What a Fabulous Week…
We are two weeks in and what a fabulous two weeks they have been! I honestly could not be prouder of each and every child in our class. They have worked incredibly hard all week and have made such a positive start to Year Three. It is so wonderful to see how independent and confident they are becoming as the days have gone by.
In RE this week, we have been learning all about Imago Dei, which means “Image of God.” The children have been exploring the belief that we are all made in the image of God and we have discussed what this means. As a class, we have thought carefully about how we can reflect God’s love through our own behaviour and ways we can show kindness, patience, compassion and forgiveness to the people around us. The children have shared some incredibly thoughtful ideas about how our words and actions can make a difference to others.
I would like to say a very special thank you to this weeks prayer leaders, Dee Dee, April and Antonio, who have all had the opportunity to lead us in worship this week. They did such a wonderful job and we all loved sharing this special time together to reflect, pray and think about how we can live out our faith through our everyday actions.
Magical Moments of Learning…
This week in History, we went on a VERY exciting journey, transporting ourselves all the way back to the Stone Age! The children were introduced to what life may have been like during the Stone Age and we began to explore how different everyday life was then, compared to our lives today. We thought about where people lived, what they ate and most importantly, how they survived. But this really wasn’t an ordinary History lesson…the children were given a mission! They had to imagine they were Stone Age Hunter-Gatherer’s and their challenge was to think carefully about what they needed in order to survive! The classroom was soon filled with Stone Age experts and we had so much fun immersing ourselves in this role!
Alongside this, we have continued to explore the wonderful world of Paddington Bear, whilst also looking carefully at the different sentence types that we are going to begin to use in our writing. The children have become so good at spotting subjects and verbs in a sentence and we have started to learn about conjunctions and how to use them to enhance our writing skills.
In addition to this, we have been working our little socks off in Maths this week! We have been revisiting how to bridge numbers over ten and looking at strategies for adding and subtracting small numbers. This has helped us to understand why our strategies work, rather than simply finding an answer.
Going Deeper in Conversation…
How can we keep ourselves and others safe?
This week, the children have taken part in Session Two of KidSafe, led by Mrs Carter. The focus of the session was bullying and helping the children understand what bullying is, how it can make others feel and most importantly, what they can do if they experience or see it happening.
The children have had some thoughtful discussions and explored the importance of speaking to a trusted adult, looking after one another and making sure everyone feels safe, valued and respected.
Please find attached a letter below that outlines what we have discussed.
Let’s Celebrate…
This week, our Virtue Star is Rebecca!
Rebecca has shown so much love and enthusiasm towards her learning this week. We are extremely proud of how hard she has worked and how much determination she has shown. Alongside this, Rebecca is always a compassionate and loving friend to others. She truly has such a kind and caring heart. Rebecca, thank you so much for being our superstar this week and for always wanting to grow and better yourself. We are very proud of you!
Key Messages and Reminders…
Unfortunately, I am still unable to post any photographs of what we have been up to as we are still waiting for a couple of forms to be returned. Please can we ask that these are completed as soon as possible! We’d love to show you what our learning looks like in Year Three!
FOREST SCHOOL is now up and running! Our sessions are on a Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. Letters have already been sent home with the children who will be taking part, so please ensure that your child comes to school with the correct clothing and footwear for Forest School.
SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS will be taking place on Wednesday 23rd September for all children in school. These will be individual photos. As Wednesday is our usual PE day, children are welcome to come to school in their full school uniform for their photographs and bring their PE kit in a named bag to change into afterwards. This is completely optional and up to you to decide what uniform you would like your child to be photographed in.
HOMEWORK will be sent out next week on Monday 21st September. Please have a little look at the Year 3 Homework Blog for some guidance and information about this next week.
WOODMATTERS SCHOOL TRIP is on Wednesday 30th September! This is now live on ParentPay and is £32.00 per child. Please note, the deadline for this is Friday 18th September (today). Please see below for more details about our upcoming trip!
Woodmatters School Trip
As mentioned above, we have planned to go on a very exciting day out to Woodmatters in Windermere, where the children will be immersed in all things Stone Age!
We will be leaving school at 08:15am in the morning to ensure we arrive on time, so please make sure your children arrive at school for 08:00am on this day. We will meet you at the school gate. We will be out of school all day, but we will be back for home time (15:25pm).
Children must come to school in their PE kit, wearing long sleeves and trousers - no shorts please. Hats, scarfs and gloves are optional, but the children are more than welcome to bring these items with us. We are expecting the weather to be cold and possibly wet.
If your child is travel sick, please ensure they take any medication they need before school. If they require an addition tablet or medicine during the day, you will need to fill in a form giving me permission to give your child medication you have provided. You can give me the medication on the morning of the trip, it must be in a named bag. The forms to be completed for this will be available at the school office.
For this trip, your children will need:
A packed lunch and drink (please refrain from packing any sweets, chocolate and fizzy drinks - also, please do not pack anything that may contain nuts)
A pair of wellies, old trainers or walking boots (anything you don’t mind possibly getting dirty)
A spare jumper and a pair of spare socks
Named waterproof coat
A reusable carrier bag (to transport the things we make back home)
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to pop me an email:
e.brookes@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
Thank you once again for all of your continued support. We hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Miss Brookes and Mrs Austin