Welcome to Class 3 Activities 2022-2023
Bastille Day
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Today we celebrated Bastille Day in school. We all came dressed in red, white and blue and learnt about why Bastile Day is important. We celebrated in class by creating our own flags, using watercolours and had some lovely croissants.
TT Rockstar Day
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Today we had a brilliant day celebrating TT Rockstars Day. Class 3 took part in lots of activities and had a fun filled day. We had our own disco, some children went on the Boom Bus and we practised our times tables, using the ipads and laptops. Class 3 all looked amazing in their rockstar outfits.
Pirate Artwork
Today for our art lesson, we created our own pirate flags. We used black card and white paint to paint a skull and cross bones. We added detail to make them look as realistic as we could.
Rugby Session
Today we had an excellent session with Marc, practising our rugby skills. We learnt how to pass accurately and played some fun games.
Commando Joes
Today we had a fun afternoon, completing a Commando Joes mission. We had the challenge of finding our apponents treasure, by crossing the river and completing the course they had set up. We kept trying to challenge our other teams by hiding the treasure and adding more equipment. The year 5 and 6 leaders demonstratead fantastic skills and helped us make our obstacles tricky.
Homework 3.6.23
This week’s homework is numeracy and we are beginning to consolidate all of our learning so far. Can you have a go at completing your worksheet by answering the questions.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
Tennis Day!
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To celebrate the launch of Wimbleton, today we had a tennis day in school. Class 3 worked with the sports leaders to practise their tennis skills and learn some new ones. It was so much fun and the children were very engaged. They took part in a range of activities that allowed them to demonstrate lots of different skills.
Forest School Session
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Today class 3 thoroughly enjoyed their forest school session with Mrs Morton. They toasted marshmallow’s and made their own mobiles using sticks, string and leaves. This was a lovely opportunity for the children and they had fun whilst learning new skills.
Homework 26.6.23
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This week’s homework is literacy and we are continuing our topic of pirates. This week we are looking at poems in class and planning to write our own. Can you have a go at completing your worksheet by writing your very own acrostic poem?
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
Reading Treat
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This week class 3 have worked so hard as a team to read at home with an adult. This week our percentage of readers was a huge 95%!!! I am so proud of them all for working together and achieving this! We celebrated with some well deserved ice creams and we hope to keep this up for the rest of the term. Well done class 3, keep up the good work!
Hamsterley Forest Trip
Today we visited Hamsterley Forest. We took part in lots of orienteering activities and prarEActised using a map and a compass. We played games to help us remember our compass directions and followed a route around the forest. We had lots of fun, as well as practising our map skills.
Come Dance With Me session
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This morning class 3 took part in a fun filled morning of dance with Gemma. We had the opportunity to learn 4 different dance styles. We learnt short Bollywood, Street Dance, Cheerleading and Samba routines. We had an amazing morning and we all loved trying out new styles of dance. I was so proud of all of the children for giving it a go and their dancing was amazing. We also performed our Samba dance to class 2, as they have been learning all about Brazil in class.
Well done Jake!
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Jake took part in his first ever football tournament at the weekend and played amazing, helping his team win! He showed fantastic enthusiasm and we are so proud.
Homework 19.6.23
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This week’s homework is science and we are continuing our work on materials. Can you have a go at completinng your worksheet, all about the ways in which materials can change shape.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
Trip to the Buddhist Centre
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As part of our current RE topic, today we visited Newcastle Buddhist Centre, to consolidate our learning so far. We were given the opportunity to learn more about the Buddhist faith and even tried some meditation in a Shrine Room. This was a fantastic experience and all of the children had some fantastic questions!
Topic Engagement – Adam Bushnell
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Today we had a visit from the fantastic Adam Bushnell, to launch our topic ‘Land Ahoy!’. We had the opportunity to create our very own pirate flag, treasure map and imagine what it would be like to be a pirate. We used some fantastic adjectives to describe our drawings and had the
chance to look at some excellent pirate artefacts. This linked well to our pirate topic and allowed us to gain some brilliant ideas for our stories we will be writing in Literacy!
Homework 12.6.23
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This week’s homework is numeracy and in class we are focusing on adding three numbers together. Can you please find your worksheet and have a go at completing the calculations.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
Home Learning 5.6.23
Welcome back to Summer 2! This half term our cornerstones topic is Land Ahoy! We will be learning all about Pirates!
If you are not able to print any of the work below, don’t worry, just record it in any way that is possible for you at home.
Phonics
I have attached the link to this week’s phonics link on DB primary for you to watch.
Literacy
Could you follow the link to the book we are going to be looking at this half term ‘The Pirate Cruncher’. After you have listened to the story, could you have a go at completing your worksheet below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV4VhI6s8nk
Numeracy
This week we are looking at place value. We are focusing on how many tens and ones make up a two-digit number. Can you please find your worksheet below and have a go at completing it?
PSHCE
We are continuing to look at ‘being safe’ in PSHCE. Can you have a go at completing the worksheet below, all about ways of staying safe. If you are unable to print the worksheet, please can you make a poster on different ways of being safe outside.
PE
As a little fun PE session for you to do at home, I have attached the link for a pirate cosmic yoga.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gldw-_9blXM
Thank you for your continued support. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
Many thanks,
Miss Grimes.
Homework 5.6.23
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This week’s homework is Literacy and is introducing our new topic Pirates. Can you have a go at completing your worksheet, by writing a character descriptions about the pirates.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
Welcome back to summer 2!
Welcome back to summer 2. I hope you have had a lovely half term break and are ready for the final half term. This half term our cornerstones topic is Land Ahoy! We will be navigating, investigating and exploring the world, just like Captain Cook. We will have the chance to speak like pirates, write like a poet, and learn lots about life at sea. Please find attached welcome letter with more information about our topic and some important diary dates.
Many thanks,
Miss Grimes.
Happy Half Term
As a reward for all of the children’s hard work this half term, today we enjoyed ice lollies in the sun. The children are continuing to work hard with their work in both school and home and deserved a special treat.
Have a lovely half term!
Celebration of Topic – Wriggle and Crawl
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Today class 2 and 3 had a fantastic time celebrating our current topic. We had a very special visit from Crazy Creatures. All of the children had the opportunity to hold lots of different animals and insects and were so brave! The children were so engaged and were amazing with all of the animals.
