Blog Author: C. Hayward

Class 3 have used different materials to create a display of poppies on a cross, to remember the soldiers who have lost their lives during times of war. You are welcome to join us in church on Monday 11th November for our whole school remembrance service. 
 

Class 3 have started their new Geography topic, leaning about continents, oceans and countries all over the world. They have also started their new English text linked to this, ‘Around the world in 80 days.’ So far, it’s 1872 and Mr Phileas Fogg has decided to take on the challenge of travelling…

During computing sessions, we have been finding out how the internet works and what we can use it for. Today we discovered that as well as shopping, research and sharing information, we can also make music online! We explored different programmes on Chrome Music lab, before finishing by looking at…

Class 3 enjoyed picking the last of the squash and raspberries today. Then they gave the outdoor classroom a good tidy, sweeping leaves and picking weeds and the last plants from the vegetable plots, so we have a blank canvas ready for Spring, when each class will have their own plot to tend to, I…

Some children in class 3 were lucky enough to give Ralph a bath today. They were very calm and sensible. It was great fun watching Ralph zoom around the playground to dry off!

Some more Class 3 children enjoyed reading with Miss Jarrett today, what a treat for Saffy! 

Today we used an opaque material to create shadow puppets. We talked a lot about the science behind this, such as how is a shadow formed? How can we change the length of our shadow? How does the angle of the torch affect the shadow created? The childrens short puppet shows were also very…

Next week Class 3 will be writing their own Newspaper reports from 1922, detailing when Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. To help them get into character today, they read current newspaper reports, spotting features they will need to include with their report, such as starting…

Thank you for your contributions to ‘Wear Yellow day’ to raise awareness around Mental Health struggles. We have taken part in some activities to give us the opportunity to talk about our worries through mindfulness colouring, prayers and a greater understanding of current problems in the…

St Mary’s came to join us for an Egyptian workshop today with Steve, the owner of Humph’s Histories. We have had a fantastic day, starting with an overview of the Egyptians, followed by Egyptian quizzes and Maths - Egyptian style, measuring with with a cubit. We also had a competition with…

Class 3 did a super job sharing their poem during our Harvest service this afternoon. Thank you families as well, for the generous donations of food to be given to those in need. 

We have enjoyed some practical activities to support our Maths this week. The Y4 children worked in pairs and had to take a card each from the pile and work out the answer (4 digit addition and subtraction). The winner was the person with the largest answer. The Y3 children also worked in pairs,…