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This week, we have been deepening our understanding of time, with a strong focus on telling the time accurately and converting between analogue, digital, and 24-hour clock formats. The children practised reading a range of clock faces, converting between 12-hour and 24-hour times, and interpreting timetables. We also tackled real-life word problems involving elapsed time and duration to help build fluency and reasoning skills.

The children showed great perseverance when working through multi-step problems and began to apply their time knowledge in real-life contexts.

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In maths this week we've been Comparing decimals. Children used place value charts and number lines to decide which decimal is greater or smaller, building confidence in reasoning and mathematical vocabulary.

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An Introduction to Decimals | Decimal Place Value for Kids

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In maths this week we've been:

🔹 Comparing decimals – Children used place value charts and number lines to decide which decimal is greater or smaller, building confidence in reasoning and mathematical vocabulary.
🔹 Rounding decimals – Pupils practised rounding to the nearest whole number using visual models and number lines, thinking carefully about place value and estimating.
🔹 Writing decimals as halves and quarters – We made meaningful links between fractions and decimals, helping children to convert between the two with accuracy. Many used pictorial representations and real-life examples to deepen their understanding.

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In Maths, we’ve been deepening our understanding of decimals, focusing on partitioning, The children have worked on breaking down numbers into tenths and hundredths, using place value grids and number lines to visualise their thinking. It's been fantastic to see so many learners challenging themselves and showing great resilience when tackling new concepts!

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Ordering Decimals // How To Order Decimals

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Term 2 Week 9 - Good Conductor, Bad Conductor?

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Term 2 Week 9 - Good Conductor, Bad Conductor?

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This week, our Grade 3 scientists explored conductors and insulators by predicting if different materials would allow electricity to flow. The children looked at series circuits which had various materials within the circuit to determine whether they were good or bad conductors. This reasoning investigation helped them understand how electricity moves and why certain materials are used in electrical wiring.

Please encourage your child to explore science lab (see home learning) to experiment further!

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This week, we began exploring area with a series of hands-on lessons aimed at building a solid foundation for understanding and measuring space. Here’s what we covered:

1. What is Area?
We introduced the concept of area as the amount of space a shape covers. Students learned that we measure area by counting units of space, specifically square units.

2. Counting Squares
Next, we practiced counting centimeter squares to measure area. This step helps children see how area is calculated by filling a shape with equal-sized squares and counting them to find the total area.

3. Making Shapes
Students then created their own shapes using squares, reinforcing the idea that area can be found by counting squares regardless of the shape's layout.

4. Comparing Areas
Finally, we compared the areas of different shapes by counting and comparing the number of squares. This gave students a practical way to understand which shapes take up more or less space.

How You Can Help at Home:
Encourage your child to measure the area of simple objects at home using square units (like square tiles, sticky notes, or grid paper). This hands-on practice can make the concept of area more relatable and reinforce what they’ve learned in class.

Thank you for supporting your child’s learning journey in maths!

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Term 1 Week 10- Efficient subtraction and checking strategies 

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Term 1 Week 10- Efficient subtraction and checking strategies 

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This week, we focused on efficient subtraction strategies and checking answers in line with the Year 4 National Curriculum objectives. Here’s what the children have been learning:

1. Efficient Subtraction Strategies:
We reviewed various methods for subtracting larger numbers in a way that’s both accurate and efficient. The children practiced using these strategies to simplify subtraction with larger numbers, reinforcing their problem-solving skills.

2. Checking Strategies Using Addition and Subtraction:
Students learned techniques for checking their answers, including using the inverse operation. For example, after subtracting, they could add the difference back to one of the original numbers to verify the result. This approach helps build confidence in their answers and deepens their understanding of how addition and subtraction are related.

Next Week’s Focus:
We’ll start exploring area, concentrating on counting centimeter squares to measure space accurately. This will introduce students to the concept of area measurement, preparing them for more complex geometry topics in the future.

Thank you for your support in your child’s learning journey!