Litter Picking
Today class 3 worked with John from Durham County Council, picking up all of the litter on our school field. We learnt all about the importance of picking up litter and what can happen if you drop it on the street. Class 3 worked so hard as a team to collect it all up and put it in the bags.
Fielding and Striking Festival!
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Today we had a fantastic afternoon taking part in a striking and fielding festival at New College Durham. We took part in lots of activities that helped with our catching, throwing and fielding skills.
The children were amazing as always and had lots of fun.
Homework 23.5.23
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This week’s homework is science and we are continuing to focus on materials. We have been looking at a range of materials and their properties. Could you have a go at completing your worksheet by exploring materials around your home.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
Geography Fieldwork
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To consolidate our knowledge of sketch maps, from this half term, today we carried out a fieldwork task. We used a map we had created, to show our group different points on the yard. We had to look closely at the map and follow the route shown, to guide us to the clues.
SAT’s Party!
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Class 3 enjoyed their well deserved party, after working super hard last week! We are so proud of the work they have done. We had a fun day playing games, watching a film and having our very own ice cream parlour!
Homework 15.5.23
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This week’s homework is numeracy and we are looking at position and direction. Can you have a go at completing your worksheet.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
Coronation Celebrations!
This week class 3 have been learning lots about the Kings Coronation. Today we had our own celebrations in class, and decorated our very own royal biscuits. Everyone looked fantastic in their red, white and blue clothing and loved our Royal Party.
Homework 24.4.23
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This week’s homework is numeracy and we are consolidating what we have learnt so far. Can you have a go at completing your worksheet by working out the calculations and word problems.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
Topic Engagement- Mini-beast Hunt
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Class 3 have had a fantastic afternoon at the forest, finding different mini beasts. We searched for as many as we could and looked at different habitats. We found a huge range of mini-beasts and collected them in our magnifying pots. We then wrote down which ones we had identified and where we had found them.
Homework 17.4.23
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This week’s homework is a reading comprehension activity to help us become confident with answering questions about a text. It links to our new Literacy topic ‘Habitats’. Can you have a go at carefully reading the text and answering the questions.
Welcome to Summer 1!
Welcome back to summer 1. I hope you have all had a lovely Easter break. This half term our Cornerstones topic is ‘Wriggle and Crawl’ and we will be learning about different mini beasts and their habitats and visiting our offsite Forest School area for a mini beast hunt! I have attached the welcome letter which gives you more information about this topic and includes some important diary dates.
Celebration of Topic – Walk around the village.
This afternoon we went for a walk around our local village to celebrate our topic ‘Street Detectives’. Mrs Cooke and Mrs Mordue taught us lots about how the village has changed and the history of Nettlesworth. We also used our geography skills that we have practised over the half term to follow directions. We recognised lots of places we had seen on maps.
Easter Fun
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This week class 3 have had lots of fun taking part in lots of Easter activities. We have made eggs for the competition which looked fantastic, cards for our families and Easter baskets.
Live School Games
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Today we participated in a live zoom with Leanne from the sports partnership. We had to follow a routine and had lots of fun whilst exercising.
Homework 27.3.23
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This week’s homework is numeracy and we have been looking at ways of presenting data. We had a look at some pictograms and graphs. Can you have a go at creating your own block diagram on your worksheet, using the information at the top.
Please note there are no spellings this week.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
Reading Treat!
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This half term the children have worked really well as a class to read at home and improve their fluency in reading. As a reward, we had a chocolate fountain this afternoon. Well done class 3, keep up the good work!
Homework 20.3.23
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This week’s homework is literacy and we have been trying hard to answer questions about a text. Could you have a go at reading the text and answering the questions about what you have read? Remember to use your phonics to sound out the words.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
Red Nose Day!
Today we celebrated Red Nose Day. To raise money, we all came to school in our sports clothes and wearing red. We also took part in a skip into spring activity where we had to find lots of red noses whilst skipping. We all had lots of fun and all received a prize for collecting all of the red noses.
Thank you to the sports leaders for doing such an excellent job at organising the games and helping us!
Invasion Games Festival
This week we attended an invasion games festival. We had the opportunity to play lots of different invasion games against children from other schools. We learnt some new skills and had lots and lots of fun! As always the children were amazing and showed great perseverance!
Homework 13.3.23
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This week’s homework is science and our current topic is habitats. We have been focusing on how animals are suited and can adapt to their habitat. Can you have a go at completing your worksheet by creating a suitable habitat.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
Topic Engagement- Trip to Beamish
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To launch our new topic ‘Street Detectives’, today we went to Beamish to learn all about how towns and streets have changed over time. We visited the Town and the Pit Village before our activity ‘Home Sweet Home’, where we learnt all about what homes used to be like and the kind of jobs the children would do after school. We had to tidy the house and empty the dirty toilet. We had a fantastic day!
Homework 6.3.23
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This week’s homework is numeracy and in class we are looking at solving word problems involving addition and subtraction. Can you have a go at solving the word problems below. Remember to read them carefully and circle any important information.
Fairtrade Fortnight
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To help us learn all about fair trade and how it is important, we made our very own fair trade brownies. We discussed the importance of fair trade and how we can help the farmers receive a fair price for their products. We spotted the fair trade sign and thought about some other products we might have seen it on. We had lots of fun making our brownies and enjoyed eating them!
Inter-house Competition – Invasion Games
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Today we took part in one of our Inter House Competitions, playing lots of fun invasion games. We worked as teams to get past the defenders and earn as many points as possible! As always we showed our perseverance and resilience and had lots of fun.
World Book Day!
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The children have had a fantastic day for World Book Day, celebrating their love for reading. All of the children looked fantastic and shared their favourite book with the class. We took part in lots of fun, reading activities and wrote our very own book reviews.
We Eat Elephants last session
Today we finished our last session of WEElephants with Eve. We have learnt all about our feelings and feel confident talking about these to the adults and our friends. Today we wrote our very own unhelpful and helpful cycles which helped us turn our negative feelings and thoughts into positive ones.
Homework 27.2.23
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This week’s homework is literacy and our new topic is ‘ourselves’. Can you please complete your worksheet by drawing and describing yourself. Remember to have a go at using some interesting adjectives.
Welcome to Spring 2!
