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Trip, Year 3

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

 

Trip, Year 3

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.

Year 2

Loving our pastures new in Year 2!

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What a fantastic start to Year 2!

This week the children have begun their Year 2 journey. They have settled straight into new routines and already shown off their fantastic learning behaviour.

Our topic this term will be ‘Muck, Mess and Mixtures’ where the children will explore how different materials change as they combine and observe what happens. A key investigation will be exploring as water changes to ice and ice melts back into water.

In our first topic lesson, we investigated how to make the best bubble mixture. We decided in our groups what materials we were going to use to make our bubble mixture. Many children chose soap, water and sugar as their mixture. Then we tested our bubbles by blowing through a straw or whisking with a fork.

We found out that the biggest bubbles were made by using washing powder, washing up liquid, water, sugar and blowing through a straw.

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Performance Poetry

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This week  the focus has been performance poetry. Year 3 have been considering what makes a good performance and offering ideas and suggestions for improvements to their own performance and also to the performances of their peers.

The week started with a poem called The School Kids’ rap which allowed Year 3 to explore the rhythm of the poem when performing. Followed by Fruit Picking by Jack Ousbey. For this poem Year 3 were challenged to compose and perform a percussion accompaniment. The end of the week Year 3 looked at a poem called No Word of a Lie by Jackie Kay.

Have a look at our videos of our rap performance of The School Kids’ Rap  🙂

Class Circle

Aaliyah’s Group

Amiras Group

Basils Group

Aneesas Group

Hibas Group

Maheens Group

Zariahs Group

Sports, Year 3

Sports Day Fun in Y3

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What a fantastic day! Y3 have taken part in a whole school sports event at the Sports Hub. The day started with tennis, then onto rounders and indoor games before lunch! After lunch it was cricket, boxing and football.

Medals were awarded at each activity to children demonstrating positive sporting behaviours and putting in 100% effort – even when the task was difficult.

Take a look at some of our proud medalists in Y3 🙂

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Year 2

Spring has sprung in Year 2.

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Year 2 have settled well into the new term and we have begun our new topic learning all about plants. We have planted some carrots, chilli, radish, indian cress and even some sunflowers!

We have become planting experts and have been writing instruction texts to tell other people how to plant their seeds ready for spring. If you have any planting questions, please direct them to any child in Year 2!

Year 2 have also been working really hard to prepare themselves for taking the SATs in 2 weeks time. Keep up the good work Year 2.

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Year 3

Animals, including humans in Year 3

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Our Science topic this half term is ‘Animals, including humans – keeping healthy’.  Our learning has so far covered what nutrition is and the different food groups.

Y3 are becoming experts in understanding what is needed for a balanced diet and also the purpose of each food group.

Come and ask us for more information.