Questioning a Historian

Adrian Worrell is a historian. He talked to each year 3 class about the Stone Age and then we had the chance to ask him lots of questions.

Stone Age Day

Historian Adrian Worrell visited us to talk about the Stone Age and show us lots of artefacts.

Cave Paintings

We used pastels, charcoal and wax crayons to recreate cave paintings. We had to think about the types of animals and scenes which were in cave paintings as well as which colours to use.

Learning about the shapes which make up 3D shapes

Diwali Afternoon

We have been looking at different ways people celebrate Diwali. On Friday afternoon we tried out some different activities. We made lanterns.

We created Rangoli patterns.

We sampled Diwali sweets.

Some people chose to try on outfits.

We also tried creating our own Henna designs.

 

  

Learning about the types of soil

What a messy afternoon!   We learnt about four different types of soil and then we tested some samples. We had to decide whether they were clay soil, sandy, loam or silt.

Making 3D Shapes

We had a brilliant morning in 3M working out how we could make 3D shapes using different materials.

Fossil Imprints

We made some fossil imprints in science.

Fabulous Fossils

We have had great fun in science learning how fossils are formed and then trying to make our own copies.

How our week looks

In 3M

PE - Wednesday and Thursday
Pupils need a full kit and pumps which fit in school on these days.

Library - Books can be changed on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
If pupils are still reading the book then they don't have to bring it back until they are finished.
If the book is lost, please let the school know.

Reading books - Reading books can be changed every day in 3M.
Please bring in books whether they are finished, not read or only a little has been read.

Describing a terrifying bear

We used a thesaurus to improve our descriptions of a terrifying bear.

Trying to add embedded clauses.

Coding

We had lots of fun learning to code today.

Dear Parents

Dear Parents   

 Some people have been worrying about homework so I'd like to clear up what is expected.   

 Reading at least three times a week is expected throughout the school and all children are rewarded for this by earning badges, certificates and free books. 

 Homework is set every 2 weeks and pupils have that 2 weeks to complete it in any way they wish. This is left open to allow for creativity. 

 Pupils have been given logins to several sites which will help them make progress. This is currently mymaths, sumdog and IDL but others maybe given. 

While pupils are rewarded forgoing on these sites and pupils throughout the school enjoy them, they are not punished for not being able to as I am aware that there are sometimes difficulties with regards to different devices or sites temporarily not working. Sometimes there are ways round, such as downloading an app but as they are external sites school cannot fix if they do not work on your particular device or a certain day.   I will try to print out alternatives when this is possible.

Chocolate Rocks

We used dark, white and milk chocolate to learn about how sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks are formed.

 

Ben's Football Team

Did you spot Ben in the newspaper? Ben plays for Foxhall and they were in the newspaper for winning their tournament. Well done Ben!

Stone Age Homework

We've had some brilliant pieces of Stone Age homework brought in to 3M. 

 

Comparing Diwali to our festivals

We have been learning all about the religion Hinduism.  This week we looked at the celebration of Diwali and compared the ways Hindus celebrate this to how we celebrate Things such as Christmas, Easter and Bonfire night. We found lots of similarities.