Class 3

In Maths this week, Year 5 learned that factors are whole numbers multiplied together to create a product. They used practical equipment to represent factor pairs and support their reasoning when problem solving. Year 6 used factors as a method to divide by first identifying factor pairs…

Class Three have worked collaboratively to create their own installation art based on the artist, Cai Guo-Qiang. They investigated the effect of space and scale when creating 3D art and loved using a range of materials to create different explosion effects with their positive and negative shape…

In English this week, Class Three wrote their narrative openings up in their best handwriting! They showed such a love for this piece of work and really took pride in their presentation. The children then shared their narratives with the Year 4 children, who thoroughly enjoyed being the audience!…

In computing, Class Three learned that computers send data across the internet in packets. We discussed the two main parts to a packet: the header and the data payload. After watching a video which demonstrated the transfer of information online, the children created their own data packets and…

After finishing their narrative openings of the story, Macbeth, Class Three worked in partners to edit and improve their work. They showed koinonia and love when offering praise and suggestions to their partners. After making improvements, the children proudly wrote their new ideas onto their…

In Music this week, Class Three joined Class Two to learn about ballads in music. They considered emotions within the lesson and how different feelings can be shown through the same piece of music. The children performed their pieces to the class and guessed the emotions correctly of their…

In English, Class Three read Chapter Nine of Holes. We discussed why Stanley told a lie in his letter and considered the tone he used. The children then searched for the features of an informal letter within a modelled example. After finding and recording different devices and language features,…

In RE this week, Class Three explored the themes of freedom and salvation in the story of Moses. We began by learning about the rest of the story of Moses before using drama to consider what Moses and the Pharaoh should have done using a conscience alley activity! The children had great and very…

Class Three took part in a very exciting PE enrichment day at Mary Howard this week. The activities were all themed around the Olympics and the children practised their javelin, long jump, boccia and sprinting skills along with completing an obstacle course. They demonstrated love and koinonia…

This week, Class Three were joined by Mrs Barnes from John Taylor High School for our final maths transition session. The session involved exploring data and finding averages. Firstly, the children worked in groups to accurately measure height, hand span, foot length and head circumference. We…

In RE, Class Three began their new unit of learning which involved exploring the People of God panels of the Big Frieze! Class Three explored Bible passages from Exodus and considered what life must have been like as a Hebrew slave in Egypt, using evidence from the text. The children then spent…

As Class Three are focusing on negative numbers in maths this week, we began our lesson with an active maths starter. This activity was called ‘positive or negative?’ and involved the children counting forwards and backwards through zero using a range of different rules. This set the children up…