Class 3
Week ending 24.3.23
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WOW! What an exciting week we have had! Our class this week have been practicing for the Mrs Sunderland Music Festival in Huddersfield at the Town Hall. We practiced our songs every day and on Thursday we visited the Town Hall with other children from Huddersfield schools. We practiced together, with an orchestra, to sing our songs in a rehearsal ready for the grand performance on that evening. We learnt how to sing professionally with Tom the conductor giving us lots of tips and suggestions.
The evening performance was amazing, our parents and grandparents came to see us performing in the Town Hall, the orchestra played loudly and the lights were shining brightly. There were so many different instruments - oboes, grand piano, violins, violas, drums, clarinets, flutes, trumpets, French horns, double basses and lots more! My favourites songs that we sang were ‘This is Me’ and ‘The Power in Me’.
In Maths this week, we look at time and specifically digital time. We used clocks to help us and practiced with lots of different questions. We also learnt our four times tables.
In Science, we looked at plants and drew plants and flowers and then labelled them. There are roots at the bottom that feed plants and keep them stable, the stems help them balance, the petals attract bees and insects. There are lots of other jobs that these parts of plants do too.
In RE we have learnt about the Prodigal son. A father and his two sons and their relationships together. The one son was greedy and wanted his father’s money, the father gave it to him and he spent it all quickly. He came back when he realised that he had not been responsible and asked for forgiveness.
In Literacy this week, we have been trying to read and write kennings. These are two-word phrases that include a noun and a verb that describe something perfectly. These originally came from the Vikings and their Norse traditions (skull splitter). For example, sky-scraper, tear-jerker. We used the word cat as a starter to write a kenning e.g., ear-scratcher, nose-nuzzler, fur-licker. We have been reading the book Erik the Viking and we have used this inspiration for writing our own kennings. Sword-slayer, brave-killer, good-fighter, can you think of any others?
In PE we had our PE coach and we began our gymnastics sessions looking at jumps and landings and balancing. In cricket we learnt how to throw and catch.
Our favourite dinner this week was the loaded vegetable pizza. This is one of our favourites on a Friday!
Written by Noah, Talia and Bobby.
You made me very proud of you this week Class 3. What a joy!
Miss Watkins
Week ending 3.2.23
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Once again we have had a busy week this week learning so many new things and carrying on with our Literacy book ‘Nim’s Island! We have found Jack is alive – he is Nim’s father. He has been investigating different types of plankton in the sea. Sharks have made an appearance in the story too and a ship is arriving from another island we think.
In Maths this week, we have looked at different types of money. We have looked at coins and notes! We have practiced adding different amounts together and that different coins are worth the same. It’s a fun topic in maths to study.
In RE we have listened to the story about the Good Samaritan, we have started writing our own versions of this fable.
As part of our Geography and Outdoor Learning topics we have carefully studied a map of a forest area. We looked at and discussed all of the different features of a woodland area such as gates, walls, lakes, streams, campsites and flower meadows. We Also talked about the differences between deciduous and evergreen trees. We then got to design our own maps and symbols for places that we have chosen.
In Literacy this week, we are also reading the book Puzzle Island. It is a very interesting book because it is made up of entirely of different puzzles. We could see creatures hidden within the images, we had to decode letters from secret messages and we saw a lot of different places and locations such as volcanic and treasure islands, tree houses and other unusual places. We got to design our own islands and places with hidden animals in our drawings.
In French we were learning about the months of the year. Also using the word et (and) to write sentences in French.
Yesterday in PE, we had our PE coach and we played a few team games whilst passing the rugby ball as our warm up. We then got stuck into playing some actual games of tag rugby. We wore belts that had tags attached, our opposing team mates had to pull these off to stop us from scoring a try. It was great fun and everyone had a turn to play each other.
Our favourite dinner this week was the loaded vegetable pizza. This is one of our favourites on a Thursday!
Here are a few photographs of our money work.
Written by Leon, Jude and Millie.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Miss Watkins and team
Blog for week ending 27.1.23
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We have had a busy week this week learning so many new things and carrying on with our new Literacy book ‘Nim’s Island! We have found out that her mum went to the bottom of the sea and hasn’t swum back. Her dad went off in a boat and has not come back yet! Nim doesn’t know that her friend Alex who she thought was a boy, is a girl. Alex sent Nim a letter and that is how we found out.
