Our Year 3 and Year 6 were invited to Hugh Baird college to take part in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Maths) Expo 2024. What a fantastic time they had! 
What a great day today! Happy Easter everyone and thank you all for putting so much time and effort into making these amazing Easter bonnets for our parade. The children loved it.
What a great day celebrating different cultures and languages.
We were so lucky to have parents from Portugal come and teach us all about their culture. They even shared some famous Portuguese tarts with the class. Thankyou for joining our mother language day.
Times table practice this morning in year 3.
Well done to Miss Gallagher’s class who all read last night and we had 100% attendance today. Cookie day all round to celebrate our excellent attitude to reading at home and improving our attendance.
What a great lesson we had sorting and classifying rocks. We even had a go at using a classification key to find out the names of the rocks.
In maths today we explored the difference in mathematical language- ‘groups of 4’ and ‘4 equal groups’
Great fun today in PE. Year 3 leaned how to do the barrel, straight and forward roll
Year 3 learning how to do barrel, straight and forward rolls in todays PE lesson.
Year 3 loved getting the apparatus out in gymnastics today. Lots of skills and fun!
Thankyou to the parents who joined us for internet safety lesson. We hope you enjoyed learning all about how to stay safe online!
Year 3 have completed a 12 week course of Paws B. The children have loved their weekly sessions learning all about how to be mindful.
Thank you to all our families for your generosity.
Today in science we planned out an investigation to see if plants can survive in different conditions. Year 3 will observe the plants over time and then compare what happens with the control plant. #olipscience @DeputyOLI @csergeant3 @oli_primary
Year 3 used place value charts to help them find 100 more or 100 less than a given number #olipmaths @DeputyOLI @csergeant3 @oli_primary
Today year 3 worked collaboratively to order key events from the Victorian time period when Dr Duncan was alive. We then placed them on a scaled timeline which covered a century and counted in 10year intervals #oliphistory @DeputyOLI @DeputyOLI @oli_primary
Year 3 enjoyed listening to stories linked to maths and played bingo which they loved! #olipmaths #mathspartyday @DeputyOLI @csergeant3
Applying their knowledge of nouns and verbs in the area. #olipenglish @oli_primary @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI
Year 3 Chatter
Amazing evening spent at the EMTAS Awards
Amazing evening spent at the EMTAS Awards. Well done to all the children who received their Public Speaking Certificates.
llpartnership Maths Party Day
Tomorrow we will be taking part in @llpartnership Maths Party Day. The theme this year is “Exploring Maths Through Books.” You can also take part at home by reading a maths-themed story with your child or playing a fun maths game! @csergeant3@DeputyOLI#olipmaths
Year 3 provision all set up for next week!
Year 3 provision all set up for next week! #olipmaths #olipenglish @csergeant3 @oli_primary @DeputyOLI
Year 2 plant some bulbs with the eco council
This afternoon Year 2 went to our allotments to plants some bulbs with the eco council to ensure we are ready for spring @csergeant3 #olipscience #olipgeography
Year 3 – First day
What a great start we had in year 3 today! @DeputyOLI @csergeant3 @OliPrimary
Today we explored clues about our new class novel
Today we explored clues about our new class novel. The children then stepped inside pages of the book to explore how it made them feel and what they could see #olipenglish @literacycounts @deputyoli @csergeant
Our dream careers
Year 3 have enjoyed sharing a circle time about our dream careers. I loved hearing some of their lovely aspirations for the future #olippshe @oli_primary @DeputyOLI @csergeant3
Collective worship?
Year 3 shared a collective worship about new beginnings ? #olipcollectiveworship @oli_primary @DeputyOLI @csergeant3
Our new book
Today we got some clues about what our new book could be about. We made some brilliant predictions – well have to wait until tomorrow for the reveal of the front cover! #olipenglish @oli_primary @DeputyOLI @csergeant3
First PE lessons for year 3 today
Brilliant first PE lessons for year 3 today working on our target throwing skills. This half term we are learning how to play dodgeball so these skills will help us with our aim. Well done everybody! #olippe @oli_primary @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI
Today in Come and See
Today in Come and See, year 3 discussed how to show a loving heart in school and at home. #olipre @DeputyOLI @csergeant3
Great work in maths today from year 3
Great work in maths today from year 3. We explored the place value of 3 digit numbers and partitioned them into hundreds, tens and ones. #olipmaths @DeputyOLI @csergeant3 @mathsnoproblem
Year 3 massage after lunch
Year 3 found that a massage after lunch really helps them to settle down and feel ready to learn #olippshe @DeputyOLI @csergeant3@csergeant3
Science – Functions of a plant
Today we started our science topic all about the functions of a plant. We started the lesson by seeing what the children wanted to learn during this topic – we can’t wait to get started and answer some of these questions! #olipscience @csergeant3 @oli_primary @DeputyOLI
Basic skills work
Starting the morning with some basic skills work #olipmaths @DeputyOLI @csergeant3
An excellent lesson today in dodgeball
An excellent lesson today in dodgeball. We carried out different stretches and then used the skill of dodging, jumping and ducking to avoid being hit by the ball. Great teamwork from year 3 #olippe @DeputyOLI @csergeant3 @GetSet4Ed
Spanish – asking how everyone feels
In Spanish today, year 3 practiced saying their name and asking how everyone feels #olipspanish @DeputyOLI @csergeant3
Birthdays in Miss Gallagher’s class this week!
