Chestnut [3/4]

Welcome to Chestnut class.

In the mornings, children from Years 3 and 4 are in Chestnut Class. Year 2’s join Chestnut Class for some of the afternoons to take part in PE, Music, RE and Languages.

The mornings are taken up with English, Maths, Science, Guided Reading sessions as well as Geography or History. The rest of the curriculum is taught in the afternoons.

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Teacher

Miss Gale

Teacher - Chestnut (Yr3/4)

Teaching Assistants

Ms Stone

TA KS2, ELSA/MDSA

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Bluebell walk
For the second time this year we have been able to take advantage of our proximity to Duncliffe wood and walk with years 2-6, this time to see the carpets of bluebells the wood is…
Poetry performance
Chestnut class have been studying narrative poetry. As well as producing their own work they have been trying out their performance skills by learning and sharing passages from a longer piece. It was lovely to…
Chestnut class bake-off
Chestnut class have been learning about the bread making process. After studying the theory, the children were able to test their knowledge by making a selection of beautifully shaped and flavoured loaves which were baked…
Chestnut class ukulele band
Chestnut Class are really enjoying learning to play the Ukulele. Altogether, they will have 10 lessons with a music teacher from Dorset Music Service. The children enthusiastically take their instruments home after each session so…
When we went down to the woods
We were very lucky to be able to experience an unusual event on a beautiful, blue, January afternoon. Children from years 2-6 walked from school to Duncliffe Wood to be met by the Woodland Trust…
Friction
The children have been investigating different surfaces in Science to see which had the greatest and which had the least amount of friction.
Chestnut Class Sports Day
The children really enjoyed taking part in the running, egg and spoon and relay races as well as the throwing event.
Chestnut Class Seaside Day
The children had a super time preparing a pastry wheel and a fruit kebab which they designed for their picnic. In the afternoon, they enjoyed making sandcastles and took a refreshing dip in the school…
Chestnut Class Mini-Olympics
The children enjoyed taking part in a range of sports activities and worked really well in their teams.
World Book Day
The school managed to celebrate World Book Day in style this year. The children learning in school and at home dressed up or presented a prop in addition to devising crafty clues to help classmates…
Hats off to Chestnut Class
In Design & Technology Chestnut Class have been looking at the work of Coco Chanel and thinking about how clothes and accessories are designed. The focus of this work was designing and making a hat.…
Chestnut Class investigate melting points
Years 3 and 4 are investigating the properties of solids, liquids and gases. This week we have been looking at melting points of different materials and understanding that the strength of the molecular bond dictates…