In Maths this week, we continued to work with different measurements and even went outside to measure different things. We measured the perimeter of the playground, a fence and other things we found that were painted on the playground. We were working out whether to measure in meters, centimetres or millimetres. We used a trundle wheel, a metre stick and a ruler to measure. We drew these findings in our books. We have also learnt how to use weighing scales to measure classroom equipment and we are learning how to read scales.
In Science, we looked at our muscles and how they worked and how strong people could be! We learnt about the different muscles in the human body. We learnt that there were around 43 muscles in our face, huge muscles in our arms and legs and the biggest muscle in our body is the gluteus maximus!
In RE we have learnt about how God wished people to live. He told the people and Moses how they should rest on a Sunday and maybe spend time with their friends and family.
In Literacy this week, we are starting to write speech in a story. We use speech marks to identify when someone is talking. Non – fiction doesn’t include as much direct speech as fiction books. We looked at different books that use inverted commas. We realised that a new line is used for each time a different character speaks. They take it in turns and have a line each.
Yesterday in PE we had our PE coach and we played Link Tig as our warm up. Amir said ‘‘We had to tig someone when we played Link Tig, it was fun.’’
“So, we tucked a band in our trousers and people tried to tug it out, “said Annabel.
“We played a game,” said Ishan. “We had to get past the defenders and score a try.”
Our favourite dinner this week was the salmon pasta bake. This is one of our favourites on a Friday!
Written by Annabel, Amir and Ishan.
What a great week Class 3!
Miss Watkins
Week ending 20.1.23
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We have had a busy week this week learning so many new things and starting our new Literacy book ‘Nim’s Island! The book is about Nim who lives on a desert island with her sea lion and iguana.
In Maths this week, we were finding out how to measure in meters, centimetres and millimetres. We used a trundle wheel, a metre stick and a ruler to measure. We measured the length of the hall, the staffroom and the corridor. We drew these findings in our books. We have also learnt how to calculate the perimeter of a 2D shape.
In Science we looked at bones and skeletons again. We cut out our skeletons and learnt about the different bones in the human body. We had to cut very carefully. We learnt the names of some of the bones in our bodies and know that adults usually have 206 bones in total.
In RE we have learnt about the Ten Commandments. God told the people and Moses how they should live.
In PE we have a rugby coach who is teaching us all about different skills in rugby. We practiced passing the ball, playing rugby tig and learning how to score a try. We learnt how to safely dive down on a crash mat to score a try. Miss Watkins had a go too! We have also played hockey and practiced holding the hockey stick properly.
In Literacy this week and last week we have combined our Geography topic and have chosen our own different countries to investigate. Spain, Canada, Portugal, Greece, Brazil are just some of the selection! We presented our findings on populations, currency, rivers, capital cities, food and culture in the form of a double spread. These were very interesting to look at and read.
Our favourite dinner this week was the breakfast – bacon, sausage, eggs and hash browns. This was very unusual to have for our dinner.
Written by Annabel and Georgia.
Well done this week Class 3. What a mature class you are.
Miss Watkins
Week ending 13.1.23
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We have had a busy week this week learning so many new things!
In Maths this week, we were finding out about different fractions including tenths, fifths, quarters, thirds and halves. We learnt that you needed ten tenths to make a whole one and five tenths is the same as a half. We learnt that different sized fractions can make the same amount or size. We have ordered these and we have added them too.
In Science, we looked at bones and skeletons. There are three types - hydrostatic skeleton (this is like a ball of liquid and its floppy), exoskeleton (the bones are outside like a hard shell) and endoskeleton (the bones are inside the body).
We are reading our class book The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop and are very much enjoying finding out about the characters in the story. There is a cat that belongs to a family that have recently moved to the Chocolate shop. The girl in the book thinks that it might be a ghost!
In RE we have completed drawings of our favourite book covers. These have been fun to draw and also lovely to see each other’s book choices. Miss Watkins favourite book is The Magic Faraway Tree!
In PE we have a rugby coach who is teaching us all about different skills in rugby. We practiced pass the ball, playing rugby tig and learning how to get a try. We have also played hockey.
In Literacy this week, we have combined our Geography topic and have chosen our own different countries to investigate. Spain, Canada, Portugal, Greece, Brazil is just some of the selection! We are finding out about populations, currency, rivers, capital cities, food and culture. We will complete this research and present these findings in the form of a double page spread.
Our favourite dinner this week was roast of the day.
Written by Florence and a little help from some of her friends.
Have a wonderful weekend
Miss Watkins