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Ben Johnson Cityscape and Shrek Batik, by Mr Warner

Date: 12th Jan 2017 @ 9:06pm

Our art topic this half term has been all about Merseyside and we have linked the work of Ben Johnson, who created a Cityscape made up of famous Liverpool buildings. The children explored the work and the artist. They then went on to research iconic St Helens buildings and attempted a St Helens Cityscape with their drawings. this was displayed as a part of our art exhibition.

The children also created a class piece using the Batik method, using hot was to make marks on fabric. They then painted the fabric with special paints. This work is now proudly displayed in our classroom.

Mask making , by Mr Warner

Date: 12th Jan 2017 @ 8:55pm

As a part of the build up and preparation for the grand performance on Friday, Q3 have created Cat masks with an Artist from Liverpool Empire. Each child created their own very personalised performance mask. Lots of thought went into the process and the results were most pleasing. 

Stone Age inspire day, by Mr Warner

Date: 6th Dec 2016 @ 10:09pm

What a fantastic day was had by all during our Year 3 inspire day. The learning that took place today involved Maths in naming and understanding of 3D shapes during the planning stages of den design, lots of Design Technology work with structures, the History element in the children becoming emersed in Stone Age ways of life. Teamwork and cooperation was required throughout the day. The children even sampled a selection of Stone Age food when inside their dens. Their structures were tested with water thrown over them, with all proving to be both sturdy and waterproof.

Thanks to parents for the fabulous turnout and support. Also for getting involved in helping cover the dens and joining in with the fun.

It was a wonderful way to finish off our Stone Age topic. Thanks to Chris for running the day and to all staff involved in making this day possible for the children.

Year Three Inspire Afternoon , by Mrs Kellett

Date: 6th Dec 2016 @ 8:56pm

Thank you to all our parents who came along for our Inspire afternoon. It was a great success even though it was really cold outside. This activity ended the topic on The Stone Age. Thanks to our year three staff for planning it

The Savage Stone Age, by Miss Kean

Date: 7th Oct 2016 @ 12:28pm

This week’s blog is by Joshua:

This week we have been doing lots of work on our topic of The Stone Age, we have been learning about the different names given to the people who lived in the Stone Age during different times. We also learned about what kind of tolls they used to kill animals they were all made out of stone and parts of trees.  We made little models of the Stone Age houses I thought it was fantastic, the best part was learning that they used poo to make the roof.

European Day of Languages, by Miss Kean

Date: 29th Sep 2016 @ 6:48pm

This week’s blog is written by Dylan:

This week was very exciting because we celebrated European Day of Languages. Our focus country was Germany but in assembly Mrs Taylor taught us about loads of different places.

After assembly we came back to class and used iPads to research Germany and it was fun. We listened to a story called Hansel and Gretel and learned about the Brothers Grimm because they came from Germany. After that we made traditional German hats that they wear with Lederhosen, learned German with Mrs Taylor and did a German dance with Miss Emma. The German dance was fun, my partner was Yasemin, we slapped our knees a lot.

Challenge Accepted! , by Miss Kean

Date: 23rd Sep 2016 @ 1:43pm

This week’s blog is written by Ella:

This week my class have been learning about diaries, we have been writing a diary for the character of the Goldfish from the book “The day I swapped my Dad for Two Goldfish.” We have thought about how we would feel if we were suddenly taken from our home and moved somewhere new, just like the fish was when he was taken from the pet shop. My favourite part was when we drew pictures to show how the goldfish felt.

In topic we have been learning all about the Stone Age, we learnt that they killed animals using stone tools and then ate them. I loved making a TV advert with my friends for a bow and arrow.

As a class we have started to think about the school ‘planting challenge’ we are going to decorate our own planter in the school playground and try to win a prize for the best one. I can’t wait to watch the flowers grow. It will be my job to water them.

Roald Dahl's birthday bash! , by Miss Kean

Date: 16th Sep 2016 @ 1:34pm

This week’s blog is written by Isaac Heyes:

This week we have been reading “The day I swapped my dad for two goldfish.” It was funny at the end.  We watch the Matilda Musical on Tuesday to celebrate Roald Dahl’s 100th Birthday I thought it was quite fun to watch.  We also had French with Mrs Taylor doing greeting songs and met her new puppet Jacque. Some children did dough disco club with Miss Kean, we made play dough and put colour and glitter in it, it got a bit messy.

Verbs and Adverbs, by Miss Kean

Date: 12th Sep 2016 @ 12:19am

This week we will be revisiting verbs and adverbs. Have a go at this little game to jog your memory.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/spelling_grammar/verbs_adverbs/play/

Our first week in P3, by Miss Kean

Date: 9th Sep 2016 @ 2:54pm

First of all I would like to say thank you to all of our wonderful Year 3 children, you have found your feet in the juniors so well and already are a fantastic example to our KS1 children.

This week has been lots of fun as we settle back into the routines of school life and get used to our new timetable.  P3 are already working extremely hard and have begun to explore our new book “The day I swapped my dad for a goldfish.” by Neil Gaiman. We have even bought our own robotic fish!

I am really looking forward to next week when we begin our topic work on The Stone Age.

Attendance Certificates, by Miss McCormack

Date: 20th Jul 2016 @ 10:19pm

Congratulations to all of our attendance certificate winners today!

Ashleigh, Troy and Morgan were all awarded a 100% attendance certifcate today and Connor, Peter and Aiden were also awarded certificates as they have only missed one day of school! All these children were invited to a cinema afternoon today where they watched the Minions movie and had sweets and popcorn. 

Keep up the excellent work!

SEAL certificates , by Miss McCormack

Date: 20th Jul 2016 @ 10:15pm

Congratulations to our SEAL certificate winners today, Yasmin Glover, Sophie Nuttall and Charlie Martindale!