This half term, our topic is Street Detectives. We will be learning all about our local community, looking at houses old and new and how things have changed over time. This topic closely links to our geography work and we will be using our mapping skills to find out what is around us. We will also be taking part in our memorable experience – a trip to Beamish Museum on Thursday 9th March 2023, to see how streets have changed over time.
Please see the welcome letter attached below for any further information.
Miss Grimes.
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This half term class 3 have been learning all about things that bounce and different sports. The children have been working super hard with Gemma, over the last few weeks, to learn a new dance that links so well to our topic. Today we showed our dance to the rest of the school, as a way of celebrating everything we had learnt over the half term. The children were so impressed with the dance and how the children worked together to keep in time with the music! Everyone performed amazingly and Gemma and I were so proud of you all.
Well done Alex!
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Today Alex shared a brilliant achievement with the school, during our assembly. Alex works super hard at home to look after and train his pigeons. He is full of facts about them and loves talking about how he looks after and races them. Alex has won a very special trophy, after winning a pigeon race.
It’s lovely to see our children taking part in such a wide range of activities and sharing their achievements!
Homework 13.2.23
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This week’s homework is science and we are finishing our topic of plants. For your last homework of the half term, can you design your own plant on your worksheet. Think about everything we know about what plants need to survive and where they grow best.
Please note there will be no spellings this week.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
Dress to express day.
Today we had a lovely day celebrating Children’s Mental Health Week. You all looked fantastic in your clothes that made you happy and it was lovely to see everyone making such a fabulous effort. We each received a kindness slip from one of our friends in school which was lovely.
Women in Science Day
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Today we celebrated Women in Science day by researching Marie Curie. We looked at her amazing achievements and how she has made such a huge difference. We each made a PowerPoint to show what we had learnt.
Mental Health Week
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This week we continued our sessions with WE Elephants, and focused on Mental Health Week. We learnt all about our thoughts, feelings, body feelings and behaviours and how we can manage them. We had some fantastic ideas about the kinds of thoughts and feelings we often have and what might change these. We discussed the importance of talking about our feelings and that sometimes you can’t always tell how someone is feeling from the outside.
Well done Karen!
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At the weekend, Karen took part in a Chorister Experience Day at Durham Cathedral. She had the chance to participate in a range of activities which culminated in singing Evensong with the Cathedral Choir. Karen showed us her certificate and the service book which was amazing to see. You should be so proud of yourself Karen!
Homework 6.2.23
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This week’s homework is numeracy and this week we are looking at measuring. We have began looking at how to measure length and height and practised comparing different lengths. Can you have a go at completing the worksheet by carefully reading the measurements.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
Well done class 3! Reading treat.
This week we have filled our reading flowers once again. Class 3 have worked super hard to read at home and get their planners signed. We have had the majority of the class reading their books at home over the past few weeks which is fantastic. Class 3 were delighted to have their treat this afternoon and enjoyed a lovely cup of hot chocolate and marshmallows and a cookie. Keep it up!!!
Watching our plants grow…
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Today we had a look to see if our plants had began to grow. We noticed a change and picked out the parts of the plant we could see so far. We discussed how we had looked after them and how we can ensure they continue to grow.
Homework 30.1.23
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This week’s homework is literacy and continues to look at our topic ‘zoo’. We have been looking closely at different types of zoo animals and their enclosures and choosing which adjectives we could use to describe them. Can you have a go at completing your worksheet, relating to different zoo animals.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
Football taster session.
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Today we had lots of fun taking part in a football taster session. The coaches were very helpful and showed us lots of new skills. We played some fun games and learnt how to control the ball properly. The children were given a letter with information about other coaching sessions, outside of school, and holiday activities.
Finishing our 3D models
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In DT this week, we finished building our 3D models we have been working on and we were so pleased with the results. We thought about how we could shape the wire to create our designs and evaluated them once we had finished. We had lots of fun making them.
Commando Joes geography lesson.
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To link to our geography topic ‘maps/OAA’, today we used the Commando Joes equipment to guide our friends around an obstacle course. Our task was to create a map of the obstacle course, for our friends to follow. We then had to use the maps and directional language, to guide our friends around without touching the obstacles. As a challenge, we then had to do this blindfolded which was a little bit more tricky.
Science…
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This week we investigated different plants around look the school grounds and discussed how they were similar and different. We talked about how they might be different in the summer, compared to the winter and what helps them grow.
Homework 23.1.23
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This week’s homework is science and we are continuing to look at plants. Can you have a go at completing your worksheet, all about how plants grow and what they need. In class we have been looking at the parts of a plant and how they grow from seeds, use this to help you.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
Our DT project.
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In art and DT, we have been looking at art installation and discussing how we can create our very own models. For our first lesson, we thought carefully about what we might use and how we could build it. We carefully designed our 3D models and drew them. This week, we began creating our models by painting our polystyrene balls and creating different patterns and effects, ready to build and complete our models next week.
Our science investigation…
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This week we began our investigation of observing how seeds grow into mature plants. We recapped the work we had done on the stages of plant growth and followed the steps carefully, to plant our own seeds. We discussed how we can make sure they grow and what they will need. We are going to observe our plants closely to see how well they grow.
Homework 16.1.23
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This week’s homework is numeracy and we have been looking at adding two, two-digit numbers in class. Can you have a look at your worksheet and have a go at completing the calculations, using a number line or the written method we have been practising.
Professor Brainstorm
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We had a fantastic visit from Professor Brainstorm this morning, who taught us all about different forces. We took part in lots of different experiments and demonstrated ourselves. It was lots of fun and we learnt lots of new things. To launch our new topic, we learnt about how we can use forces to make objects bounce, roll and jump.
Homework 9.1.23
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This week’s homework is Literacy and is looking at description. Our new topic is Zoo and this week in class we are focusing on what zoo’s look like and how the animals might feel. This week for your homework, can you draw a zoo animal of your choice and use the lines below to describe it. Think of the interesting adjectives we use in class.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
Ball Art
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Today we introduced our new topic ‘bounce’ and had lots of fun in our art lesson, creating ball art. We used bouncy balls and paint to create different patterns on our page. We tried out different techniques, such as rolling and bouncing and got lots of different pictures.
Welcome to Spring 1!
I hope you have all had a lovely Christmas break and are ready for the next half term!
This half term our topic is Bounce. We will be looking at which balls bounce and investigating which ones bounce the highest. We will be given the challenge of planning our own sports days for our friends and making our own rules. Our topic engagement this half term will be a visit from Professor Brainstorm, on Monday 9th January. I have attached the welcome letter, with more information about the half term.
