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‘I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go.’ Genesis 28:15
‘I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go.’ Genesis 28:15
Year 3 have enjoyed a busy start to the term. We have visited Anglo-Saxon sites in Oxford, made Anglo-Saxon shields and immersed ourselves into the story of Beowulf. This picture was taken during a dramatic whole class retelling of the story. No children were eaten.
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Kingfishers have got off to an amazing start this term. Our art day on Tuesday produced some amazing art work and the improvement between start and finish was clear to see. Not only did we learn about drawing what we could see, we also explored how we could use different media (such as pencil marks, pastels and charcoal) to achieve different looks and textures, but we also looked at how we could create both 2D and 3D art work. The end result was a kingfisher that I think we can all be proud off. We also used our detective skills to figure what this term's book was going to be about. After playing pass the parcel and receiving items such as a telescope, sandwich, packet of crisps, a cat, a seagull and a lighthouse, we were thrilled to discover that we would be reading, and writing about, The Lighthouse keepers lunch.
Owls became police detectives in English this week. They were challenged to find evidence and write a police report. It was a really exciting start to our learning in English this term!
We have been developing our understanding of coding this week. We have been programming the Micro:bits in order to send messages; just like Curiosity (a Mars rover) sends messages back to Earth.
We also followed instructions to help us steer Curiosity through the harsh Martian terrain. It was a lot of fun! Owls completed their Spring art day with a focus on retro-futurism art to link to their topic around space. They began by exploring a range of existing works of art, commenting on what they liked, disliked and what it made them think and feel. They then used this as inspiration for their own creations. We think they look amazing!
The last fortnight has been a whirlwind of discovery in the Kingfisher's classroom. We've been diving deep into the fascinating world of numbers, specifically those between 10 and 50 and finding out how they are made up of 10s and 1s. But numbers weren't the only things keeping us busy. We embarked on a fitness adventure inspired by out visit to the Cotswold Wildlife Park! Our PE lessons were transformed into a jungle gym as we crab walked, bear crawled and even attempted some graceful(ish) bird poses. The laughter and energy were contagious, and it was a fantastic way to explore movement and coordination. Speaking of inspiration, we were lucky enough to have a visit from a real life champion - Laurence Whiteley, the paralympian rower! Laurence shared his incredible story of determination and perseverance, proving that anything is possible with hard work and a positive attitude. The children were captivated by his stories and left inspired to follow their dreams. Stay tuned for our next adventure - who knows what exciting discoveries await. What a week in year 6! We are only just over two weeks into the term and we have already managed to do lots of amazing learning: a formal letter and a memoir in English, learning about ratio and area and perimeter in maths, discovering facts about space in science and brushing up on their skills in reading.
We have also been developing our skills in cricket. This week, the focus was on batting and considering where we wanted the ball to go based on where the fielding team were placed. Check back for more next week! Friday was a very special day! it was the day of our trip to Cotswold Wildlife Park.
The Kingfishers showed their very best behaviour on the coach and in the park, and despite the less than ideal weather we all had a wonderful time. We saw a variety of birds of prey, Asiatic otters, lions, emus, wallabies, camels, meerkats, mongooses, giant tortoises, antelopes and rhinoceroses; we also saw my personal favourite, the giraffes, but the animal that was most popular with the Kingfishers (by a long, long way) was the penguins. Seeing all these animals up close not only gave us a great opportunity to learn about their lives and habitats, but it also gave us a lot of practice in classifying them. All our King fishers should now know that feathers and wings means that its bird; scales and a backbone means its a reptile; fur and four legs means that its a mammal. We're also looking forward to doing some amazing writing about our wonderful wildlife experience. Kingfishers have had an exciting opening to the term, developing our bodies, minds and eggs.
To develop our bodies we had a visit from a Tae Kwon Do expert. Not only did this provide us with an exciting change to our normal PE lessons, we also learned how to perform an Ap Jireugi (front punch) and an Ap Chagi (front kick)... we also promised not to do these on our friends, siblings and parents. In addition to this, we discussed how we can keep our bodies healthy. We learned that we need a balanced diet that includes carbohydrates for energy, dairy foods for strong bones and teeth, protein for muscle growth and fibre for healthy tummies. We gave our minds their regular work out in English and Maths, as well as learning how to protect them (and our gadgets) by staying safe on-line; we now know that if we see anything that we aren't sure of on-line we need to speak to a trusted adult. On Monday, we developed our understanding of eggs by looking at some that were,,, well.. odd. As well as using lots of interesting adjectives to describe the size, shape, colour and texture of each one, we also imagined what creatures may have laid them... even the ones that looked suspiciously like a passion fruit, mango and a melon. This week, the Robins and Starlings had their Science WOW day, where two volunteers from Hillier Garden Centre joined us for the day. We learned all about the different parts of a flower, the three basic needs of a plant and how to successfully plant an array of different seeds using soil, plant labels, garden dibbers, pots and of course seeds. We can't wait to watch our flowers grow and blossom over this term! Thank you so much Hillier Garden Centre for the amazing day! The Robins and Starlings loved it!
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