Yasmin was voted for by her classmates for always having fantastic manners and Charlie and Sophie were chosen for supporting their classmates and encouraging others. 

Knowsley Safari Park, by Miss McCormack

Date: 18th Jul 2016 @ 9:51pm

Today was our end of year school trip to Knowsley Safari Park!

First, we got involved with a workshop where we learnt about a variety of animals who live in Africa and we even got to see some and feel some of them, including: the giant African snail, a hissing cockroach and the ball python. After that, we went to see the giraffes, elephants and meerkats before seeing the spectacular sea lion show! Roger and Arthur showed off their fantastic skills for everyone and we even learnt how to tell the difference between a sea lion and a seal. 
Afterwards, we jumped onto the coach to drive around the rest of the safari park where we saw a variety of animals including lions, monkeys, camels and zebras before finally stopping off at the bat cave where a couple of children got covered in a certain orange bat substance!

The weather was extremely hot but the children throughly enjoyed the trip and represented our school excellently!

Superhero Day!, by Miss McCormack

Date: 14th Jul 2016 @ 2:58pm

Yesterday, the children had the opportunity to have a go at some superhero activities!

Beach Party, by Miss McCormack

Date: 25th Jun 2016 @ 11:37am

We had a great day at Queen's Park yesterday...

Not only did we attempt to set a new world record but we also had a beach party! We didn't quite have beach weather, but we still had an amazing time!

PE, by Miss McCormack

Date: 25th Jun 2016 @ 11:23am

This past week has been very active...

Have a look at our cricket, football and zumba photos!

Sports Week, by Miss McCormack

Date: 17th Jun 2016 @ 2:35pm

This week has been sports week here at Queen's Park. All week we have engaged with a variety of sports activities including: zumba, hockey and netball. 
Yesterday, we had our sports day and all the children were fantastic! The were split into teams so they had they chance to work with children from the rest of key stage two and they all engaged with lots of different sports day events.

Keep checking back to see photos from the week...

Science, by Miss McCormack

Date: 10th Jun 2016 @ 8:24pm

Our current science topic is magnets and forces. This week we have been exploring magnets and finding out about attracting and repelling...

Measuring in Maths, by Miss McCormack

Date: 10th Jun 2016 @ 8:21pm

This week in maths we have been focusing on measuring mass and volume. 
We even managed to take our slightly wet and messy maths lesson outside in the lovely sunshine!

SEAL certificates , by Miss McCormack

Date: 27th May 2016 @ 1:48pm

This term's SEAL theme is relationships. The children in our class voted for the person they thought: 

showed how pleased they were for someone else’s achievements
made things better by saying sorry

Our winners were, Leon Hughes and Charlie Martindale for showing how pleased they were for someone else's achievements and Troy Pimblett for making things better by saying sorry. 

Well done boys!

Bumfresh!, by Miss McCormack

Date: 26th May 2016 @ 2:17pm

As you know, we have been reading Billionaire Boy over the last half term. 
We received a text from Mr Len Spud, asking if we could help him to create a jingle, logo and slogan for his beloved company!

First, we had researched some famous slogans, logos and jingles we had a go at creating our own. Once we had created them we performed our jingles to some very harsh judges!

It was tough but we managed to select some winners! Well done to Ruby, Lucy, Morgan, Gillian, Charlie and Jacob!

Gillmoss Recycling Centre Trip, by Miss McCormack

Date: 20th May 2016 @ 7:27pm

Today we had a very exciting morning at Gillmoss Recycling Centre. 
We discovered lots of facts about rubbish and recycling such as, in a year each family throws away rubbish which is equivalent to the weight of three polar bears!
We also got to see the machines which are used after our recycling has been collected. Unfortunately, there was an engineering problem with the machines today so we were unable to see them working, however, Kirsty was fantastic and we thoroughly enjoyed every minute of our visit. 

I'm so proud of how we represented our school today and how fantastic and well behaved every member of our class was throughout the whole visit.
Finally, I'd just like to say a huge thank you to the following people for making the trip possible: 
Mr Ward for organising this trip and for driving the minibus, Mr Curan for driving the minibus and staying with us during the visit, the parent helpers who dedicated their time to come with us this morning and last but not least a massive thank you to Kirsty for being a wonderful host and teaching our children lots of new things which they can hopefully take home and help our planet!

Songfest, by Miss Hughes

Date: 20th May 2016 @ 4:33pm

Q3 and Q4 have started their practises for Songfest. We have been learning songs such as -

David Bowie medley

Jess Glynn - Hold my Hand

Bear Necessities

Rock Star

I Got Rhythm

Siyahamba 

There are sounding amazing so far! We can't wait to show off what we can do in the show with all other schools :) Information to follow. Big thanks to the Music Service for teaching the children the songs.

Gillmoss Recycling Centre, by Miss Hughes

Date: 20th May 2016 @ 3:45pm

We had a super day at Gillmoss Recycling Centre today! We learnt lots about recycling and how the centre works. Did you know that every year, one household produces the equivalent of 3 polar bears worth of rubbish? (In weight) ... AND most of that can be recycled. We are going home to tell our families about how we can be more green and eco friendly. 

Thank you to Kirsty at Gillmoss who was a super teacher, taught us loads and made us laugh lots! 

Miss Hughes and Miss McCormack x

Beebots and Maths, by Miss McCormack

Date: 16th May 2016 @ 4:00pm

Over the past few weeks we have been learning all about angles in year 3 and today we put our knowledge to the test...

In pairs, we wrote a set of instructions explaining how to navigate the Beebot around a course on the iPads. Our instructions worked really well as we all managed to reach the finish point!