History

 How did life develop over the ages?

This term we continue with exploring life through the ages from Stone Age to Iron Age.

As part of our History learning. we were fortunate enough to visit Flag Fen. This is a site where you can learn about life in the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Age. We got up to lots of exciting things on our visit:

Investigating Artefacts

Learning all about hunting - and practising throwing spears!

Using Wattle and Daub to make fences:

Making Stone and Bronze Age crafts!

Science – Forces and Magnets

Are all metals attracted to magnets?

This term we work as Physicists for the first time as we investigate the forces around us, including that of magnets.

We created reports about different types of forces

RE- Islam

What does tawid mean to Muslims?

This term we build on our learning from Year 2 when we answered the key question, How do Muslims follow the straight path? 

We have enjoyed identifying and discussing the different features of a mosque.

English - The Croods

This week, we have enjoyed planning how our character might escape from a predator in the Stone Age!

Music - Performance

How can a performance make a difference to the audience?

This term we look forward to perfecting our performance skills as we present the Christingle service to you.

We have enjoyed practising our songs for the Christingle service.

DT - Mechanisms

Why is functionality important when making a product?

This term we explore books with moving pictures and look at how the mechanisms were made. 

Geography

What made a successful settlement?

As we work as Geographers, we will identify different types of settlement and what is needed to make a successful settlement.

To kickstart our unit on location, we spent time outside learning about the different directions on a compass. We began by exploring the compass, and then put our knowledge to the test in a game where we had to take a step in the direction that Miss Ford called out!

Maths

In maths, we have worked hard on our muliplication and divison knowledge using arrays and groupings. 

PE - Yoga

How does your body feel when you control your breathing?

This term we focus on our bodies and the control we have over them as we really reflect and think about our breathing.

PE - Basketball

Will your performance improve with a positive attitude?

This term, we develop our ball control skills, alongside our teamwork.

French

Puis-je me présenter?

 This term we learn how to introduce ourselves in French and talk about how we are feeling.

Reading - Krindlekrax

This term, our text in Reading is Krindlekrax. We enjoyed drawing an illustration of the main character - Ruskin - using descriptions from the text. 

PSHE

Does respect always look the same?

This term we explore what respect means and how it might look in different situations. We also spend time exploring respect through our safety weeks. Anti-bullying and Road Safety Weeks are an important part of this term.

Planetarium Visit

We were so lucky to get to go in the planetarium when it came to school. It was very dark inside, the visitor spoke about the solar system and helped us to spot constellations in the stars that lit up the inside of the dome. We had a great time learning more about space!

Anti-bullying Week 

For part of anti-bullying week, we wore our funkiest odd socks to school. We did this to raise awareness that everyone is different and this is okay!

Remembrance Day

To commemorate armistice day, we created our own watercolour popppies. We discussed why poppies are worn around the country on the 11th November each year.

Road Safety Week 

As part of Road Safety Week, we designed our own cars with safety features that will help us to stay even safer when we are passenegers with our grown-ups.