Blossom Class Blog
On this page you can see updates over the term of our activities and learning.
1-Minute Maths App
White Rose Maths new 1-Minute Maths app helps your pupils to build greater number confidence and fluency. It’s all about targeted practice in engaging, one-minute chunks!
- Date:
- 22 November
- Posted by:
- Miss Purshouse
UK Parliament Week
As part of UK Parliament Week Year 3 held their own mini election to elect some classroom monitor roles. Children had the chance to talk to the class about why think they would be good at the role, and then we voted to see who will be elected for the role.
We are excited to see who our new monitors will be on Monday!
“I would be good as the book mentor because I know where everyone sits”
“I would be good as the whiteboard monitor because I care about the environment and would turn it off when it isn’t in use”
- Date:
- 6 November
- Posted by:
- Miss Purshouse
Remembrance Art
Today year 3 have been focusing on Remembrance art in preparation for Remembrance Day. We used our retrieval skills to discuss what we knew about Remembrance Day. We then went onto creating remembrance stones which we will place in our peace garden on Monday. Year 3 you did a fantastic job!
“I liked working quietly so it was respectful”
“I reflected on my great grandad whilst I painted my stone”
- Date:
- 5 November
- Posted by:
- Miss Purshouse
Making music in Scratch
Today in Year 3 computing we have been using repetition to create a loop in a program (Scratch.) We used blocks of code containing loops to program music. We used key vocabulary such as loop which is a repeated sequence of instruction and repetition doing something over and over again.
- Date:
- 1st November
- Posted by:
- Miss Purshouse
Academy Celebrations
Year 3 celebrated the Academy conversion in style with some delicious cupcakes baked by Mrs Jones' nurture group!
- Date:
- 16th October
- Posted by:
- Mrs Smith
🍁 Autumn Craft Event 🍁
Pupils had a wonderful Autumn craft event making and crafting lots of autumn themed activities! From Leaf faces to 3D trees… lots of crafting fun! The cherry pie and drink was yummy too!!
- Date:
- 9 October
- Posted by:
- Miss Perrin
World Mental Health Day
To recognise this the children had some time for a ‘drink and chat’ as a part of our ‘Wellbeing Wednesday’. It’s always good to make time for a chat with your friends.
- Date:
- 7 October
- Posted by:
- Miss Perrin
Year 4 - The Water Cycle
In science we have been learning about how water constantly changes from solids, liquids and gases through the water cycle. to help the children understand about evaporation, condensation and precipitation we made it ‘rain in a bag’ by putting some water in a bag, sticking it to a window and watching it. Try it at home and see for yourself!
- Date:
- 7 October
- Posted by:
- Miss Perrin
Reading for Pleasure
The love of reading is evident in year 4. I am so proud of the children with their fantastic home reading, getting the highest percentage of readers each week since we returned to school. The support from parents is amazing, both at home and at events like our Reading Breakfasts, we really appreciate it.
- Date:
- 30 September
- Posted by:
- Miss Purshouse
Ancient Egyptian Art
In Art we have been investigating the style, pattern and characteristics of Ancient Egyptian art. We learnt that Egyptians did not work on white paper, so coloured our paper using tea bags and coffee. We looked closely to identify colours, patterns and shapes to add to our art work for our sketchbooks. We will use this work as inspiration for our scrolls using the papyrus paper we have previously made.
- Date:
- 25 September
- Posted by:
- Miss Purshouse
Magnetic Materials
Today in year 3 science we have been looking at which materials are magnetic, and whether a magnet would attract or repel them. We made predictions on each material and then tested them with our magnets to gain a result.
“I recalled that magnets have two sides, and now I know they are called the North and South Poles”
“One of the materials surprised me with the result because it repelled and I really thought it was going to attract the magnet”
“I loved using the magnets around school to see which materials were magnetic”
“If we made a hide and seek game for year 1 using magnetic materials, I would hide a paper clip for the magnet to pick up”
- Date:
- 23 September
- Posted by:
- Miss Purshouse
Basic Skills
Today in basic skills we have been focusing on our 4 times table. This is one we are finding particularly tricky as a class. We have been playing games to help us remember it more effectively.
“We played a game where if you said a multiple of 4 you were out!”
“It makes it more fun learning them when we get to play as game as well!”
- Date:
- 17 September
- Posted by:
- Miss Purshouse
Football
This half term in Year 3 P.E. we are focusing on football. Today we have been developing movement skills to lose a defender and move into a space. We had to make sure we used different parts of our foot to control the ball as well as thinking about how we can keep possession from the opposition.
"I have been using the side of my foot to move the ball to where I needed it to go"
"I need to remember to shout to my team mates when I'm ready to get the ball"
"I've found passing a lot harder than I thought I would"
- Date:
- 13 September
- Posted by:
- Miss Perrin
Year 4-Being Musicians
We are learning about using body percussion to make music. We watched a choir recreate a rainstorm by using their bodies. We then tried to do this ourselves. We hope you like our rendition!
- Date:
- 9 September
- Posted by:
- Miss Purshouse
Making Papyrus
As part of our hook day in year 3 we applied our understanding of ancient techniques and followed instructions to construct a new material. The new material being our own papyrus paper. We will use these in an upcoming Art lesson to make these into scrolls by drawing and painting in the style of the ancient civilisation.
- Date:
- 6 September
- Posted by:
- Miss Perrin
Year 4 Changes of State
The children had lots of fun learning about changes of state from solids to liquids to gases. We played a game where they pretended to be particles and they had to move to show the different states of matter.
- Date:
- 6 September
- Posted by:
- Miss Perrin
Year 4 - being artists.
On our transition week the class learnt about Anglo Saxons and the amazing brooches that they made. We tried to make some ourselves using cardboard, string, tin foil and gems. Don’t they look amazing on our Art Gallery display?
