We have had the best 3 weeks settling in to our new crew, new classroom and new routine! We are super excited to see what is in store for us this year in F2 as Crew McGlone.
Settling in to Crew McGlone
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Self-portraits in Crew McGlone
We have started our work on our final product by looking at self-portraits. We have looked at the features of our faces and the lines and shapes we could use to create these. We took each part step-by-step and used mirrors to create our self-portraits. We cannot wait to see our final product!
Celebrations in Crew McGlone!
Our current expedition sees us exploring celebrations, in particular birthdays. We have spent time discussing what happens at a birthday party before deciding to throw our own party! We made our own party food (ham or jam sandwiches), created paper chain decorations to decorate the classroom with, as well as making party hats to wear! At the party we played lots of party games, danced, ate our party food and had so much fun as a crew!
Debating the Future of Our Forests
Yesterday afternoon Crew McLoughlin learnt about the pros and cons of deforestation. They were asked to create a speech based on the question: Should deforestation be illegal? Our crew had lots of brilliant ideas and arguments to support both sides of the debate. The highlight of the lesson was when some pupils shared their amazing speeches at the end. These speeches have inspired Crew McLoughlin to think more deeply about our guiding question: Why Should We Help Our Planet Survive?
Crew McLoughlin’s Expeditionary Learning
Over the past couple of weeks, Crew McLoughlin has been buzzing with excitement during their rainforest expedition learning! From exploring the layers of the rainforest to discovering fascinating creatures like poison dart frogs and jaguars, the students have fully immersed themselves in this vibrant topic. They have created gorgeous glossaries and fascinating fact files. Here’s a sneak peak at our working wall to show you a glimpse of our learning.
Let’s Debate Deforestation!
Crew Rankin continued their geography journey by learning all about deforestation, the causes of this and how this impacts on people, animals and the planet. After looking at an image to really stimulate our learning, we were shocked to see the stark difference between a thriving forest and one that has been effected by deforestation. We then watched a video to help build our background knowledge, making notes of anything we found important. We then came together and created a class anchor chart to bring our learning together. Finally, we used this information to generate our own persuasive arguments as to whether or not we thought deforestation was a good thing. At the end of the lesson, we stood proudly and delivered these arguments to the rest of our crew. Miss Hamill was REALLY impressed with our emotive language and the facts and information we included.
Marvellous me!
In our current expedition Marvellous Me, we are learning how are we the same and how are we different? We have been very lucky to celebrate some children’s birthdays in our class, thanks to our grownups bringing birthday cakes in for their child’s birthday. We have discovered today that we all have a birthday and at different times and what other ways we might choose to celebrate the occasion. It has also helped build our British Values giving our children a sense of belonging, mutual respect, and celebrating our diversity. We can’t wait for more in crew Frost.
Roman sword
Today, we have being making a roman sword. First ,we watched the video, then we followed step by step instructions.
Beautiful Work in Crew McLoughlin
Guess Who?
Year 3 absolutely loved playing our very own historical version of the classic game Guess Who?
The children asked insightful questions to try and guess who their partner had chosen. It was a lovely activity that sparked great discussions about people who have lived throughout history.
