CURRICULUM NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 1

QUIZ ME QUESTIONS AUTUMN 1

 

ENGLISH - Drama

Class 3 are reading, discussing and learning about traditional tales.  The class have been enjoying the book 'The Elves and The Shoemaker'.  They have thought carefully about the moral of the story.  The children have talked about how kindness can lead to other acts of kindness.  They have also thought about how important it is to help people and how hard work can be rewarded.  The children have been learning about the different parts of the story - the opening, build up, problem, resolution and ending.  They worked in groups to act out a specific part of the story.  The children watched the performances of each group.  They worked with enthusiasm and were excited to perform to their peers.  Well done Class 3!

  

 

PE & PSHE – Carlisle United

Carlisle United are teaching PE in Class 3 this term. The class are learning about resilience.  The children have talked about bouncing back after a difficulty.  They have listened to examples of resilience from top England football players in selected videos and shared their experiences. The children have thought about this when learning new games.  They have been split into teams to learn and play different games.  In these games they have been learning about communication and how important it is to listen to their team members.  They have been learning to support each other and remind their team to be resilient if something goes slightly amiss.  The children have worked hard on the new games being taught and continue to learn superbly on a Tuesday afternoon with Carlisle United.

  

 

HISTORY & ART – Stone Age Workshop at Stockswood Outdoor Centre

Class 3 arrived at Stockswood Outdoor Centre and sang 'Welcome to Forest School'.  This was followed by Julian talking about the Stone Age and how archaeologists have learned about what happened in the past.  The children then had the opportunity to create some paintings, similar to ones discovered in caves. They used natural materials to make these.  The children showed their learning from their Art unit and talked about what materials were used and how. 

  

 

The children sorted foods that might have been foraged in the Stone Age to eat - these were sorted into 'safe to eat', 'needs to be cooked' and 'poisonous'.  The children thought about hunting as a way to find food. They had a go at hunting a 'mammoth'. We talked about what the word 'extinct' means.  The children used a bow and arrow made from a hawthorn branch.  We have some amazing archers in Year 3!

  

 

The children then learned about how fire was made and used this to toast marshmallows. (The children were told that these were not available in the Stone Age!)

  

 

Next, the children created their own Stone Age shelters - we talked about how animal skins would have been used.  The shelters were absolutely brilliant!

  

 

Finally, the children had a little bit of free flow play at the end of the day - some chose to go pond dipping, others lied in the hammock and some enjoyed the mud kitchen.  Thank you to our volunteers who supported all the children wonderfully.  Well done Year 3 for amazing manners and lots of super, positive attitudes towards learning!