All about the Romans

Maths

In Maths, we have continued with our learning on time with a focus on duration and start and end times. Children used number lines and the 24-hour clock to work out answers to several problem questions. We were very impressed with the children’s hard work and understanding.

What can our muscles do?

In Science, we have been learning about our muscles and what they look like when they are relaxed and when they contract. Both classes enjoyed taking part in a range of exercises and labelling the different muscles that they could feel. 3B took their learning outside and enjoyed a little exercise!

English

Varjak has finally left Contessa’s house and has ventured OUTSIDE! He’s worried about Elder Paw and so is Year 3! This week, the children enjoyed creating a short plan and writing from the perspective of Varjak as he took his first steps Outside after seeing his beloved Elder Paw fight against two mysterious cats so that he could go and find help. Will he make it? Where is he going to go? Children used a range of ambitious vocabulary to describe how Varjak managed to climb up the wall with a short description of what it looked like Outside.

Roman digging!

On Thursday afternoon, Year 3 became archaeologists and worked in groups trying to piece together the clues that they had just found whilst digging. Working collaboratively, they raised interesting points and had tons of questions, and figured out that the person lived in York. We later found out that she was indeed a person that lived in York who had migrated from North Africa and was known as the Ivory Bangle lady.

Roman roads

Continuing with our afternoon all about Romans, we learnt about the changes that the Romans made in Britain including the sewage system and roads that still exist today even after two thousand years! Children worked hard to recreate Roman roads and labelled the key parts. They located different places where Roman roads were built and drew lines to represent the journey that they took using straight roads.

We ended the day with a short banquet trying out some of the foods that the Romans enjoyed including honey, bread, cheese, and olives!

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Begum and Mrs Sykes