Class 3

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…

Mr Wynn brought a group of year 5/6 children over from St Mary’s for a football and netball friendly competition.   It was great to see so many children having the opportunity to represent their school.  The honours were shared as St Mary’s won the football match while the Howard girls were…

Children in year 4 and 5 have started their playground leader awards this week with Stoke City. The training will help children to have the knowledge and confidence to set up and lead sports activities at lunchtime. They will have the opportunity to develop many leadership skills such as…

This term, Class 3 has stated a unit of work on coding.  Each person in the class has been given their own micro bit !  The micro bit is capable of recognising sounds, temperature, speed and even magnetism.  Like all computers, it will not work unless it is programmed accurately. That is where…

We made our annual trip to Stubby Lees care home last week to entertain the residents with our beautiful singing. Members of Class 2 and Class 3 sang a number of Christmas hymns including Away in a Manger and Silent night.  I was immensely proud of the children who took part.  Not only did…