Blog Author: Ben Thomas

As part of the PE curriculum this year, children throughout the school have been learning about ‘Healthy Lifestyles’, and today it was the turn of  Year 3 and 5 to take part in some food tasting!

Children tried a range of food from healthy snacks like pretzels and rice cakes to food that will…

This week in school has been the DT Challenge Week!

Year 3 have been creating Christmas decorations. One of the Year 3 skills is to sew, leaving a seam allowance,so we did this by sewing star Christmas tree decorations. Although the children found the task very difficult, they were all very…

In Topic this half term we are learning all about Queen Elizabeth II. As part of the topic we have been learning how to sing the national anthem; ‘God Save the Queen’ and ‘Rule Britannia!’ When singing we have been learning to have control and awareness of others whilst singing in a…

This week in Year 3 we have been creating Pop Art images of the Queen, in the style of Andy Warhol. We created the images by ripping tissue paper and then we  made collage pictures using the shape of the Queen’s head. We are going to send the pictures we have made to the Queen, we hope she likes…

In science today we gathered a range of soil samples from the school fields then used magnifying glasses to examine them and decide what soil is made from.  

This week has been Anti-Bullying and E-Safety week. Children first learnt how to access Toot Toot so they can share their concerns and worries. We have also created Anti-Bullying poster and freeze framed bullying scenarios, talking about how both the bully and the victim feel. 

On Thursday we…

This week, Year 3 have been learning  a range of cooking skills. On Wednesday we learned how to make a traditional stew. The stew was based on a 100 year old recipe, to give the children an idea what people would eat in Chorley over 100 years ago. The children had to hygienically prepare the…

Part of the Year 3 Design Technology curriculum is learning how to sew. Today we practised the skill by using a needle, wool and binka material.

First we learned how to thread the eye of the needle, which was tricky for some, and why we need to knot the longer end of the thread.

The children…

In Computing we have been learning about algorithms. We created cities using multilink, we had to then program the beebot with an accurate algorithm to navigate the city, ensuring the beebot didn’t knock any buildings over.

If we made mistakes we had to ‘debug’ the algorithm, spotting the…

Today in Year 3 we have been learning what an algorithm is. An algorithm is a procedure of instructions.

First we wrote algorithms for everyday procedures like making a cup of tea or getting ready for school. Then, the children were challenged to make 2d shapes by programming algorithms on…

Last week the netball team won the cluster netball competition!

The team played extremely well against some really competitive sides and were deservedly the champions!

Congratulations to Thea, Eddie, Ebony, James, Ruby, Archie, Sophie and Joshua! 

Today in Year 3 we learnt in PE about balances and travels. We put together a sequence of balance, travel, balance. Each balance had to be either a 1 or 3 point balance.