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ST JOHN'S SCHOOL VALUES:
Love; Friendship; Kindness; Honesty; Forgiveness
Welcome to Class 3!
We are so excited for the year ahead, with lots of interesting activities inside and outside of school. The Stone Age, Ancient Egypt and the Amazon rainforest are just some of the fascinating topics you will be learning about.
In the classroom this year, there will be:
Mrs Peach (Class Teacher)
Mrs Jackson (Teaching Assistant)
On Wednesdays, Class 3 will be learning how to play recorders with a specialist music teacher. Class 3 will also be learning how to speak Spanish now that they are in KS2.
Our PE days are Monday (Indoor) and Wednesday (Outdoor). You need to keep your indoor kit in school and bring in your outdoor kit into school on a Wednesday. If your child wears earrings, please make sure they are taken out or provided with plasters on PE days. Those children doing after school activities should bring in a PE kit to get changed into on that day.
We kindly ask adults to continue reading with their children at home for a minimum of 3 times a week and sign your child's reading record.
Thank you.
Mrs Peach
Class 3 Teacher
Websites to practise times tables and spellings at home:
MUMMIFYING TOMATOES (09.04.25)
Class 3 have been writing instructions on how to mummify a tomato. We decided to have a go at following our instructions. It was messy but lots of fun! We followed this by making death masks for our tomatoes.
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SCIENCE VISIT TO STANLEY PARK (08.04.25)
Class 3 had another sunny trip to Stanley Park. We were looking for signs of spring. We noticed lots of flowers blooming and the leaves coming back on the trees! We also came across a mobile police station so we went in and had a look around.
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS - VISITS AND VISITORS! (12.03.25)
Class 3 went on a trip to Bolton Museum to look at the Ancient Egypt exhibition. We got to dress up and look at artifacts. The staff at the museum were very impressed with their knowledge. After the museum trip, we had a visitor in school to talk to us about Ancient Egypt. They talked about the different roles within Ancient Egypt and the timeline. The children had a go at mummification!
CLASS 3 - SCIENCE WEEK ACTIVITIES (10.03.25 - 14.03.25)
During Science Week, Class 3 took part in a few different activities. We invited parents in to enjoy making shadow puppets linked to our light topic. We also looked at camouflage and tried to find different camouflaged animals then decided which colour it would be best to be for a caterpillar. We scattered different colour strings (caterpillars) around the playground and we had to find them. We decided the hardest ones to find were brown and green as they camouflage into the area.
POLICE VISIT (26.02.25)
Local PCSOs visited Class 3 to talk to us about their jobs and how the police can help us. The children had lots of fun trying on different police uniforms.
VOLCANOES! (14.02.25)
Class 3 created volcano art in the style of Margaret Godfrey. We looked at the texture and colours of volcanoes to help create the artwork. Class 3 then made some model volcanoes that erupted vinegar, bicarbonate of soda and food colouring.
CLASS 3 - WHOLE SCHOOL WORSHIP (13.02.25)
What a fantastic job Class3 did in their worship! They loved singing the songs and making their friendship soup. we are very proud of them all. Thank you to all the grownups that came to watch!
EARTHQUAKE AND VOLCANO WORKSHOP (17.01.25)
Class 3 took part in a workshop about earthquakes and volcanoes! They performed a rap, had a go at acting and played lots of fun games!
WHITE SCAR CAVES (04.12.24)
Class 3 had the most magnificent time exploring White Scar Caves. All the children were brilliant walking through the cold, dark spaces and looked after each other really well! We got to see some fantastic natural features of the cave including the witches fingers, the judges head and the devil's tongue. We even had an extra treat of seeing the Christmas lights at the cave opening!
CLASSROOM CAVE (01.12.24)
Class 3 transformed into a cave for our Stone Age history topic. We found out some of the reasons why cave art was done and looked at a few famous cave paintings. We then had a go at making our own cave art with charcoal and chalk. It was lots of fun!
SCIENCE VISIT TO STANLEY PARK (22.11.24)
Class 3 enjoyed their half termly trip to Stanley Park. We looked for the signs of winter starting. We saw lots of bare trees and even walked through hail stones!
BULB PLANTING (20.11.24)
Class 3 planted both daffodils and crocus on our balcony. We are going to observe the weather over the next few months and keep an eye out for when they bloom!
CHILDREN IN NEED (15.11.24)
We helped raise money for BBC Children in Need by taking part in a non-uniform day and decorating a giant Pudsey with silver coin donations! As a school, we raised in excess of £360 in support of the charity!
DIWALI (31.10.24)
Class 3 researched rangoli patterns and found out some more about the Hindu festival of Diwali. The children then used chalk to draw their own rangoli patterns to welcome their grown ups into school.
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CLASS 3 HARVEST FESTIVAL (14.10.24)
Class 3 performed at their harvest play at church! They have worked so hard and did a fantastic job! Well done Class 3!
R.E VISIT TO THE SYNAGOGUE (OCTOBER 2024)
Class 3 visited the local Synagogue as part of our R.E Harvest topic this half-term. We gained more knowledge around how Jewish people celebrate harvest! We found out lots of interesting facts, tried on kippas and looked at the Torah scroll.
GEOGRAPHY TRAWDEN VISIT (SEPTEMBER 2024)
Class 3 enjoyed their trip to Trawden in Lancashire as part of our geography topic for this half-term.
We visited the local primary school, Trawden Forest Primary School and met the year 3 children. Their playground was lots of fun!
The class then had a look around the village of Trawden and compared it to Blackpool.
We noticed lots of differences but also some similarities!
FIRST SCIENCE VISIT TO STANLEY PARK (SEPTEMBER 2024)
Class 3 loved their first science visit to Stanley Park. We looked at the signs of Autumn and collected leaves that had fallen on the ground. The children were very excited when they found some hidden fairy houses!
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