Class 3

We have had a great week and are very excited by our new class mate a very cute and cuddly Amur Leopard. Thank you PTA for helping us sponsor this animal for the next 12 months. We are looking forward to learning more about it and helping it survive. 

We've had lots of fun this week learning about how Egyptians communicated. First, we stained some paper with coffee to make it look like papyrus. Next, we wrote our names in hieroglyphics as practice before composing our own secret messages on the papyrus. 

Lots of the messages were…

We have had such a great week in Class 3. We have enjoyed our science lessons on light and our English unit based on the Egyptian Cinderella. 

We arrived at half past 9 and are half way through our activities! 
All having a wonderful day learning about the Anglo Saxons and preparing to battle the Vikings!

After half term our Science topic will be Plants and History will be Anglo-Saxons.

Please find below a knowledge mat for each of these topics. These include key vocabulary, interesting books and interesting facts about the topic.

Help your child prepare for their learning by looking at these…

Class 3 loved their trip to Lichfield. They spotted all the human and physical features they could see.

We’ve also been thinking about what features we might add to Colton in our new version we’ll be designing. 

Class 3 got a little distracted in Big Maths today! 

We were VERY excited to see it was snowing outside so had to have 5 minutes watching the snow fall! We did get back to Big Maths eventually!

Do you know what "La Chandeleur" is in France and when it is celebrated?

Class three will soon be finding out!!

Big Maths is a crucial part of what we do at St Mary's. 

The CLIC test is a set of 10 questions involving number. 

E.g. The four operations, doubling/halving, multiplying by 10/100, using decimals.  Each child works on a CLIC test of a level appropriate to them and when they have achieved…

Don't forget swimming starts for class 3 on Monday! Make sure you have your swimming kits.

Bonjour et Bonne Année!

Get your French art berets ready and an eye for detail as you look back into the world of "Henri Matisse".

Class 3 will be studying some of his most famous masterpieces and discussing them in French.