Friday 12th July
Olympics and Values Enrichment Week
Wow! What a week it's been! We voted for our class sporting heroes who had demonstrated one or more of the Olympic values of Determination, Inspiration, Respect, Courage, Excellence and Friendship. We completed a 'Beat Your Score' challenge in small groups and each day increased our target. We learnt about previous Olympic Games and also Olympic Mascots before we designed our own.
We've had such a great week, but our favourite activities were Handball and Skateboarding! We were particularly impressed with how the children supported each other and demonstrated the Olympic values when they were learning lots of Skateboarding techniques. Well done everyone!
Thursday 4th July
Pedestrian Training
For the last few weeks, the children have been taking part in pedestrian training. They have learnt about how to stop, look, listen and think. They know that they must step back from the edge of the kerb if a vehicle is coming; not only does this keep them safe, but it helps to inform the driver of their intentions. They have been out practising crossing local roads, wearing hi vis jackets, and know what to do if there are parked cars that impede their vision. There was also a focus on vehicles that are quiet such as bicycles of electric cars and why we should never cross the road with headphones on. I have been super impressed with their learning! A big thank you to the ladies from Gateshead Council's Pedestrian Training Team for teaching our children.
Friday 28th June
Year 3 Trip to Northumberland Zoo
On Wednesday, our Year 3 classes went on a trip to Northumberland Zoo and we had the most amazing time! We saw lots of fascinating animals such as snow leopards, skinks, tapirs and wildcats. We spoke to lots of different keepers who work at the zoo who told us a little bit more about each of the animals. We were all very brave in our minibeasts workshop, where we were able to feel shells, touch a cockroach, and look at different animal skulls! We were also very excited to watch a birds of prey display, where we learnt a little bit more about a barn owl, a common kestrel and a huge eagle owl. A highlight for a lot of us was the wallaby walkway, where we were able to walk inside the wallaby enclosure and see them up close.
We were very lucky with the glorious sunshine as we were walking around the zoo and we all had a fantastic time. The children behaved brilliantly and were considerate of the members of the public who were also attending the zoo. What a fantastic day!
Emmaville in Bloom
On Thursday the children took part in Emmaville in Bloom. They mixed colours and painted these beautiful still lifes from the roses which Miss Kenyon had given us. I was blown away with what they achieved. I think you'll agree they look beautiful!
Friday 21st June
Year 3 Assembly
Well we were absolutely blown away by your assembly this afternoon! You performed so well in front of your adults and siblings. I particularly enjoyed your poem 'A Special Badger' and thought your Folk Song Duet on the penny whistle was amazing! Well done Y3!
Friday 14th June
Art - Printing - Scandinavian Folk Art
Here is what the children had to say about their art this week:
In art this half term, the master technique we are learning about is printing.
We started by looking at examples of Scandinavian Folk art last week.
We noticed the theme of nature. There were lots of plants and animals.
The colours they used were reds, browns, blues and greens.
This week, we learnt how to create a printing block from Styrofoam.
We created our own block and then began to experiment with printing.
It was such fun! We can’t wait to experiment some more in our next lesson.
Here are some photos of our printing.
Friday 7th June
Guided Reading
Today in guided reading we read the picture book 'I'll take you to Mrs Cole' by Nigel Gray and Michael Foreman.
The children really enjoyed the story. They demonstrated superb understanding when answering questions. We had a visitor in the room at the time who was really impressed with some of the ideas they had when answering the question: Mrs Cole had a dirty and messy house, does that mean she was a bad person?
One person said " No, because she might be very kind". So true and how lovely!
I was blown away, not only by their ideas but by the way they were able to articulate them. Well done Northern Europe!
Friday 17th May
Design & Technology - Making a fruit tart to celebrate the Euros.
On Thursday in Design and Technology lesson, we had a fantastic time making our very own tarts. We had to work hard so that we were able to follow a recipe, and work as a team to decide who was going to do each job. The tarts we made were delicious and included broken biscuits, cream cheese, white chocolate and decorative fruit. The children earnt lots of buttons in the jar because I was really impressed with how well they shared out the jobs and utensils and also how they worked kindly and helpfully with each other. It was lovely to see their faces when they tasted the tarts! Mmmm! Delicious!
Friday 10th May
Visit from Author Adam Bushnell
The children are always really excited when Adam comes to visit us! He arrived as usual, loaded up with assorted interesting artefacts! The theme of the visit was the Stone Age to link with our history topic. The children looked at an illustration of a Stone Age village from a book that Adam had brought with him. They learnt about the types of jobs that Stone Age people might have done and thought which one they would like to have done. Some of them wanted to be the look out or the hunter. Others wanted to be the fire starter. They thought about what they might see, hear, smell, touch or taste in a Stone Age village. There were lots of interesting artefacts for them to pass around the class including parts of tools, arrows and spears for hunting animals and fur and leather which would have been used for clothing. The children then created a story plan using all the ideas they had collected. It was a fantastic morning!
Friday 26th April
PE - Basketball
This half term we are learning basketball skills. I was very impressed with what the children could remember from the previous week when we had our lesson yesterday. This week we learnt how to protect the ball when dribbling against an opponent. The children practised bending their knees to get low and putting their non-dribbling arm out to protect against an opponent. They also used their body as a barrier between the ball and their opponent. It was great to see the children enjoying practising these skills and giving each other feedback. Some of the dribbling I have seen is amazing. I think we have some superstar players in the making!
Friday 19th April
Computing – Online Safety
Today we have been learning tips for how to stay safe when sharing photos and videos online. We watched an animation of a scenario and then answered some questions. The children had some fantastic ideas about what was and what wasn’t a good idea and could also explain why. Then we made posters with tips for staying safe online when sharing photos and videos. I was really impressed with what the children could recall.
Some of the children’s tips are:
Don’t share videos of yourself publicly, only share with your friends and family. Thomas
Don’t share photos or videos where you can see the badge on your school uniform. Scarlett
Never share your address, so be careful that parcels or letters aren’t in your photo. Ellie C
Don’t post unkind words or pictures. Alice
Don’t share personal details. Chloe
Don’t share your car number plate. Charlotte
Be careful when you are sharing things that it won’t upset people. Imogen
If something does go wrong, tell a trusted adult. Ellie B