Y3B – Inspired by Daisy Birch
Class 4 have this week finished their art pieces which were inspired by artist, Daisy Birch. The children thought hard about how to create their tone effectively. Children were so […]
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Y3B – Artist Study: Daisy Birch
Today Class 4 began their new artist study on the artist Daisy Birch who uses stippling, a form of pointillism to recreate realistic drawings. Children particularly loved her drawing of […]
Combining our maths learning with our DT to make our very own curry in Y3B
This week in Maths, Class 4 have been learning all about how to measure mass and have identified you often measure using grams and kilograms. In DT we have been […]
Exploring values and the importance of good actions in RE
Today Class 4 have looked at the difference between values and actions and how this is important to different people and how they live their lives. They created their very […]
Y3B – Delivering a food tasting session to the Y5s
As part of our topic, where we are exploring different ways our world can be divided, Class 4 held a world foods testing session for the Y5s. During our immersive […]
Y3B Take a look at our persuasive, emotive adverts
Please take a look at the emotive adverts we have created to raise the point that we believe palm oil must stop being used! I hope you agree that they […]
Y3B Developing our very own persuasive adverts using iCanAnimate
Class 4 have been looking at the now banned advert turned into book, “There’s an orang-utan in my bedroom.” Children feel very strongly about the damaging effect of palm oil […]
Y3B Using concrete resources to support our fractions learning
Today children have used practical resources to support them with ordering and comparing unit fractions. Children used a variety of fraction tiles, fractions towers and fraction pizzas.
Y3/4 ‘Our diverse world’ immersive day
Today Class 4 and 5 had a full day dedicated to their topic, ‘what divides our world?’ Children took part in many immersive activities such as: learning about culture through […]
Learning Science through an outdoors Maths Code breaker
Class 4 have been learning all about animal classification by using their mental maths knowledge to support them. Children were shown photos of different animals. Each animal class was worth […]
Foods from around the World Club explore Indian cuisine
This week, foods from around the world club have been exploring Indian cuisine. Children taste and critiqued: Tadka Dahl, Veg curry, poppadoms with mango chutney and keema naan.
Y3B Exploring producers and primary and secondary consumers in food chains
Class 4 have been working alongside Miss Thompson to explore “All living things.” Children have done much work around animal classification, vertebrates and invertebrates aswell as food chains of living […]
Developing the correct formality and tone of a newspaper recount in Y3B
Class 4 have been working towards constructing their written newspaper recounts focusing on an event in our class text, “The girl who stole an elephant.” Children have been working hard […]
The Foods from around the World Club explore Spanish cuisine
Today children continued with their online food diary on book creator by exploring some Spanish cuisine. Children tasted: quinoa, Iberico cheese, olives, Serrano ham and chorizo. xx
Chester Zoo
Children loved the trip to Chester Zoo where they continue to learn more about world including animals and habitats.
Art work inspired by Sandra Silberzweig in Y3B
Take a look at our beautiful display full of beautiful, bold portraits inspired by the artist: Sandra Silberzweig.
Y3B – Locating Famous Explorers’ routes using Atlas’
As part of the topic, children have been exploring different famous travellers/explorers from around the world. They began by finding out more about them through research and then today we […]
The “Food from around the World Club” create a food tasting diary using book creator
Toddy the children found out the country whose cuisine they would be exploring and evaluating was: China. Children tasted the following items: lychees, prawn crackers, soy sauce, peking duck flavour […]
Sandra Silberzweig inspired cubism art in Y3S
Today Class 4 have began their outcome for their Sandra Silberzweig inspired art. Children used water colours to create and mix their colours and then have layered up the colour […]
Using our oracy skills to make inferences in Y3B
To begin our new topic and writing genre, Class 4 looked at making inferences about characters or settings using photographs. Children learnt that inferences were when you could make an […]
Y3B – introduction to a new artist: Sandra Silberzweig
Today Class 4 began their new unit of Art. Children conducted an artist study on a contemporary painter called Sandra Silberzweig who believes art has the power to heal as […]
Y3B Bronze Age Beaker pots using clay
Over the last few days, Class 4 have worked hard on creating some Bronze Aged inspired Beaker pots using clay. Miss Dungworth came to work with the children to show […]
Published narratives inspired by our fantastic class novel!
