Spectacular Sports Day

 

Last Friday, year 3 had some fun filled activities to complete during sports day! They were able to participate in activities such as football dribbling, vortex throwing, hurdle races and the most favourite of all, tug of war! The children demonstrated fantastic reciprocity skills by working together in their houses and cheering each other on as well as great resilience skills when tackling each activity. Everyone in year 3 had a fabulous afternoon!

We would like to say a big thank you to all of the parents and carers that attended for your support and encouragement. 

It was tricky to throw the vortex - Maya

I had so much fun working with my team mates - Harry

Everyone tried their best to win the race! - 

Super Science in Year 3

Super Scientists

This half term, the children will be observing the growth of some sunflowers to answer the scientific question 'Does the number of seeds within one plant pot affect the growth of the plants?'

First, the children worked together in small groups, applying their reciprocity sills, to add some compost to a small plant pot before planting the seeds. 

In the first pot, they planted one sunflower seed. 
In the second pot, they planted two sunflower seeds. 
In the third pot, they planted four sunflower seeds. 

In the final pot, they planted 8 sunflower seeds.

The children then used their resourcefulness skills to measure the water in a measuring cylinder, and added the same amount to each plant pot, before putting them in a sunny spot. 

Bentley said 'We will water and care for the plants every day!'

It was important for the children to understand what we were keeping the same in the test and what we would be changing, to ensure that the test was a fair one that delivered accurate results. 

Kylie said 'Sunflowers grow tall so they will need lots of water!'

The children kept the pots, amount of water and sunlight, mass of compost and brand of sunflower seeds the same, but they changed the amount of seeds in each pot. 

Kai said 'The sunflowers are growing so fast because it is hot and sunny!'

It has been wonderful to see the children checking the plants every morning, to monitor their growth. Each week in our science lessons, we will use a ruler to measure the growth of the plant in cm and by the end of our experiment, the children will discuss their results and form their own conclusions. We look forward to finding out the answer to our scientific question for this final half-term in Year 3! 

Have a wonderful weekend and we look forward to seeing you again on Monday.

 

Year 3 Certificates

 

It's been a fantastic week of learning in Year 3, with all of the children continuing to work hard.

In Literacy, the children have been writing their own independent shape poems on the shape of the medicine bottle from George's Marvellous Medicine. The children used the features of poetry writing, including repetition, onomatopoeia, alliteration and rhyme to create some excellent examples of shape poetry. They should all be proud of their hard work! 

In Maths, the children have continued with our money topic. They have been learning how to add and subtract different amounts of money, as well as using part whole models and number lines to support their learning - great work Year 3!

This week's certificate winners are...

E for Excellence - Ronnie, Esmee, Sophia 

Star Writer - Ara, Joshua, Noah

Teacher Happy - Noah, Emma, Lawrence 

4 R's - Harvey, Mikail, Harry, Lochlan, Gabrielle 

Year 3 Certificates

 

What a fabulous last week of the Spring term, we have had in Year 3!

The children completed their Literacy topic all about poetry, with a grand finale performance, and what fantastic poems the children all wrote. The children also had an online author event with Eric Huang and his Guardians of the New Moon series.

In Maths, we have been continuing with fractions, which has been tricky for many of the children, but as always, they have demonstrated great resilience to keep on trying to problem solve.

We have also had a wonderful Easter Parade, where the children were able to show off their beautiful bonnets as well as an Easter Egg Hunt in Literacy, linking to our poetry unit, the children had to follow and solve the rhyming clues to find the chocolate! 

It has been a very busy week and the children have all been superstars. This week's certificate winners are;

E for Excellence - Zara K, Lawrence, Lucas

Star Writer - Edie, Victor, Nikita

Teacher Happy - Alfie, Noah, Bella

4R's - Alice, Sophia, Hayden

The Year 3 Team, would like to thank you all for your continued support. We hope that you all have a restful, relaxing break and we look forward to welcoming the children back to school on Tuesday 22nd April.

Year 3 Certificates

 

It's been another wonderful week of learning for Year 3.

In Literacy, we have started our new topic which focuses on performance poetry. This week, the children made their own cinquain poems relating to an animal of their choice. The children chose their own adjectives, nouns and verbs to bring their poems to life before using their knowledge of poetry to write their own poems relating to the theme of Easter. 

