All I could eat was snow.

The forest was completely white. I could not see anything and if danger came, I would be in big trouble.

I smelt cold air flowing through my body. I heard snowy owls howling and trees waving and haunting sounds.

I was worried. “I have no where to go but forwards, I am lost in the white, snowy forest.” All I could see was trees, snow and white. It was terrifying for me!

By Sydney

One day, an explorer journeyed to a radiant, ancient jungle with lush, green trees to find a priceless gem. When he got there, his mouth fell open. The tress was enormous! Their leaves were the size of books!

As he approached the colossal tress, he heard about a million birds call from their amazing homes. He couldn’t see any nests, though he was sure they would be just as incredible as the tress.

By Bethan

One day in the jungle, an explorer went out on a dangerous mission to find an ancient artefact. The weather was lovely and sunny, but the smell was rancid and awful. He could hear the loveliest birds singing to him.

The he could see a giant, gloomy cloud moving in so he built an amazing cave under the most lovely bit of shade.

And then, an awful chunk of air hit him that smelt awful and rancid.

By Charlie

Once in a sandy, deserted desert among the frantic sandstorms,, a tomb lay that could harness the power of evil. Amid that power nothing really remained of the master. No one ever got near to the spot where he lay because of the treacherous   sandstorms of the powerful desert.

By Euan

Deep in the deep, dark forest I heard birds singing and chirping. 

As I went further into the dark, ginormous woods I could see on top of the logs there was a centipede so I ran. 

I smelt lots and lots of flesh, so I went to investigate. I was so worried. I went more into the forest and there was a hole in the tree!

By Layla