Year 3

Palaeontologists are scientists who study the history of life on Earth through fossil records. Fossils are the evidence of past life on the planet and can include those formed from animal bodies or their imprints. Earlier this week, we made scientific models of fossils out of layers of bread and je

Today, the year three children took part in a workshop all about staying safe online, the dangers of cyber bullying and how to deal with cyber bullying. A touch of drama was added to the workshops as the children created freeze frames for each scenario. We discussed a key message: ‘If something a

This week we have discussed the theme of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week ‘Let’s Connect’ in our assemblies led by staff and children. We have discussed the importance of feeling connected and how and who they might do this with. Our recently trained Mental Health Ambassadors ( see photos)�

Today, we enjoyed a special French lesson planned and taught by year 8 students from Whickham Comp. They taught us animal names and how to put them into sentences using the stem sentences: I have….      (Jai un…) I don’t have…   (Je n’ai pas de…) I would like… (Je voudrais…) We e

Year 3 had a great time celebrating World Numbers Day. The children loved showing off their digit inspired outfits and had lots of fun playing maths games!

This week, we’ve been exploring different methods for adding three digit numbers. We always look for the most efficient method whether it’s through partitioning then putting the hundreds, tens and ones back together or adding a number close to a multiple of ten and adjusting. Today, we worked in

Today, we explored which rocks would make a good surface for a kitchen bench. We performed scratch tests on slate, marble, chalk, brick, flint, pumice, limestone and obsidian. Our results are shown in one of the pictures. We decided that a next step would be to do a permeability test as benches shou

Year 3 have been learning all about how crime and punishment has changed over time. They especially loved finding out about some of the gruesome crimes of the past and understood why times have changed.

We love that no one person is the same. We all like what we like, wear what we choose, love who we love… we are all unique. Today, we enjoyed our workshop on diversity through Lego!

Well done to the children from Year 3 and Year 4 who have attended trials after school for a Year3/4 Basketball team. They have all showed outstanding team work, perseverance, resilience and determination. Well done to you all!