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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,…

We made some delicious pizza pockets. We started by folding a plain tortilla into 4 before cutting into the centre of the wrap. Once our base was into quarters, we spread our tomato sauce before adding a different topping onto each corner. Our choice of toppings were; mozzarella, pepperoni, ham,…

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…

Today we made some beautiful butterfly sun catchers. We coloured our templates using coloured crayons. Once this was done we then used cotten buds to cover our picture in baby oil. The oil helps our pictures to become more see through. We then wiped off any excess oil before allowing to dry. 
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We found out about The Olympic Games which begin in Paris on 26th July and had a go at some events, building our skills and our fitness! At the end of the day we celebrated with Class 2 and 3 by holding a closing ceremony and showing off our dance and performance skills. 

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…

We had great fun experimenting with colours. We identified primary colours - red, yellow and blue and mixed them to create orange, green and purple! 

We were very lucky to have a visit from Rhythm City and took part in a drumming workshop with a range of percussion instruments. 

Today we made some delicious sausage rolls. Some of us didn’t like the feel of the raw sausage meat! They tasted great! 
 

Today we combined construction and IT to create our very own miniature movies. We created stories using Lego and built various settings to help set the scene. We then used iMovie to make our films adding music, credits and captions. All our movies will be at a cinema near you soon! 
 

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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…