Crew Jackson – Vocabulary lesson

9th September 2025Jillian Jackson

This morning in our reading lesson we explored the new vocabulary that was used in the story. We looked at the context the words were used in to make sensible attempts at the meaning and then use the dictionaries to locate the correct definitions. Finally we reflected on the best word choice, justifying our answers with detailed reasons. Well done everyone for working hard.

Year 3 – Hook Week Learning

5th September 2025Claire Dutton

This week has been all about getting ourselves hooked into the learning that we are about to embark on throughout Autumn term … in particular, our exciting new expedition all about the Romans – Coming to Doncaster; Why Then, Why Now?

Children have enjoyed getting to grips with geography to find out where Rome is in the world and they have got stuck in to all of our new expedition books! In reading, we have explored the historical story book, Vlad and the Roman Triumph and we have been learning all about the Roman armies and their armour. We made our own helmets and designed our own shields, as well as making dolly peg soldiers. In maths, we learned about timelines and calendars, and we even found out about Roman numerals before linking these to the clock and having a go at making our own! We were amazed by the history of the Roman colosseum and had a go at sketching this as carefully as possible. Then, we wrapped up all our learning with an amazing dress-up and workshop day where we were able to impress our expert visitors with the knowledge we already had about the Romans and their invasions.

At home, why not ask us about the different designs on a Roman shield and what they represent? And, why was red the colour of their military?

Stories in the Library

4th September 2025Amanda Wallace

We had the privilege of having storytime in our lovely new library space today. We were thinking carefully about how we can look after this special space and we really enjoyed the story chosen by one of Crew Wallace.

We will definitely be back soon for more storytime.

Mrs Wallace x

Crew Jackson – layers of the rainforest

3rd September 2025Jillian Jackson

This morning we completely immersed ourselves in the rainforest by reading and listening to clues to find out about the different layers of the rainforest. We treasure hunted new vocabulary around the classroom, looked at an image, watched a video, read lots of facts and shared a poem; all of this helped us collaborate to create anchor charts. We went on to produce our own rainforest flap books and I was blown away by not only the recall of facts but by the time and care taken in ensuring their work was presented to a high standard. We just need to add the finishing touches tomorrow and I can’t wait to see the final version.

Keep up the great work everyone!