Blog by Miss D Ellison

This week in Bronze Class we have started to plan and write our own explanation text based on our History and English topic this half term - Ancient Egypt! 

We are answering the key question 'Was Tutankhamun Killed?' and after examining the evidence available, we are ready to write our own…

Today Bronze class have been raising money for Children In Need by coming into school in spotty or Pudsey clothing. Thank you for the amazing efforts from all the children! 

Here are some of the things we have been doing today:

- Design a new Pudsey competition

- Split pin Pudsey

-…

This week in Bronze class we have been remembering those who lost their lives due to war and conflict as part of Remembrance Day. 

We learnt about why we wear poppies on the 11th November and reflected on how peoples lives have been affected due to war. We thought about what characteristics a…

It's been a short but sweet week in Bronze class this week but we have certainly fit a lot of fun and learning in! 

On Wednesday we learnt all about the celebration of Diwali and enjoyed lots of fun activities including designing our own mendhi henna patterns, creating rangoli patterns,…

Here are our top 5 moments of a very busy and quick week! 

"We have been learning about tsunamis in Geography. A tsunami is a giant wave." - Oliver

"In Science we have been testing which things were reflective." - Sapphire

"In PE we have been doing gymnastics. We got the apparatus out and…

This week in English we have been reading some poems by Roger McGough and Christina Rosetti. 

The poem we looked at today was called 'Mix a Pancake'. After tasting some pancakes, we then worked in pairs to write and them perform our own versions of 'Mix a Pancake'. 

Have a look at Hope,…

This week Bronze class have been looking at the artist Leonardo Da Vinci and his most famous piece of art - the Mona Lisa. We learnt more about why the Mona Lisa was so revolutionary for it's time and also how it was stolen in 1911! We then sketched our own Mona Lisa and then used watercolour…

Our top 5 Bronze Class moments this week:

1) "In English we have been writing our autobiographies and typing them on PowerPoint." - Remi

2) "In Science we made shadow puppets. A shadow is made by blocking the light." - Viaan

3) "In Mathematics we have been learning about hundreds, tens…

This week in Bronze Class we have been learning about shape in Mathematics. Today, we focussed on recognising and naming 3D shapes in our local environment. We were very good at finding real life examples of 3D shapes around us. Jamie and Hope even found a pyramid on top of the school (the roof!).…

Our top 5 moments in Bronze Class this week are:

1) "We have been reading a book about Patcho and Pigeon, the dynamic duo and designed our own superheroes." - Ebony

2) "Today we have been breaking the rules! We made our own superhero masks, some of us have dyed our hair and we are wearing…

Welcome back and a huge welcome to Year 3! I hope everyone has had a lovely summer. 

Our Top Five moments of the week (2 days!) 

1) "We have moved class! We are now in Bronze Class. Today we went on the laptops and typed a message to Miss Ellison." - Hope

2) "We've had fun! I like my…

Where is this final half term going?! I can't believe we are already finishing our third week! 

Top 5 Bronze Class moments this week are:

1) "We have been designing our own sandwiches in DT. Mine has tuna and cheese on it. We are going to make them next week" - Maddison

2) "We have been…