Today Class 4 published our narratives which have been inspired by our class text, The Wild Way Home by Sophie Kirtley, Children continued to improve their publishing by applying the […]
Practicing using the grid method for multiplication with concrete resources in Y3
Today Class 4 we’re introduced to the formal method for multiplication. Children used counters or cubes as place value counters to solve a problem solving question: “Is it sometimes, always […]
Y3 creating and inputting audio in Book Creator to support with writing character dialogue
Today Class 4 continued to develop their knowledge of the app, Book Creator by creating their own dialogue between characters through adding and recording their own audio. Children created multiple […]
Y3B – Categorising times tables using arrays to support
Today Class 4 began their multiplication unit of maths by looking at arrays. Children were asked to identify number sentences, make arrays and then put them into different categories. Outside […]
Story mapping in Y3B
As part of a narrative unit, children have been working on creating their very own story map to support them with retell, rehearsing and then innovating their very own version […]
Y3B – using Book Creator to engage our audience
Over the last few sessions, children have familiarised themselves with some functions of the app, Book Creator. They learnt how to present their information on: How the Stone Age changed […]
Y3B: WMIM creating worry monsters
Children in Class 4 have concluded their sessions With me in Mind by creating and crafting their very own worry monsters for home. Children discussed in detail how these can […]
Developing weaving skills using sticks and wool Y3B
Class 4 have been learning about the significant changes from the StoneAge to Bronze Age. Children learnt that in the Bronze Age, people began to use sheep’s wool to create […]
Y3B Exploring Harvest themed poetry, prayers and songs within Guided Reading
Today we have used our whole class guided reading session to learn more about the importance of the harvest festival which is coming up shortly. We looked at a variety […]
Y3B using different concrete resources to solve addition and subtraction number sentences
Today Class 4 used different concrete resources to help us with adding and subtracting 1’s from 3 digit numbers. Some children chose cubes, others chose counters and some chose to […]
Y3B Conducting an Archaeological dig
Today Class 4 took part in their very own excavation to find out more about people who lived in the Stone Age. They used brushes to uncover precious artefacts such […]
Y3B Showing pride and resilience when publishing
Today children have been working on publishing their non chronological report they have been writing within their history and science learning. Children have been developing skills to have autonomy and […]
Investigating pitch and volume in Y3B
Today children took part in a scientific enquiry: Does the volume and pitch affect how well rice “dances”? This followed on from last week’s learning where we discovered that sound […]
Creating Lava lamps and experimenting with anti- gravity water in Science club
Children in Science club created their very own lava lamps using water, vegetable oil, effervescent tablets and food colouring. They then predicted how many extra effervescent tablets would make the […]
Creating Lava lamps and experimenting with anti- gravity water in Science club
Children in Science club created their very own lava lamps using water, vegetable oil, effervescent tablets and food colouring. They then predicted how many extra effervescent tablets would make the […]
Y3B creating our very own Stone Age scratch art
Today children created their very own Stone Age scratch art replicating the inside of a cave. We used acrylic paint and washing up liquid alongside oil pastels to create the […]
Y3B Using counters to solve reasoning problems
Today Class 4 were given using concrete resources to support us with answering challenging word problems which meant we had to show our reasoning skills. Some children then chose to […]
Y3B using Green Screen to show the 3 main periods of the Stone Age
Today Class 4 used the Green Screen to recreate small re-enactments of what life would be like throughout the 3 main time periods of the Stone Age. They showed the […]
A busy first day back in Y3B
Today Class 4 am have jumped straight back into engaging in some fantastic learning. We began the day with reading aloud using expression with our class friends. We have then […]
Who would have made the best Hunter gatherer in Y3B?
Today children in Class 4 combined their Maths, PE and Topic learning into one. Children imagined and practiced what it would be like to throw spears to catch their food. […]
Creating our own natural prehistoric dye in Y3B
Today children foraged the local environment to search for natural resources that will make a good prehistoric dye ready for our weaving next week in art. Children learnt that in […]
Prehistoric Beasts: Researching, creating and playing Top Trumps in Y3B
Our new Y3’s have wasted no time in immersing themselves in their new topic: Stone Age. Based on the Stone Age Boy narrative, children used iPads and computers to research […]
Whole class guided reading outdoors
Today Class 4 practiced adding appropriate expression to their voices when reading the whole class extract – a play script! Children practiced adding intonation and suspense to their learning. A […]
Y3S -creating our finished outcome using different mediums
This week we have worked hard to build on our skills so that we can produce our finished piece inspired originally by the artist Rebecca Vincent. Children initially used their […]
Y3S using our drama and oracy skills to verbally explain the lifecycle of a plant
Today Class 4 worked in groups of 4 to create a finished video explaining the process of the lifecycle of a plant. They used many scientific technical vocabulary such as: […]
Y3S Tasting the new Vegetable of the week: Rhubarb