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Maths Term2 Week 7 - Adding and Subtracting 

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This week, students began a new unit on addition and subtraction. The week started with a pre-unit assessment to gauge their initial understanding of these concepts. Following the assessment, the class focused on:

1. Adding and Subtracting 1's, 10's, 100's, and 1000's – Students practiced adding and subtracting these values to develop confidence in manipulating larger numbers in a structured way.

2. Adding 4-Digit Numbers Using the Formal Column Method – The students learned to use the formal column addition method for 4-digit numbers. This week’s focus was on calculations without regrouping (where digits in each column add up to less than 10).

After the midterm break, the focus will shift to further developing these skills with regrouping and more complex problems. Thank you for your continued support at home!

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أنهينا درس همزة الوصل والقطع

سنبدأ بالنص المعلوماتي الحشرات ونتدرب على قراءته وتفسير مفرداته الجديدة بشكل مطول

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This week we are celebrating Hamza, Mila and Victoria who are our deserved Stars of the Week.

Hamza showed super leadership and maturity in our assembly and singing practices as well as making a joyously wonderful sock puppet today.

Victoria is always polite and courteous and several teachers have noted this during our practices this week.

Mila has made all her teachers chuckle with a humorous non-fiction piece of writing welcoming Grade 2 up to Grade 3. She contained all the key features of non-fiction writing too.

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This week in English, we have used our text to revise the features of non-fiction writing. We used our ICT skills to research auroras and record our findings, writing sentences about their appearance, where they can be spotted, and why they occur. Following this, we used our knowledge of non-fiction texts to produce our own posters about auroras, reflecting back on the research we had conducted previously. We even added our own images of auroras to our posters! Finally, we challenged ourselves to think back on our time in Grade 3, and made one final non-fiction text to support the children who will be moving up from Grade 2. These documents explained who the Grade 3 teachers are, what we learn in the different subjects, and our favourite things about being in Grade 3 at RAK Academy. We have had such an interesting and fun week of learning, and we look forward to our final English lessons of the year next week!

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This week, we’re celebrating two incredible members of 3A for their outstanding efforts:

🏆 Dan – Our maths genius this week! Dan has been working so hard on her times tables — even without being asked. What a wonderful example of dedication and independence! 💪🧠

🏆 Carter – A true star for showing such resilience and adapting to change with such a positive attitude. He’s worked incredibly hard and is producing work of a very high standard. Well done, Carter! 🌟📚

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Mila has shown brilliant leadership and consistently supported her peers in understanding tricky concepts. Sewon has demonstrated impressive independence and accuracy when solving word problems involving money. Angelo has shown great focus and determination, especially when converting between pounds and pence. Well done to all three for your excellent effort and participation this week!

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🔬🌍 Science Update – Protecting Our Environment! 🌍🔬

This week in Science, the children have been exploring how they can positively influence their environment — and they’ve done a brilliant job!

We’ve been learning about the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling to help protect our planet. The class also conducted a litter survey around our school grounds, collecting real data on the types and amount of litter found. 🗑️♻️

They then used this data to create bar graphs to clearly show their findings — and worked together to analyse and draw conclusions about the impact of litter in our local environment. 📊

The children have been encouraged to continue this awareness at home and around their local area by keeping an eye out for litter and thinking about how they can make small changes that lead to a big difference!

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This Week in Maths
This week, we focused on money and developed our skills in recognising and writing amounts using both pounds (£) and pence (p). The children practised converting between pounds and pence, writing money as decimals, and comparing different amounts. They applied their knowledge through real-life problems and showed great confidence in using formal methods to calculate totals and change.

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A huge well done to our Stars of the Week:

🌟 Mirna, for showing incredible resilience and always trying her best, no matter the challenge.

🌟 Khaled Nader, for aspiring to be the very best he can be in his learning — a brilliant positive mindset all week!

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We have been looking at the invention of the Electric Telegram and the role the UAE played in the operation of the Persian Gulf Telegraphic Cable. Sham Island, also known as Telegraph Island, in the Musamdam Peninsula, was home to a telegraph repeater station that was built in 1864.

