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.
For our Open Afternoon at BRW, Year 3 couldn’t wait to have family members participate in their PE lesson. And they certainly didn’t disappoint. They were all amazing!
After a very enjoyable PE session with Gordon, we spilt up so that half the class had their Computing time in the lab. The rest of us spent some time showing what we’ve learned about money through a set of fun shopping challenges. It was fantastic to have so many extra hands and giving amazing support to the children. Thanks to all our visitors who made it a great success 🙂
“We don’t want the animals to get hurt or cut or eat the rubbish” – these are the reasons the children gave for our litter-picking session. They worked together to spot the rubbish, use the litter-pickers to put it into a bag and then put it all in the bin.
They, then, had time to have a snack, climb trees, build dens, play hide and seek and much more. It was a fun session, sheltered by our wonderful trees from the hot sun.
This week in FS2, our children became mini–mathematicians and creative explorers as they investigated size, length, and measurement using the most familiar tools of all — their own bodies!
We began our learning outdoors, where the children worked in pairs to draw chalk outlines of each other on the playground floor. Once the length of their bodies were drawn, the real fun began. The children compared their chalk drawings, noticing: the size, and shape.
After exploring their chalk outlines, the children learned that we can measure using non‑standard units — objects that aren’t rulers or tape measures but still help us compare length.
They used:
- Hand spans to measure the length of their chalk bodies
- Foot steps to count how many “feet” long their outline was
This helped them understand an important mathematical idea: non-standard units give different results depending on who is measuring. A perfect example of mathematical thinking wrapped in humour and friendship.