Last week fun.
This week we have had so much fun. We have made chocolate reindeer’s and eaten them up and watched a fantastic pantomime with Dip and Dab.
I hope you all have a lovely Christmas break!
Celebration of our topic!
To celebrate our topic, ‘Towers, Tunnels and Turrets’, we made our very own castles. We used cardboard boxes to build the castles and added drawbridges, mottes and lots more. We made our very own knights, Kings and Queens to go in our castles.
Christmas Crafts!
This week we have had lots of fun making lots of Christmas crafts to take home to our friends and family. We have used lots of our art skills to make cards, calendars and decorations. We are super excited to show our families what we have made.
Christmas Party
Class 3 had a lovely afternoon at our Christmas Party. Everyone looked fab in their party clothes and enjoyed dancing and singing. We had a very special visit from Buddy the naughty elf and had the chance to dance with him and receive a lovely gift.
Christmas dinner and jumper day!
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The children all looked fantastic today in their Christmas jumpers! We had lovely Christmas dinner in the hall and enjoyed pulling our Christmas crackers with our friends.
Homework 12.12.22
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This week’s homework is a lovely Christmas activity and will be the last homework before Christmas. Can you use the Christmas crackers to write down what you like about Christmas? You can draw pictures and colour them in if you would like to.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
Christmas Cards of Hope for Care Homes
This week class 3 enjoyed making Christmas cards for care homes in the local area. Each child made a card which will give make someone in a care home smile.
Homework 5.12.22
For this week’s homework we are asking the children to continue to practise their lines for the nativity. Could you please help your child learn their lines ready for our show on Thursday.
Please note there will be no spellings this week due to assessments taking place.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
Decorating the tree
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We had a lovely assembly this morning, decorating and switching on the lights of our whole school Christmas tree. We all had the opportunity to put a decoration on and then watched Lily and Mrs Lee turn the lights on. Mrs Lee then read us a lovely Christmas story.
It’s Christmas!!!
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Today the children had lots of fun decorating our classroom. We put baubles on our tree and made Christmas paper chains. We had lots of fun playing in Santa’s Grotto and choosing our first day of advent!
Homework 28.11.22
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This week’s homework is numeracy and we have been looking at fractions. Can you have a go at completing your worksheet by reading and colouring the fractions.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
Homework 21.11.22
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This week’s homework is literacy and we are continuing to look at our topic of Fairy Tales. Can you have a go at creating your own Fairy Tale character and completing your worksheet?
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
Children In Need 2022
UNCRC Article 27 – Every child has the right to a standard of living that is good enough to meet their physical, social and mental needs.
Class 3 have had a fantastic day, raising money for Children In Need. Every child made such an amazing effort and looked brilliant. We had a fun filled afternoon playing games, decorating biscuits and designing our own Pudsey!
UK Parliament Week 2022
UNCRC Article 12 – Every child has the right to have a say.
For this year’s UK Parliament Week, class 3 looked at the Houses of Parliament. We looked at and discussed what happens in the Houses of Parliament and the Elizabeth Tower. For our DT lesson, we made our very own Elizabeth Towers with Big Ben, using different materials and skills. We shared our models during the coffee morning. It was lovely to see so many parents and the children had lots of fun participating in the activities.
Anti-bullying week.
UNCRC Article 12 – Every child has the right to have a say.
This week Class 3 had a look at Anti-Bullying. We talked about what it means and why it is important. We completed lots of different activities, all linked to anti-bullying to help us remember.
Learning all about France!
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For our geography this week, we chose one of our World Cup countries to learn about. We used a range of sources such as information sheets, iPads and maps to find out lots of interesting facts about France.
Homework 14.11.22
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This week’s homework is science and we have been looking at life cycles in class. Can you have a go at completing your worksheet and creating a life cycle.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
Remembrance Day!
UNCRC Article 38 – Children should not be in war zones.
Class 3 had lots of fun creating their water colour poppy paintings. We discussed each part of the poppy and why it is meaningful and talked about why it is important to wear them. We reflected on the importance of Remembrance Day and thought about the soldiers who fought for our country. We enjoyed participating in the whole school remembrance service putting our change on the poppy.
Homework 7.11.22
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This week’s homework is numeracy and we have been focusing on place value in class. Can you have a go at completing your worksheet on partitioning.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
Halloween multi-skills event!
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Today the children participated in an exciting, Halloween themed multi-skills event at New Collage Durham. The children had the opportunity to take parts in lots of fun activities and learnt some new skills. The children were amazing as always and looked brilliant in their costumes.
Topic Engagement – Towers, Tunnels and Turrets!
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To launch our new topic, we held our very own Royal Banquet. We all made our crowns and were living the lives of Kings and Queens. We also began to learn about castle life.
Homework 31.10.22
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This week’s homework is Literacy and is Halloween themed. Can you have a go at completing your worksheet, that links to our new topic ‘Fairytales’.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
Welcome to Autumn 2!
I hope you have all had a lovely half term break and are looking forward to the next half term. I have attached the welcome letter that gives you all of the information you will need, regarding things that are happening this half term. This week we will be introducing our topic ‘Towers, Tunnels and Turrets’, and will be attending a Royal Banquet. Keep an eye on our page to see what we get up to over the half term.
Halloween Disco
UNCRC Article 31 – Take part in a range of cultural activities.
All of the children looked amazing at the Halloween disco and had lots of fun playing games and dancing.
Our Topic Celebration!
To end our topic ‘Beat, Band, Boogie’, the children created their very own marching band. They worked hard making their own ‘soldiers’ hats and their very own drums. We had so much fun performing this.
Harvest Festival
UNCRC Article 31 – Take part in a range of cultural activities.
Class 3 were fantastic at performing their Harvest poem at the Harvest Festival. They had lots of fun and worked so hard to learn all of their lines.
Homework 17.10.22
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The last homework before half term is science. Can you have a look at your worksheet and create your very own Halloween creature?
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
Please note there are no spellings this week.
World Mental Health Day!
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Today we discussed resilience as part of our PSHCE and UNCRC lesson and talked about why Mental Health Day is important. We talked about why it is important to be resilient and named some examples. We then played a fun game linked to mental health and resilience.
