This week in Year 3, we have been busy with exciting activities in Design Technology, Maths, and our Let's Think session. Here's what we've been up to!

🎨 Design Technology – Making Photo Frames
In DT, we explored how to design and create our very own photo frames! We started by looking at different frame styles and discussing what makes them strong and stable. Then, we carefully measured and cut materials to construct our frames, making sure they were sturdy enough to hold a picture. Finally, we added our own creative touches with decorations. It was fantastic to see everyone's unique designs come to life!

➗ Maths – Rounding and Estimating
In Maths, we focused on rounding numbers to the nearest ten. We practiced using number lines to help us decide whether to round up or down. We also explored estimating, learning how it helps us quickly check if our answers make sense. It was great to see the class becoming more confident with these skills!

📖 Let's Think – That’s Not My Hat
During our Let's Think session, we dived into the story That’s Not My Hat by Jon Klassen. We had thoughtful discussions about the characters, their decisions, and the hidden messages in the story. We also made predictions about what might happen next and shared different perspectives on the ending. It was a brilliant way to develop our reasoning and comprehension skills!

Well done, Year 3, for another fantastic week of learning! We hope you all have a restful Easter break.

With half term only a week away, Year 6 have recently been building up our preparation for the SATS which will take place in May.  This week, we took our latest round of practice papers and we're delighted by the progress that we've seen since the beginning of the year.  The children have approached these tests with a determination to do well, and although there are still some areas we aim to improve, they should be pleased with what they've done this week.

But the last couple of weeks haven't all been about test papers.  In English, we have completed our biography work and started to look at our new class text - Cloud Hunters by Alex Shearer.  We will be using this text over the next few weeks as a prompt for some creative description of weird and wonderful worlds and creatures.  In art, we've been skecthing designs for the pottery we will be crafting next week, and in PE, we've continued work on our gymnastics routines.  We've looked at circuits in science, and learned about the language and architecture of Ancient Greece in our history lessons.

By the time we post our next update, we'll only be a few days from our trip to Liddington, so the Year 6 team are hard at work preparing for this - we're looking forward to a great time away.  We recently sent home the kit list for this residential, so we hope preparations are going well at home as well.  Remember, if you have any questions about any aspects of the trip, please get in touch with your child's teacher - they will be able to help with any queries you may have.

It's hard to believe we're now halfway through Spring 1, but Year 6 have packed an awful lot into the last three weeks.  In English, we've been looking at biography writing: the children started by researching their teachers and writing the stories of their lives.  Then, they chose a celebrity they admired for their second piece - we are currently in the process of writing these stories, and we're starting to look in more detail at the features that expected Year 6 writing should contain.  In history, we've started learning about the Ancient Greeks, and in science, we're looking at circuits, and how electricity works.  In computing, we've started the process of programming our own maze games using the online Scratch programme, and in PE, we've been refining our gymnastics skills.

Throughout these lessons, we've also been starting to concentrate a little more directly on the skills and knowledge we will need for our upcoming SATS tests.  We've also started to think about our trip to Liddington in a few weeks' time - thanks to everyone who came along to our briefing meeting on Wednesday this week.

This week in Year 3, we have been busy with exciting activities in Design Technology, Maths, and our Let's Think session. Here's what we've been up to!

🎨 Design Technology – Making Photo Frames
In DT, we explored how to design and create our very own photo frames! We started by looking at different frame styles and discussing what makes them strong and stable. Then, we carefully measured and cut materials to construct our frames, making sure they were sturdy enough to hold a picture. Finally, we added our own creative touches with decorations. It was fantastic to see everyone's unique designs come to life!

➗ Maths – Rounding and Estimating
In Maths, we focused on rounding numbers to the nearest ten. We practiced using number lines to help us decide whether to round up or down. We also explored estimating, learning how it helps us quickly check if our answers make sense. It was great to see the class becoming more confident with these skills!

📖 Let's Think – That’s Not My Hat
During our Let's Think session, we dived into the story That’s Not My Hat by Jon Klassen. We had thoughtful discussions about the characters, their decisions, and the hidden messages in the story. We also made predictions about what might happen next and shared different perspectives on the ending. It was a brilliant way to develop our reasoning and comprehension skills!

Well done, Year 3, for another fantastic week of learning! We hope you all have a restful Easter break.

With half term only a week away, Year 6 have recently been building up our preparation for the SATS which will take place in May.  This week, we took our latest round of practice papers and we're delighted by the progress that we've seen since the beginning of the year.  The children have approached these tests with a determination to do well, and although there are still some areas we aim to improve, they should be pleased with what they've done this week.

But the last couple of weeks haven't all been about test papers.  In English, we have completed our biography work and started to look at our new class text - Cloud Hunters by Alex Shearer.  We will be using this text over the next few weeks as a prompt for some creative description of weird and wonderful worlds and creatures.  In art, we've been skecthing designs for the pottery we will be crafting next week, and in PE, we've continued work on our gymnastics routines.  We've looked at circuits in science, and learned about the language and architecture of Ancient Greece in our history lessons.

By the time we post our next update, we'll only be a few days from our trip to Liddington, so the Year 6 team are hard at work preparing for this - we're looking forward to a great time away.  We recently sent home the kit list for this residential, so we hope preparations are going well at home as well.  Remember, if you have any questions about any aspects of the trip, please get in touch with your child's teacher - they will be able to help with any queries you may have.

It's hard to believe we're now halfway through Spring 1, but Year 6 have packed an awful lot into the last three weeks.  In English, we've been looking at biography writing: the children started by researching their teachers and writing the stories of their lives.  Then, they chose a celebrity they admired for their second piece - we are currently in the process of writing these stories, and we're starting to look in more detail at the features that expected Year 6 writing should contain.  In history, we've started learning about the Ancient Greeks, and in science, we're looking at circuits, and how electricity works.  In computing, we've started the process of programming our own maze games using the online Scratch programme, and in PE, we've been refining our gymnastics skills.

Throughout these lessons, we've also been starting to concentrate a little more directly on the skills and knowledge we will need for our upcoming SATS tests.  We've also started to think about our trip to Liddington in a few weeks' time - thanks to everyone who came along to our briefing meeting on Wednesday this week.