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Drama
This week the children were lucky enough to have a workshop run by a group from The York Theatre Royal who described the story of Peter Pan told through the eyes of Wendy Darling called ‘Underneath a Magical Moon’.
Posted On 22 Sep 2016
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Money
In maths we have been looking at the concept of money, in particular the value of coins (not too easy to get your head around!). They have worked well and added different coins to reach the same value.
Posted On 20 Sep 2016
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Exciting Writing
Monday saw the children taking part in their first session of Exciting Writing where they have the chance to show off how well they can work independently.
Posted On 20 Sep 2016
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Homework
Homework books are being sent home on Friday 16th September. They will be handed out every Friday and can be brought back on Wednesdays. Spellings will start being sent out at the end of next week.
Posted On 16 Sep 2016
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Independence
It’s been really nice to see such good independent work carried out. Y the children in Class 3! They all appear to be growing in confidence and independence already which is a pleasure to observe.
Posted On 16 Sep 2016
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Number bonds
The children have been focusing on number bonds to 5, 10 and 20 so far this week and are getting faster and faster at recalling them! Keep practising at home.
Posted On 13 Sep 2016
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All about me!
Today the children used a mirror to write a list about their appearance. Once finished, they thought of adjectives to use in order to develop their list even further!
Posted On 13 Sep 2016
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Art
The children have created some wonderful sketches of the school with Mrs. Shelton and Mrs. Fitzgerald.
Posted On 09 Sep 2016
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Order, Order!
The children have been showing off their counting skills this week and have impressed me with their ability to compare and order numbers!
Posted On 08 Sep 2016
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First day back
What a lovely first day we have had in class 3 settling back into routines. Here’s to a good year with a wonderful class!
Posted On 06 Sep 2016
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Summer
The children have all received a ‘Holiday Journal’ in which they can complete any work they wish to over the 6 week break. No spellings to be handed out. Enjoy the well deserved break and I will see you all in September.
Posted On 21 Jul 2016
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Goodbye Class 3
And so here we are, the last time you will be reading this blog as a member of Class 3! I’d like to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed teaching all of the children and that you have made my first year at Park Grove one to remember, thank you. I hope you’ve all had a...
Posted On 21 Jul 2016
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The Year 6 Play
The children had the pleasure of watching the Year 6 Play and all thoroughly enjoyed it. We discussed our favourite parts afterwards – all the children liked the comical donkey braying! Well done to all the children in Year 6 for putting on a magical performance.
Posted On 21 Jul 2016
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Race for Life
The children all ran spectacularly today as they took part in the all important Race for Life to help raise money for Cancer Research. Well done Class 3.
Posted On 21 Jul 2016
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Next week
It is the final week of the school year so there are a few things to note. Friday 22nd will be a toy day and school will be finishing at 2:30pm. Please bring in all library books as the children will be handing them back in but won’t be getting a new one over Summer.
Posted On 14 Jul 2016
Scarborough!
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside, oh i do like to be beside the sea! We have had an absolutely wonderful trip to Scarborough this week where the sun shone beautifully throughout the entire day. The children started in Peasholm Park sketching different things that they could...
Posted On 14 Jul 2016
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What a year it’s been…
The children have recently been focusing on writing recounts in their English lessons and this week were given the opportunity to reflect upon everything they have done as a member of Class 3. They remembered lots of different events, enrichment days and fairs and described which...
Posted On 14 Jul 2016
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Multiplication and division
In maths this week the children have been experimenting with new ways to multiply and divide (including finding remainders!) and all worked superbly. Well done Class 3
Posted On 14 Jul 2016
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Sports Day
Unfortunately Sports Day had to be cancelled due to bad weather but the children were still able to take part in a range of different relay events in the gym and all had a fab time doing so!
Posted On 08 Jul 2016
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Next week
In maths the children will be looking at different methods for division and multiplication. In English they shall be recounting various different events. Please don’t forget that the Scarborough trip is taking place on THURSDAY. If you haven’t completed the online...
