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Class Three took part in a very exciting PE enrichment day at Mary Howard this week. The activities were all themed around the Olympics and the children practised their javelin, long jump, boccia and sprinting skills along with completing an obstacle course. They demonstrated love and koinonia…

We had great fun experimenting with colours. We identified primary colours - red, yellow and blue and mixed them to create orange, green and purple! 

We were very lucky to have a visit from Rhythm City and took part in a drumming workshop with a range of percussion instruments. 

Today we made some delicious sausage rolls. Some of us didn’t like the feel of the raw sausage meat! They tasted great! 
 

Today we combined construction and IT to create our very own miniature movies. We created stories using Lego and built various settings to help set the scene. We then used iMovie to make our films adding music, credits and captions. All our movies will be at a cinema near you soon! 
 

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This week, Class Three were joined by Mrs Barnes from John Taylor High School for our final maths transition session. The session involved exploring data and finding averages. Firstly, the children worked in groups to accurately measure height, hand span, foot length and head circumference. We…

In RE, Class Three began their new unit of learning which involved exploring the People of God panels of the Big Frieze! Class Three explored Bible passages from Exodus and considered what life must have been like as a Hebrew slave in Egypt, using evidence from the text. The children then spent…

As Class Three are focusing on negative numbers in maths this week, we began our lesson with an active maths starter. This activity was called ‘positive or negative?’ and involved the children counting forwards and backwards through zero using a range of different rules. This set the children up…

We were inspired by “The Oak Tree” by Julia Donaldson to continue to investigate seasonal changes and our outdoor environment. We looked at the life cycle of an oak tree to find out how they grow. Then we measured the trunks of trees in our playground with string and looked for…

Class Three finished their Viking playground structures in DT! We had an exhibition to talk about and showcase the hard work from this half term and the children loved seeing the work of their peers too!

Class Three learned about Viking sagas. After making comparisons between two sagas, the children created their own sagas of Leif Erikson’s discovery of Vinland, carefully choosing which historic details to include and where to add their own dramatic interpretations!
 

Class Three completed their evaluations of their playground structures in DT. They considered their initial designs and how sturdy and safe their playground structures are. The children were incredibly proud of their work!