Fir Class
24th November 2023
Welcome to our monthly class blog update.
MATHS
We have had a very successful (and mathematical) month this November as we moved away from addition and subtraction. In this new block, pupils have been exploring multiplication and division in greater depth. We have been using arrays, number tracks and number lines to improve our understanding of multiplication and utilising many resources to experiment with division through sharing and grouping. Helpful supporting materials can be found on your child’s MyMaths account as we regularly update tasks based around the activities we encounter throughout the week.
D&T We've been learning all about castles in our D&T classes. We've learnt about what made the structures stable and how they were built to withstand attacks . Our year group is putting all this knowledge to the test and building castles using recycled materials.
Our castles are still a work in progress so stay tuned.
Fir Class
Welcome to our monthly class blog update.
MATHS
In Maths we have moved from Place Value to Addition and Subtraction. The children have been adding and subtracting 1 and 2 digit numbers from 3 digit numbers. We have explored crossing into the 10s and the 100s columns using both place value counters and column method.
Science
In Science we have been learning all about igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. To show our understanding of how these rocks are formed, we used chocolate to create chocolate rocks.
On October 11th to bring together some of our cross curricular learning on Evolution, the Stone age, and Rock formation. Fir class took a trip to the Natural History Museum with the other Year 3 Classes.
Exploring rocks at the Natural History Museum .
We would like to say a big thank you to our parent volunteers who helped ensure a successful trip. There were smiles all round .
It was lovely to also meet some of you during Parents evening. Hoping everyone had a great half term.
Kind Regards
Ms. Emden
19th September 2023
Welcome to our monthly class blog update.
The children in 3 FIR have had a wonderful first few weeks in Key Stage 2 and we would like to share with you some of their highlights.
English
The children have writing a narrative about The Boy's adventure in 'Stone Age Boy'. The class have excellently described the actions and feelings of the main character as he goes on his journey, writing in past tense and using personification. Ask your child to explain The Boy's journey to you using our plot point map below!
Next week, the class will begin to write their own narrative, inspired by this story!
Science
In Science, the class have learnt that there are three types of rock - Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic. Within their lessons, the children have been holding rocks, identifying what type of rock they are and grouping them into categories.
Art
Exploring cave paintings has been our focus so far in art. Looking at the texture, content and colour within them. This week, the class created their very own paints, following the techniques that stone age people would have used. With a range of natural resources, the class squeezed and crushed pigment out of berries, leaves and vegetables, mixing with water and flour to create a paste. These paints were then tested in art books and you can see an example of this below.
Thank you for reading 3 FIR's class blog for this month. Next months update will include pictures from our upcoming school trip to the natural history museum - more information will be revealed next week.
Kind Regards,
Miss Finlay
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