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Week beginning 30th January 2023
This week in maths, children have started their new topic about fractions. Children have been exploring halves and quarters and some have been comparing, ordering and identifying unit fractions.
In English, children have been learning their new text ‘How to make a mummy.’ Children have been rehearsing the text, identifying features and then creating their own sentences using questions and exclamation marks.
To support with their writing, children have been conducting a science experiment. Children have mummified their own tomato, recording their pre-weight, taking out seeds, stuffing with...
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Week beginning 23rd January 2023
This week in maths, children have been continued learning about division. They have been applying their knowledge into short division questions. Additionally, children have been using dienes or coins to divide amounts into 2,4,5 or 10 equal parts using bar models.
In English, children have written their own rags to riches tale. Children have been independently writing this and using a checklist to edit and improve their work. This will then be published as part of our take care writing.
Children have also been working hard on making their Egyptian death masks. Children have used Papier Mache...
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Week beginning 16th January 2023
This week in maths, children have been learning about division. Children have been using place value counters to divide amounts, focusing on exchanging and identifying remainders. Children will then be transferring this to the bus stop method.
In English, children have continued with their learning about the Egyptian Cinderella. We have created a class box up and then written our story in 5 parts. Children have decided on sentence starters and used their in their writing.
Children have also been exploring Chinese New Year. On Wednesday, children completed a workshop learning all about how is...
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Week beginning 9th January 2023
This week in maths, children have been learning about column multiplication. Children have been using place value counters to understand how this is broken down and have then transferred this into columns.
In English, children have been learning about our new text ‘The Egyptian Cinderella’ Children have been acting out the story, exploring the characters and using a thesaurus to build a bank of interesting vocabulary. This will support with our writing over the next few weeks.
Children have also been exploring our new topic about the Ancient Egyptians. Children have been exploring artefacts and...
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Week beginning 12th December 2022
This week in maths, children have been dividing by 3,4 and 8. They have been using their existing knowledge about sharing and grouping to help them decide the most suitable and easiest way to work out calculations.
In English, children have been learning about Limericks. Children have been identifying features and deciding what makes a good poem. Then, they have been creating their own rhyming couplets, boxing up and writing their poem in a small group.
For this week’s spellings, we are looking at Year 3 statutory spelling words.
Children will take part in a spelling quiz on these words on...
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Week beginning 5th December 2022
This week in maths, children have been learning their 3, 4 and 8 times tables. They have learnt new sings to help them remember this and have then applied there learning to solve multiplication facts in these times tables.
In English, children have used their box up plans to write an explanation text about how to survive the Stone Age. Children have been working hard to include the features of an explanation text including facts and technical vocabulary.
Children have also been experimenting the permeability of rocks. Children completed a science experiment to see how rocks reacted in water...
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Week beginning 28th November 2022
This week in maths, children have been learning all about division and how we can divide by sharing and grouping. Children have used concrete resources such as cubes and counters to divide amounts and then linked this to their understanding of division.
In English, children have continued their learning about explanation texts. They have been creating sentence with cause and effect conjunctions based on the model text, They have then started to box up their ideas for our own text about how to survive the Stone Age.
Children have also started to make their stone age puppets. Children have...
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Week beginning 21st November 2022
This week in maths, children started their learning on multiplication and division. Children have been identifying equal groups and exploring multiples of 2,5 and 10.
In English, children have started their new unit of work about explanation texts. Children have rehearsed their new text all about how to make fire in the Stone Age. They have then identified features and linked their learning from our trip to write sentences using rainbow grammar.
On Wednesday, children went on a school trip to Creswell Crags. Once we arrived, children took part in three activities. Activity 1 allowed children to...
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Week beginning 14th November 2022
This week in maths, children have continued with their addition and subtraction learning, focusing on using inverse operations to check answers and using RUCSAC to solve problems.
In English, children have continued to explore setting descriptions and invented their own description. Children have planned, written and edited their work. They have also published this as part of their take care writing.
This week, children have started to prepare for their trip to Creswell Crags. In our reading sessions, children have read a selection of information about the activities they will complete and...
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Ween beginning 14th November 2022
This week in maths, children have continued with their addition and subtraction learning, focusing on using inverse operations to check answers and using RUCSAC to solve problems.
In English, children have continued to explore setting descriptions and invented their own description. Children have planned, written and edited their work. They have also published this as part of their take care writing.
This week, children have started to prepare for their trip to Creswell Crags. In our reading sessions, children have read a selection of information about the activities they will complete and...
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Week beginning 31st October 2022
This week in maths, children have continued with their addition and subtraction learning, focusing on using column methods. Children have learnt about exchanging 10s and 100s to solve their questions.
In English, children have started to learn about our new text, Stone Age Boy. Children have rehearsed the text using out story map to create actions to remember the story. Children have also focused on setting descriptions, writing their own about a cave and finding the features from different examples.
To introduce our new history topic, children completed a Stone Age day. Children learnt about...
