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3W have been learning about the earliest part of pre-history – The Stone Age. They discovered some interesting facts about the Palaeolithic period and what the earliest humans may have looked like. They then learnt that these early humans were known as ‘cavemen’, and looked at some of the objects that have been discovered in…

On Tuesday, our very lucky Year 3 pupils went on an exciting trip to Slimbridge . The Wetland Centre is bursting with wildlife and provides a fantastic opportunity to discover some important conservation work. Once they arrived, the children dropped off their bags and split up into classes, 3T started with pond dipping, whilst 3D…

Year 3 kicked off a busy season of school trips with a visit to Cotswold Wildlife Park last Friday. They enjoyed seeing the animals and met Izzy, the zookeeper who talked to them about the African animals who live at the Park. The pupils also met George, a 75-year-old Giant Tortoise who is still growing! The children…

This week children in Year 3 and Year 6 have been set the task of growing their own vegetables! Year 6 took to the Science Lab to plant courgette and mange tout – placing individual seeds in pots with the point towards the bottom. They then went to the Prep Allotment where they conducted an experiment…

Children in Year 6 and Year 3 have been taking part in a very exciting Project this year. The ‘Erasmus + Profile Project‘, aims to facilitate learning financial literacy in EU schools. Run by the University of Gloucestershire, the project has partner schools in Italy, Croatia, and Hungary, with St Edward’s working with the project…

Year 3 have been exploring different types of lines in their Maths lessons this week. They have discovered that parallel lines never intersect, and are always the same distance apart for their entire length. They have also learnt that perpendicular lines are those which cross each other at a right angle. They worked in groups…

Mrs Dobson’s Year 3 Drama group transformed into superheroes this week! They each dressed up as their favourite superhero and used physical and vocal expressions to embody their different characters. The act of donning their superhero outfits enabled Year 3 to feel empowered and was a fantastic opportunity for the children to improve their verbal…

Year 3 have been learning about the process of ‘dissolving’ in their science lessons this week. A concept that many of the pupils were familiar with before the lesson, but that not all would have given any real thought to… until now! Gathering granular substances that are commonly found around the home (for example, sugar,…

This term, Year 3 pupils have been looking at the skeleton, in particular, the spine. To tie in to this topic Mr McKernan took both Year 3 classes for a lesson on the Farm. The lesson began with a virtual chat, which both classes joined using ‘Teams’. Mr McKernan talked the pupils through the anatomy…