Posted On 07 Jul 2016
Transition Day
The children had the opportunity to visit their new Class today and had a wonderful time doing so. They met their new teachers and took part in some interesting activities – I’m sure they’ll tell you more about it at home!
Posted On 07 Jul 2016
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Spellings
Spellings this week will have a focus on split digraphs (practise makes perfect!)
Posted On 07 Jul 2016
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Capacity
In maths this week the children have been experimenting with capacity and trying to measure to the nearest millilitre or litre. It took serious amounts of concentration and they were very accurate.
Posted On 07 Jul 2016
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Next week
In English we will be looking at the ‘5 Ws’ (who, where, what, why and when) and using them in our writing. In maths we will be learning new methods to help with our additions and subtractions. There will be no PE run by Total Sports this week due to a transition day...
Posted On 30 Jun 2016
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Spellings
Next week’s spellings will again focus on the ‘or’ phoneme but with a focus on the ‘au’, ‘aw’, ‘augh’ and ‘al’ graphemes.
Posted On 30 Jun 2016
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Letters
The children wrote a letter today to their new class teacher telling them how excited they are about being in their class next year. They all had plenty of questions to ask which we are hoping to answer in the next few weeks!
Posted On 30 Jun 2016
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Tom and Lucy At the Seaside
In English we read a story called ‘Tom and Lucy At the Seaside’. The children then had to retell the story trying to remember all of the key events in order!
Posted On 28 Jun 2016
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Weight
This week in maths the children are experimenting with weight. Today the children were reading different weights on food packaging and ordering them from lightest to heaviest
Posted On 28 Jun 2016
Art Enrichment Day
The children have had lots of fun today creating fish. They bent wire into the shape of a fish and then glued tissue paper on top – the finished product will look amazing! Well done Class 3.
Posted On 24 Jun 2016
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Next week
In maths next week the children will be solving different investigations using knowledge they have developed through the year. In English they will be writing recounts and letters. Flapjacks will be sold on Thursday so bring 50p if you would like one. Please remember your reading...
Posted On 23 Jun 2016
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Spellings
Spellings next week will have a focus on the ‘or’ phoneme. They will practise words with the the ‘or’, ‘ore’, ‘oor’ and ‘ough’ graphemes.
Posted On 23 Jun 2016
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Sponsored Penalty Shootout
They did it! Many of the children were able to ‘beat the goalie’ to help raise as much money as possible for ICT equipment in school. Donations must be in by Friday 1st July.
Posted On 23 Jun 2016
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The seaside
The children have been writing wonderful pieces of work all about the seaside. This week they have been developing their persuasive skills to make people want to go to the beach!
Posted On 23 Jun 2016
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Next week
In English next week we will be looking at a bit of persuasive writing, encouraging people to go to the seaside. In maths we will be looking at money problems. Our sponsored penalty shoot out is next Thursday afternoon and you are more than welcome to come and watch. Flapjacks...
Posted On 16 Jun 2016
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England Vs. Wales
We did it! It may not have been until the last minute but England won the game 2-1 and the children thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Great support Class 3.
Posted On 16 Jun 2016
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Landscapes
In groups, the children created some wonderful seaside landscapes using a range of different materials. They were all really proud of their work.
Posted On 15 Jun 2016
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Temperature
This week in science the children completed an experiment all about temperature. First they estimated the temperature in the shade and out of the shade and then carried out the experiment. Who can remember what the results showed?
Posted On 15 Jun 2016
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The Last Half Term!
So here we are, the last half term. For the next seven weeks the topic for the children will be Beside the Seaside and we have lots of Summery activities planned. We hope the sun shines warm and bright throughout!
Posted On 11 Jun 2016
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Next week
In English the children will be writing a letter to a special person. In maths they will be handling data and using the laptops to help them do so. Flapjacks are being sold on Thursday so do not forget your 50p!
Posted On 09 Jun 2016
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Spellings
Spellings this week will have a focus on a range of different phonemes and their graphemes.