Homework 10.10.22
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This week’s homework is numeracy and we are looking at shapes. Can you have a go at completing your worksheet.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
Soldiers hats
In our DT lesson, we made our very own soldiers hats in the lead up to our celebration of topic. We designed them carefully after looking at soldiers uniforms and thought about how we could make them stable.
UNCRC Article 31 – Relax, play and take part in a range of activities.
Homework 3.10.22
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This week’s homework is Literacy and we are continuing with our topic of ‘food’. Can you have a go at writing your own shopping list on your worksheet. Have a look for food you have in your house to help.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
Exploring in Science…
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In science we are looking at living things. We explored things that are no longer living and found some interesting objects. This helped us compare back in class.
Homework 26.9.22
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This week’s homework is science and it links to our current topic ‘living things’. We have been comparing things that are living and non-living. Can you have a go at completing your worksheet.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
Making balloon drums.
UNCRC Article 29 – Developing our talents.
This week, in our DT lesson, we all made our very own balloon drums. We had the challenge of following instructions carefully and then tested them by using objects from around the classroom to see which different noises we could make.
Homework 20.9.22
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This week’s homework is numeracy and is looking at more and less than. Can you have a go at completing your worksheet.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
Topic engagement- Liz Million
To introduce our first topic of the year, ‘Beat, Band, Boogie!’, we had the amazing Liz Million teaching us how to draw animals playing instruments. We watched her draw some of her very own illustrations before drawing our own fantastic pictures. It was so much fun and we have developed talents some of us never knew we had!
UNCRC Article 29 – Develop our talents and personalities.
Homework 12.9.22
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Your first homework of the year is literacy. For your activity could you have a go at writing some sentences telling me what you are looking forward to about being in class 3. I have given you some examples to help you.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
First Day!
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Class 3 have had a fantastic day and have settled into their new class amazingly. We have had lots of fun exploring our new classroom, setting our targets and creating our class charter together.
Welcome to class 3!
Welcome back and a huge welcome to class 3. It’s lovely to have you all back in school and I am looking forward to working with all of the children this year and having lots of fun. Our topic this half term is Beat Band Boogie! We will be learning lots about different types of music and bands and creating our very own band. I have attached the welcome letter that includes more information about our topic and some important diary dates for the year.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
Welcome to Class 3 2021-2022
Class Activities
To Rockstar Day
We have had a fantastic day today for TT Rockstars day. All of the children looked amazing and had so much fun!
‘That History Bloke’ visit
Class 3 have really enjoyed their visit from Richard to
day. We learnt lots of new facts, all about the Great Fire of Gateshead and Newcastle and joined in with lots of fun activities. We enjoyed seeing all of the interfaces and learning about jobs from Victorian times.
Homework 11.7.22
This week’s homework is science and will be the last one. Can you have a go at completing the word search by finding the materials.
Please note there will be no spellings this week.
Well done Sophie and Alana!
Sophie and Alana went to a football presentation at the weekend and won lots of trophies! Sophie won woman of the match, the spirit of the Amazons and won an award for playing different positions. Alana won a trophy for being a part of the team and an award for being chosen to be captain. What a great achievement girls!
UNCRC Article 29 – Every child has the right to develop their talents.
Soccer Aid
UNCRC Article 31 – Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of activities.
Class 3 had a fantastic afternoon with the sports leaders, taking part in some fun activities and raising money for Soccer Aid! The sports leaders were brilliant at leading the games and demonstrating each activity.
Homework 4.7.22
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This week’s homework is numeracy and is focusing on pictograms. Can you have a go at completing your worksheet.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
Multi-skills at Maiden Castle
Class 3 had a fantastic afternoon at Maiden Castle, participating in lots of fun, sporty activities. We worked together with each other and other schools and the children were amazing as always.
Class swap day
I had a lovely day with class 2 for class swap day. We had lots of fun getting to know each other and playing in their new classroom.
UNCRC Article 31 – Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of activities.
Homework 27.6.22
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This week’s homework is literacy and links to our topic ‘pirates’. Can you have a look at your worksheet and have a go at creating your own poster.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
DT – Making lighthouses
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We had a super fun DT lesson today, making our very own lighthouses to link to our topic. The children chose the most suitable materials for their models and created a circuit to light them up.
Golf Festival
Class 3 had a fantastic time taking part in the golf festival, organised by the brilliant sports leaders and Mr Beverage. They had lots of challenges and I was amazed by their skills. We had lots of fun!
UNCRC Article 31 – Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of activities.
Hamsterley Forest Trip
UNCRC Article 31 – Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of activities.
Class 3 had a fantastic time at the forest and learnt lots of new skills. We practiced moving in different directions, played map bingo, looked at lots of map symbols and completed a fun orienteering task to test out our map skills. It was a lovely day in the sun!
Well done Sophie!
Sophie won the meerkat from her football club at the weekend. She saved some goals was taking some accurate shots!
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Homework 20.6.22
This week’s homework is science. We are continuing to look at materials and have been looking at which objects are made out of which materials? Can you have a go at completing your worksheet.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
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Homework 13.6.22
This week’s homework is numeracy and is focusing on addition. Can you have a go at completing your worksheet.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
Thanks,
Miss Grimes.
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Geography Fieldwork – Treasure hunt…
Class 3 had a fun geography lesson this week, for National Fieldwork Week. We created our very own treasure maps, adding all of the features we have been covering across the year and a route for our partners to follow. We then went outside and challenged our friends to find our hidden treasure, marked on our maps. We all managed to find each others treasure and were able to accurately use the maps and follow the routes.
Land Ahoy Engagement!
Today we had a fantastic engagement, to launch our new topic ‘Land Ahoy!’. We had a visit from Paul who is a brilliant poet. We really enjoyed his assembly and found his poems hilarious. We then had a fantastic session with him as a class, creating our very own pirate poem. He taught us how to write poems, but also how we could add different rhymes and rhythms. Bella played us a little tune on the ukulele to go with our poem. We felt very lucky to have such a brilliant experience for our engagement.
UNCRC Article 31 – Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of activities.
Homework 6.6.22
This week’s homework is literacy and helps to introduce our new topic. Can you find your worksheet and have a go at completing the pirate activity?
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
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Welcome to Summer 2!
I hope you have all had a lovely half term and are looking forward to the final half term! This half term our topic is ‘Land Ahoy!’. We will be navigating, investigating and exploring the world and will have the chance to talk like pirates, write like a poet and learn all about life at sea. We have a special visit from a fantastic poet, for our topic engagement and have lots of exciting things coming up.
