Marigold Class Blog
On this page you can see updates over the term of our activities and learning.
1-Minute Maths App
White Rose Maths new 1-Minute Maths app helps your pupils to build greater number confidence and fluency. It’s all about targeted practice in engaging, one-minute chunks!
- Date:
- 1 October
- Posted by:
- Miss Purshouse
✍️ Marigold Class have been loving their new handwriting pens!
Using Letter-Join, we had lots of fun matching jokes to their answers, all while practising our handwriting, letter formation and presentation skills.
There were plenty of giggles along the way, but one particular joke was a firm favourite:
☁️ What does a cloud wear under his raincoat?
🌧️ Thunderwear! 😂
It’s fantastic to see the children so enthusiastic about practising their handwriting — especially when we can combine it with a little bit of humour!
- Date:
- 1 October
- Posted by:
- Miss Purshouse
Hieroglyphics and Cartouches
As part of our Art and History learning, Year 3 have been exploring Ancient Egyptian civilisation, with a particular focus on the importance of hieroglyphics and cartouches.
To bring our learning to life, the children designed and created their very own Egyptian cartouches using clay. They developed their practical skills by kneading, rolling, shaping, smoothing and manipulating the clay to create a suitable base for their designs. They then carefully incised Egyptian hieroglyphs into the clay, using tools to create clear lines, symbols and patterns.
Through this activity, pupils explored how Ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphics as a form of written communication and discovered that a cartouche was an oval-shaped frame used to surround the names of important people, particularly pharaohs and members of the royal family.
The activity supported the Year 3 curriculum by developing pupils’ understanding of Ancient Egyptian history, while also building confidence in using sculptural techniques and a range of artistic processes and materials. Children were encouraged to make careful choices about shape, texture and detail, demonstrating creativity alongside their developing knowledge of the past.
- Date:
- 20 September
- Posted by:
- Miss Purshouse
Geography – Exploring Global Water Issues
As part of our Geography learning, in Marigold class, we have been exploring global issues, including the fact that not everyone around the world has easy access to clean, safe water.
We researched countries where access to water can be challenging and explored a day in the life of a young girl who has to travel a long distance to collect clean water for her family.
To make our learning active and meaningful, the children took part in a practical, hands-on activity. They were able to experience a small part of this for themselves. The children travelled from one side of the playground to the other, carrying a small cup of water each time, working together to fill a bucket – helping them understand how many journeys may be needed to collect enough water for a family.
This active learning experience helped the children to put the issue into perspective and consider the time, effort and energy involved in collecting something that many of us have easy access to every day.
We also thought carefully about water conservation. We made sure none of our water was wasted, using the leftover water to water our plants.
- Date:
- 11 September
- Posted by:
- Miss Purshouse
🔬 Science Investigation in Marigold Class! 🚗
Marigold Class have been busy investigating different surfaces during our science lessons! We began by making predictions about what we thought would happen when a car travelled down a ramp onto different surfaces.
We then carried out our investigation, testing the car on a range of surfaces and carefully observing what happened.
We used scientific language to describe and explain our findings, thinking about how the different surfaces affected the movement of the car. We were fantastic scientists, making predictions, carrying out a fair test and recording our observations!
- Date:
- 9 September
- Posted by:
- Miss Purshouse
Rhodopis
In English, we have been developing our debating and oracy skills while exploring Rhodopis. We debated whether Rhodopis marrying the Pharaoh at the end of the story was a positive or negative outcome.
The children used their speaking and listening skills to share their opinions, provide reasons for their arguments, and respectfully agree and disagree with each other’s ideas. It was fantastic to see the children confidently expressing their viewpoints and responding thoughtfully to different perspectives!
