As part of Mental Health Week children have been learning about the positive impact singing and dancing can have on our well being. The whole school learnt about what happens to our brain when involved in song and dance and then put this to the test. They sang and danced and it all ended with…
Class 3 recently visited The Eden Project down in Cornwall. In the school, they are learning about rainforests so Eden let them explore theirs. First Kenn took an hour and a half to drive to Eden. Then they went to a class room. After that they went to the rain forest and were almost burnt…
Children in Class 3 have organised a weekly, lunchtime story club for children in Key Stage 1. They take it in turns to be the guest readers and really enjoy sharing stories with such an appreciative audience.
Class 3 have enjoyed finding out about Rainforests this half term and we have done lots of literacy, art, geography and science based on this theme. We looked at a local artist called Sam Cannon who incorporates text into her paintings. It seemed like the perfect way to tell people about the importance of the…
Class 3 were really excited when they had the chance to put their newly found skills in Tag rugby into practice when we had a mini inter house tournament where each House played each other. Children who have never played in a competitive had the opportunity to take part in their first team game. It…
Class 3 have been investigating place value. They have learnt to recognise and understand the place value in three and four digit numbers and to use this in a range of activities to solve number and practical problems. The children loved interacting with their talk partners and sharing the processes they use when working through…
In RE, Class 3 are exploring the ideas of what it is to be human and relating them to religious and other beliefs The children have been very engaged and posed many fascinating questions through role play, by creating mirrors,talk partners, and stories fro the Bible, such as Adam and Eve and the parable, The…
As part of their study of the Romans in Britain, Kenn’s Class 3 and Oak Class from Kenton had an amazing trip to the Roman Baths in Bath. Despite a very early start, the children were very excited to have the opportunity to visit such an incredible place. The ruins are very well preserved, giving…
Class 3 have been Investigating time through a range of activities, learning to tell and write the time from an analogue and digital clock, including 12-hour and 24-hour clocks. Using vocabulary such as o’clock, a.m./p.m., morning, afternoon, noon and midnight. They especially enjoyed solving problems which involved investigating the calendar, investigating minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years….
Class 3 were really grateful to Mr Jinks for yet again leading an exciting and inspirational drama session, teaching them Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’. They all took on their roles with enthusiasm, remembering some quite tricky names and story with good comprehension. We all learnt a lot! [easingsliderpro id=”51″]