Friday 6th September 2024

What a wonderful first week we have in Alligator Class!... A rainy one too, but we have not let that dampen our spirits.

We have had a lovely week of getting to know each other, getting used to the changes of being in Key Stage two and remembering our class rules. All members of Alligator Class have demonstrated these rules with positivity and a 'can do it' attitude. I could not be more proud.

In Maths we have been recapping our place value knowledge, looking at the value and position on number. In English we have been learning about sentence structure whilst looking at nouns, adjective and verbs. We have also been practising our handwriting.

Today we all enjoyed swimming. It was a joy to watch all the children give it a go and have fun. 

We are looking forward to next week already!

Friday 13th September 2024

Another brilliant week comes to an end!

This week the Alligators have continued to go above and beyond.

In our first science lesson this week we enjoyed comparing rocks. As a class we talked about how rocks come in all different shapes and sizes, how they feel different as well as look different in appearance.

In groups, the Alligators looked at the rocks under a magnifying glass, identifying crystals, markings and colours. They then sorted them into groups, sharing their findings verbally with the rest of the class.

Some children noted how some rocks were powdery to touch, whilst other rocks were quite sharp. Many children compared the rocks to rocks they have found on their holidays and at the beach.

In our English and Reading lessons this week we have begin to look at our new text 'Leon and the Place Between.' The children have made some excellent predictions about the text and began to use noun phrases to describe characters.

In our maths lessons we have continued to look at Number and Place Value. This week we began to learn how to add and subtract 2 digit numbers.

Friday 20th September 2024

Another wonderful week in Alligator Class.

Although the weather is set to change, we enjoyed getting out in the sun this week for our PE lessons, practising our throwing skills both under and over arm.

In Maths this week we have begun to learn how to add and subtract using column addition and subtraction. Some of the Alligators found this tricky but showed great determination and did not give up.

In English we have been writing character descriptions using noun phrases. In our handwriting sessions we have been practising letter formation.

In our History lessons we began to look at the Stone Age, learning about the tools that were made during this time and how people lived.

Friday 27th September 2024

Happy Friday everyone,

This week in Alligator Class we have had lots of fun. In our PSHE lesson this week we spoke about emotions, what they look like in other people and how we can help others. In pairs we acted out different emotions for everyone to guess. We did this in a giant circle game. The children were fantastic!

In our art lessons this week, we have continued to explore charcoal, experimenting with using different strokes and rubbings to create different effects.

In English we wrote our first End of Unit Write of Year 3. In this the children wrote a Diary entry as the character Leon, using setting description and noun phrases. During our editing lesson we then focused on making sure our capital letters and full stops were in the correct place. I could not be prouder of how hard they all tried!
 

Friday 4th October 2024

This week in Alligator Class we have had a brilliant week!

This week in English we learnt about the difference between open and closed questions, looking at different types of questions and the answers they give. With this we wrote a list of questions for our character 'Leon' in our current text. We then carried out a hot seat activity where all the children got an opportunity to play the character of Leon and answer each others questions.

In Maths this week we have been recapping telling the time. All the Alligators have been so resilient with this as it can be tricky. But they have been super!! This week we have recapped telling the time at o'clock, half past, quarter to and quarter past the hour.

In our science lesson this week we carried out an experiment where we tested the permeability of the rocks granite and sandstone.

In our history lessons we continued learning about the Stone Age and the different Eras within them. Learning about early human began as hunter gatherers and eventually began to settle and farm.

Friday 18th  October

This week in Alligator Class we have all been superstars!!!

In English this week we finished our unit on 'Persuasive writing features' where we wrote our very own leaflet for the Circus. The Alligators used many different language devices to try and convince me to visit their circus, including alliteration, rhetorical questions and catchy slogans. Well done!

In Maths this week we have been learning how to multiply numbers using jumps! Although this was tricky and required the Alligators to use a ruler neatly, they all did really well.

In our science lesson this week we learnt about the fossilisation process and looked at some fossils in class.

In our PSHE lesson we talked about our classroom rules and expectations. We then created a welcome card for a new imaginary pupil, letting him know how we would make them feel welcome if they joined our class.

Friday 25th October 2024

Just like that....Term 1 complete! What a term it has been.

This week in science we carried out some science experiments on soil. We tested soils to see if they were silty, loamy, chalky or clayey.

In our English lessons we have learnt how to use possessive apostrophes, writing about the character Brian in our new text 'The invisible boy.'

In Maths we finished our unit on multiplication and division where we showed division by repeated subtraction on a number line.

Our Scooter training was brilliant fun. The children enjoyed getting some exercise in the fresh air and showed excellent behaviour.

It has been so lovely to get to know each other this term. We have such a lovely class, your children have been a pleasure to get to know!

Have a wonderful break everyone,