What a Wonderful World

12th January 2022Lauren Gate

3LG have started the new year off with a bang!

As immersion into our new topic, over the last week 3LG have been creating lots of beautiful artwork. This has included making ripped paper collages of the Earth, Mandy Barker style artwork and papier mache polar bears.

The children put lots of time and care into their creations, and the wonderful artwork now makes up the start of our display. It was great to see 3LG so excited for our new topic and already asking themselves what they can do to help save the planet.

A step into the wild!

6th January 2022Rachael Smith

As we begin our spring expedition, the children have been transported into the depths of the Amazon rainforest as they start to explore our guiding question: ‘Why should we help our planet survive?‘ During hook week, the pupils were first immersed in the wonder of the Amazon, from the rainforest layers to the biodiversity of the species that reside there. To celebrate this, our class designed and created an incredible door display, complete with indigenous species from the rainforest canopy. As the week has progressed, the children have gradually been introduced to the issue of deforestation and have produced some thought-provoking news reports to highlight different perspectives on the subject.

Back to school with a bang!

6th January 2022Helen Jenkins

What a great start to the new year we have had! It has been so lovely to welcome our children back into school and hear all your Christmas adventures.

Immersion week has seen some truly wonderful art projects happening for our exciting new expedition – What a Wonderful World!

We have got our hands well and truly sticky with papier-mâché as well as creating paper collages of our beautiful Earth! We can’t wait to show you the finished products!

A Crafty Christmas

10th December 2021Lauren Gate

Yesterday 3LG had their Christmas Crafts Morning. We had so much fun making Christmas Hama beads, turning ourselves into Christmas elves and designing Christmas cards. We spread Christmas cheer (and lots of glitter) all around. A great morning all around and the children made some great crafts. We all had a blast and were so thrilled to be joined by so many parents and carers.

Crafting for Christmas

10th December 2021Helen Jenkins

It was such a treat to invite parents into school to take part in Our Christmas craft afternoon! We demonstrated patience and resilience whilst making Hama bead decorations and also ‘Elf-ed ourselves’. Thanks as always to our wonderful parents and carers for supporting your children.

“God Bless Us, Every One!”

9th December 2021Rachael Smith

As part of our Christmas Expedition slice, year 5 have stepped into the streets of Dickensian London where they have encountered the covetous, old sinner, Ebenezer Scrooge! After recreating the famous character description of A Christmas Carol’s frightful protagonist, the pupils have worked collaboratively to generate powerful vocabulary that will enable them to produce a contrasting description, following Scrooge’s transformation at the end of the novella. What better way to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas!

Year 5 Visit to Danum Museum

5th December 2021Rachael Smith

This week, as part of their The Magic of Motion expedition, year 5 and 6 visited the Rail Heritage Centre at Danum Museum, which is home to two impressive locomotives (No. 251 and Green Arrow) and a large selection of railway memorabilia from the Doncaster Grammar School rail collection. The children were also treated to a fantastic workshop that explored how trains have been on a journey of change over the years. This supplemented their classroom learning brilliantly and provided an exciting, hands-on experience for all of our pupils.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

2nd December 2021Helen Jenkins

Yesterday, 3HJ saw the return of our very own pesky elf – Egbert! We noticed that he had climbed into our Christmas tree and hidden amongst the branches with a letter from Santa at the North Pole.

Crew Jenkins really got into the Christmas spirt decorating the Christmas tree and adding lots of tinsel to the classroom! I really hope our friend Egbert isn’t going to be too much trouble!

Y3 take a trip to Doncaster Town Centre

15th November 2021Lauren Gate

Last week Y3 went on a trip into Doncaster Town Centre to look at the Roman heritage. We got on the double decker bus into town – an experience that proved to be a favourite of the day, walked through history following the timeline of Doncaster, had a guided tour of Doncaster Minster and looked at the ruins of the Roman Fort. We even got a picture with some policewomen! The aim of the trip was to support the creation of our product, so the children will have walked and seen exactly what they will be discussing in their Prezi presentations. A great day was had by all!