The children have linked this to their Topic and Maths lessons; discovering how the cable was laid, how the telegraph system worked, the role of Sham Island and the British Empire as one of the six factors that helped to create the Industrial Revolution. The children have been calculating how much cable was needed, writing a telegram and how much it would cost to send per letter. They will continue to look at Morse Code and how the messages were transmitted.

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Congratulations to our Stars of the Week...

Noah - This week, Noah has shown his maturity in the classroom and displayed a positive attitude towards his learning. Always keen to contribute to lessons, Noah brings a lovely energy to 3C every day. Well done Noah!

Ibrahim - Ibrahim has worked hard to settle into 3C and has made great progress in forming new friendships. He is showing more confidence each day and it’s been lovely to see him becoming more comfortable. Keep it up Ibrahim!

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🌟 We are celebrating Marco and Arou, our Stars of the Week. All the children were amazing on the trip but Marco and Arou showed responsible leadership, listened well ensuring their groups had a great time. In class, both boys have shown themselves to be super role models during our Assembly rehearsals and worked hard on Time in Maths.

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This week in English, we have explored literary techniques which are used by authors. We used our text, 'The Ever-Changing Earth' to look at examples of motifs and cyclical structures. We began by exploring examples of motifs we recognised from other forms of media and considered why authors may use these when they are writing. Once we had developed an understanding, we challenged ourselves to write our own definitions for the term. To consolidate what we had learned, we read a new story and worked together to identify what motifs were present. Finally, we attempted to write our own short stories based on an illustration from the book, which contained the motif of mountains. We had some incredibly creative ideas and produced some lovely written work! Following this, we looked at the idea of cyclical structures, and how these are present in our everyday lives. Once we understood what the term meant, we looked at the example from the text, which begins in a location filled with dinosaurs in prehistoric times and ends in the same location filled with humans in modern times. We used this idea to create a timeline of the modern history of the UAE and split into groups to conduct some research about each of these periods. We recorded our findings to answer questions based on people's lives during different time periods. It was so interesting to learn more about the area where we live! It has been a great week of English learning, and we can't wait to see what next week has to offer!

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What an exciting and meaningful week of science learning during Environment Week! Our students explored real-world environmental issues and engaged in creative, hands-on activities to deepen their understanding of our planet. Here's what we got up to:

🌱 Mother Earth Monday
We began the week with a virtual tour of a nature park in Abu Dhabi. The children explored different environments and then created informative Google Slides to present what they discovered about the UAE’s natural habitats.

💡 Turn It Off Tuesday
Students focused on energy conservation, tracking electricity use at home using a digital tally chart. They reflected on small changes they could make to help reduce their carbon footprint.

💧 Water Wednesday
The children created their very own water cycle in a bag and began observing the evaporation and condensation processes daily. A simple but powerful way to see science in action!

🌳 Thriving Trees Thursday
We explored UAE tree species, practising tree identification and learning about native flora and their importance to desert ecosystems.

🌊 Marine Life Friday
We wrapped up the week by researching marine animals and completing a creative project. Each class used a different medium to create their own stingray models, linking to our focus on pollution and marine conservation.

Our students showed curiosity, creativity, and real environmental awareness this week — a big well done to everyone!

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Stars of the Week:
Rocco, Hamda, and Timofei
Well done for your excellent participation, growing confidence, and consistent effort throughout the week!

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Lots of great work and kindness this week in 3B and we celebrate our twinkliest stars -

🌟 Lennon - for confidently contributing his ideas to our lessons and explaining his methods to us clearly.

🌟 Ara - for producing focused work in class and taking pride in her learning and achievements.

👏🌟👏🌟👏🌟👏🌟👏🌟👏🌟👏🌟👏

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This week in English, we have continued exploring 'The Ever-Changing Earth'. Once we had begun reading the book, we considered how prehistoric settings would have been different from our modern-day cities. We looked at the illustrations in the text to further these considerations. To display these differences, we first created diagrams that supported us in organising our thoughts and observing whether items such as trees, birds, and buildings featured in the prehistoric illustration, modern illustration, or both. Following this, we used contrasting conjunctions to compare the settings in sophisticated sentences, challenging ourselves to use adjectives and noun phrases to describe what we saw. As we read the book, we identified that it was full of technical terminology which may be challenging for someone to understand. To overcome this, we spent time researching definitions of terms such as 'minerals' and 'asteroid' and created our own dictionaries which explained what they mean. We have had such an interesting week reading about the forming of the Earth and life during prehistoric times, we can't wait to learn more next week!

