This afternoon, class 3 have been artefact detectives. We were lucky to have artefacts from Wollaton Hall. We answered the questions; What is the artefact made from?, What was it used for?, Who used the artefact?, What does the artefact tell us about Viking life?,
We even got chance to try on a Viking helmet – it was very heavy!
Today in Science we have been investigating the question, ‘Do people with longer arms throw further?’
We measured the length of our arm then threw a bean bag and measured the distance of our throw. We found out that the person with the longest arm did NOT have the longest throw.
Well done to our fabulous children who were recognised for the achievement, behaviour or kindness award this term.
We are so proud of their achievements.
Congratulations and continue to be amazing!
During the week, all classes participated in Money Week and the investigated the ‘Five Big Questions about Money’ from Lifesavers. Our pupils met Milo and read his story.
In EYFS, pupils talked about whether to save money or spend it. They looked at different coins and notes so they could see what they felt like. They even set up a class shop and enjoyed using money stamps to create our own savings books.
Class 3 pupils thought about what they could do with £5.00, answering the question, ‘How does money make us feel?’ They had some lovely answers including buying something for a friend and giving it to charity.
Key Stage 2 had a fabulous time at Bluecoat Wollaton this morning, taking part in the Go for Gold fun run. We were so impressed with everyone’s positive attitude and energy!
It was lovely to see so many parents engaging in their children’s learning today at the Year 3 and 4 project exhibition. We were particularly impressed with your Roman army testudo (tortoise) formation!
This afternoon in science we tested the permeability of 6 soils; clay soil, chalk soil, clay loam, sandy soil, chalk loam and peat soil. We poured 300 ml of water through each soil. After 5 minutes, we measured how much water was in our beaker.
In SCARF this morning we were very lucky to have a fun online event to learn about, ‘My healthy brain and body.’ We played a game deciding if the contents of a shopping bag were healthy or not, talked about a ‘Feelings Wheel’ and how to feel good. Finally, we learned a ‘Wellbeing Rap.’ 😀❤️
Class 3 have had a fabulous day at Wollaton Hall taking part in a Roman workshop. We wrote our names using Roman letters, drew artefacts from a Roman bathhouse and learnt about Roman food.
Following our D-Day assembly, Class 3 ordered the events of this very important day. We also designed a D-Day medal. We tried to incorporate the date, the colours of the allies, a symbol to signify the war and a reference to the different armed forces.
Today is, ‘Empathy Day’. In Class 3, we listened to a story called, ‘Blue’ by Sarah Christou about a girl who feels sad then finds a way to overcome this. We talked about feelings we have and how we can be empathetic towards others 🌈❤️👫We made some beautiful bunting to share our ideas which you can see in Hayley’s Shelter 😀
This afternoon in Science, Class 3 have been investigating rocks. We tested their durability, permeability, density and whether they were hard or soft rocks.
In Year 3 this afternoon we have been scientists. We have dissected flowers and explored the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants. We learnt new vocabulary such as stamen, anther and filament.
It was lovely to see so many parents at our project exhibition this morning! We hope you enjoyed the children’s performance and joining in with the freeze framing. 😀
The children have learnt so much about the Egyptians from Susan during the Creative Collaboratives project.
Class 3 were lucky enough to have visitors from the University of Nottingham. We became archaeologists, searching for artefacts and using them to decide who the artefacts belonged to. Some of us even got the chance to dress up as Roman soldiers!
Year 3 had a fabulous field trip today! We went to Beeston Lock to look at the human and physical features of the river and canal. We took photos and did sketches of the features we had identified in our previous map work lesson. We also carried out a Likert scale survey.
Class 3 have had a fabulous geography day learning all about rivers! We studied the water cycle, learning new vocabulary such as evaporation, condensation and precipitation. We used an atlas to locate rivers in the UK and across the world. The river Nile is the longest river in the world at over 4,000 miles long.
In the afternoon, we learnt about the features and course of a river and worked in groups to create our own models of the upper, middle and lower course of a river.
Class 3 had an amazing day at Weston Park museum. We got to see real Ancient Egyptian artefacts and learnt about the people who were buried in the sarcophagus’ we saw. We were told that experts find this information from the hieroglyphs they were decorated with. Later, we learnt about the mummification process then made our own artefacts from modelling clay. A fascinating day!
Class 3 are making great progress with their Ancient Egyptian themed money containers. Having designed their own container to represent the time period, they have used their sewing skills to bring their designs to life. So much wonderful talent!
On Safer Internet Day this week, we looked at ‘Tech Through Time’. We looked at how technology has changed and why it is better. We thought about how technology might be in the future and ways it could be used safely.
We had another fantastic drama session this week with Susan, re-enacting how Howard Carter must have felt on discovering Tutankhamun’s tomb!
Class 3 enjoyed carry out some of their ’50 Things to do at Southwold’ activities. We did some pond dipping, tried to a make a sound with a grass trumpet, made dens and held a ‘scary’ beast!
Year 3 pupils made their very own stained glass cross to represent what they had learned about Good Friday
Today in Computing Class 3 have been learning more about making animations. We drew, then photographed images to create our frames. We saw how making more frames of a single movement made the movement much smoother.
Class 3 have had another fantastic afternoon of drama with Susan from Creative Collaboratives. The children have used freeze framing techniques to portray Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. They worked in pairs to shoe Isis, the goddess of healing and then transitioned into Ka who represented the spirit of a person. Brilliant participation by everyone. Mrs Reddings even got to be an Egyptian pharaoh!
Class 3 had another fabulous afternoon doing Forest School! We made animal footprints in clay, threaded twig necklaces and used a flint and steel to create sparks. In the classroom, Ms Turner-Jones taught us how to tie different knots. We finished the afternoon off with apples roasted on the campfire and coated in cinnamon sugar!
Class 3 started their Creative Collaboratives sessions yesterday. We are very lucky to be working with Susan Gardner who is teaching us drama techniques through which we are exploring aspects of Ancient Egyptian life.
Class 3 have loved their first Forest School session! We have climbed trees, done bark rubbings, sawn wood, hunted for bugs and birds amongst lots of other exciting activities. Mrs Reddings loved the worm measurer! We finished the session around the campfire eating smores and drinking hot chocolate. We can’t wait for next week!
Class 3 have had a wonderful hook day learning all about the Ancient Egyptians.
We used clay to make a cartouche and wrote our names in hieroglyphics. We have used repeating patterns to decorate a an Egyptian collar or ‘wesekh’. We decorated a death mask based on the most famous death mask ever found, that of the boy Pharaoh, Tutankhamun.