Learning Together
Today we enjoyed our Sport’s Day for Years 3 and 4. The children showed great sportsmanship as they cheered each other on and completed each activity.
Thank you so much to Mrs Bibby for organising this brilliant day for us all.
The Year 3 and 4 Team 🙂
Step 1: Open google chrome or go to google.com in your internet browser.
Step 2: Click on the 9 dots in the top right hand corner of the screen
A menu should drop down that looks like this:
Step 3: Click on account.
The screen should look something like this. Click on the blue sign in button.
You will now need to sign in with your username. It will be some letters of your surname, first name and some random numbers.
Step 4: type in : username.315@gsuite.st-matthews.merton.sch.uk
Step 5: type in password. This is a random word followed by a number. Eg football2
Step 6: Click on the 9 dots again and this should drop down. Click on the classroom icon.
This page should appear. Click on the purple box.
In the classroom you will find a stream. You can message one another, which I know the children have been very excited about. If anyone writes anything rude or abusive on there, I will block you from posting.
To access the homework, click onto classwork.
Please all have a go at home and let me know at school how you get on.
I imagine your children have had a week they won’t forget in a hurry. Some of you have kindly expressed your thanks for the trip down to New Barn. Can I say how much I enjoyed taking the class down there – we had a blast! Have a great weekend.
To bring you up to speed on what we have been doing recently in year 3, we have been measuring in mm, cm and m. If you suddenly find your little ones taking a keen interest in the square footage of your house, this may be why.
We also did a little bit of Roman soldier training: marching, standing in formations (spot the tortoise) and close combat! What a talented lot they are!
Year 3 are quite the performing lot (as I’m sure you’re all aware.) They sang brilliantly at the New Wimbledon Theatre this morning alongside year 4. Perhaps a year 3 and 4 production is in the making. Suggestions on a postcard (or in a comment on the blog!)
When we got back to class, there were more performances of note. As it is storytelling week, the children have made shadow puppets and were performing exerts of Fantastic Mr Fox in science. An excellent day!
The children have been learning the art of persuasion for the past fortnight. Be aware that they may be trying their luck at persuading their parents to do all sorts of things for them now. They have been defending Mr Fox and his questionable actions (stealing) on the basis that what the horrible farmers do is far worse (attempted murder)
Don’t be alarmed by all the chalk outlines in the playground! In science we have seen that the size of shadows changes depending on how close the light source is to an object. We also saw that shadows take the shape of the object that blocks the light (hence the silly poses).
This week’s blog is written by Lucas and Nelson:
“This week we have started our new book ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’ by Roald Dahl. We have written a non-chronological report about one of the characters in the story. I have written about Mr Fox (Nelson). I have also written about Mr Fox (Lucas). We have told the readers about the character’s appearance, habitat, diet and personality. Mr Fox likes to eat chicken and dumplings.
In maths we have been learning about multiplication and division. We have multiplied a 2-digit number by a 1 digit number.
In science we have been learning about light and dark. We tested materials to see if they were reflective or not.
In R.E we have been learning about what it takes to be a good leader.
We hope you have a lovely weekend.”
By Lucas and Nelson
This week’s blog is written by Harry and Edward.
This week we went to the Royal Festival Hall to sing carols with an organ. It had 7866 pipes! My favourite carol was ‘Ding Dong Merrily On High’ (Harry). My favourite carol was ‘Winter Fantasy’ (Edward). It was lots of fun.
Ding Dong Merrily on High:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJbRURK3zWo
Winter Fantasy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5JtmKRu4yU
This week we have been learning how to write a diary entry. We know that a diary needs to be written in the first person, past tense and must include interesting details.
In our diary entry we wrote as Major Glad or Major Dizzy., describing the day the fire broke out under the floorboards. We hope you enjoy reading them.
In maths we have been learning about our 3,4 and 8 times tables. We have been learning how to multiply and divide. We are moving on to adding and subtracting numbers.
In science we have been learning about magnets. We have learnt how magnets attract and repel different objects.
In art we have been learning how to weave different materials.
Next week we are performing our carols by candlelight. Don’t forget that Christmas is nearly here!
By Harry and Edward.
This week’s blog is written by Lily D and Cruz.
This week we have been learning about colours and clothing in French. My favourite colour is rose (pink) because it sounds like a rose flower (Lily D). My favourite colour is bleu (blue) because it is the colour of the sky and it is a nice and bright colour (Cruz).
In English we have been learning how to include reported and direct speech into our writing.
In maths we have been learning about our 3, 4 and 8 times tables. We used bar models to help us in our calculations.
In our reading lessons we have started the book ‘The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane’. We have sequenced the events so far on a story map and talked about the relationships between the characters.
In the Iron Age they made big hills so that they could see if an enemy was coming and used pots for their cooking and storage. To show our history knowledge we have been making our own hill forts and sketched a design for a pot.
In singing assemblies we have been practising the carols for our concert in two weeks.
We hope you enjoy the Christmas Fair, we look forward to seeing you there.
By Lily D and Cruz
This week’s blog is written by Aaron and Benedict.
In English we have been typing our letters to our grandparents asking them about the toys they had when they were young. My grandma (Gaga) wrote a reply and told me about a game called ‘Ludo’.
In maths we have been learning how to multiply a number and divide by 8.
Did you know that 64 divided by 8 = 8 and 8 x 8 = 64. A way to remember this is: ‘I ate and ate till I was sick on the floor, 8 x 8 = 64.’
In science we have been learning about forces and magnets. We have completed a fair test using magnets and paper clips to test a magnets strength.
In music we have been practising playing the recorder and in singing assemblies, we have been rehearsing for our carol concert.
In history we have learnt how bronze was made.
We hope you have a lovely weekend,
Benedict, Aaron and the year 3 team.
This week’s blog is written by Ella Burton, Bella Carey and Lily Varma.
“In English we have been writing letters to our grandparents telling them about toys because we have been reading a book about toys called ‘Major Glad and Major Dizzy. I wrote about my dolls called Mia, Emma and Lily (Ella).
In maths we have been learning about multiplication and division. 3 x 4 = 12 so 12 divided by 4 = 3.
In science we have been learning about magnetic forces. This week we investigated the strength of different magnets.
In music we have been learning about the beat, rhythm and pulse of different songs. We have been learning an African dance which we happily perform for our parents this weekend.
In history we have been learning about the Bronze and Iron Age. We have looked at causes and consequences such as when people began farming they no longer needed to rely on hunting.
The Year 3 sign language club is up and running. Thank you to Miss Dyer for helping us organise this club. We’ve started to learn the letters in the alphabet.”
By Bella, Ella and Lily