Year 3 Learning Challenge - What happened in 1914?

Significant Person 

Winston Churchill 

 

Painting

‘We are making a new world’ by John Nash

    

Poem

‘Does it matter?’ by Siegfried Sasson

Does it matter?-losing your legs?...

For people will always be kind,

And you need not show that you mind

When the others come in after hunting

To gobble their muffins and eggs.

Does it really matter? – losing your sight?...

There’s such splendid work for the blind;

And people will always be kind,

As you sit on the terrace remembering

And turning your face to the light.

Do they matter? – those dreams from the pit?...

You can drink and forget and be glad,

And people won’t say that you’re mad;

For they’ll know you’ve fought for your country

And no one will worry a bit.

 

Music

‘Marche Militaire’ by Schubert

 

 

 

Year 4 Learning Challenge - What happened in 1914?

Poem: 'In Flanders Field' by John McCrae

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
      Between the crosses, row on row,
   That mark our place; and in the sky
   The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
   Loved and were loved, and now we lie
         In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
   The torch; be yours to hold it high.
   If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
         In Flanders fields.




Painting: 'Explosion' by George Grosz



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Person: Vera Atkins







Music: 'Nimrod' by Elgar

	Person	Composer
Basic	Draw a portrait of the person	Listen to a piece of music
	Produce a timeline of their life	Identify the instruments.
Advanced	Produce a poster to advertise their achievements	Research the life of the composer.
	Write a letter asking them about their life	Attempt to recreate the piece of music
Deep	Explain how the world would be without this person	A mind map of different emotions you feel at various points in the piece
	Give five reasons for and against why they should be in ‘The Hall of Fame’	Produce a piece of art/collage based on how the music makes you feel.

	Poem	Painting
Basic	Learn it off by heart	Find out 10 facts about the painting/artist
	Write the poem out in your best handwriting	Produce a collage of other paintings by the artist
Advanced	Create a performance as part of a pair/group	Draw a picture in similar style
	Find another poem about fire	Transform the medium of the painting: use collage instead of painting
Deep	Write your own poem inspired by the topic	Use the image as a stimulus for 100WC
	Draw a picture inspired by the painting	Describe what the painting:what it represents, how it makes you feel, what it is based on

Year 3 spelling week beginning 9/11/15

Here are the spellings for this week. The spelling test will be on Friday every week with results given on Monday. Please encourage your child to look up the definitions of the words as some are trickier than expected. A reminder that children are expected to bring their spelling book to school every Friday. 

Year 3 World War Two Afternoon

What better way to round off our topic on World War Two than with a trip back in time to the 1940s? 

First of all the children imagined themselves in a Blitz-era London classroom. After applying tape to the windows to keep us safe when the bombs dropped, we wanted to know; how well would the children of 2015 cope with thinking on their feet and keeping a cool head in the midst of a Luftwaffe air raid? As it turns out, the children of Ash Class did their 1940s counterparts proud with a textbook transition under their 'Morrison shelters'. Importantly, they also remembered to wait for the 'all clear' to sound before re-emerging!

We then sped forward in time to 1945 and listened to Prime Minister Winston Churchill addressing the jubilant crowds in London on VE Day to announce the end of the war. After seeing how ordinary British people celebrated the hard-won victory, it was time for our own 'street' party, complete with union jack bunting, 1940s-style fruit cake and ginger beer! 

Birch music 🎼

We began with a warm up activity, Miss Mosley our music teacher explained how we had to use our observation and listening skills to follow the movements she would be making with her hands. She tapped,clapped and clicked out a rhythm that we had to follow in line with the beat. Following this we worked together with our partners to perform a simple 'rap' chanting the names of coloured paper in front of us as we clapped out a rhythm. 

Colchester Castle

Last week the children of year 4 had a fantastic opportunity. Sequoia and Hazel visited Colchester Castle to further their learning about the Romans. During the trip the children explored the museum looking at many different artifacts, were able to build a replica roundhouse and a Roman villa, including a Roman mosaic. Finally, they ventured down into the caves of the castle where the children took part in a story telling activity. All the children thoroughly enjoyed the trip and the tour guide commented on how well the children answered questions, she said this was one of the best groups she had ever had, a very positive comment. Well done year 4!

Sequoia Star Writer

Star writer in Sequoia this week is Sienna Nickson. Sienna has successfully written her own dilemma story. Within the story she has included a range of descriptive language, similes and has continuously used inverted commas correctly. You are a super star, keep up the hard work!!