Posted On 09 Jun 2016
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PE
This half term, in PE, the children will be practising a range of different activities that will take place on Sports Day in July.
Posted On 09 Jun 2016
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Which way is the wind blowing?
The children completed an experiment to find out which way the wind was blowing. They blew bubbles to determine the direction!
Posted On 09 Jun 2016
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The last half term
So here we are, the last half term. For the next seven weeks the topic for the children will be Beside the Seaside and we have lots of Summery activities planned. We hope the sun shines warm and bright throughout!
Posted On 07 Jun 2016
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They’re finished!
The children have finished their minibeast toys and they will be going home for half term! They look absolutely brilliant.
Posted On 26 May 2016
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Half term
I hope everybody has a wonderful half term and enjoyes their well deserved break. Our topic after half term is all about the seaside!
Posted On 26 May 2016
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Exciting Writing
A mysterious key…but where did it come from? Where does it lead to? Only Class 3 were able to decide! There were some good examples of extended writing, well done.
Posted On 24 May 2016
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Maths Enrichment Day
Today the children have been completing a range of different activities that all relate to maths! They’ve created animals using a repeated pattern as a design for their bodies. The children then read a story called Centipede’s 100 Shoes. As an activity, the...
Posted On 24 May 2016
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Next week
In English the children will be looking at poems that are tongue twisters or nonsense and creating their own. In maths we will be looking at equivalent fractions. There will be no show and tell next week as the last day of half term is Thursday. Flapjack will still be sold...
Posted On 19 May 2016
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Spellings
Spellings this week will have a focus on the ‘ear’ phoneme. The graphemes are ‘ear’ as in fear, ‘eer’ as in peer and ‘ere’ as in here.
Posted On 19 May 2016
Cuddly Toys
Our DT projects are almost complete with the first of two ‘stuffing lessons’ taking place today! There are a couple of children who have finished their toys and will be evaluating them next week.
Posted On 19 May 2016
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Food chains
In science this week the children all learned about food chains and familiarised themselves with the terms ‘producer’ and ‘consumer’. I wonder if you could think of an example for each one?
Posted On 18 May 2016
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Habitats
This week the children have made habitats for minibeasts using shoe boxes and a range of different materials. They all look absolutely wonderful!
Posted On 18 May 2016
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Next week
In maths next week we will be ordering different events in relation to time. In English we will be developing different grammatical skills that will help us to improve our independent writing. Show and tell next week is Blue group. Please make sure the children have a a PE...
Posted On 12 May 2016
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Spellings
Spellings next week will have a focus on the ‘air’ phoneme. The graphemes representing this phoneme are ‘air’ as in ‘chair’, ‘are’ as in ‘rare’ and ‘ear’ as in ‘bear’.
Posted On 11 May 2016
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Exclamations and questions
It’s not easy recognising the difference between a question and an exclamation, but the children this week have almost become experts in the subject matter. How do I know? How hard they have worked!
Posted On 11 May 2016
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Exciting Writing
This week’s Exciting Writing saw the children writing an information page all about frogs. Lots of the children included the life cycle of a frog and other great facts. Did you know that a female frog can lay up to 2000 eggs?
Posted On 11 May 2016
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Jewish artefacts
In RE we have been looking at things that people consider to be special to them and discussed, in class, items that the children cherish. We then looked at the Jewish religion and found out about different artefacts that they find special. All the children were really engaged and...
Posted On 11 May 2016
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Next week
Next week, in English, we will be looking at grammar skills to help improve the quality of the children’s writing. In maths we will be looking at data handling and fractions. Show and tell is Orange group. Flapjacks are sold on Thursdays so remember to bring 50p if...
Posted On 05 May 2016
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Spellings
Spellings this week have a focus on the ‘oi’ phoneme. The graphemes are ‘oi’ as in oil and ‘oy’ as in boy.
Posted On 05 May 2016
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A mysterious door…
The children have produced some excellent work this week in their Exciting Writing. They were presented with a picture of a mysterious door and had to create a story about the events that would unfold if they were to walk through it. The children’s imagination definitely...
