Monday 19th May

We were very excited today to be able to handle some real Roman artefacts including a Roman coin, broach parts and tiles and bricks from Roman buildings. What a wonderful way to bring our ‘All Roads Lead to Rome’ topic to life! 

Tuesday 13th May 

This afternoon, we tested different pairs of sunglasses to see which would be the best pair to protect our eyes from the sun. We used data loggers to measure the strength of torch light that passed through the sunglasses. 

Monday 31st March

This afternoon we have been busy practising mixing colours and adding detail to our own fruit paintings after looking at the work of Caravaggio. 

Tuesday 11th February 

We’re taking part in Safer Internet Day and enjoying the BBC live lesson!

Monday 10th February

This afternoon we have been learning about earthquakes as part of our Earth SOS topic. We learnt how people living near earthquake hotspots keep safe if they experience an earthquake. 

Thursday 3rd October 2024

We had an extremely exciting morning today, taking part in the Guinness World Record attempt as part of the largest ever poetry lesson on National Poetry Day. We then wrote our own poems. Check out this poem by one of the Year 3 pupils. 

Tuesday 1st October 2024

Today’s Science investigation involved testing different materials to see which would create the most friction. 

Monday 16th September 2024

In Maths today, we used place value counters to practise partitioning numbers in different ways using flexible partitioning. 

Friday 6th September 2024

What a fabulous start to the new year! We’ve been making predictions about our new class book ‘The Ancient Egypt Sleepover’ in English, making a great start in our maths work, cracking codes using hieroglyphs and practising our artistic skills sketching scarab beetles.  

Monday 18th March

Our Greek vases are starting to take shape!

Friday 15th March

We enjoyed marking our own biodegradable plastic as part of Science Week!

Monday 11th March

This week is Science week and this year’s theme is time. In Badgers, we kicked off science week by making a water timer… 
 

Tuesday 6th February 2024

We really enjoyed making our own model of the digestive system this afternoon! 

Monday 5th February 2023

As part of our Mediterranean topic, we enjoyed preparing and trying some traditional Mediterranean foods. We made a beautiful Greek salad and even tried the olives!

Monday 16th October 2023

Last week we studied examples of cave art. Today, we created our own cave art using pastels, charcoal and paint! 

Monday 2nd October 2023

This afternoon we have been researching Stonehenge and finishing our Stonehenge art.

Monday 25th September 2023

We’ve been experiencing with mixing colours in art… look out for the finished pieces in the coming weeks!

Tuesday 19th September 2023

We’ve had so much fun this afternoon learning about different types of rock. We made sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks out of chocolate!
 

Monday 18th September 2023

This afternoon we have been learning some karate skills and having a great time!

Wednesday 13th September 2023

Some fabulous collaborative working this morning in Badgers. We have been sharing our narratives and helping each other by suggesting improvements.

Tuesday 12th September 2023

This afternoon we kicked off our new Science topic of Rocks by comparing different rocks. We sketched the rocks carefully, looking at their colour, composition and texture and then described them. We are VERY excited about learning more about different types of rocks when we make chocolate rocks next week!