Remembrance Day was first observed in 1919 throughout the British Commonwealth. It was originally called “Armistice Day” to commemorate armistice agreement that ended the First World War on Monday, November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.—on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

This week the children have been reflecting on the importance of Remembrance Day, and on Friday the whole school gathered in the hall to take part in a liturgy led by Year 6, we also had a minute’s silence at 11am to mark our respect.

WEDNESDAY WORD

Please follow this link below to access the Gospel Readings for the forthcoming week, there are also some fun activities to complete, this is a fantastic family resource to share and celebrate with your child at home.

Wednesday Word

Our learning this week…

In RE, we have started our new topic ‘Mary, the Mother of God’. We began by exploring times when we have been chosen for important jobs, and how this made us feel. The children then explored the bible story of Angel Gabriel appearing to Mary, and we thought about the trust and faith Mary showed in God. The children produced their own comic style strips of the story and shared these with the class.

In English the children have been continuing their work linked to the story ‘The Iron Man’ by Ted Hughes. This week we have been exploring the use of description in the text to create an effective setting, the children then had the opportunity to plan and write their own descriptions of the cliff and waves.

In Maths the children have been developing their understanding of finding equal groups and linking this to multiplication and division. They have been thinking about the ways in which we might record multiplications and linking this to addition, eg 3x4 = 4+4+4

In Science, the children have produced their own fact files about skeletons, considering the key functions and jobs of a skeleton to protect the internal organs and to allow movement.

In PE Year 3 have been using throwing skills in rugby and dodgeball, they have also been considering the importance of working together as a team.

In Geography, we have started our new topic exploring Europe. This week we located Europe on a world map and labelled the seven continents. We also started to consider some facts about Europe, including some of the countries that make up the continent of Europe.