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In Music this week, Class Three joined Class Two to learn about ballads in music. They considered emotions within the lesson and how different feelings can be shown through the same piece of music. The children performed their pieces to the class and guessed the emotions correctly of their…

In English, Class Three read Chapter Nine of Holes. We discussed why Stanley told a lie in his letter and considered the tone he used. The children then searched for the features of an informal letter within a modelled example. After finding and recording different devices and language features,…

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…

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!

In DT this week, Class Three began to build structures following their design from lesson one. The children used a variety of materials and explored ways to assemble and reinforce structures so that they are sturdy. As we are learning about the Vikings in History and English, the children have…

In Science this week, Class Three modelled Darwin’s natural selection. After studying how Darwin explored variation in finches across the Galápagos Islands, the children considered how and why beak shape may affect how much food is eaten (consequently affecting population size). We worked in…

In Science this week, the children learned about how animals are adapted to their habitats. The children considered why these adaptations are necessary for survival.

In Music this week, Class Three continued their learning about Baroque. The children learned about the famous German composer, Johann Pachelbel and his development of the musical form, the canon. We practiced playing the parts of the canon using glockenspiels (part 1 was particularly challenging!)…