Year 3 Forest School

 

Throughout this year, all of the children will be participating in Forest School sessions.  The children will have one session every 3 weeks.  Please check the school calendar to see when your child's class is due to have a session.  These sessions are led by Miss Float.

Year 5 forest School sessions will be on Tuesdays, Year 4 and Year 3 Forest School sessions will be on Wednesdays and Year 6 Forest School sessions will be on Thursdays.

When participating in these Forest School sessions (whatever the weather), the children are required to wear tracksuit/jogging trousers and welly boots/old trainers/walking boots, (with their school polo shirt and jumper).  These should be left in school to change into before each session.  In wet/cold weather, the children will also need to bring a warm coat, a hat and gloves to wear.  Forest School sessions take place whatever the weather, so it is important the children are properly dressed, so that they can participate in and enjoy each session fully.  School trousers, school skirts, dresses and shorts are not suitable for wearing for Forest School.  Shoes/trainers that the children wear to and from and in school are also not suitable, as some sessions they will get very wet and muddy.

In preparation for your child's first session, please send into school for your child a pair of tracksuit/jogging trousers and a pair of welly boots/old trainers/walking boots, in a named carrier bag.  There are pegs outside each classroom for the children to hang these up.

Many thanks for your continued support.

Year 3 Easter Hunt Rhyme Time!

 

The Year 3 children had to use all of their 4R skills this morning, to not only solve the rhyming clues, but also fill in the missing words,  in order to find the chocolate treats!

There was much fun and laughter as the children worked together to solve each clue and even though it was a little snowy and cold out, it didn't dampen the children's spirits!

Well done Year 3 for solving the clues and finding the treats. you demonstrated fantastic teamwork. 

I liked how we used clues to help us find our Easter treats! - Megan 

It was so much fun solving the clues and finding the chocolate! - Logan

“That was so much fun. I love rhyming clues !” - Rosie 

“I really enjoyed solving the clues and finding the chocolate .” - Faramade 

Have a restful and relaxing Easter break and the Year 3 team look forward to seeing you all back on Tuesday 19th April.

Year 3 Explorers!

 

                      We're going on a geography hunt!

As part of our Geography topic this half term, on the 30th March,  Year 3 will be going on a local walk around Harold Hill to locate and record physical and human features within our community.

The classes will be staggered and the times that they will leave the school are as follows:

Cedar - 9.30

Elm - 10.00

Cherry - 10.30

Could you please provide your child/ren with suitable clothing on the day. If it is raining the walk will still go ahead but your child/ren will require a raincoat and suitable footwear.

Thank you for your continued support

Year 3 Team

 

Outdoor Learning for Year 3 !

 

This week in Year 3, the children have taken their science learning outdoors. The children have been learning about what a force is and how friction works. We discussed how we could investigate friction and what we would need to do in order to carry out the investigation. All the children made a prediction about which surface would create the most friction and which surface would allow the car to travel the furthest distance. We went outside and carried out the investigation, looking at fair testing and how we were only changing one variable. All children showed great reciprocity, working together to set up, investigate and draw conclusions from their investigation. 

" I predict that the car travels the furthest on the pavement." - Francesca 

“The pavement has the least friction” - Amber 

“The grass has the most friction.” - Max

“The angel of the ramp has to be the same.” -Bernardo 

Well done Year 3 on working sensibly outside together and carrying out a great investigation !

Christmas Message from Year 4

 

Christmas Message from Year 3

 

Year 4 Sports Morning!

 

What a brilliant Sports Morning we have had in Year 4 this week. We ran, we jumped, we ducked, we crawled, we carried eggs in spoons, we threw Vortexes... it has been an incredible experience and every member of Ash, Birch and Larch class (including the teachers) were delightfully exhausted by the end of our brilliant day. 

The Year Four team were so proud of our classes and how they followed their Broadford school jobs and displayed all four Rs. Resilience was observed in never giving up, even when it seemed difficult or there was a water gun spraying us! We were Resourceful in our three-legged race pairings and in our successful completion of the tricky, terrific obstacle course. We have all supported each other and cheered so loud our lungs ache; showing teamwork and beautiful Reciprocity. And now we have time to Reflect on what a wonderful time we have had together and how much fun it has been. 

Thank you so much to you all for being the best year ever!

You can watch highlights of it here!

"If I could write about my favourite memory of Year Four tomorrow, I would write about this day, it was the best day ever" Annabelle, Larch. 

"I felt happy to cheer my friends on!" - Richie, Ash

"I didn't think I could do it but it was so fun and now I want to do it again!" Amy, Larch. 

"Thank you to everyone for making my Sports Morning so fun." - Siena, Larch

"Sports Day was the BEST day!" - Abdulmalik, Ash

"I learnt how to be resilient during Sports Morning, if I fell over, I got straight back up again." - Srinika, Ash

Cool Coordinates in Year 4!

For this past Summer Term, we have been learning about coordinates. 

As our starter activity, we went outside to travel to different coordinates. We needed to record the direction of travel and how much across or along the axis was needed to get from our start point to our end destination.

The children had to be resourceful and use a birds-eye map view of the school to travel to their destinations. They also had to demonstrate their reciprocity skills as they worked as a team; well done Year 4!

