Our first week back at school!
Our first week back at school! We love our new classroom!
Chapter Six of Letters from the Lighthouse
In English this week, after reading Chapter Six of Letters from the Lighthouse, Class Three got into character and re-wrote Olive’s postcard home truthfully. They used an informal tone and included 1940’s vocabulary too!
Investigating the causes of WW2
In History, we started our topic by investigating the causes of WW2. The children worked in groups to create timelines and researched the key events. All children were fascinated and many could recall what happened to Germany at the end of WW1, the significance of the Treaty of Versailles for…
‘Letters from the Lighthouse’ event sequence
In English, we sequenced an event in the story, ‘Letters from the Lighthouse’. The children worked in groups to order and represent part of Chapter One in the style of a comic strip before putting the parts together like a jigsaw to make a complete piece. The children in Class Three loved this…
Making Models in our new reflection area
It has been wonderful to see children engaging with our new classroom reflection area already this year! Our activity involved making a model of someone or something that we are thankful for using playdough.
PSHE - Learning about Growth mindset
In PSHE, Class Three learned all about growth mindset which was a perfect way to start a new academic year! We played 3,2,1 and discussed the usefulness of this as a strategy when we are feeling in need of support during challenges. To experience a new challenge altogether and try out the method,…
