Summer 2
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Our recent trip to Colchester Zoo was a major highlight this term. The children thoroughly enjoyed the experience, which perfectly reinforced their prior learning in Science regarding animals and humans. Map work was our primary focus in Geography, where pupils practiced reading, drawing, and identifying map features. It was particularly rewarding to see them enthusiastically apply these skills at the zoo to navigate the grounds and locate different exhibits. In Computing, the class learned about online safety and developed their coding skills, culminating in some fantastic independent projects using Scratch.
Maths:
In Mathematics, the children worked hard on applying their skills to word problems and practicing telling the time, which helped them prepare for our upcoming visit to Chalkwell Beach. Our data handling lessons also provided a wonderful opportunity for cross-year collaboration, as some pupils practiced tallying by surveying about their favourite sports.
Finally, in Computing, the class explored online safety and dived into coding—always a firm favourite. The children thoroughly enjoyed the creative freedom of designing and developing their very own independent projects using Scratch.
Literacy:
In Literacy, we have been exploring stories with meaningful morals while enhancing our writing through descriptive language, emotive vocabulary, adverbs, and expanded noun phrases. We have also been busy preparing for our Poetry Big Outcome by reading poems aloud with expression and actions. Drawing on familiar features like similes, rhyme, and rhythm, the children have even written their own brilliant poems about their favourite animals, inspired by our recent zoo visit.
As we reach the end of another fantastic year packed with learning and memorable experiences, everyone is feeling proud of their achievements and excited for the new adventures ahead in Year 3!
This term our theme has been “Stories for Us,” and it has been lovely to see how much the children have enjoyed sharing stories together. They have listened with excitement to a wide range of stories and are learning how to look after books with care. We have spent time exploring our Book Corner and continuing visiting Curwen Library. Next week we have a special trip to Plaistow Library with our families and friends. Story time has become a much-loved part of the day, where the children delight in discovering new stories and rhymes. They have been confidently pointing to pictures and noticing the writing in books, showing a growing love for reading and storytelling.
The children are expanding their vocabulary by learning new words and phrases such as front cover, back cover, pages, author, and title. They have been actively using their imagination and experimenting with a variety of materials and resources to bring stories to life. Both independently and in small groups, the children have enjoyed creating pretty cottages and story settings for the characters, using different media and materials to express their ideas.
By listening to the stories and using real objects, the children have been learning and using new descriptive words such as big, medium, and small. They confidently matched the characters to the correct-sized beds, bowls, chairs, and spoons, showing their growing understanding through hands-on play.
