English - Unfamiliar Vocabulary
Class Three predicted the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary. They used their dictionary skills to define the meanings. We then applied some of this language to our description of the Amazon, using the techniques within ‘DADWAVERS’ to vary our sentence structures.
Science - Concept of Time
In Science, Class Three devised and calibrated a sundial when learning about the concept of time. The children worked in partners and used the location of true North to observe where shadows were cast behind the gnomon before annotating sunrise, midday and sunset.
John Taylor High School Maths Transition Part 2
Class Three had their second John Taylor High School Maths transition today. Mrs Barnes joined us again and led an excellent session on multiplying and dividing by negative numbers. The children demonstrated excellent growth and super perseverance during the session. They were extremely proud of…
D&T - Using Tinkercad
In D&T, after designing a sustainable product concept to fit a brief, the children in Class Three had to use CAD to create a 3D model using the programme, Tinkercad. They closely followed their designs and remembered to consider the client’s desires from the original brief.
English - The Trojan Horse
In English, Class Three started learning about the legend of The Trojan Horse. We developed our fluency when reading the text, using model, echo, paired and choral reading. Following this, Class Three explored the vocabulary in the text and learned new words in context. This lesson involved…
Music - listening to Fingal’s Cave
In Music this week, Class Three appraised a classical composer (Felix Mendelssohn) and created a dramatic reading, using the words and phrases that came to mind when listening to Fingal’s Cave. After that, we learned more about dynamics and pitch along with the role of the conductor in an…
Movement of the Moon
In Science, Class Three learned about the movement of the Moon. We addressed common misconceptions about the Moon and researched Moons on other planets before organising our findings into a table. Did you know that it takes 27.5 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth in an anti-clockwise direction?…
RE - exploring big moral concepts
In RE, Class Three made connections between the values we are studying and their own lives. We explored some big moral concepts and the children used drama to represent how they may look in our everyday lives. We reflected on the choices made and justice within the consequences. Class Three…
DT - creating a navigational tool
Our D&T topic this half term involves creating a navigational tool for an outdoor adventure shop. The tool must encompass different features in order to fit the brief sent by the client. In D&T this week, Class Three wrote a programme for a cardinal compass using the iPads. They then paired their…
English - creating 'The Hydra of Lerna' battle scenes
In English, Class Three planned and wrote their own battle scenes using the Greek myth, The Hydra of Lerna. The children used a variety of sentence types including: simple, compound and complex. They built suspense using exciting and varied punctuation. The finished products were excellent and the…
Fluency focus in reading
Our reading lesson on Monday focused on fluency. We used model, echo and choral reading to accurately read the fifth labour that Heracles completed, after identifying and defining unfamiliar language. The children read the passage again with their partners using our reading skills. Some children…
Should Heracles complete the twelve labours?
In English, we considered why Heracles should and should not complete the twelve labours. The children used modal verbs within their responses to express levels of certainty and possibility. The children then told their responses to Heracles in a conscience alley activity. By the end of the alley,…
