We used a thermometer to measure the temperature both indoors and outdoors. We discussed measuring in degrees Celsius and how we most effectively can measure and record the temperature.
Measuring the temperature
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Science
Our Eco Garden Transformation- Thank You Mr and Mrs Allchin
A huge thank you to our volunteers, Mr and Mrs Allchin, who have been sprucing up our eco garden, ensuring all weeds are removed and planting a range of new bulbs and plants. The bulbs are beginning to sprout, as we approach the spring and the children can't wait to...
Classifying and tasting foods
We sorted fruits and vegetables in to different groups, classifying them by different things such as colour and taste. We then looked at the different areas of our tongue that taste foods and tried foods from each group. Lots of us found the lemon very sour!
The Messy Magpie
The children listened to the story The Messy Magpie linked to our bird watching topic. When the children arrived in nursery the following morning, they realised the messy magpie must have flew through an open window and made a very big mess! The children then sorted...
The Lighthouse Keepers Lunch
We have enjoyed sharing the story as a class of ‘The Lighthouse Keepers Lunch’ as well as investigating other light sources, building our own pulley system and baking lighthouse biscuits.
It’s Cold Today!
At the beginning of the week we thought it would be a really good idea to fill lots of containers with water in the outdoor area as it was going to turn very cold, we wanted to see if the water would freeze. After filling the containers we put in a selection of small...
Hygienic Hands
In Science we have been investigating ways to keep ourselves clean. We carried out an experiment using different coloured glitter and shook hands with our partners to see how easily germs can spread from one person to another. We then tested different ways of washing...
Our senses and our bodies
We drew around each other and labelled parts of the body and linked them to the 5 senses.
DT in Year 3 – Pulleys!
Year 3 have started their new DT unit - 'Pulleys'. We looked at what a pulley is and why pulleys can be helpful. We also started to think about how we could use a pulley to raise a flag up a flagpole...we had some interesting ideas, not least one design that used...
Dressing teddy for Winter
We looked at different items of clothing and decided which would be suitable for the Winter and which would be better for the summer. We discussed it with our class and gave reasons as to why for each item of clothing to convince others in the class. We decided that...