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*Doves are Investigative Readers
Doves are investigative readers because they search for clues in the text. They also make predictions and search for the meaning of words they don't know by looking them up in a dictionary.
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*A Volcanic Eruption
On Wednesday 24th January, the children investigated what happens during a volcanic eruption and why. We used a fizzy bottle of lemonade to demonstrate the build up of pressure in the magma chamber and re-created an eruption by shaking the lemonade and unscrewing the bottle top. We discussed that…
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*Doves Angles Investigation
The children have loved exploring obtuse, acute and right angles. They worked in teams to draw their own examples on the playground and labelled them accordingly.
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*Doves navigate using angles and degree turns
Today, the children have navigated a partner to reach a goal. They had to use directions including quarter, half and full turns and their corresponding angles. The children really enjoyed 'programming' their partner to reach their destination whilst avoiding obstacles.
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*Doves learn about rocks in science
Today in science, we have been finding out all about different rocks. The children have learnt all about Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary rocks. Here are the children inspecting a range of rocks more closely, using a magnifying glass, so they could write a detailed description of the rocks…
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*Doves' Class Create Artwork Inspired by Andy Goldsworthy
As part of our New Year Topic, the children have studied a famous European Artist. We chose Andy Goldsworthy, who lived most of his life in Harrogate, Yorkshire. The children have also researched his life and have written a Biography all about him.
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*Doves' Problem Solving Day
The children in Doves were presented with a problem: Father Christmas’ toy workshop has broken down and there are only 19 days left before Christmas day!!! Father Christmas needs your help. You are tasked with: Finding as many toys as you can and adding up the price to see how much you have…
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* Doves' Outdoor Learning - Forces
This afternoon Doves were all learning about forces in Science. We discussed different push and pull forces. The children then worked with a partner and recreated different push and pull forces. See if you can recognise any of them.
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* Doves Outdoor Learning - Maths Vocabulary
Today the children in Doves were learning the different vocabulary for addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and equals. Different sections of the playground was given the label of each of these terms using the mathematical symbol. Vocabulary was read out and the children had to run to…
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* Doves Yoga Poses
For our indoor PE Topic this half term, the children have been learning Yoga. Here are some pictures of their poses. See if you can recognise any of the shapes they are making.
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* Outdoor Learning whilst Role Playing Anti Bullying Scenarios.
For Anti-bullying Week, we have been looking at bullying scenarios and what to do about these situations. The children have been exploring these issues through drama and we have used our outdoor space to enable the children more freedom.
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Year 3 and 4 Parents' and Children's Maths Workshop
We all had a wonderful time at the Maths workshop this week, where we focused on Place Value. We are looking forward to working on addition next week. Thank you to all of those that came along.
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