Has Doncaster changed over time?

12th January 2022Helen Jenkins

This week, during expedition lessons, we have been discovering how human features in our town of Doncaster have changed over time. We identified key areas such as sports facilities, entertainment and education and compared pictures from the 1990s to now. We discovered that many have developed over time to accommodate a rise in population, popularity and ease of accessibility. The vocabulary produced by the children was pronominal and it was great to see them so excited about their hometown!

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.

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.

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!

Why should Doncaster remember the Romans?

12th November 2021Helen Jenkins

Yesterday, our Year 3 children embarked on a trip around Doncaster town centre, looking for clues to help answer our guiding question of “Why should Doncaster remember the Romans?” We had a thoroughly exciting day, which kicked off by catching the local bus into the town centre, finding the “Frenchgate’ and Baxtergate” as well as exploring the site of the Roman Fort in the grounds of Doncaster Minister. All our children were a credit to Norton Junior School and many members of the public commented on how sensibly they behaved on their journey into town and back. Absolute superstars!!

Visitors from the Royal Ballet

3rd November 2021Lauren Gate

This morning year 3 were lucky enough to be joined by representatives from the Chance to Dance programme. We got the opportunity to work with an artist from the Royal Ballet and a local dance teacher. The children learned all about different stage directions and the mappings of movement that come together to make ballet. The children worked in their groups to create “flocking” movements in the style of the characters from the Royal Ballet Swan Lake. In their groups the children put together a routine using these movements and performed these in front of the whole class!