Vocabulary in Context
In English, Class Three began reading their new text, ‘On the Origin of Species’. The children used their dictionary skills to search for the correct definition for the context in question before using their new words to compose sentences and offering synonyms that share the same meaning.…
The Life Cycle of a Frog
In Science this week, Class Three continued with their learning about life cycles and reproduction. This week, we learned about amphibians, specifically the life cycle of a frog! The children explored differences amongst the species, including that of a tree frog. We then planned a…
Sports Week!
We have loved participating in Sports Week at Mary Howard! Class three have enjoyed different activities centred around various sports this week including: tennis, badminton, basketball and cricket! Excellent koinonia and perseverance demonstrated by all, especially during our ‘world…
The Shadow Cage
Class Three began reading their new text, The Shadow Cage. The children made predictions about the text using clues from the front cover. We then used paired reading and explored the use of question sentences (our SPAG focus) as a tool to create suspense within a narrative, within several short…
Thinktank!
What a fabulous trip to the Thinktank! Class Three loved the science garden in particular! We enjoyed a forensic heist workshop, which involved taking our own fingerprints and examining different types of evidence (including trace, impression, biological and digital) to solve a crime!
Justifying opinions in French!
In French today, Class Three gave opinions on where to visit in a French town. They used adjectives to justify their reasoning and some children even used connectives to expand on their opinions!
Canvas Art!
Mary Howard continued with their Kandinsky inspired artwork. The children used wax crayons and water pastels to create their colourful canvases!
The life cycle of a plant
In science, Class Three started their new unit of learning about life cycles and reproduction. The children worked in groups to order the life cycle of a plant, including the reproductive stage. We then progressed to dissecting flowering plants in order to observe and compare equivalent…
French Directions!
In French this week, the children learned how to give directions around a French town!
SATS breakfast!
To provide a calm and positive start to each morning, Class Three arrived early and enjoyed a delicious SATS breakfast together this week! Elodie volunteered to share a prayer before we began and the children loved spending this time together before beginning their assessments. A huge thank you to…
Kandinsky Art!
Mary Howard continued with their Tamworth Arts project this week by using paint to apply their Kandinsky inspired circles to their canvases. Next, the children will begin creating patterns using a variety of bright colours in the style of our focus artist!
Raising the VE Day flag!
To begin VE Day, Mary Howard were joined by Reverend Nicky and members of our community and the Parish Council. After Reverend Nicky offered her blessing, the children reflected on the words ‘celebration’ and ‘commemoration’ whilst watching the raising of the VE day…