Year 3 Spellings WC 09.02.26

Here are the spellings for the WC 09.02.26

Please remember to bring your spelling books to school every Friday and complete the spelling sentences section to receive a merit.

Year 3 Certificates

This week’s certificates celebrate the learning journey children have taken as they continue to build new skills and understanding.  

  

                                                                    Cherry

E for Excellence- Nicole

Star writer- Connie

Reflectiveness- Lenny

Cedar

E for Excellence- 

Star writer- 

Reciprocity- 

Ash

E for Excellence- Sofia

Star writer- Dolamayo

Reflectiveness- Harley

Happy Teacher- Farzaan

Year 3 Walk to Dagnam Park

 This week, our Year 3 pupils enjoyed a scenic walk to Dagenham Park. Starting from the school gates, the children practised their observational skills by sketching key landmarks and points of interest along the route. Once at the park, they took in the serene atmosphere of the woods, with some even taking a moment to sit and relax. Well done, Year 3!

Year 4 The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

This week in Year 4, the classroom has been full of imagination, discussion, and thoughtful writing as the children focused on developing their storytelling skills. They have been practising how to start sentences with fronted adverbials and similes, using these to set the scene and create mood for the reader. 

Alongside this, the children explored how to add dialogue to their writing so the reader could find out more about the characters. They learnt how speech can reveal feelings, build relationships, and move the story forward. Through carefully chosen conversations, Edward Tulane and the characters he met were brought to life.

After practising these skills, the children wrote their own chapter for The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Each child planned a brand-new adventure, taking Edward on his next journey into the unknown. To finish, they crafted a cliffhanger, cleverly leaving the reader guessing what might happen next. The results were creative, exciting, and full of suspense—showing just how much the children have grown as confident and capable writers.

"I loved pretending to be the characters to turn it into dialogue for our story." Alexandra, Maple 

                      " It was exciting creating our own adventure for Edward."   Munsha, Willow

"I am really proud of my atmosphere I built up! about grandma's house." - Chirag, Elm 

Year 4 Certificates

 

Well Done to all of our certificate winners this week, you have all worked so hard and the staff are very proud of you all.

Elm Class 

E for Excellence: Harry

Star Writer: Alexanda

Teacher Happy: Chirag

4 R's

Reflectiveness: Moyo

Resilience: Lucy's

Reciprocity: Gabia

Maple Class 

E for Excellence: Jacob

Star Writer: Success

Teacher Happy: Maya

4 R's 

Resilience: Finley

Willow Class 

E for Excellence: Wais

Star Writer: Isabelle

Teacher Happy: Gabrielle

4 R's

Resilience: Kai

Have a restful, relaxing weekend. We look forward to seeing the children back in school on Monday.

Year 4 National Portrait Gallery

Year 4 had a fantastic trip to the National Portrait Gallery this week, where we travelled through hundreds of years of history — all through the power of portraits!

The children explored paintings and photographs of famous people from Tudor times right up to the present day. They were amazed to see how clothing, hairstyles and even facial expressions have changed over the centuries. Many pupils were especially surprised by how serious people looked in older portraits compared to the more relaxed and creative styles in modern artworks.

We spent time looking closely at portraits of important historical figures from the Tudor period, including monarchs and explorers. The children enjoyed spotting the rich fabrics, detailed jewellery and symbolic objects artists used to show power and wealth. They asked brilliant questions about why portraits were so important before cameras were invented.

As we moved through the gallery, the class discovered portraits from different periods in history, noticing how art styles changed over time. They compared traditional oil paintings with modern portraits, including photography and more abstract pieces. It sparked great discussions about how portraits today can show personality, feelings and identity in new and creative ways.

"I enjoyed seeing how the Tudors dressed. I can't beleive it was so diffferent to today. " - Maya, Maple

"I prefer the photogrpahs. I think they capture the moment better than a portrait can " - Millen, Willow

"The contemporary portraits were so much brighter but looks at the detail in the tudor ones." - Vikhyat, Elm
 

Year 4 Battles

 Year 4 Battles 

A huge thank you to all the students and parents who took part in our recent school challenge. We were so impressed by the hard work and team spirit shown by every single student.

Congratulations to the Winners!

We are very excited to announce that the winning class is:

Elm

Congratulations Maple for second place, and Well done Willow for third.

Top 3 Players Of The Whole Battle

These three students earned the highest scores across the entire school:

1. Chirag

2. Iustin

3. Ambica

Class Standings

Here is how our classes performed during the battle:

Elm Class

• 1st Place: Chirag

• 2nd Place: Ambica

• 3rd Place: Harry

Maple Class

• 1st Place: Iustin

• 2nd Place: Ronnie

• 3rd Place: Mikail

Willow Class

• 1st Place: Isabelle

• 2nd Place: Ayra

• 3rd Place: Noah