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Congratulations to our Stars of the Week...

Alex - This week, Alex has made a strong effort to share his ideas during whole class discussions. He has produced focused written work and reflected on this effectively. Great work Alex!

Liza - Liza has shown great collaboration skills this week. Whether working with a partner or contributing to whole-class discussions, Liza has held high-level conversations that have led to fantastic thinking. Keep it up Liza!

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🌟 Stars of the Week: Shira and Nasser
Both children have impressed me with their excellent effort, perseverance, and positive attitude during revision sessions!

Let’s keep the momentum going!

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This week in Maths, we have completed our unit on decimals, where we explored comparing, ordering, rounding, and writing decimals as halves and quarters. The children have shown great focus and enthusiasm!

As we prepare for the upcoming GL assessments, we have shifted our focus to revision. We’ve been recapping key concepts including:
✔️ Multiplication and Division (formal methods and problem-solving)
✔️ Fractions and Decimals
✔️ Time and Money (real-life problem solving)
✔️ Addition and Subtraction strategies

The students have been using their whiteboards and practice questions on Google Classroom to build confidence and accuracy. A big thank you for supporting their revision at home!

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I am delighted to share this week’s Star of the Week achievements in 3A.

Fatema has impressed us all with her resilience and determination. She approaches every task with a positive attitude and gives her best effort at all times. Well done, Fatema.

Carter continues to excel in mathematics. His strong problem-solving skills and willingness to help his peers by clearly explaining methods have been a great asset to our learning community.

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Term 3 Week 7 Home Learning - GL Maths Revision

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This week in English, we have begun focusing on a brand new text, 'The Ever-Changing Earth'. Each class received a letter from Kun, a curious boy from China who has lots of questions about the world we live in. After examining the letter, as well as the front cover of the book and a piece of audio, we were able to make some predictions about what the text may contain. We then challenged ourselves to justify these predictions by using conjunctions in our writing. Following this, we discussed chronology. We were able to recall that chronological order is all to do with time and the order in which events happen. We researched real-life events and placed them on a timeline, and then created our own timelines for events which are in our new text. Building on this, we wrote sentences about the events, using fronted adverbials to describe when these things happened. It has been such an interesting week in English, we can't wait to continue our learning!

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Congratulations to our Stars of the Week...

Divit - This week, Divit has impressed with his engagement and effort in lessons. He has been keen, as always, to share ideas, and supported his peers by modelling how we can solve some tricky multiplication questions. Divit is always keen to challenge himself in his work and possesses a true growth mindset. Well done Divit!

Liane - This week, Liane has shown fantastic effort in lessons. She has participated well in group work, challenging herself even when she has found work tricky. She has also shown great reading skills in front of the whole class and has displayed a renewed sense of maturity. Keep it up Liane!

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🌟 Star of the Week 🌟

A huge well done to our Stars of the Week:

✨ Lewis - for super coding success and confidently explaining his work and reasonings to his peers

✨ Hessa - for guiding and supporting her friends in playing the xylophone in an ensemble.

✨ Otis - for showing outstanding leadership and teamwork.

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🌟 Stars of the Week: Deenah and Zachary
Deenah has shown exceptional focus and confidence, consistently applying her place value knowledge to explain tricky decimal comparisons.
Zachary has demonstrated clear reasoning and great independence, especially when converting between fractions and decimals during guided and independent tasks.

Well done both – keep it up! 👏

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Dear parents,

Your child would have been given a bespoke revision home learning plan from their teacher. Please encourage them to engage with the tasks set for them and practice the year 3 and 4 spellings - the link is detailed on this electronic version.