Posted On 05 May 2016
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Frogs!
In English today we were looking at lots of information about frogs. Can you tell someone a fact about a frog?
Posted On 04 May 2016
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Art
Recently, the children have been creating pieces of art based on the work of Eric Carle. They have produced wonderful minibeasts and will be moving on to building habitats for them!
Posted On 04 May 2016
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Animals in-tuition
Last week the children had some special visitors who were all different shapes and sizes. We met a magnificent millipede, some climate-adapting cockroaches, some slimy snails and a terrifying (well Mr. Gardner thought so anyway) tarantula! Some of the children were brave enough...
Posted On 04 May 2016
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Next week
In English next week there will be another Exciting writing and we will also be looking at information about frogs. In maths we will be looking at money once again and carrying on practising our counting skills. Show and tell next week is Yellow group. Remember that...
Posted On 28 Apr 2016
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Spellings
Spellings next week will have a focus on the ‘ow’ phoneme. The graphemes are ‘ow’ as in cow and ‘ou’ as in cloud.
Posted On 28 Apr 2016
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Minibeast toys!
All of the designs for the minibeasts that the children are creating throughout this half term in DT are complete and production has finally started. I already can’t wait to see the final product of every single one!
Posted On 28 Apr 2016
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Drama!
Today, in English, the children created a piece of drama in groups of 3 based on an object that they used as a a stimulus. They all worked very well!
Posted On 26 Apr 2016
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Counting!
Every day the class and I all practise counting up and down in 2s, 5s and 10s! However, I don’t lead the counting, the children do and I think they may do a better job than me. Keep practising counting Class 3 and finding 10 more/less than any given number (up to 100).
Posted On 25 Apr 2016
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Next week
In English next week the children will be looking at different story writing skills. In maths they’ll be looking at skills learnt throughout the year so far! We will be starting to create our minibeasts toys that we have been designing in DT and will be starting an...
Posted On 21 Apr 2016
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Spellings
Spellings this week will have a focus on the ‘er’ phoneme! The graphemes are ‘er’ as in perfect, ‘ir’ as in girl and ‘ur’ as in hurt.
Posted On 21 Apr 2016
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Measurement
This week in maths we are looking at different types of measurement (length, temperature and weight). Today the children were reading thermometers with different scales on the laptops! What unit do we measure temperature in?
Posted On 20 Apr 2016
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Science
Science this half term will give the children an opportunity to look at minibeasts and their habitats. They have looked at trees and plants so far and will be moving on to looking at food chains in the near future!
Posted On 20 Apr 2016
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Word problems
It’s fair to say that word problems are a tricky part of maths to master. However, it is also fair to say that Class 3 gave them a really good go today using methods learned throughout the year to help with their answers!
Posted On 18 Apr 2016
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Next week
In English we will be creating our own story based on the one that we have just finished reading called ‘The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’. In maths we will be looking at different types of measurement (length, weight, capacity and temperature). PE has now moved to...
Posted On 14 Apr 2016
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Spellings
This weeks spelling have a focus on split digraphs (a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e, u_e).
Posted On 14 Apr 2016
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Partitioning
In maths we have been looking at partitioning to help us grasp a greater understanding of place value and helping us to add.
Posted On 14 Apr 2016
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Similes
In English we have been looking at similes in reference to our class book about an owl who is afraid of the dark.
Posted On 14 Apr 2016
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We’re back!
I hope you all enjoyed your Easter break. Today, in English, we’ve been writing a recount of all the different things we got up to in the holidays! It was very interesting to find out about what the children got up to.
Posted On 14 Apr 2016
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Easter holiday
As it’s the Easter holidays there will be no homework going out this week. I hope you all enjoy the break!
Posted On 24 Mar 2016
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Moving Toys
The children have made their very own moving toys (an Easter bunny or chick!) and have written a special message on the back of them. We had lots of fun designing our own and putting it together using split pins.
Posted On 23 Mar 2016
Class assembly!
