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Geometry - 3D modelling

What parts of a plant do we eat?

Well, that completely depends on what type of plant it is. Today Class 3 have been classifying plants, according to which part is eaten. There are 6 categories:

• Stem and shoots
• Leaves
• Roots
• Flowers
• Fruits
• Nuts and seeds

Wellbeing

In Class 2 we enjoy our mind breaks between learning. It helps us to stay focused and ready for the rest of our learning.

Investigating Our Emotions

In PSHE we have been investigating different emotions. We used mirrors to look at our facial expressions before we talked about how they made us feel inside. 

Planting Seeds

In Science we are learning about what seeds need to grow into healthy plants. Last week we planted some Marigold seeds. We wanted to carry out a fair test so we planted the seeds in the same pots, amount of soil and used the same amount of water. We put some seeds on the…

Plants!

This afternoon Class 3 have been identifying and describing different parts of flowering plants, including the roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers. The children took their time, carefully drawing the plants, then labelled and annotated their drawings from their close…

Easter Cards

Plants - Roots and Shoots!

This afternoon, we set up an investigation to find out how important the requirements for plant life are. We are going to see if our sunflowers can grow healthy without each requirement. They are:

• water
• sunlight
• soil
• air
• warmth
• space

Keep…

Elephant Art Work

Linking to our English book 'The Firework Maker's Daughter,' in Art we produced some amazing elephant watercolour art. We are very proud of our wonderful work! 

World Book Day!

This Thursday marked World Book Day and Class 3, alongside the rest of Aberford Primary School, came to school dressed as their favourite book characters.

Reading is one of the main areas of focus for our learning in Class 3, with the children taking home reading books on a…

Class One wanted to conduct an experiment on ice. We decided to find out the answer to the question, what makes ice melt the quickest? We came up with our own ideas of what we could use in the experiment and settled on: salt, heat and water (with one block of ice as a control where we did nothing…

Mehndi Patterns

Class 2 have been learning about Ramadan. We looked at the celebration called 'Eid ul Fitr' which marks the end of the month of Ramadan.

We enjoyed designing our own Mehndi patterns.