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PHSE, Year 3

Jigsaw – Year 3

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Last Thursday we started the session by showing the children ‘The Jigsaw Charter’ to help reinforce how they work together as a team.
Everyone including the adults, then participated in the ‘Calm Me’ exercise. It was explained to the children that this was to help get their minds ready to learn.
We then moved onto the ‘Connect us’ section of the lesson. Sitting in a circle in pairs, the children passed around Jigsaw Jino’s feelings bag. One child from each pair then picked out a feeling and had to mime out the feeling to the rest of the circle.
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Y3 visit the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Smethwick

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On Tuesday, year 3 went on a train to visit the Guru Nanak Gurdwara because we are learning about Sikhism.

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First, we went to the train station by foot and carefully hopped on the train. It took about 30 minutes to get to our destination. We walked over to the Gurdwara that was right across the road. When we arrived we had to take off our shoes and wash our hands.

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Then we met our tour guide, who was very welcoming. She showed us upstairs and showed us a video about the 5k’s. The 5k’s are the Sikhs’uniform that they wear everyday and when they go to the Gurdwara. Sometimes because of what they wear and carry, they get questioned.

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Afterwards, we went back downstairs to see where they put their holy book. It was hidden in a small bed that looked beautiful and shiny. Then our class went to the Langar hall and ate food.  Each Gurdwara serves food for free to people every day. Some people said the food was yummy and delicious but I didn’t enjoy it that much because it was too spicy for me.

Finally, we went back to where we had to put on our shoes. We left the Gurdwara in peace and went back to the train station then arrived at school in the early afternoon.

By Isaiah Sheckler

 

Year 3

Art portfolios in Year 3

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St. Clement’s has recently started working on Art Portfolios. Every child from Reception class upwards has a portfolio. Each term children will work on a piece of art which will go into the portfolio and this is then passed on until they leave St. Clement’s.

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Year 3 have worked on sketching self -portraits and as you can see they have really worked hard to capture their individual details . Have a look to see if you can recognise anyone from Year 3.

PHSE, Year 3

Jigsaw – Year 3

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Yesterday in Year 3 we begin our lesson by looking at the ‘Jigsaw Charter’ and to reinforce how we work together.
Next we played ‘Switch’. The aim of this game is to gain awareness of the similarities and differences between each other.
After this we all took part in a ‘Calm Me’ activity the aim of which is to help the children’s minds calm down so that they are ready to learn.
For the main part of the lesson we placed a treasure box in the middle of the circle and I asked the children to write down their achievements on a gold coin (in secret) and then place it in the box. The group then had to guess who each achievement belonged to.
PHSE, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

New PHSE Scheme – ‘Jigsaw’

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We have started a new scheme throughout the school which is called Jigsaw and will be following a new structure for PHSE lessons.
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This week with year 3,4,5 and 6 I put up a PowerPoint example of a learning charter and explained about our rights and responsibilities which create a learning environment, in which everyone can learn well.  I explained when people take their responsibilities seriously, they can gain rewards. When they do not, there are consequences.
Children in groups created their own learning charter.
With Year 1 and 2 we did the ‘Calm Me’ time which develops mindfulness using breathing techniques, awareness exercises and visualisation. We then did circle time and introduced a new Jigsaw ‘Friend’ and mentioned that he/she will be part of their class and they will have to look after it.
We discussed the reason as to why the ‘Friend’ could be nervous and the children gave their own explanations.

Term 2.1 – Week 2 (15th-18th Jan)

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Y3 visit Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

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This week Y3 caught the train into the city centre to visit Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery as part of our new topic ‘Gods and Mortals’. This topic based around the Ancient Greeks.

At the museum we first got to explore the Ancient Greek gallery, where we had to find different the Greek equivalents of everyday objects, e.g. a perfume bottle and mirror. Y3 also found out more about each of the different gods and designed an offering for them.

Next Sarah, the museum teacher took us to do some Greek themed art. First we explored the red figure technique by painting an owl design, as a gift for Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Both techniques were used by the Ancient Greeks. Afterwards We got to design an amphora pot with a geometric design. Our designs were then scratched onto a final piece to imitate the black figure technique.

A big thank you to Kaeb’s mum and also Shaimaa’s mum for accompanying us.

Forest Schools, News, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5

Forest School 17-1-18

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On Wednesday another new group started Forest School sessions.  In this group there are children from years 3, 4 and 5.

We started with a game to make sure we all knew each other’s names.

We then played a game of ‘one, two, three where are you?’  During the game the children were very good at following the Forest School rules.

The children were excited to use the bow saw.  The children listened carefully to the tool talk and so knew how to keep themselves safe when using it.

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Y3 Gods and Mortals

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Welcome back to Year 3 who have returned with an amazing attitude to their learning 🙂 Our new topic is called Gods & Mortals and is all about the Ancient Greeks. As there are so many things to learn about, this topic will take us all the way up to Easter!

Next week, Year 3 will be taking a visit to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG) to find out more about the Ancient Greeks and to take part in a series of workshops. Year 2 should have already bought home a letter explaining our visit, if not please ask for another.

Our visit will last the whole day and we will also spend time exploring the museum.

Have a look at this link to find out more http://www.bmkids.org.uk/preload.htm or this one http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/greek_world/

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Y3 visit St. Martin in the Bullring

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This half term Year 3 have been learning all about Christianity and the Trinity in their Religious Education lessons. On Friday Year 3 visited St. Martin in the Bullring church. This church is one of the most ancient and contemporary buildings in Birmingham. Most of this Grade II listed church is from the nineteenth century. It was built in 1873 and is an example of gothic Victorian architecture, designed by Alfred Chatwin, from Birmingham, who also worked on the Houses of Parliament. But St Martin’s is much older than that. There has been a church on this site since 1290 and there may well have been a simple place of worship here even in Saxon times.

Year 3 were given a tour by Christina, the families’ minister. After welcoming us inside, she told us more about St. Martin He was a soldier who was born in Hungary in the year 316. He never wanted to join the army but did not have a choice. One bitterly cold winter’s night he was riding through the Amiens in France. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a cold beggar huddled against a wall. Martin was so moved by the sight that he cut his cloak with his sword and gave one half to the beggar. That night he had a dream in which Christ appeared to him as the beggar and thanked Martin for clothing him. In response, the young soldier got baptised. St Martin is remembered today for his service to the poor.

Then, she explained about the different parts of the church and what they were used for. Year 3 were able to share their new learning with Christina, especially about baptism. The church has many stained glass windows, all of which have a special meaning. Year 3 were particularly impressive in their recognition of the signs of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.

Year 3 found out that one of the windows survived the bombings of the Blitz in Birmingham! This was due to the priest at the time having a vision and insisting that the window be taken down, piece by piece, and stored safely until after the war.

A huge thank you to Christina our knowledgeable minister, Mrs Sheckler and Ms Muhammad for joining us and also Year 3 who were first class ambassadors for St. Clement’s Academy.