Home Learning - Year 3, Friday 26th Sept

For "Home learning" I have asked the children to create some pictures to show "what they like about school". They should make a simple label for each picture.
DM

Walking to swimming pool with school staff

On Thursday swimming days, please make sure your children are at school (at the Year 3 classroom) by 8.30 am prompt if you would like them to walk up to the school with members of the Year 3 Team.  - Otherwise they need to be at the Leisure Centre by 8.45 am
Thank you,
DM

Our Geology /and Railway Trips this week

Our Geology /and Railway Trips this week were a great success. The children were excellent! - very enthusiastic and well-behaved. We had a really interesting time learning from the local environment. This was a topic planned to be part of the South Dorset Ridgeway Project .
                                                                           
                                                                                               DM

This picture shows one of the children with their arm inside a cylindrical thromobolite at Portesham Rocket Quarry. This is a fossilised remains of a tree trunk.

 

 

POWSA AGM Thursday 23rd October 7.45pm

We know AGMs are not terribly exciting but POWSA does fantastic work raising funds for the school and developing our sense of community. We need new ideas and new faces and new enthusiasm to join our friendly committee of committed parents. We welcome especially parents of new Reception children. Our AGM is on Thursday 23rd October in the staffroom at 7.45pm. Please come along, meet new friends, help the school!

Year 3 Home Learning Activity - School Uniform – (Friday 19th September)

Home Learning Activity – Friday 19^th September

 Should Schools Make Children Wear School Uniforms?

 

Write about Reasons For and Reasons Against Wearing a Uniform When You Come To School.

We have discussed this in class and shared examples of our ideas.

There are also some statements to look at to help with the writing.

 Learning objectives –

-To develop idea of considering 2 opposing points of view.

-Writing a balanced argument which explores different opinions

I have written about the reasons for and against having a school uniform.

Ukulele with Mrs Thorpe

Every Wednesday lunch time I (Mrs Thorpe) will be teaching a beginners Ukulele club from 12.30-1pm. If you went to the beginners Ukulele club last year with Lucy feel free to come along. If you would like to start Ukulele then please come and see me before hand. We have a few Ukuleles in school if you do not have one. If you want to practice at home and have a tuner then the strong notes should be G, C, E, A starting from the top string. 

Looking forward to seeing you all next week! 

Parents' Information Session - Friday 19th Sept at 9.00am

An information session for Parent's of year 3 children will be held in the school hall at 9am on Friday 19th September, please come along for more information about this terms learning in year 3.
DM