This week has been another busy and exciting one in P3!

One of the highlights of our week was releasing our butterflies. We were so excited to watch them fly away after observing their life cycle in our classroom. One butterfly even landed on a member of P3’s head before taking off! We discussed why it was important to let the butterflies go and learned that they need to live in their natural habitats where they can find food, shelter and other butterflies.

As part of our topic, we have begun planning and designing our own castles. P3 have come up with lots of fantastic ideas and are looking forward to building them. Any donations of clean cardboard boxes, tubes or plastic materials would be greatly appreciated to help us with our castle construction.

In maths, we have been enjoying learning about fractions. P3 have been exploring halves, quarters and thirds through a variety of practical and fun activities.

To finish off our week, we completed a recount of our trip to Deep Sea World. Everyone produced some amazing writing and worked hard to include lots of detail. We were delighted when Miss Pritchard came to visit our classroom and read some of our work. She was very impressed! Two P3 boys were also awarded a special Be Proactive wristband by Miss Pritchard in recognition of their excellent attitude and effort.

Well done, P3, for another fantastic week of learning! 🌟🦋🏰✏️📚

On Tuesday, P3 had a fantastic day taking part in lots of fun Health Week activities!

We started the day outdoors making delicious s’mores by melting marshmallows over the fire. P3 really enjoyed toasting the marshmallows and making their tasty treats.🔥

We then made our own smoothies using the smoothie bike and created healthy fruit kebabs. P3 had great fun choosing different fruits and learning about healthy food choices.

After this, we enjoyed a walk to the community garden where P3 completed a scavenger hunt, searching for different items on their checklist.

Later in the day, we had an exciting visit from the circus where P3 learned some fun circus tricks and practised new skills.

To finish our busy day, we enjoyed a silent disco filled with lots of dancing and laughter. It was a wonderful day full of fun and teamwork! 🎪🍉🎧

Today P3 enjoyed an exciting visit to Stirling Castle as part of our current topic. We had a fantastic day exploring the castle and learning more about its fascinating history.🏰

During our visit, we were given a special tour by the castle jester, who shared lots of interesting facts and stories about life in the castle many years ago. P3 loved listening to the jester and learning through fun activities and storytelling.🃏

We explored different parts of the castle and discovered what life would have been like for the people who lived and worked there. This helped us to make links to our classroom learning and deepen our understanding of our topic.💭

Everyone represented St Mary’s brilliantly by showing excellent manners and showing our school values!

Yesterday, P3 had an exciting school trip to Deep Sea World. We had a fantastic day exploring the aquarium and learning all about sea creatures and their habitats.

P3 enjoyed seeing a wide variety of marine animals, including sharks, rays, seahorses and colourful tropical fish. One of the highlights of the trip was walking through the underwater tunnel and watching the sharks and fish swim above our heads!🐠🦈

During the visit, we learned lots of interesting facts about ocean life and how important it is to protect our seas and animals. P3 asked excellent questions and showed great enthusiasm throughout the day.

Everyone represented the school wonderfully by showing excellent listening skills and good manners.

Today, P3 took part in a special assembly all about Mary, mother of Jesus. P3 worked very hard to prepare for the assembly and were excited to share their learning with the school and parents.

During the assembly, we shared the importance of Mary and learned why the month of May is dedicated to Mary by the Catholic Church.

P3 spoke clearly and confidently while sharing their knowledge and even sang a hymn for everyone. We were very proud of the effort everyone put into their reading and speaking in front of an audience.

P3 showed excellent teamwork and respect throughout the assembly and demonstrated great confidence. Thank you to all the families who came along to support us.

Well done, P3, on a wonderful assembly! 👏🌟

This week, we also began our new life cycle topic. We started by exploring the life cycle of a frog and watched a fascinating time-lapse video showing each stage of its development. We then compared the frog life cycle to the human life cycle, discussing the similarities and differences between them.

On Wednesday, we received a very special delivery of caterpillars! We carefully found them a safe home in our classroom and have loved observing and looking after them each day. P3 are very excited to watch them grow and change. Next week, we will continue our learning by exploring the caterpillar life cycle in more detail. 🐸🐛

It has been a very busy and exciting week in P3!

We have been learning all about recycling and the different types of rubbish. The children explored how to sort waste correctly and why it is important to look after our environment. As part of this topic, everyone designed and created their own recycling icons, thinking carefully about how to clearly represent different materials.

In maths, we have been working hard on pictograms and money. The children practised reading and creating pictograms, helping them to organise and understand information in a visual way.

We also focused on recognising coins and notes and learning how to make different amounts. To make this even more fun, we used our class Tesco role play area, where the children could practise paying for items and working out totals. This hands-on experience helped build confidence when using money in real-life situations.

We also enjoyed some outdoor learning this week, where P3 worked together to build their own dens. P3 showed great teamwork, problem-solving skills and creativity while designing and constructing their shelters.

We started with St Marys got talent. P3 performed two acts, a dancing act and a signing performance of the colours of the rainbow with sign language. Our acts done amazing and our dancers even came 1st place! 🏆

In maths, we began exploring temperature. We carried out a fun investigation where we measured the temperature of three different cups of water. This helped us learn how to read thermometers and compare temperatures, while also thinking carefully about why the water might have different temperatures.🌡️

We also carried on with measurement using balance scales. First, we looked at different objects and made our own predictions about which ones would be the heaviest or lightest. Then we used the scales to test our ideas and see if we were right. We talked about what it means when the scales balance and what happens when one side goes down, helping us understand how to compare weight.

To end the week, we had a very special treat. Through our persuasive writing, we successfully convinced Miss Pritchard to let us walk to Subway! We had such a great time ordering our food, practising how to pay using both cash and card, and sitting together to enjoy our meals. 💵🥖
When we returned to school, we wrote a recall of our trip, describing what we did and what we ordered. It was a great way to reflect on our experience.

We ended the week with an Easter egg hunt 🐣 we hope everyone has a lovely Easter break!

This week in P3 we used our measurement skills from Maths to create our very own rain gauges. A rain gauge helps us measure how much rain falls over a period of time. We focused on measuring using centimetres and practised reading the measurements carefully.

First, we made our rain gauges and marked clear measurement lines in centimetres so we could accurately see how much rain collects. We talked about why it is important to measure carefully and make sure the numbers are evenly spaced so the measurements are correct.📏

Once our rain gauges were ready, we went outside to the school garden and planted them securely in the ground. We made sure they were standing straight so they could collect rain properly. Over the weekend, the rain gauges will stay outside to collect any rainfall.💧

Next week, we will go back to the garden to check and measure how much rain has fallen. We will read the measurements and compare our results to see how much rain we had over the weekend.