Class 3

This week, in Class 3, we have been exploring poems. We have had great discussions picking apart the meanings behind different poems and spotting poetic features such as expanded noun phrases, similes and onomatopoeia. In groups, we performed a poem called ‘Colour Reunion’ and it was lovely to see…

Staff and children have had a fantastic week in Class 3. We can’t believe how fast the weeks are flying by. We have worked so hard in English to write persuasive letters to our favourite authors. In Maths, Year 3 have moved onto learning about shape whilst Year 4 have started learning about…

We’ve had a super busy week in Class 3 assessing all of our learning from this year. We have worked our socks off! In English, we have been learning how to use repetition for effect, inverted commas to show quotes and how to use facts in our writing to make it really persuasive. In Maths, we have…

Our first week back after half term has been brilliant! We have hit the ground running in all subjects. In English, we have learnt about the features needed to write a persuasive letter. We are going to write a letter to our favourite author persuading them to visit our school on a mission to…

What a busy last week of term we have had in Class 3! It has been full of laughter and learning. In Maths, Year 4 have been learning how to give change and we decided to create a shop in the hall using money practically to buy and sell items. Year 3, have been learning how to tell the time,…

This week, in Class 3, we have moved onto a new English focus learning how to write ‘Explanation Texts’. We have been using our Geography knowledge to explain how rivers are formed using vocabulary such as confluences, tributaries, ox-bow lakes and lots more. In Maths, Year 3 have been comparing,…

We may have only had 4 days in school this week but Class 3 have certainly made the most of it. In English, we have discussed, planned and written our own disaster stories using lots of effective writing features such as personification, similes, inverted commas, rhetorical questions and lots…

This week, in Class 3, we have worked really hard in English to produce effective sentences to describe 'the flood'. In Maths, Year 3 have been learning fractions of set amounts and we have found it really useful to use place value counters. Year 4 have been ordering, comparing decimals and…

Our first week back after Easter has been fantastic! We have thoroughly enjoyed getting back into the routine. In English, we have been writing effective sentences about the book ‘Flood’, focusing on using expanded noun phrases and inverted commas. In Maths, Year 3 have been learning how to make…

What a brilliant last week of term we’ve had in Class 3! It may have only been a four day week but we have managed to fit so much in. In Maths, Year 3 have been learning to recognise unit and non-unit fractions whilst Year 4 have been learning how to divide 2-digits by 10. In English, we have been…

This week, in Class 3, we have been writing persuasive brochures all about the Island of Formentera using the skills we have learnt to write effective sentences. We have used persuasive features such as rhetorical questions, similes, slogan and quotes. In Maths, Year 3 have been recapping how to…

This week, in Class 3, we have been taste tasting Sicilian food in English to help us write effective sentences about Italian cuisine. It was a very fun lesson! Some children even found out that they liked new foods… even olives! In Maths, Year 3 have been finding and measuring the perimeter of…