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In Year 3, we have been studying the book ‘Jemmy Button’ by  Jennifer Uman and Valerio Vidali. 

Recently, year 3 have been studying Aesop’s fables.  We have discussed the features of a fables and what makes them different from fairy tales as well as learning about what a moral is and how the fables convey these morals. 

This week, the year 3 children from Whitehorse Manor Junior and Brigstock site went on a trip to Crystal Palace park. 

Year 3 have been really enjoying learning about dinosaurs in reading, literacy and thematic. 

This half term, year 3 have undertaken a cross-curricular exploration of dinosaurs. 

Last week, Year 3 were studying the fantastically evocative poem called ‘From a Railway Carriage’ by Robert Louis Stevenson. 

Our current Thematic topic in Year 3 is a local area study about Crystal Palace. 

Our new year 3 cohort has had a fantastic start to their Key Stage 2 career. 

The year 6 children ended their final year at Primary school with an exciting 2 days. 

Last week, Year 6 travelled to Chessington World of Adventures.  We had a wonderful day swooping through the air like bats on the Vampire ride, spinning and twisting on the Cobra and being swung like pirates on the Blue Barnacle. 

In Literacy, the children are currently studying the text ‘Wolf Brother’ by Michelle Paver. 

As part of their Literacy work around the text ‘Wolf Brother’ by Michelle Paver, Year 6 were visited by two cave people, Twig and Ochre, who camped on the field at Whitehorse Manor Junior School for 3 nights. 

As part of our literacy unit on Shakespeare’s Macbeth, we have been delving into the killer mind of Lady Macbeth. 

Our current literacy learning is based around the works of Shakespeare with a focus on the Scottish play, ‘Macbeth’. 

Last week, as part of our Book Week celebrations, Year 6 were visited by an inspirational hip-hop artist and poet, Kimba who taught us how to use S.H.A.M.P.O.O.