This afternoon we did created music using some wooden instruments. We really liked discovering our instruments and he different tempos.

  In maths today, we were investigating bar models to find the difference in measurement between objects. We used people to demonstrate. To work this out, we measured Mr Este and subtracted Charley’s height to find the difference. This was 67cm. To check, we used the inverse sum. We found that 1 Charley + 67cm… Read more »

Hello all,  Just to remind you that it is pyjamas day tomorrow for the Rota kids. Please feel free to come to school in your pyjamas with any donations you can manage. We suggest a pound donation as it is being donated to  Great Ormond Street Hospital, also any good-condition toy donations for St Helenas… Read more »

Today we had some very interesting people come into class 3: archaeologists. We did lots of really fun things such as cleaning some really old roman pots and some ancient poo (don’t worry; it was only pretend!)

This afternoon we looked at how a volcano is formed through tectonic plate movement and magma. After working on this, we used vinegar and bicarbonate of soda to create a volcano of our own. The reaction between the acid and alkali caused foam to be released, creating the eruption. A lot of children took instructions… Read more »

Today, Mrs Richards had delivered another brilliant science lesson in which we learnt about rocks and soils. We learnt about the three types of soils and the differences between them. We conducted many experiments with them such as feeling all the types of soil and doing drip tests.

Recently, class 3 have been looking at Hinduism for RE. We have been focusing on Hindu shrines and their places of worship. We decided to create our own Hindu shrines.

Recently we had been learning about mental health and relaxation techniques. This included things such as breathing techniques.

Recently we looked at forces and and discussed how the Romans used forces in their siege weapons such as Trebuchets. Mrs Richards had made a mini version of a Trebuchet and showed us all how it worked and the forces used in it.

Today in English, we generated lots of ideas by have the stimuli of beautiful photos such as a sinking house. We then had to write sentences about said photos including lots of adjectives and time connectives.