Year 3: Week 5 information and the fiver challenge

 On Monday the children had a great start to our Inclusive Sports fortnight with a kickboxing lesson and skateboarding! 

In Science this week the children have been learning about fossilization. They worked together with the very sticky plasticine to make the four different types of fossils. 

Home learning this week is on Purplemash where we have set two tasks. They can be accessed via the 2do tab at the top of the page, the children are very used to using this. A fossil quiz and a rocks quiz has been set. There are no spellings for Mrs Thorpe's group this week. 

Our next fiver challenge will be on Monday straight after school. Year 3 will be setting up for this at 3.15pm on Monday. If any parents are able to help with the set up then this would be appreciated. We will need to be packed up by 3.50pm. Our last fiver challenge day will be Friday 12th July. 

PE kits should be coming home today. Please can your child come to school on Tuesday in their PE kits ready for our sports morning which will start at 9.15am. Please can the children bring their school uniform to change into. 

The Year 3 team 

Y3: Inclusive Sports fortnight starts tomorrow.

Tomorrow is the beginning of our Inclusive Sports fortnight and we have some very exciting workshops for the children. 

Monday- In small groups year 3 will be having skateboarding lessons and they will be taking part in a whole class kickboxing session. 

Wednesday- KS2 Have their own Science assembly with Mini Professors

Thursday- Transfer afternoon. Year 3 will be spending the afternoon with Ms Browne, Mrs Bernard and MrsMcConnell in the Year 4 classroom. 

Friday- Gaspard will be working with Year 3 on African dancing. 2.30pm All families are welcome in to watch and take part in dance day. 

*Please note that I (Mrs Thorpe) will be in on Thursday and not on Friday this week. 

What an amazing week full of rich learning and life experiences we will have!

Year 3: Operation 'Save the Newts'

 Today Year 3 did a fantastic job of clearing the very overgrown pond. Whilst doing this they saved many newts. Our school pond is such a haven for newts and we think we caught over 60 in our time there! 

We are now going to have a pond team that are going to come up here and check on the pond a couple of times a week. 

Year 3: THANK YOU!

Thank you all so much for your support today. Not only did we have over 16 brilliant Science Fair projects but Year 3 rocked their first day of the fiver challenge and we wouldn't have done this without your support so THANK YOU!

We have until Monday 8th July to restock our stalls and get ready to sell again! We can use the money we have made to make more items and restock what we need to. We may even have an extra stall or two. 

The Science Fair projects will be placed around the school over the next few weeks. 

KS2 Sports morning change of time

KS2 Sports morning on Tuesday 9th July will now be 9.15am- 11am 

Sorry for an inconvenience 

KS2 Team 

Year 3: Our changing body lesson today

 Today we had our changing body lesson in SCARF. The children learnt what happens to male and female bodies when they go through puberty. 

For the males we spoke about the deepening of voices and pubic hair growing. We also labelled the organs and spoke about sperm in the testicles and how this can sometimes lead to a wet dream. 

For the female body we spoke about developing breasts, hips widening, pubic hair growing and then we spoke about the menstrual cycle and what a period is. We had lots of questions about this. It's so important that the children are hearing about this now because studies have shown that more and more girls are having periods from the age of 9/10. The girls also see and hear things regarding this and so we need them to full understand and not feel scared about this. 

I spoke to both the girls and the boys separately about this and then bought them together as a class to discuss. They were brilliant and very respectful of everyones feelings. We really encouraged the children to come and talk to you about this and that it happens to everyone and not to be worried or embarrassed. 

Year 3: Fiver Challenge

Today the children have finished designing and making their posters to advertise the fiver challenge and what they will be selling. 

Our first selling session will be after the Science Fair on Wednesday 26th June. If any parents are coming to this and available to help set up the tables out the back of the hall we would greatly appreciate this please. 

As well as making the posters today, the children have been working together to make some of the items. We have bookmarks, jewellery, loom band bracelets, painted pebbles, cakes and then the games which are penalty shoot out, guess the amount in the jar and a lucky dip. 

If your child would really like to branch out and make or buy anything else then please let me know but there is no pressure to do this. 

We are still looking for donations of any beads for jewellery making please and also any old party bag fillers that we could put together for the lucky dip.