I have attached the welcome letter for this half term, with all of the information you need.
Thank you for your continued support.
Miss Grimes
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Class 3 had such a fantastic time, creating their crowns and celebrating such a special occasion with their parents and carers. We were amazed by all of your support and the children absolutely loved celebrating with you all. Here are some pictures with our home made crowns and flags, all ready for the party.
UNCRC Article 31 – Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of activities.
Geography Fieldwork
This half term, in geography, we have been looking at sketch maps. For our last lesson of the half term, we used our map skills to find objects on the yard. We had to follow a route, drawn on our sketch map, that lead us to different objects around the playground. We all managed to find the correct object, and had lots of fun at the same time!
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Cornerstones Celebration – Wriggle and Crawl.
In our art lesson, we celebrated our current topic ‘wriggle and crawl’. We used the clay to create our favourite minibeasts and added some details using the tools. Once they are dry, we are going to paint our minibeasts to complete our little project. We loved experimenting and using different techniques with the clay.
Have a look at some of our amazing minibeasts…
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Homework 23.5.22
This week’s homework is a lovely activity, linking to the Queen’s Jubilee. Can you have a go at completing your sheet?
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
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Well done Jasleen!
Jasleen received a certificate for trying her best on every station in gymnastics. What a fantastic talent! Well done.
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Skip into spring!
Today we have taken part in our ‘Skip into spring’ skipping school! We practiced some skills we were confident with and had a go at some new ones that the virtual coaches had taught us. The children really impressed me and had lots of fun in the sun!
UNCRC Article 31 – Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of activities.
National Numeracy Day!
This morning class 3 joined in with a live stream for National Numeracy Day to try and set a new world record.
We joined in with some dance moves and practiced our 5 times tables at the same time!
We did it and managed to help set a new world record!
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Homework 16.5.22
This week’s homework is numeracy and is focusing on our mental maths. Can you look at your worksheet at complete the calculations to create the picture?
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
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SATs Party!
After a week of working super hard, class 3 have loved their day of partying, watching movies and some well deserved treats. I am so proud of how hard they have all worked!
UNCRC Article 31 – Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of activities.
Well done Harry and Archie!
Harry and Archie played their first cricket match at the weekend, for Sacriston under 9’s. Their team won and they should both be so proud of themselves!
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Honey Baked Bananas
To link to our current topic ‘Wriggle and Crawl’, for our DT lesson we made some yummy honey baked bananas. We talked about where the honey came from and how this links to the mini beasts we have been looking at. We had the challenge of following the recipe accurately.
Have a look at how the turned out…
Engagement – Crazy Creatures!
This morning Class 3 had a fantastic treat, to launch our new topic ‘Wriggle and Crawl’. We had the chance to hold some amazing animals and creatures and the children were so brave! We also found out lots of interesting facts about the animals and had lots of great questions.
Homework 3.5.22
This week’s homework is Literacy and is based around reading comprehension. Can you have a look at your worksheet, read the text and have a go at answering the questions?
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
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Well done Jess!
Jess completed her ‘E’ test at her Pony Club. What a super achievement and a great talent!
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Homework 26.4.22
UNCRC Article 28 – Every child has the right to education.
This week’s homework is science and introduces our topic for this half term ‘everyday materials’. Can you have a look at your worksheet and have a go at completing the activitiy?
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
Welcome back to Summer 1!
I hope you have all had a lovely Easter break and are looking forward to the final term. This half term our cornerstones topic is ‘Wriggle and Crawl’. We have lots of exciting things to learn and a fantastic engagement with Crazy Creatures. I have attached the welcome letter for this half term that explains more about our new topic and includes some diary dates.
Thank you for your continued support and I look forward to the upcoming term.
Easter Fun!
We had so much fun designing, decorating and showing off our fantastic eggs for the Easter Egg Competition. We also loved making cards for our families and friends and had an exciting delivery from the Easter Bunny on Friday. We also had a lovely treat on the last day, to celebrate our full reading tree and the effort we have made, as a class, to read at home this half term.
I hope everyone has a fantastic Easter break and I am looking forward to seeing you all in the new term.
Miss Grimes.
Homework 4.4.22
This week’s homework is numeracy and we have been looking at time. Please try your best to complete the activity as independently as possible.
Please note there are no spellings this week as it is rising stars week.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
Skipping School
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Class 3 had a fantastic time learning how to skip. We learned lots of new skills and had lots of fun.
Well done Phina!
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Phina has been given her first belt in jui jitsu. What a fantastic achievement Phina.
Cricket Taster Session
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Today we had an amazing cricket taster session from All Stars Cricket. The children absolutely loved it and the staff were amazed by some of the talent. They had the opportunity to try out some new skills, whilst having lots of fun.
All of the children have been given a leaflet with information about how to sign up if you are interested!
Homework 28.3.22
This week’s homework is literacy. We have been focusing on reading comprehension and finding the information to answer questions from the text.
Please can you have a look at your worksheet and answer the questions.
Wear A Hat Day
UNCRC Article 24 – Every child has the right to the best possible health.
Today we were raising money and awareness for Brain Tumour Awareness week. During the week, we baked some cakes for our bake off. We decided to bake Ukraine themed cakes, to link to the work we have been doing in UNCRC lessons. The children were very proud of their cakes and they showed off their measuring skills whilst making the mixture.
Homework 21.3.22
This week’s homework is science and links to our topic of Habitats. Can you have a look at your worksheet and give it a go.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
Red Nose Day!
Class 3 have had lots of fun today for Red Nose Day. They all looked amazing in their rainbow clothes and had lots of fun cheerleading with the sports leaders. Thank you to everyone who donated!!!
Well done Jasleen!
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Jasleen has managed to finish a whole piano book. She is doing amazing. What a lovely talent.
Fairtrade Fortnight…
We have been celebrating Fairtrade Fortnight in school. In our UNCRC lesson, we talked about Fairtrade and we shared ideas about where different foods came from. We looked at how chocolate was made and transported to our shops and completed different activities.
UNCRC Article 27 – Every child has the right to a good standard of living and governments must help to provide this.
Maths Day!
Miss Milburn and Mr Beveridge taught Class 3, who had so much with an active maths session! The children added their scores playing skittles, knocking down dominoes, bean bag hoop throwing and a hoop throwing number game! Everyone enjoyed adding up their scores to see who the winners were! Well done Class 3!
