We had a brilliant day out, the children were well-behaved and focused on their tasks and full of energy to climb and explore the Play Park.
Before that, they helped to retell the story of Robin Hood, took part in target practice (don’t worry, we used beanbags, not arrows!) and looked carefully at some portraits and a painting of Goose Fair in the Art Gallery, before creating their own pictures.
Years 4, 5 and 6, welcome to the ‘Advent Rehearsal’ blog! Click on each song and start singing! Try it without your lyrics in front of you when you’re ready. Sing so much and so passionately that even your family know the songs! Let’s make our Wednesday 2nd December, 5.00pm performance one to remember! #BRWSpiritStrong
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This Promise Is For You
We Have Seen The Light
Spirit of Peace/Faith/Hope/Joy/Love
Prince of Peace
Love Shone Down
The King, The Light, The Wonder
Hey Brother
We had a STEM Ambassador (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) in Year 3 this week. Richard Butler is a geologist who’s interest in rocks and fossils really inspired our children. First, they listened to a presentation about what geologists do and their importance in our everyday lives. Then they had the opportunity to be hands on with lots of different rocks and fossils from his personal collection. They were SO excited and were able to group the rocks into the main three groups as they’d remembered their learning from previous sessions. The class had so many questions that we ran over our time. We are ‘Staying Curious’ in Y3!
This week the children have been learning about squirrels. Did you know:
- Squirrels use their noses to smell the acorns hidden underground.
- Their front teeth never stop growing.
- They use their claws to climb up trees.
- They use their bushy tails to balance.
- Their babies are called kittens.
- Their nest is called a drey.
Next time you visit a park or woodland, look out for these fascinating grey animals.
This week, Year 3 had a brilliant time spending the day back in the Stone Age! We were met by a Stone Age woman, Liz who led us to the campfire and discussed with us all things Stone Age!
We began with teaming up as Sun, Moon and Mountain Tribes and building our shelters. Great teamwork was shown and they were soon built! We then sawed medallions, weaved animal pens and painted using our fingers.
After a much looked forward to lunch, we decorated our medallions, made some clay pots and figured out how to make a Stone Henge model.
We all had a wonderful day, many thanks to our fantastic parents who all got stuck in and supported the groups. We really couldn’t do these visits without the extra adults so they were very much appreciated 🙂
Year 3 have been studying rocks this half-term. First, we make some close-up observational and scientific drawings that were very detailed.
We have also learned about the three different types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic, each formed through distinct geological processes. We have begun some comparative investigations to see if we can work out what types of rocks we have. (Click on this link to know the differences between rocks)
We were thinking about why the properties of materials is an important thing to consider when making things, such as roof tiles, ornaments and paving slabs. We used the ‘Scratch test’ to order rocks in order of hardness and discovered that Sedimentary rocks are usually a lot softer than igneous and metamorphic rocks.
Here are some photos of us hard at work as Petrologists!
Our (EYFS) children had fun during their latest Forest School session!
Equipped with map-reading skills and plenty of curiosity, our young explorers were brilliant at navigating their way to the Forest School site. Once we arrived, their chosen activities included:
- Tree Climbing: Testing their strength, balance, and confidence as they reached for new heights.
- Stick Play: Turning simple sticks into tools, imaginary props, and creative building structures.
- Friendship & Fun: Laughing, sharing, and making wonderful memories together surrounded by nature.
Thank you so much to all our Parent Helpers – we hope you had fun too!
Year 3 have made a fabulous start to life in KS2! We have had a very busy week getting used to routines and life in a new classroom. However, we have had some fun in our learning too. To help us think and remember the events of The Creation Story, we used playdough to represent parts of the story – it certainly made us discuss how we should ‘show what we know’.
The results were splendid as you can see …
What a wonderful start to the year we have had in Bears Class!
Over the past few days, the children have been settling into their new classroom and getting to know their new routines. We are so proud of how confident, enthusiastic and independent they have been as they explore their learning environment.
The children have been busy learning where everything belongs, practising our classroom expectations and becoming familiar with daily routines such as registration, snack time, tidy-up time and carpet sessions. They have embraced these new experiences with great excitement and curiosity.
One of the highlights of the week has been watching new friendships blossom. The children have enjoyed getting to know their classmates through a range of activities, sharing resources, taking turns and working together. It has been lovely to see so many smiling faces as they play and learn alongside one another.
We are looking forward to many more exciting adventures together as the children continue to grow in confidence, build friendships and make wonderful memories in Bears Class.
Well done, Bears! We are so proud of you all and can’t wait to see what next week brings.
