A groovy fella

Smokey has been learning all about Fela Kuti and Afrobeat at the Kalakuta Museum in Ikeja, Lagos.
What do you know and what would you like to find out about Nigerian music?

The further adventures of Smokey ...



Smokey landed safely this morning after a six hour flight.
Where is he and how do you know?
Where would you recommend Smokey visit on his holiday?
Is there anything you would like him to find out about the country he has travelled to?

Recyclable Shards!

After learning that 95% of the Shard was constructed from recycled materials, we had a go at creating our own models of the Shard using only recyclable and reusable materials.

What other recyclable materials could you use to build models of other buildings? 

Telling tales

Now that you have watched the film, in the half term holiday, retell the story on our blog.

Remember to add detail to your story and make sure your sentences make sense.

Go super eagles!

Next term our topic work will be all about Nigeria. 

What do you know about Nigeria and what would you like to find out?

The littlest hobo

Where do you think the robot came from?

Why do you think it is alone in the woods?

How can you tell that it is lonely?

Challenge question

Does the film remind you of the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel and why?

How sweet is your house?

In different versions of Hansel and Gretel, the house in the forest is made from different types of sweet food. In Anthony Browne’s version, the roof is made from fruit cake, the walls bread and the window panes are made from sugar.

What food would you build the house from? 

What sweets, biscuits or cakes would you use for each part of the house? 

How would you make your gingerbread house? 

The lonely robot

Watch the film Origins this week, talk to your friends about what the film might be about.

The great escape

Can you explain how Gretel escaped from the witch's house?

A BAFTA for the Shard?

The Shard is one of six buildings to be entered in a competition for new buildings. Tonight the results of the famous RIBA Stirling Prize will be announced. 

Do you think the Shard should win the prize? What makes it such a special building?

Loose change

You have £5.00 to spend in the gift shop at the top of the Shard. 

What could you buy and how much change would you have?

Competition - be a journalist

Blog a recount of what you have learnt in our dance project with the National Ballet. Remember to include what you remember about the presentation at Clapham Manor School and the workshops with David.

One of your recounts will be published in the local newspaper the Brixton Bugle. Good luck!

Number fun - Part 1

Here is a challenge for you Year 3 ...
What number sentences can you make using these 5 numbers?

You can use each number once and any combination of them, but only once.

Gimme shelter

What were Hansel and Gretel thinking, when they were alone in the woods?

What might they have felt when they saw the gingerbread house and the old woman at the window?

Shard pix online!

Click on the photo above to see all the pix from our trip to London Bridge.

Newsflash: Junior Leadership Team elections next week!

Next week we will be voting for who will be representing Year 3 on this Junior Leadership Team.
What qualities could you bring to the team? Tell us why we should vote for you! 

Chance to Dance

The Chance to Dance programme run by the Royal Opera House (ROH) provides a creative introduction to ballet for Year 3 children through a mix of ballet demonstrations and practical workshops. Children identified with enthusiasm and aptitude for dance will be invited to join the Chance to Dance Company for up to four years, going to weekly classes, attending family days at the ROH and working towards an annual performance alongside dancers from the Royal Ballet.

At Hill Mead, the Year 3 children and teachers have been learning about Swan Lake and some of the most important positions in ballet. 

Can you remember what any of these ballet positions mean?

plié, port de bras, sauté, pirouette

Can you remember any other characters from Swan Lake? 

Mirror mirror

These clocks have been reflected in a mirror. What time do they say?