Year 3 went to the cathedral today for an advent/nativity experience. We learnt all about Isaiah, Mary, Joseph, shepherds and the kings. The children were safe, ready and respectful and enjoyed dressing up, doing craft and seeing different items.
Curriculum
Year 3 Science
We sorted magnetic and non-magnetic objects today. We had fun investigating and exploring the school for objects!
Year 5 #WeWill Sing
A year of practicing finally paid of in such a spectacular way!
Y5 performed at the #WeWill Sing concert, held at Orminston Victory Academy. They performed three songs and not only did then have to learn the words they also performed the songs in BSL ensuring inclusivity to all.
We are so proud of Y5 for their dedication to this project and thank #WeWill Sing for the opportunity to preform and raise money for such worthy causes.
Geography Lunch
Well done to those children who correctly guessed the location of Mr. Clarke in the USA as part of the fortnightly Geography quiz! The home-made burger lunch went down a treat!
Periscopes!
Year 6 made their very own periscopes today as part of their learning about light and reflection. They used mirrors in their periscope and observed how the mirrors in the periscope reflected the light to enable them to see an image of an object around a corner or over the top of another object. Grit and determination were needed as well as independence and concentration whilst following the instructions!
Roman Towns in Year 4
This week we have also been summarising our learning about the Romans. We have such a huge range of knowledge about the Romans and their powerful empire since we have been researching them in our History lessons. This week, we learned about Roman towns. We also discussed and considered what makes a good historian and how we know so much about these Roman towns. We discovered that many cities today contain remains from Roman times.
Volcanic Eruptions in Year 4
In Geography and Writing this week, year 4 have been learning about the stages of a volcano erupting. This is going to help us with writing an explanation text about how a volcano erupts.
We started the week by learning about tectonic plates. We used this jigsaw to understand that where they meet is often where earthquakes and volcanoes occur. We demonstrated where volcanoes happen using a map and finally sequenced the events of a volcano erupting.
Shape
This week we have been learning more about 2D and 3D shapes. We learnt what the difference was and found out the shapes names. We talked about the different properties of shapes. We now know what sides, corners and faces are.
Year 3 Doodling Lesson with Liz Pichon
Year 3 were privileged to take part in one of Scholastic Schools Live ‘Festive Doodling’ lesson with Liz Pichon, author of the Tom Gates books.
They enjoyed hearing about Liz’s new book ‘Tom Gates: Happy to Help’ and learnt how to doodle in her signature style!
Year 3 Geography
We looked at advantages and disadvantages of living in a city.
