Lime Class has had an incredibly busy and exciting week, filled with creativity and learning! In English, we read a Mongolian folk tale called The Swallow and the Wasp. After acting it out to fully understand the story, we rewrote it with our own animal characters, which brought a fresh and imaginative twist to the tale. It was fascinating to see everyone’s unique ideas come to life on paper, and the activity helped us improve both our storytelling and writing skills.
In maths, we’ve been mastering the art of addition and subtraction using formal written methods. While these techniques seemed tricky at first, we quickly realized how useful our previous knowledge was. Number bonds, halves, doubles, and times tables acted like secret tools, making even the hardest problems more manageable. It felt rewarding to see how these smaller facts connected to bigger challenges, giving us a solid foundation to build upon as we tackled larger numbers.
Science and geography lessons brought hands-on adventures to the classroom and beyond. Year 3 had a fantastic time labeling the human skeleton. We used Post-it notes to mark where major bones like the skull, femur, and ribcage are located on our own bodies, turning ourselves into walking anatomy diagrams! In geography, we explored how humans navigate the world, learning about compasses and directions. We even made our own compasses and took them outside to play an exciting game of “North, South, East, and West” in the playground, testing our skills while having fun.
In computing we began a media unit about creating digital content and enjoyed learning about the advantages and disadvantages of using text or images or putting both together by looking at common signs we might find around us. We also discussed how we use emojis on line and how to be respectful and considerate.
Our creative projects this week were as varied as they were inspiring. For Remembrance Day, we painted beautiful watercolour poppies, which added a thoughtful and artistic touch to our remembrance assembly. We also got festive, decorating paper bags with Christmas designs to fill with prizes for the Christmas bazaar. In music, we learned about Tchaikovsky and listened to pieces from The Nutcracker Suite. We drew along to the music and discussed our feelings and opinions about the pieces, learning to express ourselves thoughtfully. One of the biggest highlights of the term has been our 3D pencil robots, now proudly displayed in the classroom. These intricate creations were the result of weeks of skill-building and hard work in art.
PHSE has seen us discussing the meaning of ‘odd socks day’ which reiterates the theme of valuing difference which we are following this half term. One of the things which makes us different to others is our birthdays and we had a great time playing a fun warm up game that saw us getting into birthdate order. The twist was that we were not allowed to speak, only sign!
Physical activity and collaboration rounded off our week. In PE, we started a basketball unit, learning to dribble with both hands and travel while maintaining control. It was tricky at first, especially trying to look up while moving, but we’re making great progress! A huge thank you to all the parents and carers who joined us for our “Learning Together” morning. It was wonderful to see the children take on the role of teachers, proudly demonstrating the spelling techniques we use in class. It’s been a fantastic week in Lime Class, and we’re feeling excited to see what the rest of the term will bring!
