Class 3 Vote on the EU Referendum

Yesterday we discussed the EU Referendum (at Year 2 /3 level) and had mini debates related to some of the reasons.  The final vote result was:  63% Remain and 37% Leave.   The children showed great respect for other people's opinions and views.

I was also so impressed with the maturity and understanding of the children from both year groups and the knowledge they already had.
On another note, I want to add how proud I was of the class for their maths today as they completed a 'calculation challenge' recalling all of the methods we have been learning over the year.  There were many children who showed superb progress.  Congratulations also to Joshua for his amazing fielding in rounders earlier in the week.

Have a great weekend!

What a week!

I think we can all agree that Sports Day was a huge success- we were so lucky with the weather! Thank you for all who came to support Class 3- I was very proud of their determination and sportsmanship.

This week we have been promoting the importance of having a 'Growth Mindset'. Miss Vidler has helped us to understand just what this means a little better- she's even started a Growth Mindset blog (please check it out!). In Class 3 we all decided upon a skill or challenge as individuals that we would like to accomplish by the end of the week. Ashton was determined to learn how to tie his laces, Amalea worked so hard to learn the 'Cup Song' and Charlotte and Sophie worked tirelessly to improve their clapping song skills! In class, we all learned how to either make a paper aeroplane or a 'fortune teller'- I'm really sorry if your house is currently filled with bits of paper... I know that the classroom is! Special recognition should go to the Year 2 children for their resilience right from the start. They never doubted that they could achieve the challenge- even if it was tricky.

Murray & Louie persevering with the challenge!

Charlotte was super proud of her progress!

Maya took on the challenge independently!

Alongside our Growth Mindset work, we have been writing stories based upon Charlie & The Chocolate Factory in English and interpreting and presenting data in Maths. In Science, the Year 3 children made fossils. They look absolutely awesome! I didn't have a chance to take photos of them yesterday but feel free to come in and have a look at them before the children take them home.

Finally... the Year 2 children attended the Infant Music Festival on Monday morning and I've heard that they were absolutely fantastic! Well done all of you- you should be very proud!

Looking forward to more fun filled days!

Hope you've had a lovely weekend,

Mrs Ward :)

The Pyramid Cups Growth Mindset Challenge

Today Class 3 were set the golden challenge of stacking 6 cups to make a pyramid.  Easy, I hear you say but wait...

The children had to use scissors, string and an elastic band and use all the equipment to stack the cups without using their hands.  We had a wide variety of creative ideas with the scissors being used as a pincer and the string to pull the cups around.  Some groups made handles using the elastic band and string too. 

Through resilience, perseverance, creativity, co-operation and independent thinking the children all tackled the challenge with some finally cracking the special tool that you can make... I'm giving nothing away as some of the children want to challenge your growth mindsets at home.

Mr. Wainwright

Celebrating The Queen's 90th Birthday!

We have all had a great day making and wearing our crowns while we celebrate the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II.  We learnt about her life and created an impressive factfile.  We then chose a portrait from her life to re-create in either pastels or water colours. 
The children all wrote about what they think life will be like when they are 90.  We had floating cars, changing colour clothing and flying houses.  Let's see what ones will come true in 2099!!

We also wrote some very thoughtful prayers to be read in Church on Sunday.  The children thought about her safety when travelling all over the world, for her to enjoy time with her corgis and great grandchildren and for her to be kind to David Cameron!

Well done everyone for some wonderful learning; we will be sending a big parcel off to Buckingham Palace so Her Majesty can see all our splendid learning.
Don't forget to check out the new gallery on the website for some more photos from our street party lunch.

Mr. Wainwright

Michael Rosen watch out Class 3 are about!!

I was immensely proud of Class 3 today and their performing of their poems they chose to learn.  The inspiration from Michael Rosen certainly had an effect too as we saw exceptional voice changes and actions. 
Below are a few videos from our morning.  Sorry they are rotated, my IT skills do not know how to rotate once they have been taken with the camera as portrait, any help please feel free to share!  We enjoyed performing in the outdoor classroom too.  A special well done to Mrs. Hitchiner who modelled the expectation with her recited poem at the start. 
Can I say a huge well done to all the Year 3 children who went to see Matilda the Musical yesterday in London. 
They were such great ambassadors for our school and we even had 2 sets of people come up to me and comment on the 'impeccable' behaviour of our children before, during and after the show!

Wishing you all a wonderful half term break!!

Mr. Wainwright

 

 

 

 

Our week....

I have to admit that this week has been a little mad!

Lots and lots and lots of chatting and rehearsing for the Talent Show (which, may I add, was absolutely brilliant!), class photos and obviously lots of learning thrown in the mix too!

In English, we are currently learning how to write poetry and have focussed this on Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes. Some of his poetry is so funny! Class 3 have had great fun trying to find rhyming words and creating poems based around an alternative version of Matilda. We also achieved a huge accomplishment this week because finally we got to the end of reading Matilda! It was such a good book even if my voice did become super hoarse from becoming The Trunchbull so frequently!

Maths has been very impressive and all of the children showed me how well they can use mental methods to help them to add and subtract.

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A few 'well done's' and 'thank you's':

- Thank you very much to Mrs Dixon for her amazing contribution to our classroom decorations! The Snozzcumbers that you all made look absolutely brilliant!

- An overdue 'Well Done' to Ashton for his amazing signing to Ipswich FC. Like I've mentioned to you already- I can't wait for you to pay for my World Cruise when you're playing in the Premier League! :)

- Well Done to all the children who participated in the Talent Show. I was so proud of each and every one of you.

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Looking forward to next week already!

Mrs Ward

Dream Big Competition

It would have been Roald Dahl's 100th Birthday this year if he was still alive.  To mark this we are sharing with you Blue Peter's 'Dream Big' competition. 

Click here- Blue Peter Dream Big

We will be doing some imagination writing in the week before half term but will not be able to get the competition entries submitted in time by doing it all in school.  If you would like your child to enter please complete the entry from the link above.   This is not a home learning task and is purely optional.

If you do enter the children can use their ideas from it in our 'Dream Big' piece of writing in the final week of this half term..   We have seen such great examples of the children's imagination and we are sure they will excel in this piece of writing.

Mr. Wainwright