Wholes and parts…

To begin our learning about fractions we started to think about whole and parts.

We used the stem sentence to help us. We worked with our partners to think of our own examples. Can you think of one of your own?

If ________________ is the whole, then _______________ is part of it.

We then had a go at cutting some paper shapes into parts. At the end of the lesson we began to think about equal and unequal parts.

Sapphire stars

Here are our amazing 100% attendance people who managed to make it to school every day this term. Well done each and everyone.

Here is our Easter egg competition winner with her Easter design.

Here is all our Easter designs from Year 3. You should all be very proud of your fantastic efforts.

Sapphire weekly recap

Here is a summary of some of the learning we have completed this week.

In science, we explored how fossils were formed by creating our own replica. We know that it takes the earth tens of thousands of years but we had a go anyway. We used salt dough as the sea bed, torn paper as the sediment and applied the pressure ourselves. Some worked … some didn’t (but that’s what happens in real life as well). What was left behind was an imprint of the animal that had died there.
In computing we continued to deepen our understanding of branch databases. We are really beginning to create our own using yes/no questions.
In history, we answered the question “why were the Roman army so successful?” We learnt how the army is organised and looked at some battle formations. We recreated them ourselves and now feel fully trained for battles in the Roman Era. Here is a picture of us in the wedge formation (attacking) and the tortoise formation (protection).
In English we continued to explore the character’s experiences. We considered how Isla would have felt during her impromptu song and how she would have showed this emotion with her body language. We completed a conscience ally, giving Cliff advice on whether he should go to the Hallowed Shallows or stay and become a stationary island. This helped us to make more considered choices in our own writing.
In history, we also looked at primary sources and secondary sources to help us learn about life in the Roman Era. We had to use evidence and deduce information from the sources. We discovered that they used oil for lights, wore sandals, had coins and used pots. A lot of these looked similar to things we use today.
Also in science, we researched how sedimentary rocks were formed. We looked at information on the internet or provided for us and we really considered the order. This helped us to understand how fossils were formed.