NEWS & EVENTS BLOG

Year 3 have enjoyed reading their new class book ‘The Pebble in my Pocket’. They began by going into the playground to find their own pebble. They then wrote a description of it including some exciting adjectives. Next, they read the description of a volcanic eruption from the book and developed their comprehension skills by answering vocabulary, retrieval and summarising questions.

This week Year 3 began their new Science topic ‘Rocks and Soils’. The children found out about the components of soil and labelled a pie chart. They then considered which component was the most important: mineral matter, water, air or organic matter. Later, they went outside to play ‘Soil I-Spy’. In pairs they looked for worms, rocks and decomposing leaves.

Inspired by cave paintings from the Stone Age, Year 3 have enjoyed creating Prehistoric art. They began by drawing the outline of an animal using charcoal. Next, they created a Prehistoric palette by making paints out of natural materials such as grass, leaves, mud, tea, beetroot and raspberries. Finally, they used the palette to paint their animals. Year 3 have also brought their learning in History to life by playing ‘The Stone Age’ at break and lunch times. They have creat

Ahead of British Values Week, Key Stage 2 were lucky to be visited by Gillian, an outreach officer from the Houses of Parliament, for a...

Year 3 had a wonderful time visiting Segedunum Roman Fort to develop their understanding of prehistory. The morning began by creating a...