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Week beginning 10th October 2022
This week in maths, children have continued with their addition and subtraction learning, focusing on using a number line to subtract ones crossing 10 and 10s crossing hundreds. Children have now started to apply all their learning to adding numbers using columnar methods.
In English, children have linked their learning about Black History Month and have independently completed their persuasive write about how to be a good ally. Children have then edited and compared their work to their ‘cold write’. Children have also published their work as part of our take care writing display.
To...
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Week beginning 3rd October 2022
This week we have been focusing on the JC Promise ‘Take care of my work’
This week in maths, children have continued with their addition and subtraction learning, focusing on adding 1s, 10s and 100s and began to look at adding 1s crossing 10. Children have applied their understanding of number lines to support them with this.
In English, children have linked their learning about Black History Month and have started to create a persuasive text about how to be a good ally. Children have researched using the story ‘Little allies’ and created a box up plan for their persuasive write.
To...
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Week beginning 26th September 2022
This week we have been focusing on the JC Promise ‘Take care of myself and others’
This week in maths, children have concluded their place value learning by counting in 50’s. Children applied their knowledge of the 5 times tables to identify how this could help them to count in 50’s. Additionally, children have started their new topic about addition and subtraction, focusing on number bonds to 10 and adding and subtracting 1s and 10s.
In English, children have started to learn their new persuasive text about healthy eating. Children have used a story map to create actions to verbally...
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Week beginning 19th September 2022
This week we have been focusing on the JC Promise ‘Be Positive and Proud’
This week in maths, children have continued learning all about place value. We have been comparing and ordering numbers using dienes and place value counters
In English, children have written their innovated version of our story, Flat Stanley. Children have completed a class write and independently written their own character description of Stanley. Children have worked very hard on this and have used their own original ideas to make the story more exciting for their reader.
Children have also continued to develop...
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Week beginning 12th September 2022
This week we have been focusing on the JC Promise ‘Be Kind and Caring’
This week in maths, children have continued learning all about place value. We have been partitioning numbers to 1000 using base 10 in a variety of ways and writing the number sentences to match our representations. We have also started to look at using number lines to 1000.
In English, children have continued their learning with Flat Stanley. We have been creating our own sentences with conjunctions and fronted adverbials. Children have then planned their innovated version by describing Stanley and started writing the...
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Week beginning 5th September 2022
Children have settled in their new class and have approached each activity with enthusiasm and a smile on their face.
This week we have been focusing on the JC Promise ‘Make everyone welcome’
This week in maths, children have been learning all about place value. We have been counting in 100’s and applying our learning to reasoning questions. Children have been using a range of resources such as place value counters and dienes to demonstrate their understanding.
In English, children have been introduced to their new text, Flat Stanley. Children have been creating actions to remember the...
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Week beginning 30th January 2023
This week in maths, children have started their new topic about fractions. Children have been exploring halves and quarters and some have been comparing, ordering and identifying unit fractions.
In English, children have been learning their new text ‘How to make a mummy.’ Children have been rehearsing the text, identifying features and then creating their own sentences using questions and exclamation marks.
To support with their writing, children have been conducting a science experiment. Children have mummified their own tomato, recording their pre-weight, taking out seeds, stuffing with...
Read More ...
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Week beginning 23rd January 2023
This week in maths, children have been continued learning about division. They have been applying their knowledge into short division questions. Additionally, children have been using dienes or coins to divide amounts into 2,4,5 or 10 equal parts using bar models.
In English, children have written their own rags to riches tale. Children have been independently writing this and using a checklist to edit and improve their work. This will then be published as part of our take care writing.
Children have also been working hard on making their Egyptian death masks. Children have used Papier Mache...
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Week beginning 16th January 2023
This week in maths, children have been learning about division. Children have been using place value counters to divide amounts, focusing on exchanging and identifying remainders. Children will then be transferring this to the bus stop method.
In English, children have continued with their learning about the Egyptian Cinderella. We have created a class box up and then written our story in 5 parts. Children have decided on sentence starters and used their in their writing.
Children have also been exploring Chinese New Year. On Wednesday, children completed a workshop learning all about how is...
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Week beginning 9th January 2023
This week in maths, children have been learning about column multiplication. Children have been using place value counters to understand how this is broken down and have then transferred this into columns.
In English, children have been learning about our new text ‘The Egyptian Cinderella’ Children have been acting out the story, exploring the characters and using a thesaurus to build a bank of interesting vocabulary. This will support with our writing over the next few weeks.
Children have also been exploring our new topic about the Ancient Egyptians. Children have been exploring artefacts and...
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Week beginning 12th December 2022
This week in maths, children have been dividing by 3,4 and 8. They have been using their existing knowledge about sharing and grouping to help them decide the most suitable and easiest way to work out calculations.
In English, children have been learning about Limericks. Children have been identifying features and deciding what makes a good poem. Then, they have been creating their own rhyming couplets, boxing up and writing their poem in a small group.
For this week’s spellings, we are looking at Year 3 statutory spelling words.
Children will take part in a spelling quiz on these words on...
Read More ...
