In Term Four the Grade Threes will be going back in time to investigate what it was like when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Using an array of resources, the children will research a dinosaur of their choice in order to compile a project at school. They will conduct research during I.T as well as in class using iPads, library books,[Read More…]

This week the Grade Threes became experts on the E-Colours. They split up into small groups and learned about an E-Colour combination and its corresponding animal. They put together a poster with keywords that described their E-Colour combination. The groups then had the opportunity to present what they had learned in the form of an oral. The calibre of the presentations was[Read More…]

Over the last few weeks the Grade 3s have worked with GRIT and perseverance to complete a Space project and oral, entirely on their own, at school. Each child had the opportunity to choose one of the eight planets, and present the information about that planet to the class. They researched their information in the IT Centre on computers and[Read More…]

Picture this: 8am and getting ready to go on an outing; a cloudy sky, with tiny speckles of drizzle here and there… Four classes of excited students ready to take on whatever weather comes their way… This was the start of the Grade 3 field trip to Iziko Museum, in the heart of Cape Town. On Monday 15th August, the[Read More…]

As teachers, we often marvel at the raw creativity and innovation we see from young children. One of our goals is to nurture this creativity so that their ability to think divergently becomes a habit. In Grade Three we make every effort to allow children to make their own delisions and provide many opportunities for creativity. Creative Writing is an exciting[Read More…]

The concise Sun Valley Dictionary defines the words “No Home-Work” as the following: Nothing from school, other than reading, should go home. All research projects and orals are to be done at school. This seems like a pretty tough ordeal to get through for any normal student… …But not for our INCREDIBLE group of Grade 3s. They seem to be taking project[Read More…]

iThemba means ‘hope’. In response to the massive need for quality pre-primary education in under-resourced communities, St. Peters launched an Early Childhood Development Centre in January 2012. There are now about 60 children aged 3-6, from disadvantaged backgrounds who attend iThemba School, in the building alongside St Peters Church. The Grade Threes at Sun Valley Primary School were privileged to[Read More…]

As teachers, we cannot emphasise enough just how essential reading is to your child’s learning and progress in school. Educational researchers have found that there is a strong correlation between reading and academic success. In other words, a child who is a good reader is more likely to do well in school. Reading is an important part of our everyday[Read More…]

Over the past week the Grade Threes have been investigating the E-Colours and discussing the ideas behind them. We looked at the four main E-Colours and the types of personalities they represent. This brought up interesting thoughts about how different we all are, but yet, also share similar traits. The E-Colours programme allows us to learn about certain personality traits and[Read More…]