Thanks to Roundhegians
We are very grateful to Roundhegians Rugby Club for hosting our sports days once again this year and allowing us to use their excellent facilities.
Roundhegians have a variety of rugby training sessions, from under 6 through to under 17, and these sessions will resume on Sunday 5th September.
For more information, please contact their chair of junior rugby, Chris Fongwah (fongers.cfw@gmail.com).
Multi-sport summer camps
A Cracking Eggsperiment
In a recent science lesson in Y3, we set up a comparative and fair test to answer the following question.
Which drinks have the worst effect on our teeth?
We used the following drinks in our experiment.
Coke, Diet Coke, orange juice and water
We conducted an observation over time to see the effects of these drinks on our teeth.
Don’t worry… we didn’t hold orange juice in our mouths for a week!
We used eggs instead! An egg shell contains calcium – the same mineral that is found in our enamel (the protective layer on our teeth).
We placed the eggs (which were the same type and size) into beakers and poured over 200ml of each liquid and placed them to one side.
We then made predictions about which drink we thought would have the worst effect.
“I think the drink that will have the worst effect will be the Coke because it contains lots of sugar!” said Tommy.
After leaving our eggs for 6 days, we removed them from their liquid and observed the changes.
See for yourself below:
orange juice
Coke
Diet Coke with toothpaste
Diet Coke
water
The effects of these drinks are clear to see!
Now, obviously, you wouldn’t keep a drink like orange juice in your mouth for a whole week.
What we can take away from this learning is that if you do decide to have a drink like Coke or orange juice every once in a while, then it seems like a good idea to wash it down with some water after!
We can also see that the toothpaste has protected the egg shell from as much staining than without it!
See what your child can remember about our learning!
TTRS tournament winners (wb 07 June)
Hello again to all of the Times Tables Rock Stars out there,
Well done for all the engagement with TTRS you’re doing so far – keep it up!
BREAKING NEWS:
The results are in. We have our ROCK STARS OF THE WEEK.
With an outstanding 987 points, this week’s winners are Y3!
Y3 have been able to retain the top spot in TTRS in our final tournament!
The TTRS tournaments are having a little break so for now, keep up the good work and don’t forget to challenge your friends and teachers!
Remember to give your teacher a nudge as the week goes on if you’ve not yet had a chance to play on TTRS. If you’d like to play at home and would like a reminder of your login details, let your teacher know.
All the best TTRS!
Topic: Design and Technology
As our last half term in Year Three is underway, here is what we are learning about this half term in topic.
Design and Technology!
We will be learning about the design process to make our own Go-Kart prototypes.
So far, we have learnt what a typical design process looks like and what a design criteria is. Another piece of vocabulary we have learnt about is product.
Below are our pieces of vocabulary for this half term. See if your child can remember any of our learning so far!
Living and Learning: Body Image
In our first Living and Learning session this half term, we learnt all about body image and what that means.
What is body image?
Body image describes our idea of how our body looks and how we think it is perceived by others. This can include our thoughts and feelings about our height, weight, shape, skin, colour, and our appearance and attractiveness more broadly.
We started by looking at different activities such as running, painting, swimming and playing music and decided how confident we were with each.
We then, as a class, thought of lots of ways we are different to each other.
We came up with: different heights, weights, body builds, complexions, hair colours, eye colours, preferences, likes/dislikes, abilities, interests.
We then put these into three categories:
- things we can’t change (eye colour)
- things we could change by practising (swimming, maths)
- things that will change over time (height, weight, preferences)
To conclude the session, we all anonymously wrote down one thing we thought we were good at on a slip of paper. These were then read out and if you shared that idea, then you put up your hand.
This allowed us to see that although we may look different, we all share similar strengths and weaknesses.
Here are some pictures of us sorting the ways we are different into the three categories.
TTRS tournament winners (wb 24 May)
Hello again to all of the Times Tables Rock Stars out there,
Well done for all the engagement with TTRS you’re doing so far – keep it up!
BREAKING NEWS:
The results are in. We have our ROCK STARS OF THE WEEK.
With an outstanding 1470 points, this week’s winners are Y3!
Y3 have been able to reclaim the top spot in TTRS for this week. A well deserved victory.
A special mention for the efforts of Hafsa in Y3. She was able to accumulate the most correct answers out of anybody in the school. Congratulations, Hafsa!
Which class will claim the coveted guitar next time? Will it be your class? There’s only one way to make that happen – go on TTRS!
Remember to give your teacher a nudge as the week goes on if you’ve not yet had a chance to play on TTRS. If you’d like to play at home and would like a reminder of your login details, let your teacher know.
All the best TTRS!
L&L: drugs
In our living and Learning lessons we’ve been learning about medicine and drugs.
We learned that it can be very dangerous if you take medicine that isn’t for you. We also learned that it’s really important that you take the correct amount (dose) of your medicine. Because, if you don’t, it may make you ill. We also talked about how and where to store medicines safely so that they’re out of reach of small children.
We learned about all the information that you can find on a medicine label:
- name and type of medicine
- possible side effects
- where and how to store it
- who the medicine is for
- how much to take
- safety warnings
- ingredients
- expiry date
Finally, we looked at some medicine safety scenarios and considered what the person should do in that scenario and how they should stay safe.
Things to do at home:
When you have some medicine for your child, look at the label and talk about the information on there.
- Can they find their name?
- Can they find the dosage details?
- Where do you keep medicines in your home?
Stamp Competition
This year, Royal Mail are hosting a stamp competition in order to honour the people who have done great things since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Eight designs will be picked by a special panel including none other than Her Majesty the Queen! These winners will be seen by millions of people and there are other cool prizes up for grabs for runners up.
Thank you to everyone who got involved and submitted their creative efforts in appreciation of our COVID heroes. You should be very proud.
Check out some of the many entries below.
Living and Learning: Sleep
In a recent Living and Learning session, Y3 and 4 have been learning all about the importance of sleep.
To begin, the children went on a ‘fact hunt’ around their classroom and discovered some information about why sleep is so important. They found out information such as:
- people who get a good quality sleep are more likely to make good decisions, perform better at sports, learn better, remember more and generally feel healthier
- all electronic screens like the TV, computer, tablet etc should be turned off an hour before bedtime
- drinking or eating anything with caffeine (like energy drinks) or lots of sugar can keep someone awake for a long time
- a messy bedroom can actually affect good sleep – it’s much easier to relax and fall into a deep sleep in a tidy, organised room
- spending time outside during the day and exercising can help someone fall asleep (and sleep well)
- keeping to the same routine is a good idea for good quality sleep, too
- doing something relaxing in the hour before going to sleep can really help (such as reading a book, listening to a story, having a bath or cuddling a pet etc)
- … and much more!
The children then compared their daily routines to the information they found out. We then discussed how we could all ensure we get quality sleep at night.
Finally, we had a quiz to see how much of the learning we could remember from the session.
The children were really honest about what they could do to make sure they get better sleep. There are things that I’m going to include in my routine to make sure I get better sleep as well!