Homework 7.3.22
This week’s homework is literacy and links to our new topic ‘Ourselves’. Can you have a look at your worksheet and have a go at completing the activity, all about you?
If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
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Well done Sophie and Alana!
Sophie and Alana both played in a football tournament at the weekend. We are so proud to see them taking part in a sport they love and doing so well! They were both given a medal and a wristband for their achievements.
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Science Day – 4.3.22
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What a fabulous afternoon Class 3 have had when Mr Graham came to teach and we looked at healthy eating. The children categorised a large variety of food into their food groups, looked at the food they had just eaten for dinner and asked the question…is it possible to eat healthy ‘sweet’ food?
The children worked incredibly hard and helped to make Sugar Seed balls using natural ingredients.
Well done to all our children who demonstrated their rights respecting gold ethos in abundance 👍
World Book Day!
We have had a fantastic morning, celebrating World Book Day and the children made a brilliant effort with their costumes. We talked about our favourite books, had some lovely stories read by class 5 and had a visit from real life Spider-Man!
UNCRC Article 28 – Every child has the right to an education.
Memorable Experience – walk around the village.
Class 3 have had a fantastic afternoon, celebrating our new topic ‘Street Detectives’. We explored some of Nettlesworth and had Mrs Cooke and Mrs Mordue telling us all about the history of our local area. It was so much fun and we learnt lots of interesting facts along the way. We were also seeing what we could spot that we had seen on the maps we had been looking at.
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Pancake Day!
Today class 3 had a lovely treat and got to decorate and eat pancakes!
Amazing bravery Florence!
Florence has been absolutely amazing and has donated 9 inches of her hair to children that are not as fortunate as some of us. We are so proud of what you have done Florence and how brave you have been!
Great achievement Alana!
Over the holidays, Alana got her yellow stripe in taekwondo! Well done Alana.
UNCRC Article 29: Every child has a right to develop their talents.
Homework 28.2.22
This week’s homework is science and links to our new topic, ‘habitats’. Can you have a look at your worksheet, all about different animals and their habitats and have a go at completing it.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
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Spring 2!
Welcome to Spring 2. I hope you have all had a lovely half term. This half term our topic is ‘Street Detectives’ so we will be looking at our local area and seeing what we can spot on our local walk around the village, as part of our memorable experience!
Random Act of Kindness Day!
This afternoon we had a lovely treat from class 4, for their random act of kindness. We were lucky enough to have some nice sweet treats and dip them into the chocolate fountain🍫🍩
We also treated class 1 to a movie afternoon with popcorn.
Bonjour Papi!
We had a lovely visitor for our French lesson this week. Papi was kind enough to come in and teach us all of the French colours. She was so impressed with how class 3 listened and learned the colours. It was an amazing experience for class 3!
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Year 2 multi-sport event!
Class 3 have had a fantastic afternoon taking part in the Multi-sport festival at Maiden Castle. They took part in a dance and basket ball session and we all learnt lots of new things.
UNCRC Article 31 – Every child has the right to take part in a range of activities.
Homework 14.2.22
This week’s homework is Numeracy is looking at shapes. Can you have a look at your worksheet and have a go at completing it.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
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Bounce!
As a celebration of this half term’s topic, ‘Bounce’, today class 3 spent some of the afternoon playing with all kinds of different balls outside. We also had a small competition to see which ball bounces the highest.
Our inter house competition.
Today we had such an exiting afternoon, taking part in our inter house competition. We learnt lots of new football skills and had small competitions, to celebrate football week. Here are some pictures to show off our skills…
Internet safety coffee morning!
This morning we have had a lovely coffee morning, taking part in lots of safer internet activities. We also had juice and biscuits!
UNCRC Article 17 – Every child has the right to access reliable information on the media.
Homework 7.2.22
This week’s homework is literacy and is focusing on our topic ‘zoo’. Can you create a leaflet for people visiting the zoo?
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
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National Storytelling week.
Today we celebrated national storytelling week by hearing Mrs Morton tell us a funny story. We laughed at the story and acted out being a superhero!
NPSCC Number Day!
Today we have been taking part in some fun number activities, as part of the NSPCC Number Day. We played some games and practiced our times tables on TT Rockstars.
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Well done Florence!
We have another amazing swimmer in class 3. Florence has moved up to stage 4. Fabulous achievement Florence well done.
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Chinese New Year!
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We have been celebrating Chinese New Year today. We have tried some prawn crackers and made lots of crafts and decorations.
Well done Alana!
Alana has passed another level in swimming! What a great achievement Alana, well done!
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Homework 31.1.22
This week’s homework is science. We are continuing to look at plants and this will be focusing on what they need to grow and survive. Can you have a go at completing the worksheet by filling in the missing gaps.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
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Friday Arts and Crafts…
We have had a very fun and creative art lesson today, creating pictures of balls bouncing, to link to our topic. We came up with some amazing ideas and could create a great bouncing effect.
UNCRC Article 29 – Education must develop a child’s talents and abilities.
Homework 24.1.22
This week’s homework is numeracy and is all about problem solving. Can you have a look at your worksheet and have a go at working out the problem and showing your calculations.
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We have a new footballer in class 3!
Sophie has recently joined a football club and if so enthusiastic. She had a trip to St. James’ Park and bought her own Newcastle strip.
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Well done Phina!
Phina was gymnast of the day at her last gymnastic session. What a great achievement.
UNCRC Article 29 – Every child has the right to develop their talents.
Homework 17.1.22
This week’s homework is literacy and is looking at our new topic ‘zoos’. Can you have a look at your worksheet and complete it by writing some descriptive words or sentences to describe animals that you might find in the zoo.
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Well done Sophie!
Sophie has been working super hard in swimming and has completed stage! Amazing effort Sophie.
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Homework 10.1.22
This week’s homework is science and is looking at plants, to introduce our new topic. Can you have a look at your worksheet and have a go at completing it.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
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Adam Bushnell visit
Today we had a real life author visit us in class 3 …… Adam Bushnell. He introduced our new topic, Bounce, by taking us into a rainforest with bouncy animals! He also brought along his pet, Jet, but he didn’t bounce!
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Welcome to Spring 1!