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Week beginning 5th December 2022
This week in maths, children have been learning their 3, 4 and 8 times tables. They have learnt new sings to help them remember this and have then applied there learning to solve multiplication facts in these times tables.
In English, children have used their box up plans to write an explanation text about how to survive the Stone Age. Children have been working hard to include the features of an explanation text and include facts and technical vocabulary in their work.
Children have also been experimenting the permeability of rocks. Children completed a science experiment to see how rocks...
Read More ...
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Week beginning 28th November 2022
This week in maths, children have been learning all about division and how we can divide by sharing and grouping. Children have used concrete resources such as cubes and counters to divide amounts and then linked this to their understanding of division.
In English, children have continued their learning about explanation texts. They have been creating sentence with cause and effect conjunctions based on the model text, They have then started to box up their ideas for our own text about how to survive the Stone Age.
Children have also started to make their stone age puppets. Children have...
Read More ...
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Week beginning 21st November 2022
This week in maths, children started their learning on multiplication and division. Children have been identifying equal groups and exploring multiples of 2,5 and 10.
In English, children have started their new unit of work about explanation texts. Children have rehearsed their new text all about how to make fire in the Stone Age. They have then identified features and linked their learning from our trip to write sentences using rainbow grammar.
On Wednesday, children went on a school trip to Creswell Crags. Once we arrived, children took part in three activities. Activity 1 allowed children to...
Read More ...
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Week beginning 14th November 2022
This week in maths, children have continued with their addition and subtraction learning, focusing on using inverse operations to check answers and using RUCSAC to solve problems.
In English, children have continued to explore setting descriptions and invented their own description. Children have planned, written and edited their work. They have also published this as part of their take care writing.
This week, children have started to prepare for their trip to Creswell Crags. In our reading sessions, children have read a selection of information about the activities they will complete and...
Read More ...
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Week beginning 31st October 2022
This week in maths, children have continued with their addition and subtraction learning, focusing on using column methods. Children have learnt about exchanging 10s and 100s to solve their questions.
In English, children have started to learn about our new text, Stone Age Boy. Children have rehearsed the text using out story map to create actions to remember the story. Children have also focused on setting descriptions, writing their own about a cave and finding the features from different examples.
To introduce our new history topic, children completed a Stone Age day. Children learnt about...
Read More ...
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Week beginning 10th October 2022
This week in maths, children have continued with their addition and subtraction learning, focusing on using a number line to subtract ones crossing 10 and 10s crossing hundreds. Children have now started to apply all their learning to adding numbers using columnar methods.
In English, children have linked their learning about Black History Month and have independently completed their persuasive write about how to be a good ally. Children have then edited and compared their work to their ‘cold write’. Children have also published their work as part of our take care writing display.
To...
Read More ...
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Week beginning 3rd October 2022
This week we have been focusing on the JC Promise ‘Take care of my work’
This week in maths, children have continued with their addition and subtraction learning, focusing on adding 1s, 10s and 100s and began to look at adding 1s crossing 10. Children have applied their understanding of number lines to support them with this.
In English, children have linked their learning about Black History Month and have started to create a persuasive text about how to be a good ally. Children have researched using the story ‘Little allies’ and created a box up plan for their persuasive write.
To...
Read More ...
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Week beginning 26th September 2022
This week we have been focusing on the JC Promise ‘Take care of myself and others’
This week in maths, children have concluded their place value learning by counting in 50’s. Children applied their knowledge of the 5 times tables to identify how this could help them to count in 50’s. Additionally, children have started their new topic about addition and subtraction, focusing on number bonds to 10 and adding and subtracting 1s and 10s.
In English, children have started to learn their new persuasive text about healthy eating. Children have used a story map to create actions to verbally...
Read More ...
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Week beginning 19th September 2022
This week we have been focusing on the JC Promise ‘Be Positive and Proud’
This week in maths, children have continued learning all about place value. We have been comparing and ordering numbers using dienes and place value counters
In English, children have written their innovated version of our story, Flat Stanley. Children have completed a class write and independently written their own character description of Stanley. Children have worked very hard on this and have used their own original ideas to make the story more exciting for their reader.
Children have also continued to develop...
Read More ...
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Week beginning 12th September 2022
This week we have been focusing on the JC Promise ‘Be Kind and Caring’
This week in maths, children have continued learning all about place value. We have been partitioning numbers to 1000 using base 10 in a variety of ways and writing the number sentences to match our representations. We have also started to look at using number lines to 1000.
In English, children have continued their learning with Flat Stanley. We have been creating our own sentences with conjunctions and fronted adverbials. Children have then planned their innovated version by describing Stanley and started writing the...
Read More ...
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Week beginning 5th September 2022
Children have settled in their new class and have approached each activity with enthusiasm and a smile on their face.
This week we have been focusing on the JC Promise ‘Make everyone welcome’
This week in maths, children have been learning all about place value. We have been counting in 100’s and applying our learning to reasoning questions. Children have been using a range of resources such as place value counters and dienes to demonstrate their understanding.
In English, children have been introduced to their new text, Flat Stanley. Children have been creating actions to remember the...
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