This week, children have been learning about the properties of different kinds of rocks and how that can effect their uses.
Children worked in groups to perform a water test, a scratch test and a vinegar test (to simulate acid rain!) in order to decide which rock would make the best building material before presenting their findings to the class.
Just a reminder about our Winter Market tomorrow.
Parents can collect their children from their usual door at 2:30pm and then go in via the front door by the office. If you are collecting another child on behalf of another parent, please can you let the office know.
There will be raffles, games, crafts, jam/chutney, popcorn, curry and more to buy. It would be helpful if you have change when buying items at the stalls.
We are very grateful for the donations received so far and look forward to seeing you there!
This afternoon, children have been learning how to build their own confidence and resilience. Working with our visitor from the Healthy Minds Team, children discussed helpful and unhelpful thoughts and how they can effect our actions.
Children then produced a list of the skills they felt confident about and how they can use them in daily life.
This week, children in Year 3 have been learning to improve their dodgeball skills by taking part in a school wide dodgeball challenge.
Children were organised into house teams before practicing their throwing and aiming skills. Children then had to cross the hall and dodge balls being thrown by their opponents, making use of various safe zones as well as using team tactics to score the most points.
Turtles and Dolphins were the joint winners with a combined score of 21 points!
This week, children have been taking part in Odd Socks Day, as part of Children’s Mental Health Week.
Children have been learning about respect and tolerance. As well as showing support by wearing odd socks, they working in groups to perform role plays showing disrespectful and respectful was to resolve conflicts.
This week, children have been learning cricket skills with visiting coaches from the Durham Cricket Foundation.
Spent time practicing their rolling and catching skills before enjoying team games. The children enjoyed this active afternoon!
This week, children have been learning about performance poetry. Using “Alligator” by Grace Nicols, students discussed how to add drama and effects to their poems before working in groups to practice their sections. Children then performed their sections of the poem as a class.
Children have been learning about how to support their mental health needs as part of Mental Health Day 2024.
Children discussed what the term mental health meant to them before discussing useful strategies they could use to support their own needs, as well as the needs of others.
Children then went on to identify positive and negative emotions linked to experiences and discussed how to recognise these feelings when they arise.
This week, children have been learning about the benefits the main nutrient groups can have on our body.
Children worked in pairs to complete a scavenger hunt around the KS2, racing to locate and facts and information about each nutrient group, which foods it can be found in and the effect it has on our bodies.
Children then returned to class to discuss what they had learned, as well as make recommendations about what foods to buy in different circumstances.
We have been learning about the work of Max Ernst, who used different textures and combined them to make distinctive artwork.
Children then searched for different textures in the room to use in their shading, and then used a mixture of ripping and cutting to create their texture pictures.
