Blog Author: C. Hayward

Today we brought together our passing, dribbling, shooting and defending skills to play mini basketball matches. 
 

Class 3 have made some beautiful Christingles for their service this afternoon. They can also explain the symbolism of each part! 
 

Thank you for your donations to Save the Children's Christmas jumper day! The children all look lovely and festive, ready for our Christmas Fair this afternoon.

During our RE lessons, we have been exploring the idea of the Trinity (three separate people but still one God) and how we could show these 3 parts through art. Here are some of our pieces! 

This week we have been reading performance poetry from the book ‘Talking turkeys’. We followed the style of the author Benjamin Zephaniah and wrote our own humorous poems to persuade someone to not eat part of their Christmas dinner (sprouts were a popular choice!). Here are a few to share with…

In PE recently we have been developing our basketball skills. We have focused on different passes such as chest, javelin and bounce pass as well as how to dribble the ball. 
 

Today we used the iPads to research facts about different countries, such as their currency and famous landmarks. We then compared them with the UK to see how many similarities and differences there are. 
 

Congratulations to our champions from this weeks TTRS challenge! Well done to everyone who entered, we are learning our tables very well, keep it up! 

Thank you for all of your donations towards Children in need. We have completed some mindfulness pictures of Pudsey whilst giving thanks for how lucky we are at Anson. We then created our own Gladiator name stickers and participated in the Gladiators live - ‘Find your Superpower’ sports activity. 
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Class 3 have used different materials to create a display of poppies on a cross, to remember the soldiers who have lost their lives during times of war. You are welcome to join us in church on Monday 11th November for our whole school remembrance service. 
 

Class 3 have started their new Geography topic, leaning about continents, oceans and countries all over the world. They have also started their new English text linked to this, ‘Around the world in 80 days.’ So far, it’s 1872 and Mr Phileas Fogg has decided to take on the challenge of travelling…

During computing sessions, we have been finding out how the internet works and what we can use it for. Today we discovered that as well as shopping, research and sharing information, we can also make music online! We explored different programmes on Chrome Music lab, before finishing by looking at…