NEWS & EVENTS BLOG

<p>Year 3 have been producing some superb work this week from home! We have been looking at telling the time in maths, different word families in literacy, practising our 2s, 5s, 10s, 3s and 4s times tables and produced some imaginative writing about snowy and icy weather.Well done, Year 3! Click on the link below [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Friday we made our Angel of the North replicas. to finish off our Geography topic comparing the North East to London. We designed the replicas last week, thinking about the intent of our models and how someone might buy one for decoration or how a smaller version could be made even as a Christmas [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Friday we made our Angel of the North replicas. to finish off our Geography topic comparing the North East to London. We designed the replicas last week, thinking about the intent of our models and how someone might buy one for decoration or how a smaller version could be made even as a Christmas [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Friday we made our Angel of the North replicas. to finish off our Geography topic comparing the North East to London. We designed the replicas last week, thinking about the intent of our models and how someone might buy one for decoration or how a smaller version could be made even as a Christmas [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Yesterday was the beginning of Advent and so we decorated our Prayer Area in purple cloths. Each child received a Travelling Crib to take home for the whole of the festive period. This is an opportunity for children and their families to reflect over this festive period of Advent and take part in activities at [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Yesterday was the beginning of Advent and so we decorated our Prayer Area in purple cloths. Each child received a Travelling Crib to take home for the whole of the festive period. This is an opportunity for children and their families to reflect over this festive period of Advent and take part in activities at [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Yesterday was the beginning of Advent and so we decorated our Prayer Area in purple cloths. Each child received a Travelling Crib to take home for the whole of the festive period. This is an opportunity for children and their families to reflect over this festive period of Advent and take part in activities at [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In Year 3 we are exploring ‘Rocks and Soils’ in Science this term. Today we investigated the strength of rocks (hardness test) and also how much water they can absorb. We worked as a class, deciding on a scaled system to judge the strength and water absorption levels. We looked at rocks of all types; [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In Year 3 we are exploring ‘Rocks and Soils’ in Science this term. Today we investigated the strength of rocks (hardness test) and also how much water they can absorb. We worked as a class, deciding on a scaled system to judge the strength and water absorption levels. We looked at rocks of all types; [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We have had a wonderful week in Year 3 raising awareness of Anti-Bullying Week through our whole school Friendship Week. We have two appointed Friendship Squad members who will help out anyone feeling lonely on the yard. We celebrated Odd Socks day on Monday by wearing odd socks, designing our own pair of odd socks [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We have had a wonderful week in Year 3 raising awareness of Anti-Bullying Week through our whole school Friendship Week. We have two appointed Friendship Squad members who will help out anyone feeling lonely on the yard. We celebrated Odd Socks day on Monday by wearing odd socks, designing our own pair of odd socks [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Today Year 3 displayed excellent behaviour and respect during our Remembrance Service lead by Mrs Maxwell with music from Miss McDonnell. We also enjoyed making our own poppies this week which we decorated using oil pastels. They will be part of a whole school display! Miss O’Hare brought in a special painting of her great [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Today Year 3 displayed excellent behaviour and respect during our Remembrance Service lead by Mrs Maxwell with music from Miss McDonnell. We also enjoyed making our own poppies this week which we decorated using oil pastels. They will be part of a whole school display! Miss O’Hare brought in a special painting of her great [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Year 3 have worked really hard this afternoon sorting rocks into the following groups; sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic. We considered the properties of each rock and discussed in groups to help us to sort. It has been lots of fun to do practical jobs around this topic.</p>

<p>Year 3 have worked really hard this afternoon sorting rocks into the following groups; sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic. We considered the properties of each rock and discussed in groups to help us to sort. It has been lots of fun to do practical jobs around this topic.</p>

<p>Today we looked at comic strips to learn about how onomatopoeia can be used to bring a piece of writing to life. We then acted out our own scenarios using onomatopoeia speech and effects bubbles – like we were living in our own cartoon or comic strip! Onomatopoeia are words that are also sounds eg. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Today we looked at comic strips to learn about how onomatopoeia can be used to bring a piece of writing to life. We then acted out our own scenarios using onomatopoeia speech and effects bubbles – like we were living in our own cartoon or comic strip! Onomatopoeia are words that are also sounds eg. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Well what can I say!&#8230;the children&#8217;s first experiences of school have been very different this year as we have faced some of the biggest challenges yet.   From home visits taking place on the door step to the children having to say good bye at the gate, we are delighted to say that most have now [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Well what can I say!&#8230;the children&#8217;s first experiences of school have been very different this year as we have faced some of the biggest challenges yet.   From home visits taking place on the door step to the children having to say good bye at the gate, we are delighted to say that most have now [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Today we enjoyed working in small groups to produce a presentation all about a piece of natural geography in London, the River Thames. We researched using the internet, books and fact sheets and collated our ideas on sugar paper. We then took it in turns in our groups to present our ideas to the class.</p>