Ms Armstrong's Third Class

As you may know, there has been great excitement in the school over the last week or so as our classes have prepared their Christmas plays for you! In a year like no other, they’ve put together a show that you won’t forget – we hope you enjoyed it!   We are very proud of all of the children for putting on such a super performance. Have a look at our little stars!

Well done to all the children in Third and Fourth class this week and congratulations to our Scientists of the Week!! We had a great Science Week and enjoyed lots of cool science experiments. Friday's science experiment tasted delicious.  Part of what makes popcorn pop is the water that is trapped inside the kernel. When the popcorn is heated to a certain temperature, the water turns to steam, and the shell of the kernel bursts. It was great fun waiting to hear the POP! 

This week we have been learning more about symmetry. A shape has to be exactly the same on both sides to have symmetry. We used mirrors to work out if shapes had symmetry and a shape can have more than 1 line of symmetry – an octagon has 8 lines of symmetry, a square has 4 lines of symmetry. We used the iPads to take pictures of things that were and were not symmetrical. They added the line of symmetry to the picture. They could add text and voice recordings to explain their pictures. 

We have been working really hard to perfect our skipping. We were delighted with our new skipping ropes and have enjoyed learning lots of new tricks and routines during our skipping sessions on Monday. Take a look at our procedure for ' Learning How to Skip ' below and join in with us! It's great fun and super exercise! Learning to Skip Children learn to jump before they can hop or skip.   Skipping is a difficult skill to learn.   It involves the legs and arms performing different tasks at the same time.   Rhythm and timing are extremely important.   Some children find it easier to learn to skip on the spot while others find it easier to learn to skip on the move (e.g. like they are walking).   Below are some activities you can try.   Try to do them in the order that they are presented in as this will make it easier, but if your child easily achieves one task, move onto the next one.   Activity Ideas Before you can learn to skip they need to be...