Mrs Lambert & Mrs McGrath's Class

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World book day

Key Information

On a Monday you will need to hand in:

- Reading books and signed diaries

- Library books

- Hand in homework in paper form or submitted through online platforms.

PE kits are needed on a Monday and Thursday please. We ask that children arrive at school in their PE kit ensuring it is appropriate for the current weather as they will be going out at break times. Children need to wear their school jumper or cardigan on PE days.

PE kit should be: dark shorts or jogging bottoms, a white or maroon school t-shirt and either pumps or trainers. Children should wear their cardigan or school jumper as part of their kit rather than a hoodie. Please ensure all jewellery is removed including earrings. If earrings can’t be removed, please place a plaster over each earring to ensure your child’s safety when engaging in P.E lessons.

See HOMEWORK button below for links to online homework. Homework and reading books will be given out on a Tuesday. If you have any questions about the homework then you can contact us via email.

By the end of Year 2, children are expected to know their 2,5,10 times tables and number bonds to 20. Please ensure your child logs in to Numbots for at least 10 minutes three times a week. Stage completed certificates will be awarded in Friday assembly.

By the end of Year 3, children are expected to know their 10, 2, 5, 3, 4 and 8 times tables. Please ensure your child logs in to TTRockstars for at least 10 minutes three times a week to improve their maths speed, ability and confidence. Rockstars badges will be awarded in Friday assembly.

Homework

Key dates for Y3 Sacramental Preparation

12th March 24 5pm Holy Cross Sacrament of Reconciliation
12th May 24 11am SS Peter and Paul Church Sacrament of First Holy Communion

Our Class Saint

Y2/3 have chosen Saint Bernadette as our class saint.

Bernadette Soubirous was born in France, the eldest of nine children. Ever since she was little, Bernadette suffered from bad health.
When she was fourteen, Bernadette was gathering wood on the bank of a river near a natural grotto, or cave. As she took off her shoes to cross a stream, she heard a rustling like the wind. But the trees and the river were completely still. Only the bushes near the grotto were moving. There she saw a beautiful lady all dressed in white with a blue girdle about her waist and a long rosary hanging over her arm. She gestured for Bernadette to pray, and together they said the Rosary.
Bernadette continued to visit the grotto, and large crowds of people followed, even though they could not see the lady. During one of her visits, the lady instructed Bernadette to drink from a spring near the grotto. Bernadette could find nothing but muddy water and had to scratch at the dirt in order to drink. The crowds laughed at Bernadette’s muddy face, but they were amazed to find that later in the day the water had turned into a clear spring. A man who had been blind for twenty years washed his eyes with the water and was healed! A woman brought her sick son to the spring, and he also was healed. Many, many miracles happened at the spring. When Bernadette asked the lady who she was, she responded, “I am the Immaculate Conception,” revealing that she was the Blessed Virgin Mary.
After the apparitions, people flocked to Bernadette because she had seen Our Lady. Bernadette did not like all of the attention, and, to avoid it, she went to live at a school run by the Sisters of Charity of Nevers and was granted permission to join the sisters. At the convent, Bernadette cared for the sick in the infirmary. Her ill health returned, and she suffered terribly but never went to the spring for healing. Bernadette saw her suffering as something she could offer up to God. She said before her death, “To obey is to love! To suffer in silence for Christ is joy! To love sincerely is to give everything, even grief.” Bernadette died a holy death at thirty five years of age.

Y2/3 celebrate her Feast Day on April 16th.

Class Worship
Advent

Watercolours
Inspired by Claude Monet’s
Waterlilies and Japanese Bridge

Remembrance Art
Inspired by Walter Tull.

Science Autumn Term: Materials

Spring 2 Enrichment week: The vikings

Alton castle retreat day

Spring 1 Enrichment Week - Landscape Art

Enrichment week October 2022

We hope you enjoy looking at our rainforest toucan water colours. We are really pleased how well they turned out. We used colours in our palette as well as mixing some of our own shades and colours.

DIWALI DANCE WORKSHOP 17.10.22

We explored the story of Rama and Sita through dance. We learned about how good triumphed over evil.

DIGITAL IMAGERY

In our ICT unit digital imagery we have been developing our photography skills and enhanced our photos by editing them. Finally we have used our photos to create a photo collage. We hope you like them.

Enrichment Week : World War One

Year 2/3 have been learning about WW1. They have used photographic primary sources to learn about Walter Tull, a significant individual in British history who was the first black British officer. The children have also talked about the experiences of soldiers in the trenches and the importance of women's roles on the Home Front.

Please take a closer look at our eye-catching silhouette WW1 art.

In MUSIC the children have been learning to play the glockenspiel, to read notes and rests.

Plants
We have enjoyed learning about plant parts and their functions.

Materials: In this topic the children have been testing the properties of a range of materials for different purposes. They even helped out the staff when they ran out of teabags by designing and making new ones.

Can you spot your spelling shed avatar ?

These children are the ones logging into spelling shed regularly.

Well done all of you !

Famous Nurses

We have been learning about significant individuals from the past. This has included three famous nurses, namely Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell. We have found out about their lives and how they improved nursing.

Our Landscape Photos

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to take a landscape photograph of a view.
We are really pleased with everyone's effort.
Our ICT topic on digital photography has certainly inspired you all.

Evie's digital photograph of a tree that flowers in winter. What a lovely thing to photograph Evie.

Clara's photograph of her cat because she loves her.

Niall's photo of Layla and Chip the guinea pig because he thought Chip looked cute.

Harry Jay's photograph of his baby sister's cards.

Our Work on Florence Nightingale

How Did Florence Nightingale Improve Nursing?

SPELLINGS
Please check out the free online spelling resource called Spelling Frame (link below). Keep a note of each spelling rule you do and email us to let us know how you are getting on. Just use the free resources - this is more than enough. This is an excellent website which will help you practise and learn new spellings.

Spelling Frame Year 3

Spelling Frame Year 2