Climate Justice!
In RE this week, as part of our Salvation unit, Class Three created Climate Justice posters as part of the Christian Aid creative project! This linked perfectly to our learning in Geography this week, where the children explored how climate change is impacting the population. Reverend Nicky…
Experimental Mark Making
Class Three started their new unit of learning in Art this week. The children explored the patterns, colours and symbols of Maya art and recorded their findings through experimental and expressive mark making. We learned about a famous Mexican artist, Diego Rivera, and how his artwork is…
Christmas Dinner!
Class Three enjoyed wearing their festive jumpers for Christmas Dinner day with their friends! We listened to Christmas music, pulled crackers and told Christmas jokes!
What are pillars?
To begin our new unit of learning in RE, which will explore the Five Pillars of Islam, Class Three explored the concept of a pillar, both physically and spiritually. The children learned that pillars strengthen things and that Muslims believe in and follow five pillars to strengthen their…
Developing Fluency
To begin our new unit of learning in English, Class Three read the origin story, ‘How The Whale Became’. We used model, echo, paired and choral reading to develop our fluency and considered the effect of expression and pace on the reader!
Celebrating our Unit of Learning!
As a celebration of all of the children’s hard work during our unit of English this half term, we had a Macbeth themed celebration afternoon! As the children had just performed their finished Witches’ Brew poetry, they brought their grotesque mixtures to life by following a set of instructions and…
Witches’ Brew Poetry
Class Three finished their Witches’ Brew poetry, which they wrote in the style of Shakespeare, using: rhyming couplets, archaic language and imperative verbs. The children then learned about how to perform their poetry using intonation, tone, expression and pace. They brought their poetry to life…
Tag Rugby
In PE this week, Class Three used their newly acquired knowledge and skills of tag rugby to participate in their own pupil-led games. The children worked fairly, following the rules of the game and considered tactics to help them to succeed. Super koinonia was demonstrated by all!
Factors
In Maths this week, Year 5 learned that factors are whole numbers multiplied together to create a product. They used practical equipment to represent factor pairs and support their reasoning when problem solving. Year 6 used factors as a method to divide by first identifying factor pairs…
Learning about Poverty and The Trussell Trust
This week Class Two and Three worked together in preparation for our Harvest Celebration. Following discussion, the children researched the impact of poverty on a local, national and global scale. This research facilitated an enhanced appreciation for the work of The Trussell Trust food…
Sharing our Narrative Openings
In English this week, Class Three wrote their narrative openings up in their best handwriting! They showed such a love for this piece of work and really took pride in their presentation. The children then shared their narratives with the Year 4 children, who thoroughly enjoyed being the audience!…
Editing our Narrative Openings!
After finishing their narrative openings of the story, Macbeth, Class Three worked in partners to edit and improve their work. They showed koinonia and love when offering praise and suggestions to their partners. After making improvements, the children proudly wrote their new ideas onto their…