Our topic for this half term has been plants. This has been a great opportunity to carry out lots of experiments, making prediction, setting up fair tests and then recording our findings. We loved finding out about the function of the stem and testing to see what a seed needs for healthy growth.
Class Three have been learning all about the French names for fruit and vegetables this term. They have previously learnt the names for other foods and have become more confident with ordering foods in French. They have also used the lovely new French dictionaries to look up unfamiliar foods. Brilliant work Class Three.
This half term the children have been learning all about orienteering and team work. This has included a blindfold obstacle course and various challenges on the field. The children have used photographs to locate orienteering stations and have been learning the orienteering symbols. We have all had great fun doing this.
Class Three have enjoyed learning about the work and techniques used by Suzsi Corio. We used her work as inspiration for our own collage landscapes. I think you will agree they look fantastic. If you are in school, remember to have a look at our display!
The sun was shining for Class Three’s trip to Bowness-on-Windermere. The children had a fantastic day carrying out practical fieldwork and gathering their own data on tourism. This included pedestrian and car counts at different locations in Bowness-on-Windermere. Mapping land use and producing a detailed field sketch. The children also interviewed some visitors to discover why they were visiting the Lake District. The children worked incredibly hard and are now going to use their data to draw some conclusions about the advantages and disadvantages of tourism.
Class Three had an amazing day learning how to produce an animation. We started the day making our own characters using modelling clay. We then drew a story board and began our animating. We moved our characters very slowly and took a picture of each stage. We needed 12 pictures for each second. We then learnt how to add titles, music and special effects to complete our final piece.
Class Three were set the challenge of producing an information poster for a museum to educate the public about an aspect of Roman life. The children researched their chosen topic, produced draft designs then refined their final design. They used corrugated card to strengthen their poster and also added an electrical circuit to include a bulb on their final electric poster. I think you will agree they look fantastic as well as providing valuable information.
Class Three had a fantastic morning at Dallam Sports Hall taking part in a gymnastics carousel. The children behaved perfectly and all gave the activities 100%. The children had the opportunity to use a variety of equipment and demonstrate their gymnastics skills including jumping, forwards rolls, balancing and movement. They all had a brilliant time, thank you very much to the students and staff at Dallam for making this possible and Mrs Coker and Mrs Mason for accompanying us.
Design and Technology is always a favourite in Class Three and the cushion topic did not disappoint. The children used their existing sewing skills demonstrating excellent running stitch sewing and also learnt how to cross stitch to add decoration to their pin cushions. They produced some amazing pin cushions but also helped each other showing true kindness, patience and team work. I think you will agree their pin cushions are fantastic and the smiles say it all!
Class Three have just completed their Stone Age to Iron Age topic. We really enjoyed learning about Iron Age hill forts and their defensive features and learning about round houses. The children were set the challenge of designing a hill fort using any method they wanted to, the more creative the better. Here are a selection of our hill forts and round houses. I think you will agree they are amazing!
