As part of our mighty metals topic we have looked at different types of metals and their properties including metals that easily rust. We then completed an experiment to see what happens to copper coins when placed in various liquids. Our recorded results showed that liquids that contain acid, sugar Read more…
As part of our mighty metals topic we have been learning about forces. We went to Queen’s Park to look at what forces were present in the playground. We then drew and labelled forces and contact or non-contact force on the equipment. We then focussed on the force friction by Read more…
In PSHE today, we looked at the statement ‘No way through isn’t true’. We first discussed what we though this meant and shared our ideas. Boris the heart smart and boot helped us to do this. We decided this meant that we should never give up and no matter how Read more…
In maths today, we began our next block of learning, which includes shapes, angles and rotation. In our lesson today we revised and deepened our knowledge of position, direction and movement from Year 2. To do this, the class split into 3 groups and each group completed a paractical, verbal Read more…
When Miss Lomax got into school this morning, she found something strange in the school grounds. Year 3 went to explore. We found a really large outline of what looked like a body but was much too big and oddly shaped. We questioned what it may be and how it Read more…
Our time in Carcasonne has come to an end. We are at the airport ready for our flight home to Manchester. Had a fantastic final few days including more language lessons, walking around Carcasonne castle learning about the history and much more. However, ours and Albert’s favourite day was yesterday Read more…
Abert has had a very busy first few days in Carcassonne and has loved every minute. He has taken his first french lesson, taken part in a task where he has used his french knowledge to speak to locals, taken part in a game of platonk, had a picnic in Read more…
Nous Sommes arrives en Carcasonne, La France 🇫🇷 Albert, Madame Lomax and Madame Ellison have arrived safely in Carcasonne. Albert loved the flight and we are all excited to learn new vocabulary, learn about French culture and bring back lots of ideas to support French at St Luke’s. Keep a Read more…
This week the children have combined together, their knowledge of Martin Luther King from our topic heroes and villains, our knowledge of the environment from ECO week, ideas discussed in PSHE on Stephen Lawrence day and our English skills, to write our own “I have a dream” poems. The children Read more…
This week we have linked our current English book to our science work to begin investigating how we can find Peter Pan a new shadow. We learnt about transparent, translucent and opaque materials and what happens to light as it travels towards the material. We looked at various materials and Read more…