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Year 3 Leading Mass at St Lawrence’s Church.
<p>Today we lead and presented Mass in church for the very first time. Year 3 do not normally lead Mass so early in the school year, however we are such a sensible and mature class we decided to give it a go!We sang our hymns, ‘Abba Father,’ and ‘Give Me Joy In My Heart,’ beautifully. […]</p>
Oct 7, 20221 min read


Y4 Practical Partitioning
<p>Y4 enjoyed our time out on the yard yesterday, practising our flexible parititioning skills with Base10 and chalk part-whole models.</p>
Oct 7, 20221 min read


Counting forwards and backwards in Year 3.
<p>We have been continuing with our weekly maths key performance indicators in Year 3. This week, we revised some more KPIs from Year 2, including counting forwards and backwards within 100. Some children were able to challenge themselves with numbers up to, and beyond, 1000! </p>
Oct 7, 20221 min read


Our Lady Mary Celebrations in Year 3
<p>In Year 3 we have been thinking Our Lady Mary. We have also been thinking about the Rosary and look forward to praying the Rosary later this month. To celebrate Mary, we copied out the Hail Mary in our best handwriting and decorated a beautiful picture of Mary.</p>
Oct 7, 20221 min read


Year 6 look at treatment of Jewish people in Nazis Germany
<p>In class we discussed how hard it was for Jewish people when Hitler took power in Germany in 1933. He blamed them for lots of the problems in the country such as unemployment and people were so desperate that they believed him. In 1935 he introduced the Nuremburg Laws. The two main laws were: Jewish […]</p>
Oct 7, 20221 min read


The Three Times Table in Year 3!
<p>In Year 3 we are started learning our 3 x table this week. In KS1, we learnt our 2s, 5s and 10s and so far have spent some time in Year 3 revising them and also their accompanying division facts. Today we began by counting in 3s on a number line, chanting the table, playing […]</p>
Oct 7, 20221 min read


Doubling and Halving in Year 3!
<p>Today in Year 3 we have been revising some of the Year 2 Maths Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), which are key maths skills we should have as we move into KS2. We had fun using dominoes to have a go at doubling and halving, choosing different dominoes, selecting the numbers they show and doubling or […]</p>
Oct 7, 20221 min read


Doubling and Halving in Year 3!
<p>Today in Year 3 we have been revising some of the Year 2 Maths Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), which are key maths skills we should have as we move into KS2. We had fun using dominoes to have a go at doubling and halving, choosing different dominoes, selecting the numbers they show and doubling or […]</p>
Oct 7, 20221 min read


Road Safety in Year 3!
<p>Today we got into two teams: for and against, and did our very first debate. As it is safety week, we decided to debate about road safety. We had to think of reasons either for or against and voiced them to the opposition, thinking about, should children be allowed to walk to school on their […]</p>
Oct 7, 20221 min read


Road Safety in Year 3!
<p>Today we got into two teams: for and against, and did our very first debate. As it is safety week, we decided to debate about road safety. We had to think of reasons either for or against and voiced them to the opposition, thinking about, should children be allowed to walk to school on their […]</p>
Oct 7, 20221 min read


Year 2 Art Extravaganza!
<p>Today Year 2 invited parents to take part in an art workshop as part of our art work this term on portraits. We learnt how to draw facial features and we drew self portraits. We also learnt about the artist Picasso and we made portraits in the style of Picasso using pastels. In the afternoon […]</p>
Oct 6, 20221 min read


Year 2 Art Extravaganza!
<p>Today Year 2 invited parents to take part in an art workshop as part of our art work this term on portraits. We learnt how to draw facial features and we drew self portraits. We also learnt about the artist Picasso and we made portraits in the style of Picasso using pastels. In the afternoon […]</p>
Oct 6, 20221 min read


Year 2 Visit Shipley Art Gallery
<p>Today Year 2 visited The Shipley Art Gallery to take part in a workshop about portraits as part of our Art work this term. We talked about feelings and the meaning of the portraits. We made our own masterpieces around the story of Jack and the Beanstalk! What a fabulous day! We look forward to […]</p>
Sep 29, 20221 min read


Year 2 Visit Shipley Art Gallery
<p>Today Year 2 visited The Shipley Art Gallery to take part in a workshop about portraits as part of our Art work this term. We talked about feelings and the meaning of the portraits. We made our own masterpieces around the story of Jack and the Beanstalk! What a fabulous day! We look forward to […]</p>
Sep 29, 20221 min read


St Lawrence’s September Newsletter
<p>St Lawrence’s September 2022 Newsletter</p>
Sep 29, 20221 min read


St Lawrence’s September Newsletter
<p>St Lawrence’s September 2022 Newsletter</p>
Sep 29, 20221 min read


Brilliant Borrowdale
<p>Year 6 had an incredible time on their residential trip to Borrowdale in the Lake District. Their teamwork, determination and impeccable behaviour made it a trip to remember. A number of members of the public commented on what a wonderful group of children they were, whilst the instructors were blown away by their resilience when […]</p>
Sep 21, 20221 min read


Brilliant Borrowdale
<p>Year 6 had an incredible time on their residential trip to Borrowdale in the Lake District. Their teamwork, determination and impeccable behaviour made it a trip to remember. A number of members of the public commented on what a wonderful group of children they were, whilst the instructors were blown away by their resilience when […]</p>
Sep 21, 20221 min read


Number Bonds Practice in Year 3!
<p>This week we have been revising our number bonds to 10, 20 and 100. We have been using a variety of concrete resources to remind ourselves of our learning from KS1. We particularly enjoyed using tens frames to find the difference when adding numbers together to make 10. We could then use this knowledge and […]</p>
Sep 21, 20221 min read


Number Bonds Practice in Year 3!
<p>This week we have been revising our number bonds to 10, 20 and 100. We have been using a variety of concrete resources to remind ourselves of our learning from KS1. We particularly enjoyed using tens frames to find the difference when adding numbers together to make 10. We could then use this knowledge and […]</p>
Sep 21, 20221 min read
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