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19 September 2016

Times Tables Champions

Well done to the following children in Silver Birch Class!

They are our Times Tables Rock Stars this week!

The challenge set last week was who could move up the Times Tables Rock Stars' leader board.  These 4 children rose to the challenge, logged on and played the games and they all…

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16 September 2016

We are Artists!

This week Year 4 have enjoyed being artists.

We have learned all about the life of Claude Monet and looked at a range of his famous paintings, especially his paintings of water lilies. 

I was very impressed with all the children and how they created their own water lily pond. 

They made…

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12 September 2016

And the Winners are...

Congratualtions to the following children who were top of the Times Tables Rock Star leade board today.

1st Issac 

2nd Matty

3rd Violet

The challenge has now been set for next week. 

Who can move up the most places on the leader board?

Good luck!

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8 September 2016

Times Tables Rock Stars

All the children in Year 4 now have a user name and password to log on to 

Times Tables Rock Stars. We want the children to be fluent in all multiplication facts up to 12 x 12 by the end of Year 4. 

Times Tables Rock Stars will help the children to learn these facts.

This week there will…

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8 September 2016

A Great Start to Year 4!

All the children in Year 4 have enjoyed their first week back in Silver Birch Class.

Lots of Dojo points have been awarded and we are very pleased with all of the children's attitude and behaviour.

It's going to be a busy and exciting term ahead, with lots of things planned for the…

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5 July 2016

Science Festival

 

On Friday year 3 went to Preston to a Science Festival. We had a fantastic day! We did lots of different activities like brushing different animals teeth, learnt about a 'Human Guinea Pig' who took a picture of the inside of an eye and even put a camera down his nostril! We used…

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17 June 2016

Ancient Greece

 

In Year Three this week we have started our new topic; ‘Ancient Greece’.

To begin with we have done some research online about what school life and home life was like in Ancient Greek times. We made research posters to stick up in class and add to when we find out new…

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13 June 2016

The Queen's Birthday!

 

We have had a fantastic 3 days celebrating the Queen’s 90th Birthday. In history we have looked at the Queen’s family tree and found out facts about the Queen, we also placed the main events of her life on a time-line. On Thursday we designed our own coins and stamps to commemorate the…

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27 May 2016

Tolerance Week

This week has been Tolerance Week. We have had a really exciting week learning about what ‘tolerance’ is as well about the Hindu religion and culture. We had a visitor called Rif on Tuesday who discussed what ‘tolerance’ is and how to show we are tolerant and accepting to people who…

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20 May 2016

Coding Week!

This week Key Stage 2 have taken part in coding week. During the week all classes have been creating algorithms to create pictures or games. In Year 3 we have been using 'Logo' to create 2d shapes and geometric patterns, although extremely frustrating at times, all children have been able to write…

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13 May 2016

Perfect Poetry!

In English, Year 3 have been writing and performing poetry. We based our poems on a poem called "At The School Assembly" by Simon Pitt. In the poem the noun is connected to the verb, and we have been working hard to replicate this poetry style.

The poems we have written are all about imaginary…

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10 May 2016

Investigating Plants!

As part of this terms science topic, Year 3 have been investigating the different conditions that plants grow in. As part of the investigation, children have planted their own plant and will now test it under different conditions to see if it grows. Some children are investigating if plants grow…

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