Term 4

WC 4.4.22

Congratulations to Year 3 and Year 4 children for their wonderful performances of 'Peter Pan' this week. It was amazing! As well as 3 play performances we also had a trip to Forest School, where we made bird hides as part of our Design & Technology project (see photos below). In Science we learned about transportation in plants by setting up an experiment using sticks of celery and blue food colouring! We also performed the song 'Ain't no grave' on ukuleles, taking turns to alternate between the E minor and D major chords.

It's been a short, but busy term and the children have learnt loads! 

Hope you all have a lovely Easter Break.

Mr Hewett and 3 Larch

WC 28.3.22

Here is what the children in 3 Larch wanted to share about their learning this week

"In English we've been learning about hummingbirds." - Madison

"In Maths we've been figuring out measurements in cm, mm and m!" - Saoirse

"In RE we had an RE day (Friday) and in the morning,  we looked at different questions about Easter and we made Easter cards for The Marmalade Trust. Then in the afternoon, we looked at a video about how Christians celebrate Easter." - Minna

"In PE we got in groups of 4 and there was 1 person in the middle we had to move into new spaces to receive the ball so the person in the middle couldn't get the ball (football)." - Leona

"We also played a 2v2 match!." - Suhaib

We have also been working on our songs for the Peter Pan production. Please make sure your child has their play clothes in a bag for Monday if they are not already in school. (plain trousers / leggings and a plain t-shirt - black coloured if possible).

Please have a look at the photos of our learning below!

Have a super weekend

Mr Hewett and 3 Larch

WC 21.3.22

Here is what the children had to say about their learning this week.

"In spelling we learnt that homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings" - Myra

"At forest school we learnt how to measure things" - Madison

" In English we learnt how to use a boxed up plan for a non-chronological report about hummingbirds" - Ashaz

"In PE we were on different teams trying to school in the other teams goal but we couldn't go into the other teams area....we had to score from a distance" (football) - Dottie

See photos of Forest school below

Have a lovely sunny weekend

Mr H

WC 14.3.22

We have had a lovely sunny week in 3 Larch (apart from our Forest School day!). 

Here are some of the things the children have remembered about this week's learning.

"We made little creatures at Forest School and made dens for them." - Alandra

"In English we wrote a story about The Lighthouse" - Ashaz (You can watch this animation at home if you like. It can be found on the Literacy Shed website).

"In Science we are learning about plants...we looked at the different parts of a flower." - Aryan and Saoirse

"In PE we practised passing the ball using the inside of our foot." - Suhaib

"In Maths we've been doing quizzes." (assessments!) - Ted

We hope you have a lovely weekend. Long may the sunny weather continue!

WC 7.3.22

We've had a fun-packed second week of term 4. It was lovely and sunny at Forest school on Wednesday and we learnt to tie clove hitches and square lashings...we also looked at the different parts of plants and made our own plant pictures using natural resources to demonstrate our understanding. We have been learning more songs for our end of term Peter Pan production. We have continued our work on multiplication and division in Maths and we have been learning about glossaries and other features of non-fiction texts in English. The children have started to design bird hides as part of their Design Technology project.

Please have a look at photos below.

Have a super weekend

Mr Hewett

WELCOME BACK TO TERM 4!

The children have had a great first week back with highlights including World Book Day, Forest School and Year 3 performing a 3-part harmony song to the rest of the school during our singing assembly.

Please see photos and videos below!

KEY INFORMATION FOR TERM 4:

PE - Will take place on Tuesdays only this term (children to wear PE kits to school as usual).

FOREST SCHOOL - Forest school takes place every Wednesday this term. Pleases make sure your child arrives in their Forest school kit with wellies (or old trainers). They also need a clean pair of shoes to wear in the afternoon to ensure that no mud enters the school!

SCHOOL PLAY - Year 3 will be putting on a production of Peter Pan at the end of this term with Year 4. We will be singing the songs and Year 4 will be taking on the acting parts. More information to follow...

Have a wonderful weekend

Mr Hewett, Miss Stone and the Y3 team