Class 3

In RE this week, as part of our Salvation unit, Class Three created Climate Justice posters as part of the Christian Aid creative project! This linked perfectly to our learning in Geography this week, where the children explored how climate change is impacting the population. Reverend Nicky…

On Thursday, we celebrated World Book Day! Class Three came dressed up and Isla won the fancy dress competition for the incredible effort that she put into her Queen of Hearts costume! 

Class Three began their unit of learning in Science this week by exploring the hardness and uses of materials. We began by revisiting prior learning and established the difference between an object, a material and a property. The children identified the materials of a range of objects and…

Class Three began their new book in English this week, which is a non-fiction text. The children developed their retrieval skills by locating facts and then constructed their own sentences, using previously taught skills. Some children even incorporated our word of the week -…

In English, Class Three began their new book, which is a non-fiction text. We developed our retrieval skills in reading and constructed our own sentences, using techniques previously taught. Excellent work at improving the quality of our writing, some children even incorporated our word of…

In PSHE, Class Three recognised and valued the contribution that people make to the community. We explored three inspirational individuals and the children wrote questions they would like to ask in an interview to learn more about their contributions to the community. The children then used…

Class Three created shadows in Science this week as part of their learning about light. We explored what a shadow is and how they are formed before describing ways that we can change the shape, clarity and size of a shadow. The children practically investigated what happens to the size of a…

In Art, Class Three learned about the technique, chiaroscuro. We applied this technique to create tone and strong contrasts between light and dark. As we are learning about the Maya civilisation in English and History, the children chose a month from the Maya calendar and created the illusion of a…

In Science, Class Three learned the new term, ‘light ray’ (which we added to our working wall) and built on their learning from last week’s lesson. We used resources to physically represent light rays and learned that light rays travel from the light source to their final point in straight,…

In Science this week, Class Three compared light sources, made observations and used evidence to form conclusions. We learned that a light source is something that gives out light and named natural and artificial sources of light, noting similarities and differences. The children worked…

Class Three started their new unit of learning in Art this week. The children explored the patterns, colours and symbols of Maya art and recorded their findings through experimental and expressive mark making. We learned about a famous Mexican artist, Diego Rivera, and how his artwork is…

To conclude our DT unit, Class Three cooked their spaghetti bolognese recipes! They worked in teams to safely prepare their ingredients and use a range of practical skills to develop their culinary skills!