Missing in the woods

Did you see what happened to the children?

What do you think the parents said to the Police?

Where do you think Hansel and Gretel are now?

Artists in Residence: Part 1

Well done to this Year 3 student who has had her painting printed and permanently displayed at school. The school office has been busy taking calls from curators at Tate Modern and the National Gallery!

Introducing the Year 3 mascot

The poll has closed, votes have been counted and the local press informed. With 46% of the vote the winning name is ...

That's torn it!

Miss Scott cut out rectangles from one centimetre squared paper.

She then counted how many squares the shapes took up. After this she tore a piece out of some of their shapes to make a puzzle for you to solve.

Can you work out how many squares there were in these shapes before the bit was torn out? 

(The orange, blue, green and yellow shapes were rectangles. The bottom two shapes, which are pale orange and purple, were each two rectangles joined together.)

No sleep for the hungry ...

One night, when too hungry to sleep, Hansel and Gretel heard their stepmother convincing their father to leave them in the forest the next morning. "They will never find their way home, and we'll be rid of them," she said.

Why do you think the stepmother said this? 

How did the children feel on that long, cold night?

What would be your advice to Hansel and Gretel?

Where has Smokey been?

 

Where do you think our Smokey has been? 

Does this place remind you of somewhere we have been talking about in English? 

How do you think our mascot is feeling?

Blogger of the month - September

Should they stay or should they go?

What do you think should happen to Hansel and Gretel? Remember to explain why.

 

Challenge question

How else could the family solve the dilemma?

 

Guess my shape 3

Guess my shape 2

Guess my shape 1

 

London Bridge

What buildings do you think we will see on Wednesday at London Bridge?

A Grimm search ...

Complete the word search all about Hansel and Gretel. Try to learn the meanings of all these words. Can you spell them correctly?

Food for thought

What would it be like living with this family? What is their house like?

How would you feel sitting around the table with this family?

Fragments of time

 

How has London Bridge station, Borough Market and London Bridge changed in the last 100 years? Why do you think these places have changed so much?

 

How do you measure up?

Answer these questions about measurements

How tall do you think Pupil A is?

How tall do you think Pupil B is?

How much taller is Mr Elusade than Pupil B?

Explain why have chosen to use one tool to measure heights and not another.

If you go down to the woods today ...

We have started to explore Anthony Browne's version of the classic fairy tale Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm.

Anthony Browne is famous for his wonderful illustrations and this is where we have started.

Can you describe the scene below? Think about what you can see and how it makes you feel. Remember to use descriptive language and write in short sentences.

What might the children hear and feel in this scene?

Reaching for the sky

Can you answer the questions about one of London's newest landmarks, opposite Monument on the south side of the River Thames.