Raffle Winner for this week…
Here is this weeks 5 Read Raffle winner getting stuck into their new book!
Throwing and catching skills in PE
Today we practised our bowling skills, comparing over arm and under arm bowls. We also perfected our catching skills, thinking about the position of our feet and hands so we can be ready to move quickly in any direction to catch.
Poster competition
This afternoon, each child designed a poster to promote the village Christmas Lights Switch on happening at the end of November. Three local schools entered and the winners will be announced in due course, but here are Class 3’s entries.
Pyjama day
The whole school enjoyed coming to school in their pyjamas today. As an extra treat, we developed our teamwork skills by playing games with the parachute. In the afternoon we enjoyed snacks and a film. What a fun end to a wonderful first half term, Class 3 have worked so hard for the last 8 weeks…
Performance Poetry
Today we read a selection of poems about war. We chose our favourite to perform to the class, following tips from the author Michael Rosen. He explained the importance of things such as facial expression, hand gestures, changing the tone of your voice and using plenty of expression to add to the…
History - The Christmas Truce
Today we learnt about the 1914 Christmas Truce and re-enacted it small groups.
The 5 reads raffle winner for this week is …
Well done on reading at home 5 times in the last week! Every Friday we draw our raffle so please keep reading at home so you can enter our draw and win a new book!
Who was Walter Tull?
Today we became Historians and looked at different sources such as newspaper reports, photos and birth certificates to piece together the life of a significant Army officer who was killed during WW1. Despite growing up in an orphanage and experiencing racism, Walter Tull became the first black…
Giving thanks in Class Worship
We linked our class Worship to our History topic today. We read the story of Stubby, the WW1 dog who served with the soldiers in France sniffing out gas attacks and catching spies. We then said a prayer to give thanks, for England being a safe country free from war and praying for less fortunate…
Boccia
PE today was Boccia - a precision sport similar to bowls. The children had to really concentrate and have a steady hand!
Propaganda posters
This afternoon we looked at a variety of posters used during WW1 to persuade men to join the army, women to go out to work and everyone to save food and money. We talked about how this was the main way the government had to communicate with people before tv and phones. The children then designed…
Fun Run 2025
Lots of fun was had at the PTFA fun run, our most laps was 41! Super effort Class 3.