Welcome back! I hope you have all had a lovely Christmas and New Year and are ready for our next half term. This half term our topic is Bounce! We have lots of exciting things coming up that relate to our topic. Please find attached welcome letter for more information on Spring 1.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
Many thanks,
Miss Grimes.
Merry Christmas!
We have had another lovely half term and class 3 have worked so so hard! I hope everyone has a brilliant Christmas and a brilliant New Year. See you all in 2022!
Christmas week!!
This week we have had so much fun doing lots of Christmas crafts, having our lovely Christmas dinner and taking part in our Christingle Service. We are all ready for the Christmas holidays.
Christmas Fun!
We had lots of fun today doing some Christmas activities and buying and winning lots of lovely prizes at the Christmas fayre!
Homework 6.12.21
This week homework is to carry on learning our lines for the performance, ready to perform it! We are doing lots of practicing so it is important that all of the children feel confident with their lines and songs.
Please note there are no spellings this week.
Decorating our classroom!
We have had lots of fun in class 3, creating lots of decorations for our classroom. We made some lovely snowflakes for our Christmas display, created our own nativity and added our pictures and decorated our brand new Christmas tree with lots of baubles and lights!!
Homework 29.11.21
For this week’s homework, the children have been given their scripts for the Christmas performance coming up. Could you please practice your child’s lines with them to help them prepare.
Please note there are no new spellings this week due to not being at school to do the test on Friday. We will be testing last week’s spellings this Friday so I have given them back for extra practice.
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Trip to the Castle!
Class 3 have had a fantastic day at Castle Keep as part of our cornerstones topic. We had an amazing tour around the castle, learned lots of new facts about castle life and had our very own castle feast!!
UNCRC Article 31 – Right to take part in a wide range of activities.
Homework 22.11.21
This week’s homework is numeracy and looks at arrays. Can you have a go at completing the worksheet.
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Professor Brainstorm!
Class 3 had lots of fun experimenting with Professor Brainstorm and learnt lots of new science facts.
Children In Need 2021!
We had a lovely day celebrating Children In Need, doing lots of fun activities and taking part in fun sporting activities. All of the children looked fab and thank you for your donations!
Homework 15.11.21
This week’s homework is Literacy and is continuing our topic on fairytales. Can you have a look at the worksheet and have a look at the activity relating to fairytale characters.
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Memorable Experience – Castle Day!!!
UNCRC Article 31: Every child has a right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of artistic activities.
Class 3 have had an amazing day celebrating our new Cornerstones topic with all thing Castles!
They build their very own castles, made lots of amazing decorations and took their places at the Medieval Banquet. They all looked absolutely amazing! Here are some pictures of what we got up to…
Homework 1.11.21
This week’s homework is Science. Can you complete the worksheet about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.
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Homework 1.11.21
This week’s homework is numeracy and is practicing counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. Can you have a look at your worksheet and work out how many objects there all altogether.
Welcome back to Autumn 2!
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I hope you are excited for an exciting half term, learning all about our new topic… Towers, Tunnels and Turrets. We will be doing lots of lovely activities relating to our topic in class alongside a trip to a local castle in a few weeks! Keep an eye out for a letter with more information. We are launching our topic with our very own Medieval Castle Day! We will be building castles, having a medieval banquet and lots more! Letters will be sent out with more information.
Halloween!
Class 3 have had a lovely last day doing lots of Halloween activities. We have made lots of things, decorated biscuits and a fun Halloween cosmic yoga!
Homework 18.10.21
This week’s homework is Literacy focused and links to Halloween! You get to make your own magic potion.
Enjoy your last piece before the half term!
Well done Alana!
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Alana has moved up to level 3 in swimming this weekend! What an amazing achievement Alana, well done!!!
Beat, Band & Boogie
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We had lots of fun today celebrating our Cornerstones topic ‘Beat Band Boogie’, by creating our very own music! The children played like professionals!
Harvest Festival
UNCRC Article 14: Every child has the right to think and believe what they want and to practise religion.
Class 3 were fantastic in the Harvest Festival, when they read out a lovely rhyme.
Homework 11.10.21
This week’s homework is science and is all about plants. Can you have a look on your sheet and draw a plant and add some labels and information about it.
Science Fun!
UNCRC 28- Right to an education.
Class 3 have had lots of fun today in their science lesson finding plants and discovering their habitats. They were investigating the different types of plants on the field and worked super hard!
Homework 4.10.21
This week’s homework is numeracy and is focusing on subtraction. Can you have a look at the sheets and have a go at practicing what we have been looking at in class.
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Harry completed the Muddy Kids Race for Life this weekend and managed to raise lots of money for charity. Such a huge achievement Harry Well Done!
Alana also got student of the month at her taekwondo class. Amazing Alana well done!
Class 3 had a fantastic day for World Smile Day! We had some amazing outfits that made us happy and had lots of fun doing some lovely activities, that all made us smile. We also had our random act of kindness from Class 5 which meant extra playtime with the equipment!
This week’s homework focus is Literacy. We have been continuing to look at our topic of ‘food’ and have spent this week looking at recipes. The focus of the homework is all about food packaging. Can you read the instructions on your sheet and complete the activity.
Homework 24.9.21
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Hoopstars!
Class 3 had a fantastic time this morning at Hoopstars and loved practicing their hoola hooping and learning some new skills.
Homework 20.9.21
This week’s homework is looking at things are living, no longer alive or never been alive. Have fun exploring!
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Homework 13.9.21
This week’s homework is focusing on place value. Can you complete the worksheet, remembering to read the questions carefully.
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Memorable experience
On Friday we had a lovely day with illustrator, Liz Million. She launched our topic ‘Beat, Band, Boogie’, and helped us draw some amazing pictures of animals playing lots of different instruments. She also talked about some of the books she has illustrated and described the types of drawings she uses. The children had an amazing day and created some brilliant art work.
Homework 6.9.21
Welcome to class 3! This week’s homework is linking to our literacy topic, food. We have been talking about which foods we like and dislike in class. Can you sort the foods on the worksheet into which ones you like and dislike?
Red Robins/Magenta Monkeys homework:
Turquoise Turtles/Purple Penguins homework:
Our Cornerstones Topic
This half term we are going to be learning all about Beats, Bands and Boogie. We are very excited to take part in lots of different activities. Keep an eye of our page to see what we get up to!
Archived Activities
You can view archived activities for each class on our website.