Many thanks,

The grade 3 team

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🌟 Star of the Week 🌟

A huge well done to our Stars of the Week:

✨ Zahrah – for her incredible resilience and unwavering work ethic. She consistently demonstrates excellence in everything she does and sets a brilliant example for her peers.

✨ Khaled Humaid – for showing true empathy and kindness. He is a wonderfully supportive friend and continues to aim high in his academic studies. Keep it up, Khaled!

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🌟 3B Stars of the Week 🌟

A huge well done to our shining stars this week!

🌟Christabel – for her amazing effort in writing a fantastic fantasy story and using her plan to structure and develop her writing.

🌟Isabella – for showing great determination in developing her skills in PE and showing a truly positive attitude.

🌟 Artur - for fantastic focus and determination, tackling decimal numbers with confidence and always striving to reach the next challenge.

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Congratulation to our Stars of the Week...

Muhammad Ashar - Muhammad always displays excellent manners to others. His kind and polite nature makes 3C a more special class. This week, Ashar has also shown great determination in lessons; particularly in maths, when working in a small group with Mr Lockett. Keep up the good work Ashar!

Aida - This week, Aida has made a keen effort to contribute her ideas to class discussions. Aida also displayed some amazing ideas when writing her fantasy story in English, building a sense of tension and fear. Aida always demonstrates her polite nature by offering to help around the school and by using her manners with both her peers and teachers. Well done Aida!

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In English this week, we drew an end to our focus on ‘The Mysteries of Harris Burdick’. We continued our development of fantasy stories by writing the middle and ending, following the plans we had previously developed. We discussed how these parts of our stories should make the reader feel and what techniques we could use to achieve this. The final step of our writing journey was to assess and edit our own work, considering how we could correct any errors and uplevel our writing to make it as amazing as possible! We have had the best time exploring this book, which is completely different to anything we have studied before! We have prouduced incredible work and have all been superstars!

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This week in Islamic the focus will revision for the exam Inshallah.

The surahs which will be in the exam are

1-Surat Ateen

2-Surat Al-Ma'oun

3-Surat Al-Alaq

kindly support your child to memorize 10 verses from each surah.

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🌟 3A Stars of the Week 🌟

A huge well done to our shining stars this week!

💫 Arina – for always aiming high and showing resilience and responsibility in all she does. A true role model!
💫 Abdulla – for his dedication and aspiration towards his learning. Your progress has been fantastic—keep it up!

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🌟 Stars of the Week 🌟
Sandra – for her fantastic effort and attention to detail during science revision.
Ian – for his clear explanations and strong understanding of science and maths this week!

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In Maths, we’ve been deepening our understanding of decimals, focusing on partitioning, as well as comparing and ordering decimals to two decimal places. The children have worked on breaking down numbers into tenths and hundredths, using place value grids and number lines to visualise their thinking. They have also compared decimal values using inequality symbols and explained their reasoning with increasing confidence. This work is building a strong foundation for understanding money and measurement in the coming weeks. It's been fantastic to see so many learners challenging themselves and showing great resilience when tackling new concepts!

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Congratulations to our Stars of the Week...

✨Mohammed Saeed - Mohammed always shows a positive attitude to his learning. He walks around school with a smile on his face every day! Mohammed has worked especially hard in his maths recently, and is now an expert at converting fractions to decimals by using his knowledge of multiplication and division facts. Well done Mohammed!

✨Khadija - This week, Khadija has made a huge effort to show ambition in her learning by challenging herself. She has worked hard to contribute her ideas to whole-class discussions and small-group work. This focus and growth mindset has been wonderful to see! Great effort Khadija!

