Year 3: Dogs of expeditions, subtraction and whittling!!

 We've had such a busy week already! In Literacy this week we have been looking at the 69 dogs that went on the Endurance expedition. As part of their independent learning this week the children have been using the information they have learnt about the expedition to draw and annotate a timeline. They have also had to read and follow instructions to make a origami penguin! In the group work this week the children are writing diary entries as one of the dogs. 'Shackleton's Journey' by William Grill is such a beautifully illustrated book which we are looking at. 

In Maths this week we have been focussing on subtraction where we have to exchange the hundreds or tens. Below is an example of what we have been doing .

We have a Mathletics challenge this week. If your child is able to access this at home that would be amazing please! 

This week in Forest School I've taught the children how to whittle safely using a peeler and a knife. We spoke about knife safety and how to correctly hold the wood and the knife. The children really enjoyed this, below are a few pictures. 

This morning we had a Sikh morning. Mrs Stentiford came in and gave a socially distant talk about Sikhism. This was such an interesting talk and we learnt so much about Sikhism which we then used in a collaborative project. I wonder if your child could tell you what the 5 Ks are? What happens in the Gurdwara? 

More excitement to follow for the rest of the week! 

The Year 3 team