WEEK 3

This week, we have been working hard writing our portal stories. We are looking forward to reading them to Year 4 once they are completed. We have also been exploring reversible and irreversible changes in Science. We also created posters about Adaptation and Change for British Science Week. We ended the week with an inter-house dodgeball competition. Have a look on the Year group page for some action shots. 

Spring Term 2 Week 2 (3.3.25)

Toucan Class visited Racoon Class to share ghost stories under the light of a torch! It was spooky but great fun as we took a look at what will be expected from us when we are in Year 6.

Spring 2 - Week 1

We had great fun this week when Engineering for Kids came in to visit us for a Lego Robotics session. The children worked in pairs or threes to make a snow vehicle to rescue the polar bears. They used Scratch Icons to code the vehicle to move forwards, backwards, rotate and to make sounds. The children thoroughly enjoyed learning how to code effectively. Thank you Engineering for Kids! 

Spring - Week 6

Ordering decimals to 3 decimal places. 

In Maths this week, we have been looking at the value of each digit in a decimal number. We know the first column after the decimal is called the tenths, the second column is called the hundredths and the third is called the thousandths. We have been comparing and ordering decimals with mixed numbers of decimal places.

Spring Term - Week 5 

Spring Week 4 - Science

In Science this week, we have been looking at dissolving. We investigated which materials are soluble (do dissolve) and which are insoluble (do not dissolve). We planned our investigation carefully to ensure it was a fair test. 

Spring Term Week 3 (20 - 24.1.25)

Today, we escaped! We took our handwriting pens, a pencil (but tried not to use it) and our homemade sketchbooks and ventured to the path at the back of the school. Using the handwriting pens, we sketched the path and any foliage that we thought was interesting - we even attempted to use one-point perspective!

Spring Term Week 2 (13 - 17.1.25)

English - Presenting Explanation Texts

We have worked so hard in English this week writing imaginative explanation texts. On Friday afternoon, we used our poster diagrams to present our texts to the class. We were confident, clear and expressive! Well done Toucans! Such a lovely way to end the week.

Spring Term Week 1 (6 - 10.1.25)

ART - Mixed Media - Land and Cityscapes

As part of our Art topic, we have looked at several artists who use the outdoors to make sketches in preparation for the production of their final pieces. We then created a sketch book, using a variety of paper types, which we will use when we go outdoors, within the locality, to sketch.  

Science - Properties of Materials 

In Science this week, we have been exploring thermal insulators as part of our properties of materials topic. We investigated which materials would keep Mrs Greely's coffee the warmest when she is on playground duty. In groups, we chose different materials to wrap coffee cups with and recorded the temperature of the water every 5 minutes using a thermometer. We thought of lots of variables to keep the same to make it a fair test e.g. the amount of water used, the number of layers of material used to wrap the cup. We found that the bubble wrap and tin foil were both great at keeping coffee warm!

Well done Toucans for an amazing Autumn Term! All the adults are very proud of what you have achieved this term and are excited to see what 2025 brings. 

We hope you all have a fantastic Christmas and a Happy New Year. Stay safe and see you in 2025!

Take a look at our year group page to see some pictures of our Christmas Event.

History

This week, we began to understand the chronology and change of rule (in England) during the Anglo-Saxon and Viking era. It was really interesting to see how many times the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings came to rule after King Alfred the Great and his descendants paved the way for a united England. We created a timeline and decided whether or not each king was good at their job. We decided that Athelred the Unready was not very good and that his poor choices put a Viking on the throne!!!

But..who did we think were more effective in the struggle for England - the Anglo-Saxons or the Vikings?

Daily TOPS Time Celebration

This week, we have shared a selection of card games where we have focused on a whole range of skills. Through the playing of 'pairs' and '21' we used the following skills: turn taking, fair play, memory, adding but most of all - how to have FUN! If you have a spare twenty minutes, grab a pack of cards and have fun with someone at home.

Odd Sock Day

The objective of Anti-Bullying Week 2024 is to raise awareness of bullying and to encourage actions to prevent it

During our lesson, we identified what respect is and how we can show respect to our peers and people that we meet.

Respect – to have due regard for (someone’s feelings, wishes, or rights)

We used role play scenarios to find respectful ways of dealing with situations and avoid conflict (a serious disagreement or argument).

Respectful Conflict Tools

• Stay calm and listen to the other person
• Use kind and respectful language
• Try and understand the other person's point of view
• Suggest a compromise or find a solution together
• If needed, ask for help from an adult

How to enjoy narrative poetry

During our writing unit, we have learnt how to enjoy narrative poetry (poems that tell stories). We have looked at their features, identified what we like/dislike about the poems and learnt strategies for retelling the poems from memory. To learn the poems, we drew picture journeys to remind us of the key events and words. We used these to help read aloud the poems. 
It was great fun! Have a look and see how well we did.

Using Art to explore global issues

Our polar bears are finished and we are SO proud of the end result!

Not only do they look amazing but they are our contribution to promoting the need to recycle. Recycling will help maintain our amazing planet and the wonderful animals (including the polar bears) that live on it! Our climate is changing. The ice caps are melting. Animals are dying. Act now - start recycling and you WILL make a difference!

Speech Day!

Our English unit required us to write and present a persuasive speech. After two weeks of identifying the features of  persuasion (AFOREST), choosing a topic to focus on, planning, writing and then turning our writing into notes - on note cards, we finally got to present our speech to the class. 

Although we were nervous, we had lots of fun and listened really well to our peers. We used lots of skills that make a speech engaging, e.g. a clear and loud voice, expression and intonation, eye contact, body posture and varied pace. 

Team work makes the dream work!

In History this week, we discussed the social hierarchy of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. We established the roles of the King, Thegns, Ceorls, peasants, slaves and women, along with their position in society. We enjoyed working as part of a group.