DT - making a sturdy base
In DT this week, Class 3 used cube nets to design and assemble the bases for their steady-hand games!
DT Children’s Toy Analysis
Our first DT lesson involved learning about the difference between ‘form’ and ‘function’. The children in Class Three then explored a range of children’s toys before analysing their functions and forms. We thoughts about whether the toys would support a child’s fine or gross motor…
Vocabulary in Context
In English, Class Three began reading their new text, ‘On the Origin of Species’. The children used their dictionary skills to search for the correct definition for the context in question before using their new words to compose sentences and offering synonyms that share the same meaning.…
The Life Cycle of a Frog
In Science this week, Class Three continued with their learning about life cycles and reproduction. This week, we learned about amphibians, specifically the life cycle of a frog! The children explored differences amongst the species, including that of a tree frog. We then planned a…
Sports Week!
We have loved participating in Sports Week at Mary Howard! Class three have enjoyed different activities centred around various sports this week including: tennis, badminton, basketball and cricket! Excellent koinonia and perseverance demonstrated by all, especially during our ‘world…
The Shadow Cage
Class Three began reading their new text, The Shadow Cage. The children made predictions about the text using clues from the front cover. We then used paired reading and explored the use of question sentences (our SPAG focus) as a tool to create suspense within a narrative, within several short…
Spirited Arts Winners!
Congratulations to our Spirited Arts winners at Mary Howard! They were very excited to post their competition entries for judging at the village post box!
Thinktank!
What a fabulous trip to the Thinktank! Class Three loved the science garden in particular! We enjoyed a forensic heist workshop, which involved taking our own fingerprints and examining different types of evidence (including trace, impression, biological and digital) to solve a crime!
Justifying opinions in French!
In French today, Class Three gave opinions on where to visit in a French town. They used adjectives to justify their reasoning and some children even used connectives to expand on their opinions!
Canvas Art!
Mary Howard continued with their Kandinsky inspired artwork. The children used wax crayons and water pastels to create their colourful canvases!
The life cycle of a plant
In science, Class Three started their new unit of learning about life cycles and reproduction. The children worked in groups to order the life cycle of a plant, including the reproductive stage. We then progressed to dissecting flowering plants in order to observe and compare equivalent…
French Directions!
In French this week, the children learned how to give directions around a French town!