Class 3 Outdoor Classroom Blog

Class 3 have had a trip out to the canal to observe and paint it. 

We took our sketch books, watercolour palettes and brushes then set ourselves up on the grass. We observed the landscape and applied our taught skills to our final pieces of artwork for this watercolour art unit. 

Lots of…

Inspired by David Attenborough’s 100th Birthday celebrations, we went outside to care for our planet by litter picking the field and watering the crops. 
 

This afternoon with one of our parent helpers, we had a quick tidy up of the outdoor classroom, weeding, labelling the vegetable beds and watering. We also found quite a lot of minibeasts enjoying our outdoor space! 
 

With all of the warm, sunny and dry weather we have had recently, it is important we water our newly planted fruit and vegetables. 
 

Before the rain started, we enjoyed planting new vegetables in their new beds. We carried on with this on Friday morning when the weather was better! We are looking forward to watching them grow and harvesting to use with our school meals. 
 

Today a specialist football coach came in to work with just the Class 3 girls. They played lots of different games whilst developing their passing and dribbling skills. 

Today we re-enacted the Last Supper. We talked about what the bread and wine represents and the words Jesus used with the disciples as we broke bread with our friends. We discussed how Jesus washed the feet of some of the other disciples and the humility this showed. We then spoke about how he was…

This morning we completed a Reading Quiz for World Book Day. But before we could answer the questions, we had to find them as they were all hidden in the Outdoor classroom! It was great to get a bit of fresh air and exercise at the same time as learning new facts!

We have loved seeing all the children today to start the new year. We have had lots of fun playing in the snow. Huge snowmen were created with joy. Smiles and red noses all around.

We have learnt about John McAdam in Science. He was a Scottish engineer who modernised the way we build our roads. We investigated lots of different surfaces using toy cars and Newton Meters. We reflected on what properties made a successful road.

Year 3 braved the frosty weather for Maths today! They were recognising multiples of 2, completing a series of counting tasks and missing number activities outside. 
 

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.