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This week in English, we have been using our inference and imagination skills to plan and begin writing our own fantasy stories. In our first lesson of the week, we worked as a class to explore what story mountains are and how we can use them to structure our writing. Following on from this, we shared our ideas to practice writing an extensive plan for a story, answering questions to help generate the narrative we would follow for the beginning, build up, climax, resolution, and ending. In our second lesson of the week, we built on this by looking at a new illustration and independently planning a story for it, reflecting back on the first lessons work. We used our imaginations and story-telling expertise to consider character backgrounds, problems they would face, and how these would be solved. In our final lesson of the week, we began writing our fantasy stories using the plans we produced earlier in the week. We focused on the beginning of our stories, ensuring we fully introduced characters and settings in order to allow the reader to picture them as they read. We have worked so hard in English this week, and have produced some incredible work. We are so excited to finish writing our fantasy stories next week, as our work on 'The Mysteries of Harris Burdick' draws to a close.

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Stars of the Week!

A huge well done to our shining stars this week:

Layla – for consistently showing determination and excellence in her learning. You always go above and beyond, and we are so proud of your amazing effort and attitude! 🌟

Yousef – for always striving to be the best version of himself. Your commitment to pushing yourself and growing each day is truly inspiring! 🌟

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🌟 Star of the Week 🌟
Rehab – for her consistent focus and effort in every lesson. You’re showing real determination and growth!
Hassan – for your enthusiasm and the brilliant way you’ve been explaining your thinking to others. Keep it up!

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This week, we’ve been diving into dividing! The children have been working hard on dividing fractions as well as dividing 2-digit numbers by 10, 100, and 1000. Lots of great discussions around place value and how the digits shift — we’re so proud of the progress they’re making!

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Oobleck Explorers in Action!

This week, our young scientists got hands-on with a messy and marvellous experiment—Oobleck! 🧫

The children loved exploring this fascinating substance, which behaves like both a solid and a liquid. It was the perfect way to bring our States of Matter unit to life and see science in action!

Through play and observation, we discussed how materials can change depending on how they’re handled, reinforcing key concepts from our lessons on solids, liquids, and gases. 🤖

To top it all off, the class did brilliantly in their end-of-unit quiz and tackled the assessment challenge task with great focus and enthusiasm. Their hard work and understanding really shone through—well done, everyone! 🌟

We’re so proud of their curiosity, teamwork, and scientific thinking! 🏆

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In Week 4 we have been linking our Topic work to our Science knowledge and discovering more about steam. How important was the discovery of the steam engine and how did it 'drive' the Industrial Revolution forward. This video explains how the atmospheric steam engine works and the change in state from water to a gas through boiling and evaporation.

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This week our twinkliest stars in 3B are -

Jenna - for producing a super oil pastel drawing of a flower in Art.

Aris - for listening, teamwork and skill in Badminton.

Sand - for focus, determination and

achievement in Mental Maths and decimal numbers. Sand smashed out a new PB in mental maths last week and equalled it this week 💥💪

Zoe - for kindness and friendship to all

in G3, encouraging all around her and showing curiosity and determination in Maths and Science.

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This week in English, we have explored exciting writing! We began by focusing on how we can utilise adverbs and adverbial phrases in our writing to create tension. We were able to create our own short story which described how things moved and acted using these techniques. Following this, we considered where we have seen action in media before and how it made us feel. We identified why we felt this way and discussed how these feelings could be evoked by writing. After we had explored these techniques, we were able to recognise and label them within a model passage. Building on this, we planned and wrote our own action scenes, using techniques to make the reader feel a sense of mystery, tension, and excitement. We managed to produce some fantastic work which we were very proud of. It has been a great week in English and we are excited to see what next week brings!

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Congratulations to our stars of the week…

✨Henry - This week, Henry has displayed fantastic determination and resilience in his learning. He has challenged himself to develop his understanding of converting base 10 fractions to decimals in maths, and has produced an action scene which he is very proud of in English. Well done Henry!

✨Mariia - Mariia has worked beautifully this week. She has taken pride in challenging herself in every lesson, setting a beautiful example for those around her. Mariia comes into school every day with a big smile and spreads positivity in 3C. Keep it up Mariia!

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Star of the Week

This week, we’re proud to celebrate two fantastic learners!

Sveva has shown incredible passion for her science learning both in and out of school. Her enthusiasm and dedication have led to some truly wonderful outcomes to be proud of – a future scientist in the making!

