Whole School STEM Building Project

1st December 2022Cathryn Henderson

Over the last two days, every child from Reception to Year 6 has taken part in a STEM project.in collaboration with the KAPLA workshop team. They have learned how to work as a team and shown resilience and engagement with the process in order to complete their final build.

We have built ski villages, giraffes, houses, crocodiles, boats and so much more! The wooden bricks needed to be carefully placed to make different shapes that would stand tall. There was no glue, no fixing mechanisms, just pure determination and a methodical, systematic approach.

We are so proud of what we managed to achieve together! A massive thank you to all of those parents and adults that helped our children enjoy an amazing learning experience.

School Council Bake Sale

29th November 2022Cathryn Henderson

The school council decided that they would like to buy some resources for our chilckens and ducks.

In assembley they launched the idea of a bake sale to the whole school. Each member of the student council explained why they loved our animals so much and how important they were to everyone in school.

The children made 300 cakes and dedicated some of their lunch break to sell them to the rest of the school.

Everyone loved their cake and Wow!!! we raised £75.93. The next decision is what to buy!!

Hedworthfield Student Council 2022-2023

27th September 2022Cathryn Henderson

The children have taken part in class elections. They wrote a manifesto and presented their ideas to their classmates. We discussed the UK voting system and British values before attending our very own Polling Station to vote.

The successful candidates were announced by our special guests Cllr G Kilgour and Cllr J Potts.

Well done everyone!

 

Learning about Democracy

22nd March 2022Cathryn Henderson

Today Year 3 school councillors attended the Town Hall to learn about democracy.

The children took part in a fictiicious election to appoint a new leader for Stary Land!

During this process the children discussed the qualities a good leader should have, they sat in the council chamber  to listen to speeches from the prospective candidates then took part in a ballot.

The children were amazing ambassadors for our school, they thoroughly enjoyed their experience and learned lots about democracy!

Rainforest Art

27th September 2021Cathryn Henderson

Year 3 have been working super hard on their art skills. We have been painting, sketching, mixing colours and using water and paint to create washes. All of our art work has been based on our topic of Rainforests. The children have been working and using their skills to create a final piece of art work inspired by our artist, Henri Rousseau. We are impressed with how well the children have been working in Year 3 and cannot wait to see the final pieces of artwork that they have created!

 

Hedworthfield Farm Club

23rd September 2021Cathryn Henderson

Year 3 have made a terrific start to Farm Club!

Each week we clean out the chicken and duck coop then fill it with lovely fresh straw.

We love to pick the fresh produce that we have grown in our very own allottment then feed these treats to our lovely chickens and ducks.

We love learning about growing food and caring for our animals !

Walking in the Community

14th June 2021Cathryn Henderson

As part of our local area study, Year 3 went on a walk of Hedworth to find the physical and human features. We used our map skills to follow a route and then when back in the classroom, we added the features found on our own map and key.