Class 3

Class 3 travelled to Shropshire this week to visit Boscobel House and The Royal Oak.  Having been defeated by Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Worcester, Charles II escaped to Boscobel in fear of his life. He hid in The Royal Oak tree for 14 hours in the pouring rain!  We had a wonderful day of…

Year 5 had a great time at the fire station on Thursday. They learned how to stay safe in the home, near water and out in the environment plus how to be responsible citizens. 

In our geography lesson this week class 3 have been studying the Southern Hemisphere.  Using atlases and digital technologies we researched the unique and remarkable features that this particular area of the World has to offer.  We used our findings and our creativity to produce large posters for…

This week we have been continuing our investigations into materials.  We were given the task of separating a number of different substances.  These included a mixture of pasta, rice, sand, salt and paper clips.  After working in groups to decide on the steps we would take we used sieving,…

Well done to class 3 who entertained the crowd with a version of The Greatest Showman.  It was amazing to see the confidence the children displayed while singing and acting.  

Congratulations to our Spelling Bee heat winners, their certificates will be presented in the upcoming achievement assembly.  They will be attending the Spelling Bee finals at Richard Crosse next week - sending them lots of luck. Here’s hoping we keep the trophy

We had a wonderful day at Drayton Manor further developing our understanding of evolution.  During the morning, we looked at the different classifications of animals and after lunch we observed the behaviours of a range of primates.  We were also able to hold and examine a range of eggs (owls,…

Class 3 have started their latest ICT topic and already they have produced some interesting designs.  The initial task was to produce a house just using shapes. When they had mastered this their task was to design an individual clothing brand logo. Which one do you think is the most eye catching?
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As part of our electricity science topic we have been constructing circuits.  When we had put our circuits together our task was to design and make a steady hand hoop game. This involved using a metal hoop to act as a switch for the circuit.  We have successfully produced our game and class 2…

Our racing car is taking shape and we now have the bodywork fitted to the chassis.  Year 5 have done a tremendous job of designing the body work and the final results are really impressive. On the construction front, Year 6 have a few jobs left to do. The battery and the brake need to be fitted…

We were lucky enough to have been involved in a fantastic event this week to help promote cooking and healthy eating.  The school food showdown, funded by Tamworth County Council, is based on the Ready Steady Cook format.   Children were chosen at random to represent the red or green team. Recipe…

Class 3 are busy reading The Explorer by Katherine Randell at the moment and lots of their independent writing has be done around the theme of rainforests.  Here, the children had to choose and research an animal that lives in the rainforest.  From their research their task was to produce a non…