This week the Grade 3s have been discovering dinosaurs in a new way. They have been learning about the formation of fossils and how paleontologists use many different tools to unearth these natural treasures. During a science and discovery lesson, we created our very own fossils with play dough and Plaster of Paris. Each student got to create their own playdough and[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 ages 3-6, from disadvantaged backgrounds who attend iThemba School, in the building alongside St Peters Church. The Grade Threes at Sun Valley Primary School[Read More…]
It is a well-known fact that children love to get messy and it is an important part of their development. For this very reason, the grade three teachers decided to embrace science week through a messy discovery. We decided to embrace the slime craze by having co-operative groups conduct their own experiments to create fluffy slime. Each co-operative group was[Read More…]
The Oxford English dictionary defines the word “collaborative” as the action of working with someone to produce something. In Grade 3 we put a big emphasis on collaborative work as it is so important. It encourages students to reach out to one another in order to solve problems and share knowledge. This not only builds collaboration skills, but leads to[Read More…]
On Monday the 21st August the Grade 3’s were privileged enough to be visited by the Cape Town Mobile Science Centre’s Travelleing Planetarium. Each class was able to have a turn to enter into the blow-up dome to spend some time travelling through our solar system. As they entered the dark dome they were instructed to get comfortable, lay back and[Read More…]
As we all know, third term is one of Grade Threes most exciting terms, due to its focus on Our Solar System. We started our term off, like a rocket into space, having each class visit the SKA office in Pinelands. SKA is short for Square Kilometer Array, and is a project that is run internationally but has its bases[Read More…]
Wow, it seems as though only yesterday we were ushering these fine young students into our class and teaching them how to cope with life at the top of their phase. Now, we are three terms in and having tons of fun learning! This term we have a wonderful line up of creative learning activities for our students to take[Read More…]
At the end of the term our Grade 3’s were enlightened by the mystery of floating and sinking. It was a great way for children to explore a fun science concept. They were invited to experiment, play and explore how and why different object float and sink when placed into water. As a group they had to predict whether the[Read More…]
The Grade Threes have been learning that team work is the only way to get a co-operative activity done successfully. Whether it’s Mathematics, Life Skills or Literacy; working together with our peers in a co-operative group teaches us to accept different learning styles and take on different leadership roles. This week we have been working on communicating with our co-operative[Read More…]
This term our Grade Threes had their minds stretched through the process of an explorer research project. They were able to choose an explorer they had learnt about in class, and further their expertise on the selected voyager. These GRITTY Grade Threes not only had to research information on their own, they had to use their creative minds to use[Read More…]
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