Class 3

This week in history we have been looking at propaganda posters and creating our own. 
 

We had a great time in science this week using Kahoot!
 

As an introduction to our new geography topic of food and farming we made the short trip to Packington Farm. It was a beautiful day, when we were met by our guides for the day , Roy and Jules.  We saw lots of exciting things like the pigs and lambs . Jules and Roy took us on a lovely trail  with…

As part of our ongoing topic of ANCIENT GREECE Class 3 have been looking at a range of topics relating to how the Greeks carried out their daily lives.  Each one of them became a specialist in a specific area including : children, homes, food and clothing.  Each group had to deliver a presentation…

We were extremely lucky to take part in a workshop with professional artist and animator Leo Wright. Leo has worked with some of the countries biggest names in animation including Aardman who created Wallace and Gromitt.  During the workshop we watched some short films that Leo had created as well…

Our Greenpower cars are nearing completion for race day which is taking place at Curborough race track on Monday 16th June.  This week was an important week for year 6 who were putting the finishing touches to the electrics.  This involved fitting break cables as well as the safety roll bar.  Year…

As class 3 came to the end of their topic on “The Circulatory System”  they had to look at the lifestyle of their favourite sportsperson.  They had to look at 4 areas which included diet, lifestyle, drugs and exercise. For each area we had to think about how it could affect their performance.  We…

We were excited to kickstart our annual Greenpower project this week. Year 5 have been busy designing the body work while Year 6 haven assembling the chassis and the seat.  Well done to Leelah and Ivy who were the first pair to ever assemble the seat correctly at the first attempt.  Our team names…

This week in science class 3 investigated how the surface area of shapes affected how fast they sank or floated. They designed a fair test creating their own shapes to investigate. We then used the knowledge from the test to create a streamlined boat from foil. Whose boat will win the…

Out new design and technology topic started this week and our task is to build a moving fairground ride with a Christmas theme.  We started by putting together some design ideas and the got hands on with axels, pulleys and motors.  Watch this space to see our finished designs.  

Class 3 have been taking part in some hands on science recently. Firstly, in our materials topic, we wanted to find out if we could inflate a balloon without blowing into it.  With the help of bicarbonate soda and vinegar we found we could. When the two substances were mixed we found that carbon…