This week has been packed with exciting activities and learning! In literacy, we ventured into the magical world of poetry, inspired by the classic poem Wynken, Blynken, and Nod. Its old-fashioned language and dreamy images were a bit tricky at first, but we watched a beautiful classic old Disney mini-film to help us understand it better. Using our imaginations, we planned, drafted, wrote, edited, and finally published our own verses to add to the story. Everyone’s poems were unique and creative—our classroom felt like a little poetry workshop buzzing with ideas!
In maths, we explored multiplication in new and interesting ways. Some of us focussed on arrays and grouping and sharing while others worked on the 3 and 6 times tables, learning how they are connected. Through our grouping and sharing activities, we discovered patterns and relationships between the numbers. It was great to see how multiplying by 6 is like doubling our 3 times table! Everyone worked hard on their times tables and enjoyed applying their knowledge through the problem solving aspects of our lessons.
Science for our year 3’s got hands-on and super fun as we learned how our muscles work. To make it easier to understand, we created a model elbow using cardboard, a split pin, and a rubber band. It was amazing to see how the “muscle” (the rubber band) pulls and how the “joint” (the split pin) lets it bend. Watching our models in action gave us a new appreciation for the incredible design of our own bodies!
In RE, we all took time to reflect on what Christmas really means. We talked about how different people might celebrate it in different ways—some focus on the birth of Jesus, while others think about spending time with loved ones, giving, and sharing. We also thought about what Christmas means to each of us. Everyone had such thoughtful ideas, and it reminded us how special this time of year is for so many reasons.
Our creativity continued in Design Technology, where we started an exciting soft toy project. We learned about the famous Steiff family, who made some of the first teddy bears.
We brushed up on our sewing skills, threading needles, practicing overstitches and learning to “tie off” were tricky but fun! We have designed our own simple soft toys to cut and sew in the coming weeks.
To top it all off, we wrote letters and made Christmas cards for our Greek penpals, which filled the room with excitement. The week ended with a bang at the Christmas Bazaar, where we gave an amazing performance of John Lennon’s classic song, Happy Christmas (War Is Over). What a way to end the week!
(Apologies but due to technical hitches with our camera the photos couldn’t be added yet – they will hopefully appear early next week)