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20 April 2018

Learning about 'texture' and 'tempo' in music.

Today Year 3 have been learning about tempo and texture in music. Children listened to the Coldplay song ‘Sky full of Stars’ and discussed the different instruments we could hear in the song and how together they created texture. Then we discussed what tempo and made out own beats using different…

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18 April 2018

Balanceability Club has started!

This week Year One children have started Balanceabilty Club. Using balance bikes is a great way for children to learn to ride a bike without stabilisers. Children who have attended the club were the first children to use the new balance bikes and track on the infant playground and they had a great…

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13 April 2018

Summer Term!

Welcome back! Year Three have had a really busy week to start our Summer Term.

We have been focussing this week on learning the 4 and 8 times table and all the children have shown they have been learning their tables at home.

In Science we have been learning about the foods that humans need…

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6 March 2018

STEM Challenge!

In Year 3 today we have had great fun completing a STEM challenge and being construction engineers! Children had to build a tower and then a Maya temple using only cocktail sticks and midget gems! First we discussed how a tower needs support to stand and how best to achieve this using the…

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2 March 2018

World Book Day!

This week Year 3 have been very bust celebrating World Book Day. As well as reading a range of books in class, we have also been on the Story Bus and been read a story by an author. Children have also been busy at home making potato book characters, well done Year 3, they all look…

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22 February 2018

Learning about the Maya

This afternoon we have been continuing to learn about the Maya.

First, Mrs Clayton, who is a frequent visitor to Mexico, spoke to the class about her visit to a Maya temple at Coba and the 120 steps she climbed up to reach the top. Children learnt about the ‘stelae’, a rock with pictures and…

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9 February 2018

Maya Instruments!

This week Year 3 have been taking inspiration from the Maya and been making instruments. First children designed their instruments using the materials they brought in from home and then they made them! Children either made a drum, a flute or a shaker.

 

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2 February 2018

Using the iPads

In Year 1 today we have been using the iPads to take pictures and videos. Children were put into teams of two and were given a checklist of different things to take pictures and videos of. Children had to go around the school and use the iPads to record videos of each other, and take pictures of…

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24 January 2018

Year 3 outdoor maths

In maths in year 3 this week we have been looking at statistics.

We put on our wellies and outdoor clothes so we could go and collect the data we would look at in class for our lessons.

We made tally charts of what we found in specific areas of the school grounds. We then used these to make…

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19 January 2018

The Ancient Maya

In Year 3 this week we have started our new topic; The Ancient Maya. All the children are excited to find out about how the Maya lived and producing some fantastic work about them!

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12 January 2018

Force and Magnets!

Today in Willow Class, the children started their new science topic; Forces and Magnets. Children investigated how things move on different surfaces and learned about the forces; pull, push and friction.

 

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15 December 2017

Tea Investigation!

In Science this week we investigated where in school was the best place to enjoy a cup of tea! We put tea in a range of locations around the school and used thermometers to track their temperature over an hour. Then we recorded our results in a table. We found out that the Year 4 classroom is…

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