Author: Mr Wain

Each half term, we have a drop down morning where we revisit previous learning from previous half terms, terms and years!

On Wednesday, we had our History drop down morning.

Our first session was about chronology: we ordered periods of British history in chronological order.

Later on in the morning, we revisited recent learning about The Romans. This is what we were able to remember:

We ended the morning by playing a Kahoot about the Great Fire of London.

Well done to our winners Alasdair and Maya who got 9/10 correct and answered the questions the quickest!

Well done to everybody for their awesome remembering!

In our second Living and Learning session this half term, we learnt all about democracy.

We learnt about the origin of the word – It combines two shorter, Latin words: ‘demos’ meaning whole citizen living within a particular city-state and ‘kratos’ meaning power or rule.

We learned that our country is a democracy because people have the power to vote and make change in the country.

We also took part in our own democratic decision: voting for our reading champion.

First we decided what makes a reading champion – someone who shares what they’ve read with others enthusiastically, someone who recommends things to read, someone who completes the tasks in their reading record and records what they’ve read and more.

After that, we held a blind vote to determine our class reading champion.

The results were counted and our winner was… AVNEET!

Thoroughly deserved winner, Avneet, had this to say to help others who might struggle with being motivated to read…

Persevere with your book – if you start it and aren’t enjoying it straight away, don’t give up. Keep on reading because you might end up absolutely loving it!

Well done everyone!

Last half-term, we learnt all about how the emergency services can help in certain situations.

We also learnt some basic first aid:

What to do if someone has an asthma attack

After our two weeks off for the Easter holidays, we asked Avneet how much she could remember. This was her response.

First, check if they have an inhaler.

If they don’t, I would check if they have one in school – maybe in the inhaler cupboard or at the office.

If not, call 999 and tell them what’s happened and where we are.

If they do have an inhaler, go and get it and give it to them and advise them to have 2 puffs every 2 minutes for up to 10 minutes.

I would also check on their breathing at the same time.

Awesome remembering, Avneet!

See if your child can remember what do if somebody has an asthma attack!

Hello!

This Thursday (31st March) Year 3 will be showcasing their class assembly at 2.30 pm. We hope that lots of grown ups can make it as we have been rehearsing all week!

We look forward to finally having you back in school!

Mr Wain

In today’s Living and Learning session, we talked all about the importance of sleep and ways to help us get a better nights sleep.

One of these is getting in a good night time routine.

“It is difficult to get to sleep when I watch TV before bed. A solution to this is to read instead,” said Jensen.

“It is difficult to get to sleep when there is too much light. A solution to this is to turn lights down on devices such as iPads,” added Ava.

“It is difficult to get to sleep when I don’t do exercise that day. A solution to this is to do some running, jumping and skipping,” commented Hidayah, happily.

“One thing I will do differently at bed time now is read a book for fifteen minutes!” stated Will.

As a class, we decided that plenty of sleep gives us these benefits:

• you’ll feel happier/less grumpy
• you’ll be more alert
• you’ll feel fresher
• it is vital for growth and development
• you’ll be more organised

Good work, Y3!