3HW started a new text yesterday, 'The Hodgeheg' by Dick King-Smith. We had great fun exploring our newly decorated corridor which was themed to match our new text. We used our observations to predict what the book could be about. We read Chapter 1 and met the main characters and discussed the vocabularywe found. We cannot wait to read more.

Congratulations to the LKS2 winner of the Guess the Name of the Gingerbread Man competition!

Year 3 have thoroughly enjoyed this week at school. The Panto was great fun and they had a wonderful time at the party! Playing games, dancing and having a tasty snack! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all from Year 3!

Choir attended Sing4Xmas this week - a city event held by Wolverhampton Music Services at St John's Church in Wolverhampton. They joined with a number of schools to sing many festive songs and even performed their own piece in front of a large audience. Many of our children and staff got to perform in some of the songs with other children and teachers, and great fun was had by all. This was a super way to end a very busy month of spreading Christmas cheer out and about in our

Year 3 and 4 hosted their fabulous Christmas Carol concert last week and it certainly got everyone in the festive spirit! They worked very hard learning their lines and songs - it was a wonderful event!

3HW have been very busy over the last few days making different Christmas Craft items ready to bring home and share with their families. We have also had fun each day finding out what our naughty Elf 'Eric' has been up to.

Well done to our KS2 choir who performed at New Cross Hospital. You are doing an amazing job at spreading the festive cheer!

Year 3 had great fun this week in our forest! Some were reenacting the adventures of Harriet Tubman, some were playing Stone Age, making shelters, hunting animals and setting up camps. Others were testing their climbing skills on the different equipment, making dens and having a relax in the hammocks! Some children were even using camouflage to hide from their friends! It was wonderful to get outside and enjoy our fantastic forest area!

Well done to our KS2 choir who brought lots of Christmas cheer into New Cross Care Home by singing and performing Christmas songs to the residents. Well done - you are all fantastic!

Year 3 have been having lots of fun this week in Design and Technology. They have investigated how pneumatic systems are used and have designed and made a Monster that moves using air! We hope you enjoy looking at our fabulous creations!

Well done to our KS2 choir for their fantastic performance at Carols Around the Tree. You sang like superstars, well done!

Well done to our Junior Choir for their beautiful singing at St Thomas’ Church. It was a lovely way to begin our Christmas celebrations.

We recently hosted a Parent-Child Online Safety Workshop for our KS2 families. Parents and children worked together on interactive activities from our online safety challenge, exploring real-life scenarios about staying safe online. After the activities, Patrick Flynn from Online Behaviours delivered an insightful session for parents on the dangers of being online. Key topics included: Artificial Intelligence (AI) – understanding how AI tools can be misused and how to use the

3HW had a super Science lesson investigating which surfaces created the most/least friction. We tested 6 different surfaces and recorded our results in a chart. We made predictions and also concluded what we had found out.

Year 3 have been studying Prehistory since September and are currently finding out about Bronze Age Britain and the Beaker People. They have enjoyed making their own beaker using clay.

Year 3 have had a super week this week enjoying the pop-up pool. The children have gained confidence and independence in the water. They cannot wait to have more lessons in Year 4.

Year 3 had a super session in the Planetarium today. They looked closely at the Sun, Moon and the planets in the solar system. They studied the stars and asked relevant and thoughtful questions. They behaved superbly and had a great time!

In Year 3 we are celebrating Black History Month which gives everyone the opportunity to share, celebrate and understand the impact of black heritage and culture. Today we looked closely at the life of Nelson Mandela and his impact on the world and the lives of black people. We wrote a class Acrostic Poem about what we found out about him.

Year 3 have enjoyed celebrating the start of Black History Month, coming to school in red, yellow, green and black and attending a special assembly via a web link. Our studies of our wonderful Whole Class Reading book Sulwe continues and later in the month we will begin finding out about the life of Harriet Tubman. We are also looking forward to studying the art of Lois Mailou and creating our own art work in her style.

3HW have had a super afternoon studying fossils and how they are formed. We looked closely at some fossils and drew the animal we thought they once were. We even handled a fossil called a coprolite which is a fossilised dinosaur poo.