Birthdays in Miss Gallagher’s class this week! #olipcommunity @csergeant3 @oli_primary @DeputyOLI
Birthdays in Miss Davies class this week!
Birthdays in Miss Davies class this week! #olipcommunity @csergeant3 @oli_primary @DeputyOLI@DeputyOLI
Year 3 maths and English for next week
Sneak peak into year 3 maths and English for next week #olipmath #olipenglish @DeputyOLI @csergeant3
English – cursive handwriting
Today year 3 have been practicing their cursive handwriting #olipenglish @DeputyOLI @csergeant3 @letterjoin
Year 3 Story time
Today year 3 voted for what story they would like to read during story time @olipenglish @DeputyOLI @csergeant3
Science – dissecting a flower
What fun year 3 had dissecting a flower to see if they could find the male and female parts #olipscience @DeputyOLI @csergeant3
In maths today, year 3 played a game to improve their knowledge of counting in fifties.
In maths today, year 3 played a game to improve their knowledge of counting in fifties. They discovered that knowing the five times tables helps them to count in fifties #olipmaths @DeputyOLI @csergeant3
Coming up next week in year 3
Coming up next week in year 3 #olipmaths #olipscience
Music – Untuned percussion
Today year 3 read and performed using un-tuned percussion #olipmusic @DeputyOLI @csergeant3 @oli_primary
Science – Pollination
As part of our science topic, plants, we will be looking at pollination. Today we were lucky enough to have a real-life beekeeper come and teach us all about the jobs of the bees. The children loved it! #olipscience @oli_primary @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI
English – nouns and verbs
Applying their knowledge of nouns and verbs in the area. #olipenglish @oli_primary @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI
Year 3 Maths Party day
Year 3 enjoyed listening to stories linked to maths and played bingo which they loved! #olipmaths #mathspartyday @DeputyOLI @csergeant3
Victorian time period when Dr Duncan was alive
Today year 3 worked collaboratively to order key events from the Victorian time period when Dr Duncan was alive. We then placed them on a scaled timeline which covered a century and counted in 10year intervals #oliphistory @DeputyOLI @DeputyOLI @oli_primary
Year 3 maths Value charts
Year 3 used place value charts to help them find 100 more or 100 less than a given number #olipmaths @DeputyOLI @csergeant3 @oli_primary
Today in science we planned out an investigation to see if plants can survive in different conditions
Today in science we planned out an investigation to see if plants can survive in different conditions. Year 3 will observe the plants over time and then compare what happens with the control plant. #olipscience @DeputyOLI @csergeant3 @oli_primary
Year 3 Celebrate Finishing Paws B!
Year 3 have completed a 12 week course of Paws B. The children have loved their weekly sessions learning all about how to be mindful.
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Internet Safety Day ’24
Thankyou to the parents who joined us for internet safety lesson. We hope you enjoyed learning all about how to stay safe online!
Gymnastics
Year 3 loved getting the apparatus out in gymnastics today. Lots of skills and fun!
Barrel rolling!
Year 3 learning how to do barrel, straight and forward rolls in todays PE lesson.
We love PE!
Great fun today in PE. Year 3 leaned how to do the barrel, straight and forward roll
Number fun!
In maths today we explored the difference in mathematical language- ‘groups of 4’ and ‘4 equal groups’
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Classifying Rocks in science
What a great lesson we had sorting and classifying rocks. We even had a go at using a classification key to find out the names of the rocks.
100% attendance
Well done to Miss Gallagher’s class who all read last night and we had 100% attendance today. Cookie day all round to celebrate our excellent attitude to reading at home and improving our attendance.
Mother Language Day
We were so lucky to have parents from Portugal come and teach us all about their culture. They even shared some famous Portuguese tarts with the class. Thankyou for joining our mother language day.
Easter Bonnet Parade
What a great day today! Happy Easter everyone and thank you all for putting so much time and effort into making these amazing Easter bonnets for our parade. The children loved it.
Hugh Baird – STEAM Expo
Our Year 3 and Year 6 were invited to Hugh Baird college to take part in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Maths) Expo 2024. What a fantastic time they had!