In Maths, we have continued our learning on length and perimeter with the children working hard to solve problems which challenge them to measure and convert measurements using millimetres, centimetres and meters. 

This week's certificate winners are... 

E for Excellence - Jimmy, Moyo, Harry
Star Writer - Zofia, Hayden, Abdulhafiz
4 R's - Alice, Chirag, Ayra

Teacher Happy - Harvey, Alexandra, Isabella 

Year 3 Certificates

 

Well done to year 3 on another great week. 

We have had an incredibly fun week as yesterday, we celebrated world book day. Everyone in year 3 had a fantastic day celebrating reading! The children took part in a variety of different activities throughout the day including designing their own book marks, reviewing their favourite books, going on a book search and lots and lots of reading!

In Maths this week we have continued our work with length and perimeter. The children have been learning to convert different units of measure to solve tricky problems.. In Literacy, we have spent the week planning and writing our own newspaper reports about the tremors caused by Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii, ensuring to include all of the correct features.

A huge well done to this week's certificate winners for continuing to shine bright. 

E for Excellence -  Rohith, AJ, Yehor

Star Writer - Darcey, Subhan, Tommy

Teacher Happy - Kylie, Mavis, Lola

4 R's - Success, Kai, Chirag

We look forward to seeing you all Monday morning! Have a fantastic weekend.

Year 3 Celebrate World Book Day

 

Year 3 have had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day. The children were immersed in stories throughout the day, taking on roles of different characters as well as discussing their likes and dislikes about different genres and thinking about what makes a good book.

The children began the morning, with a mini fashion parade to show off all of their wonderful costumes and pyjamas before moving on to design their bookmarks. The theme of the day was read your own way, and the children embraced this through spending time reading either alone, with a friend or in a small group. The learning continued outside, with the children taking part in a book treasure hunt. 

What a fabulous day we had in Year 3!

I love reading by myself and with my friends - Edie

I enjoyed searching for the clues and solving the problem - Mishti

I enjoyed designing my own bookmark - Bentley

Year 3 Certificates

 

What a great start to the week and the new term that we have had!

In Maths, the children have been developing their understanding of comparing and converting different lengths using the vocabulary centimetres and millimetres.

In Literacy, we have started our new book, Escape from Pompeii, where we have been learning all about Mount Vesuvius and the destruction its eruption caused to the city and people of Pompeii.

In science this week, the children have been introduced to our new topic - Light. The children explored different light sources and then grouped objects according to natural and artificial light.

 Well done Year 3 - below are our certificate winners for this week !

E for Excellence - Danni-Ella

Star Writer - Anaelle

Teacher Happy - Ara

Resilience - Harvey

E for Excellence - Jessica

Star Writer - Sophia

Teacher Happy - Lawrence

Reflectiveness - Subhan

E for Excellence - Aisosa

Star Writer - Duke

Teacher Happy - Emma

Reflectiveness -  Ambica

Year 3 Literacy

In our Year 3 Literacy topic this half term, the children have embarked on an exciting journey with their new novel, 'The King Who Banned the Dark.' The children approached this new topic with great interest and enthusiasm, eager to explore the wonders of the story.

To start our Literacy journey, we began by closely examining an illustration from our class novel. Working collaboratively in groups, the children utilised their reciprocity skills, engaging in thoughtful discussions and providing detailed answers to a range of questions. One such question was the setting of the story, which led to insightful responses from our perceptive learners. 

Additionally, using their reflectiveness skills, the children then used the illustration as a springboard for generating their own questions about the novel. They demonstrated their understanding of punctuation by ensuring their questions were accurately punctuated.

It was amazing to witness the children's active engagement and their ability to form and communicate their thoughts effectively. As we venture further into 'The King Who Banned the Dark,' the children will be given a multitude of literary experiences to help develop their reading comprehension and writing skills. Beginning this week, with the children planning and writing a persuasive speech in the role of the king.

'Why does a king have a rocking horse? Does he have a real horse?' - Olaf, Ash Class

'It would be difficult to sleep if it was light all the time' - Alesha, Cedar Class

'If he is scared of the dark, why does he sleep alone?' - Duke , Cherry Class

Super Science!

