This week, Cherry Class have carried out an investigation on shadows. We went outside to the playground to observe each other’s shadows and other shadows we could see and we made careful observations about them.  We learnt that shadows are formed when an object blocks the light from a light source and that they are the same shape as the object because light travels in a straight line.

WB 08.07.2024

This week, the children in Maple class have been creating their Roman Mosaics as a part of their Art and Design topic ‘Mosaic Makers’. The children have developed from sketching thumbnails of Roman Mosaics, to using paper tesserae to create their own design of a mosaic and now to making a real mosaic using tile tessera's. We placed the titles carefully ensuring we left space for the grout. Then, we sealed them with glue to make them look shiny. 

WB 01.07.2024 

This week, Year 3 had a lovely morning at Heywood Library as part of the Linking School Project. Each class was  invited to take part in a book hunt where they explored Heywood Library to find books which best represent kindness, home, meeting new people, working together and making the world a better place.  The children also reflected on their linking journey. They had a great morning!

WB 24.06.2024

In military school this week, the children have been focusing on how to live a healthy lifestyle. The children took part in a ‘military style’ fitness session which taught them about the importance of daily exercise. They also had a go at making their own healthy drinks. They compared the nutritional value of an energy drink and a healthy smoothie and researched the best fruits and vegetables to use. The children created a healthy juice with cucumber, oranges and apples and a healthy smoothie made with bananas, berries and yoghurt. They were delicious! 

WB 17.06.2024

This half term Year 3 are working on an Art and Design project called 'Mosaic Makers.' This links to our History project 'Empires and Emperors' as we have been looking at Roman homes and public buildings, learning how wealthy Roman's flooring and walls were covered in mosaic patterns. We began by looking at examples of mosaics, identifying the features, colours and patterns and then we had a go at drawing some examples. After this, we made our own patterns using paper tesserae, ensuring we made a clear pattern and left interstices. We then used this pattern as a plan for our real mosaic, we used the same technique but used tile tesseraes and finally finished it by covering the tile in grout to secure them in place. They look amazing! 

WB 10.06.2024

This week, we took part in our Woodland Sports Day. We took part in lots of different activities such as running, egg and spoon race, obstacles and more. We has so much fun! 

WB: 03.06.2024

This week, in Military School Maple class were tasked with creating a catapult in their teams. The children had to collaborate and use their team working skills to piece together the equipment. They had to use the correct length pieces and the correct nuts and bolts to ensure the catapult was secure. Then, the children created a safe space to test out their catapult and attempted to aim towards a target. It was lots of fun!