Today Class 4 started their vegetable of the week tasting. Today’s vegetable was Rhubarb which Miss Newton-Smith has grown in her own garden! Most children had never tasted it before […]
Showing the time farming activity in Y3S
Today ClAss 4 were given a task of locating different farming jobs around the outdoor environment. Next to the job was the time in words and they then had to […]
Testing which component of soil is the most permeable
Children in Class 4 conducted a scientific investigation to find out which component of soil was the most permeable. Children drew some incredibly interesting results as our results proved to […]
Testing which component of soil is the most permeable
Children in Class 4 conducted a scientific investigation to find out which component of soil was the most permeable. Children drew some incredibly interesting results as our results proved to […]
Stunning published non fiction reports on display in Y3\S
Children in Class 4 have been super happy to see their finished pieces on our classroom displays. Children have worked really hard to ensure their Learning has been presented and […]
Y3S creating spoken recounts outdoors using iMovie
Today Class 4 combined ICT and outdoor learning together and went outdoors to create a spoken recount about the residential. We used iMovie to do this. Children used their fabulous […]
Y3S Creating a fossil fact file using purple mash
Today Class 4 have used purple mash to create a fact file all about fossils. Children researched key aspects such as: how, where, who and how fossils may support scientists. […]
Y3S have begun their artist study
Today Y3S have started their artist study on natural, landscape artist Rebecca Vincent. We studied her paintings, techniques and colours. We began by looking at her style and then evaluated […]
Y3S have begun their artist study
Today Y3S have started their artist study on natural, landscape artist Rebecca Vincent. We studied her paintings, techniques and colours. We began by looking at her style and then evaluated […]
Which surface produces the most friction?
Class 4 have taken part in a scientific enquiry. Children had three separate surfaces: smooth, bumpy and textured and then used the same truck to test the speed down the […]
Replicating the steel process in Y3S
Today Class 4 we’re taught by Miss Thorley, children used different coloured ice cubes to replicate different metals and had a go at melting them into their very own “crucible […]
Enjoying our home made scones in Y3S
Children in Class 4 have been learning how to make scones this week as a character in our class text enjoyed showing other characters how to make them for her […]
Exploring transparent, translucent, opaque and reflective objects in Y3S
Y3S have been looking at some new vocabulary during our science learning on light and shadows. We began by working in groups to choose 4 items from the classroom. We […]
‘Author of the week’ in Y3
Every week in Class 4, Miss Sare chooses a new member of the class to be this week’s author of the week. Their job is to take home and look […]
T4W In Class 4
Children are at the final stage of their narrative writing and are beginning to think about writing their story ending. To help us put ideas into sentences, we are starting […]
Sewing club
Today the children at sewing club began their introduction into sewing. The children learnt how to thread a needle and then practiced the running stitch and a semi half crossed […]
Excellent writing in Y3S
Over the last few weeks, Class 4 have been working on completing learning that is excellent. We have discussed that this doesn’t necessarily mean perfect but something which the children […]
Outdoor maths in Y3
Class 4 were set a task of finding a card which either had a number, pictorial representation or a number in words. They then had to use their knowledge of […]
Creating ‘synonym’ rolls in Y3
Today Class 4 looked at some vocabulary that we would have probably used in our character description and decided to make them even better! We used the iPads and thesaurus’ […]
Y3S Practical maths
Class 4 have wasted no time in showing off their fantastic maths skills. Today the children used dienes to represent the values of different numbers. They then used their place […]
Y3S – Inputting and presenting data
Today Class 4 worked in pairs to input some primary data which we collected from each other and then presented it through a pie chart on Google sheets. The data […]
Y3S Teacher Code Breaker
Today children who are in Class 4 had to use their challenge and team work skills to decode some key information about their new teacher. They had to find a […]
Class 8 Remote learning
Miss Sare has had the pleasure of teaching the wonderful Class 8 this week. It has been great to see children continuing to show their resilience and hard work during […]
Y3S – playing their very own designed Victorian monopoly
On Monday, Class 4 finally got to the stage of the STEM/Maths they were hoping for – they got to actually play the game they had created! Children thoroughly enjoyed […]
Spring Art Competition winner announced…
A huge Well-Done to Ellie Rose for being our Spring Art competition winner! A wonderful painting completed during lockdown Ellie! Miss Sare was over the moon and thinks you thoroughly […]
Y3S – Creating our own Victorian/Mathematical Monopoly game
Over the last few days, Class 4 have been working with their partner to create a Victorian inspired monopoly game which they will be playing once finished. They initially researched […]
Y3S creating our very own “Famous Victorians” Top Trump Cards
Class 4 created some wonderful top trump cards during their history lesson today. They were given 6 famous Victorians: Queen Victoria Prince Albert William Morris L.S Lowry Charles Dickens Dr […]
Innovating our T4W text map
Over the last two week, Class 4 have been writing their very own narrative based on creating an alternate event from our class story, Street Child. We created a class […]