 

Food waste is our new topic in Science, for Autumn 2. To immerse the children into this, they began by sorting pictures of food waste into two different piles. The first pile contained waste that could be recycled and the second pile contained waste which should be put into landfill, Using their resourcefulness skills to make links in their learning and their reciprocity skills to work together, the children had a great time sorting all of the pictures!

The purpose of the lesson was to introduce our new topic vocabulary and to understand what food waste is and how to dispose of food appropriately.

'I know that food waste is when you throw away food that you can eat.' - Jacob

'Orange peel can be recycled.' - Moyo

‘We can recycle many things and make them into something new, such as compost’ - Onyeka

Year 3 Fun!

 

We have had an amazing three days in Year 3! 

All of the children have been excited and engaged in their learning and have demonstrated just how resilient they are by taking the transition to Year 3 in their stride!

The children have linked their learning this week to their Literacy for the first half term - A Tale of Two Robots. 

After listening to the story, the children began to make predictions before designing and annotating their own robots. They continued the theme in Maths and used robots to determine the place value before making 2 and 3 digit numbers. We ended the week by getting creative with our art and DT skills using junk modelling to build our own robots.

Year 3 have been super engaged in their learning and the staff are all so proud of their efforts over the last three days.

I have enjoyed everything in Year 3! - Edie

I want to make robots everyday! - Livai

I was so proud that I made my robot stand up! - Lola

What a fantastic start to Year 3! 

Have a relaxing weekend, we look forward to welcoming all of the children back to school on Monday.

Year 3 Certificates

 

It's been another wonderful week of learning in year 3, here's what we have been learning about this week.

This week at Broadford the children completed reading, maths and arithmetic papers to check that they are on track for their end of year expectations. All of the Year 3 team were impressed to see how resilient and mature the children were. Well done Year 3! 

In Science, the children conducted an experiment to test the permeability of different types of rocks. It was fantastic to see the children studying their beakers and recording their results with enthusiasm. Great job Year 3, you are all super scientists! 

This week's certificate winners are...

Star Writer - Denis, Jasmine and Edward.

E for Excellence - Aniah-Mai, Maya Aisha and James.

Happy Teacher - Nikita, Aadya and Osman.

4R's - Parisa, Anya, Kayden and Hussain.

Year 4 Certificates

 

Well done to all the children in year 4 who have worked extremely hard this week and have been awarded with a certificate for their hard work.

E for E Award:

Childera, Beatice, Tayla

Star Writer:

Billy, Joshua, Nasrat

4Rs:

Kamari, Umar, Elena, Paige, Darren, Ayaan, Asha, Rosie,

Teacher Happy:

Jacob, Ayaan

Presentation:

Elkah

Year 3 Certificate Blog

 

 

It’s been another exciting week of learning and year 3 have been working exceptionally well.

In Maths, the children have been learning how to use inverse operations to check the answer to a question. The children have also been recapping previous work to prepare them for their end of unit tests on addition and subtraction. We are proud to say they have all shown resilience within their maths lessons this week. Well done!

In Literacy, the children have been continuing to read ‘The King Who Banned the Dark’, and have been planning and writing a speech to convince the King to not ban the dark. The children were able to use the elements of persuasive writing to produce excellent pieces of writing. After reading your work this week, I am sure the King is more than convinced by the arguments you have made. 

This week, the children have been busy learning their lines and all of the wonderful songs to prepare for our Christmas concert early next month. Ms Jennings and all the year 3 team are very proud of all their progress. Keep practising at home, children! You all sound amazing!

Let's give our certificate winners a hulk smash..

E for E - Ryan, Parisa, Kezia

Star Writer - Lily, Tyler, Callissya

4R's -  Ava, Adam H, Osman

Teacher Happy - Anna, Adalind, Miqdaad

Have a lovely weekend and we look forward to seeing you all on Monday!

Year 4 Certificates - 29.9.23

 

Well done to all the children in year 4 who have worked extremely hard

 this week and have been awarded with a certificate for their hard work.

E for E Award:

Elm

Peace

Maple

Paige

Willow

Abdulahad

Star Writer Award:

Elm

Evie

Maple 

Ayaan

 

Willow 

Aiza

Resilience Award:

Darcie and Ayaan

Resourcefulness Award:

Tayla and Merlyn

Reciprocity Award:

Hope, Adra and Erikas

                    

Reflectiveness Award:

Dina

I Made My Teacher Happy Award:

Teddy

Spelling Award:

Georgia