Dear Parents,

As we enter this time of uncertainty and enforced school closure, I am coming across all sorts of online home learning ideas through social media, as I am sure you might be too. Keep a regular eye on this blog, as I will post ideas as they come in, or feel free to add your own!

Here are some for starters:

Audible has placed a number of books online that are free to access. You can find them here:

https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

The Book Trust website if full of reading ideas and recommendations:

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/

Joe Wicks, the Body Coach, will be streaming a PE lesson each morning from Monday:

https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/19/joe-wicks-holding-live-pe-classes-keep-kids-fit-school-closures-uk-12424288/

I also suggest that the boys keep a diary during these strange times. What a record it would be to look back on in years to come and show their children and grandchildren!

For some kitchen science, take a look at:

http://carmelothesciencefellow.com/videos/

For art:

https://www.youtube.com/user/ArtforKidsHub/playlists?app=desktop

And if your child loves lego:

https://www.freehomeschooldeals.com/free-printable-30-day-lego-challenge-instant-download/

Keep healthy and keep in touch!

Are you up for a challenge? Following on from Mrs Whinnett’s PSHEE lesson on initiative, you have been set the challenge of showing us how you use your initiative outside school. Ask someone to take a photo of you to show us how you have completed the challenge and add it to this post with a description of what you did.

Top tips:

Don’t wait to be told – be a Self starter!

So…. Here are seven ways that you could show initiative

• 1- organise something
• 2-do it yourself
• 3-Try something new (something you wouldn’t normally do)
• 4-Add something
• 5- do what needs to be one
• 6- go above and beyond
• 7- Be a self-starter

In Science this half term we are going to be finding out all about our teeth and how we can look after them.

This week we used mirrors to look at the different sizes and shapes of our teeth.

Congratulations to all the boys, you were amazing!

Another successful trip. The boys learnt so much about the Roman way of life.

It has been wonderful to welcome you all to the Early Seniors Department. The boys have had a busy two days already!

We have received amazing pieces of work linked to the Iron Man and we will be displaying these very soon.

Have a wonderful weekend!

The Early Seniors, Year 3 Teaching Team

We are all very much looking forward to another productive and enjoyable term!

We shared our Mr Men inspired stories with Reception.

Yesterday the boys took part in a treasure hunt and were rewarded with a chocolate egg for their efforts. Thank you to the PTA for organising such a wonderful treat!