Well, we did it! After lots and lots of practising the children put on the performance of their lifetime this morning displaying most of their knowledge about the Olympic Games and staying healthy. I think you were all agree that they were absolutely brilliant. Really well done...
Posted On 22 Mar 2016
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Exciting Writing
Today the children completed their final piece of Exciting Writing this term. They explained to the reader (Mr. Gardiner) the importance of good hygiene and gave some very good examples. Well done Class 3.
Posted On 21 Mar 2016
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Next week
In English the children will take part in their final piece of exciting writing of the year and in maths will be developing addition and subtraction skills. School breaks up for the Easter holidays on Thursday at 2:30pm and will therefore be a toy day! We will be doing show and...
Posted On 17 Mar 2016
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Spellings
Spellings this week will have a focus on the ‘wh’ (as in when) and ‘ph’ (as in phonics) phonemes.
Posted On 17 Mar 2016
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Super sewing!
Wednesday afternoons are perfect for the children to show off their creativity and artistic skills! This week the children have been looking at sewing and have created their own masterpieces based on the work of Michelle Holmes.
Posted On 16 Mar 2016
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Perfect punctuation!
In English the children were looking at using punctuation in a range of sentences (commands, statements, questions and exclamations!). They all worked really well even if they did get a little bit muddled up sometimes.
Posted On 15 Mar 2016
Our Class Assembly
Preperations for our class assembly are well on the way and the children must have worked very hard to learn their lines over the weekend because I am so impressed that most have them have learned them off by heart already! I wonder, can you tell who the children are impersonating?
Posted On 14 Mar 2016
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Next week
In maths we will be revising lots of different skills based on the questions that were very difficult in their recent practise. In English we will be focusing on some grammar skills. Thursday is flapjack day so remember your 50p! The next show and tell on Friday is...
Posted On 11 Mar 2016
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Maths
This week some of the children had a go at completing some practise questions that they will be encountering in the not so distant future! For a first attempt they really impressed me. Well done Class 3.
Posted On 11 Mar 2016
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Spellings
The spellings this week will have a focus on the ‘ar’ phoneme and some tricky words. Tip – remember O U lucky duck!
Posted On 11 Mar 2016
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Parachute in PE
Today the children really enjoyed their second session with the parachute in their PE lesson. We played a game of cat and mouse and I was impressed with the children’s sensible behaviour whilst in the gym.
Posted On 08 Mar 2016
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Exciting Writing
The children were able to showcase their ability to write an information text today about staying healthy. They all know that exercise, diet, sleep and being happy are of vital importance to stay healthy!
Posted On 07 Mar 2016
World Book Day
World Book Day is in full swing and the children are fully indulged with our class story for the day, Roald Dahl’s ‘The Great Mouse Plot’. Thank you to the parents for the effort you have put in to the costumes!
Posted On 04 Mar 2016
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Next week
Next week English will have a focus on explanation texts – learning about them and writing our own. In maths we will be looking at money and giving correct change. Remember that reading records need to be brought to school every day. Spellings and homework books need to be...
Posted On 04 Mar 2016
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Spellings
Spellings will be going out tomorrow with a focus on the ‘or’ phoneme (sound – the same as last week) but with different graphemes (written representation!). I look forward to seeing the children’s outfits tomorrow for World Book Day.
Posted On 03 Mar 2016
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Snow!
Although it was only for a brief period of time, a lot of the children were very excited by the amount of snow that fell earlier today. However, after their initial spur of excitement, the children soon calmed down and focused excellently on their maths work which had a focus on...
Posted On 02 Mar 2016
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Parachute games
Today the children had their first PE lesson (with Mr. Gardiner) this half term which saw the introduction of parachute games. All the children loved the lesson and were all very sensible when it could have been very easy for them to get carried away and become silly. Mega...
Posted On 01 Mar 2016
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Recount
Today I was really impressed with the children’s behaviour and work in their English lesson. They had to write a recount of our school trip to see the Snow Child last Thursday and they all created excellent pieces of work. Well done Class 3.
Posted On 01 Mar 2016
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