"We always need to remember; along the corridor and up the stairs!" - Hannah, Ash

"I love coordinates and geography, they really make me feel like a navigator! Just like Matthew Henson!" - Adrian M, Larch

"Another word for moving coordinates is translation." - Iniya, Birch

 

Persevering PE in Year 4!

Today in PE, children were having fun indoors on GoNoodle to get our heart rate up. Then, we went outside to practise our teamwork skills. We played stuck in the mud, and each class played against the other two. 

Children had so much fun, and we made sure that we took adequate rest breaks for water! 

“PE is so much fun when we mix up indoors and outdoor learning!” - Nicole, Larch

“There are different tactics to playing stuck in the mud effectively: some can stay together and some can run off to tag” - Medeea, Birch

“I don’t want PE to end!” - Iyinope, Ash 

Perfect PE in Year 4!

This week in PE, we had a carousel of activities:

• three-legged race
• ladder footwork
• bean sack race
• long jump
• under arm throwing
• relay racing
• sprinting

Year 4 demonstrated their reciprocity by getting themselves into groups 12. Teamwork was demonstrated when there was racing, and there was a perfect balance between competition and racing. Children cheered their team members on, and also encouraged their opponents too. 

"PE was so much fun. I loved working with friends that I normally don't in class." - Caden, Larch

"The three-legged race was difficult, but if you chant out together then it gets easier!" - Abdulmalik, Ash

"I wanted everyone to win today!" - Mia, Birch

 

Captivating Coordinates in Year 4!

 This week in Geography we have been learning about coordinates; how to read them, how to find them on a map, and what they're used for. 

We learnt that in order to find the coordinate (2, 3), the children need to count across the X-axis ('go along the corridor'), and then up the Y-axis ('up the stairs'). 

We looked at the school map, and travelled across the school to find certain locations. 

"Geography was so much fun; the treasure hunt with the coordinates was so exciting." - Louie, Ash

"You have to go along the corridors (the x axis) and up the stairs (the y axis)." - Lukas, Birch

"This is so much fun! It's so interesting seeing the school all mapped out." - Tavia, Larch

Spectacular Sporting in the Sunshine - Year 4

Year 4 have had such a brilliant afternoon in the sunshine developing their athletic skills. The children participated enthusiastically in a range of activities to improve their agility and cardiovascular fitness.

We were also so impressed with the excellent coordination that was shown when the children practised their ball work; they were able to work confidently with their teammates to demonstrate superb throwing and catching. 

"I feel like I'm getting better at the trail run!" - Lukas, Birch

"Parkour was so much fun, I learnt how to sequence my movements." - Nicole, Larch

"Spinning the American football today was tricky but I managed to get it in the end!" - Iyinope, Ash

It was wonderful to see the children work so well together, demonstrating equal measures of reciprocity and a healthy sense of competition.

Keep up the amazing work, year 4!

Year 3's Stone Age Afternoon

 As you may know, in Year 3 we have been using the book Stone Age Boy to frame our Literacy work this half term.

We are also learning about different historic buildings, including those buildings from the Stone Age.

This afternoon we decided to round off our learning on the Stone Age Boy with a celebratory Stone Age Afternoon.

The Year 3 children went outside and had a real campfire to enjoy whilst we read them stories of a similar nature to the Stone Age Boy. We had learnt about what the Stone Age people used fires for during our time reading Stone Age Boy.

We then came inside and our classroom had been transformed into a cave art painting extravaganza! Children either drew on brown paper on their tables or their tables were turned over for them to draw as if it was a real life cave!

The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves and so did we!

Year 3 Yogis!

This week the Year 3's took a break from their first assessments for the year and participated in some calming Yoga.

After a short run to get their blood flowing again, they all engaged in stretching and breathing through storytelling. 

The children had to listen closely and follow the steps to achieve a variety of yoga positions.

" I really enjoyed all the different positions, sometimes I do this at home!" - Eva.

 

Year 3 circuit training - fun in the sun!

On Tuesday afternoon the children in Year 3 across Cedar, Cherry and Elm took part in their first PE lesson of the term. They had an afternoon full of fun, team building skills and exercise, that definitely got all of their heart beats going! The teachers were blown away with the children's determination and team work skills. The children worked up quite a sweat as they worked their way through the different skills.

"I had lots of fun doing the different exercises with my friends"- Finley from Elm class

"I really enjoyed doing PE all afternoon"- Daniel from Cherry

"It was a really hot day but it was so much fun doing PE with the other classes"- Charlie from Cedar

They finished off the afternoon working in teams to pass the ball over their heads to the next child in their team and trying to pass a hula hoop to their team mate without letting go of their team mates hand. 

Well done year 3! It was fantastic to see you all working so well together. It was such a hot day and the children were so well behaved and persevered through all the challenges by supporting each other and working hard. 

Dad and Kids Sports' Night: Wednesday 19th June

Dad and Kids Sports’ Night

Wednesday 19^th June

5.30 - 6.30

Rev. Rich is hosting a ‘Dads and Kids Sports’ Night’. 

It’s sure to be a fun evening for dads and their children.

We are inviting children from Year 3,4,5 and 6.

All Dads (Uncles,Granddads) are invited to come and have some sporting fun.

All abilities and fitness levels welcome.

Come ready to enjoy an evening of sharing sport with your children.

(If wet, it will still be on!)

Please let Mrs Stanley know if you wish to attend, how many children you will be bringing and if you have any further questions.