Class 3 Blog

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  22

  Jan

  Author Visit

  Posted by Ms Jones Jonzon

  We were so lucky to have a visit from author B. Ware today. We had an assembly where she read us an excerpt from one of her books. She also led a writing workshop in the hall. It was so inspiring to meet a real author and get to ask her any questions!
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  22

  Jan

  Making Roman Shields

  Posted by Ms Jones Jonzon

  We had so much fun making our Roman shields today! We started by painting the shield red, then the children mapped out their designs and then put the finishing touches on. They turned out so well and thanks so much for providing the cardboard! The children are very excited to try out some Roman battle formations with their spiffy shields!
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  13

  Jan

  Wonderdome

  Posted by Ms Jones Jonzon

  We were lucky enough to have a visit to the Wonderdome today! It is a planetarium and we learned lots about space. The children asked great questions too, such as 'do stars rotate'? The answer was yes! We also enjoyed looking at one of Saturn's moons that looks like the Death Star from Star Wars.
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  09

  Jan

  Measuring pull

  Posted by Ms Jones Jonzon

  Today in Science, we conducted experiments to measure how much force was required to pull an object. In small groups, the children used force meters to predict and measure how much force would be required to pull their object across the table, on the carpet and on a sticky, rubber mat. They also tested out the force required on other surfaces that they thought of. We found that the surface with the highest friction was the rubber mat and the least was the table or hard floor.
• 08

  Jan

  The Roman Army

  Posted by Ms Jones Jonzon

  Today in history we learned about the size, strength and effectiveness of the Roman army and how it contributed to the expanse of the Roman empire. We were very keen to learn about battle techniques and strategies and look forward to trying some of these out next history lesson with our very own shields (scutums)!
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  05

  Jan

  Science - Forces

  Posted by Ms Jones Jonzon

  Welcome back and Happy New Year! Today we started our new science unit on Forces and Magnets. The children enjoyed experimenting with a variety of household objects such as a rubber band, toy car, glasses case, pencil case, ball, etc. and wrote down words to describe the way a force can move or change the direction of an object such as push, pull, bend, stretch, squeeze...
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  19

  Dec

  Christmas Party

  Posted by Ms Jones Jonzon

  We had such a fun Christmas party today! First we played party games in the hall, which included a challenge of making a snowman, reindeer and angel out of PE equipment. Then we watched a film and enjoyed our snacks (thanks for providing!) and finally we enjoyed taking part in a Christmas quiz. Enjoy the Christmas holidays!
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  18

  Dec

  Acting out a passage in Guided Reading

  Posted by Ms Jones Jonzon

  We have been reading 'A Christmas Carol' in Guided Reading the past couple of weeks and today the children enjoyed taking turns acting out a passage and pretending to be old, grumpy Scrooge!
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  09

  Dec

  Commas in a list

  Posted by Ms Jones Jonzon

  In Literacy, we are working on writing a non-chronological report about the muscular and skeletal system - a topic we have been learning about in Science. Today we looked at compound subjects and how to use commas in a list.
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  03

  Dec

  Quidditch!

  Posted by Ms Jones Jonzon

  We had so much fun at the Quidditch Taster Day! First we were divided into the four houses and then got to fly around on broomsticks, trying to score with quaffles. We added in bludgers, keepers and even the golden snitch! It was so great to do something new!