This week year 3 explored the Polar regions and learnt about the incredible story of Ernest Shackleton and his crew. The children were fascinated by this true story that saw 28 men attempt to cross Antarctica, having to live on the ice after their ship the Endurance became stuck and later sank. They asked fantastic questions about the expedition and the men's lives and imagined what role they would have wanted if they were on the expedition. They acted out the main events before writing the opening of their own recounts of the story. If you get the chance to talk to them about the expedition at home it would be very helpful for their writing next week and I'm sure you will be impressed by the facts that they have remembered.
For home learning this week we would like the children to design their own menu for a Polar expedition. We discussed the need for high energy food that wouldn't take up too much room. Blank menu sheets were provided but feel free to design you own should your child want to.
Next week looks set to be another busy and exciting one for year 3 with the trip to the Children's Bookshow at the Pavillion on Monday. Please ensure that children are in their full school uniform (or their Youth organisation uniform for Armistice Day). After the bookshow the children will visit Weymouth Cenotaph and lay the poppy wreath they made in class on Friday.
On Tuesday Mrs Thorpe has two very special workshops planned, watch this space for details.
It is BBC Children in Need on Friday. This day will be a non-uniform day with the theme spots. A donation of £1 is suggested for your child to come in non-uniform. Throughout the week keyrings and pin badges will be available to buy and on Friday there will a cake sale after school. Any cake donations will be gratefully received on Friday morning at the front office.
We hope you have a lovely weekend.
The Year 3 team.
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