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In Year 3 we have been investigating different types of soil to see which ones allowed the most water to pass through them.

First we put 100 ml of soil into a funnel. Next we put the funnel in a small measuring cup. Then we poured in 100ml of water and timed it for 2 minutes. After two minutes…

See what we are learning in Year 3 this half term.

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To celebrate our fantastic work we held a ball just like the one Cinderella went too. 

We loved dressing up in our smart shirts and dresses! 

On St. George's Day, Thursday 23rd April, Reception leant about St. George and made dragon which are now all around the Reception Class as we have been learning about dragons this term. 

Mrs McIver and Mrs Hodson’s Literacy group have been very busy this first week back!

We have been reading about Winnie the Witch and we thought she had a boring wand so we made own! They are very sparkly!!!

Then we were busy learning rhyming words for spells, writing lists of items to be…

We have been very busy this week in 1L.

We read our fairy tale story Cinderella and watched some clips of the story. 

We enjoyed the work song.

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We were able to describe Cinderella before and after the fairy god mother…

Before the Easter holidays, children in KS2 were set the challenge of creating their own Easter Egg. Lots of children in year 4, put great effort into designing their eggs, creating egg scenes and even egg celebrities. Miss Noble was given the tough job of picking the class winners. After…

Well done to all of the children in year 4 who swam a total of 120 lengths to raise money for St Joseph's penny. Every child put in 100%. With every stroke the children were having fun and felt extremely proud to be raising money for a good cause at the same time! 

On Wednesday, in Year 3, we braved the weather to complete our Sponsored Sports Event in aid of St. Joseph's Penny. We had so much fun (although it was a little chilly)! 

We started with a penalty shoot out. CJ was the 'Star Scorer' with a total of 8 out of ten goals scored! All of the other…

The children in Year 3 have been busy this weekend (and indeed this half term!), continuing their journey on the Sacramental Programme.

Earlier in May was a huge day for us! We received the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the very first time! We were very nervous beforehand, but felt like we…

We really enjoyed our 'Stomp' day on Monday. A dancer (who used to dance with the Stomp Dance Group!) came to teach us about dancing, whilst making our own music and rhythms, using our bodies and nothing else!

We learnt a stamping, clapping, jumping and turning dance which was amazing!

Then…

In Year 3 we have been learning all about rocks and soils! 

We learnt about the amazing Jurassic coast on the south coast of England, where you can take a walk through 250 million years!

Then we investigated different types of rocks to find out about their properties of hardness,…