Hamad Saif is a bright shining star, consistently demonstrating excellence and dedication in all he does. A brilliant role model for those around him!

Well done both of you - we are proud of your achievements 🌟

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🌟 Stars of the Week:
Majid – for showing amazing focus and asking thoughtful questions to deepen his learning.
Naya – for her resilience and enthusiasm, especially when working through tricky decimal problems.

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This week in Maths
As well as completing our fractions assessment, we moved onto decimals, focusing on dividing by 10 and learning how to work out tenths and hundredths. The children explored place value, used number lines, and started to recognise patterns when numbers get smaller by ten and how this lnks to fractions specifically. Great progress all round!

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Term 3 Week 3 - Melting Points Investigation

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This week in Science, our Grade 3 learners deepened their understanding of states of matter by working scientifically to explore the melting points of different materials.

Through hands-on investigation, students observed, measured, and recorded data as they explored how and when materials change from solid to liquid. A highlight of the session was using chocolate to demonstrate melting points — a fun (and delicious) way to bring Science to life!

Students showed excellent enquiry skills by:

Making careful predictions

Recording changes systematically

Reflecting on how temperature impacts state changes

We are proud of how confidently they applied scientific methods to real-world phenomena!

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Year 4 Term 3A Week 3 Look, Say, Cover, Write Check

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This week in English, we have continued to explore ‘The Mysteries of Harris Burdick’. We received another clue towards solving the mysteries, as we were sent some of Harris Burdick’s captions. We tried to work out which caption was meant for which illustration and discussed whether these helped us to understand them or not. We focused on the illustration, ‘Oscar and Alphonse’ and explored how we write in the present perfect tense. Following this, we were able to write a diary entry from the perspective of one of the characters, writing about what we ‘have done’. We also looked at the illustration, ‘A Strange Day in July’. Within this illustration, we considered what the characters may have been saying to each other and worked in pairs to write a short script. After we had performed these scripts for our classes, we revised the rules for writing dialogue and then created our own short stories which contained speech between the two characters. We have produced some fantastic work this week, and we can’t wait to explore more of the illustrations next week!

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Congratulations to our stars of the week…

✨Yaroslav - This week, Yaroslav has displayed and kind and helpful attitude towards others in the class, helping his peers with their work and being a great role model. Yaroslav has also been keen to challenge himself in all lessons, and his confidence with fractions has blossomed. Well done Yaroslav!

✨Sakina - This week, Sakina has been engaged in every lesson. Her hand has been up constantly to share her fantastic ideas, and she has produced high-level, focussed work. Sakina continues to display a positive attitude towards school, especially her new robotics club this week. Great job Sakina!

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Inventions and Discoveries - The Industrial Revolution 

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Inventions and Discoveries - The Industrial Revolution 

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This term we have been debating the factors that brought about The Industrial Revolution in Britain in the 1800s - population boom, factories, power, Empire, agriculture and transport. We will also be looking at the impact it had on worldwide trade, particularly with the UAE.

In week 2 we have been using freeze framing drama to act out the realities of transport before the invention of steam and the problems of travel by horse and cart and stage coach.

In week 3 we will discover the impact of the invention of the steam engine on transport and industry and the changes that it brought about to the way of life.

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Congratulations to all the children for a superb week of learning, kindness and laughter.

Our stars this week are -

🌟 Humaid for super, independent learning in Computing and a positive, productive attitude to his learning

🌟 Sultan - what a super strong start to the term. This week he gained 🌟 for working hard to independently tackle tricky fractions and a positive mindset.

🌟 Abdulla - a super attitude to his learning and interpreting data to produce a clear and well organised bar chart in Science.

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A massive well done to Ghaith and Taleen!
Ghaith has shown brilliant focus during our maths lessons and is becoming more confident when explaining his reasoning. Taleen has worked incredibly hard, especially when using visual models to help solve tricky fraction questions. Both children have shown perseverance and a positive attitude towards their learning — keep shining!

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Term 3 Week 6 - Adding and Subtracting Fractions

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Term 3 Week 6 - Adding and Subtracting Fractions

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This week, we deepened our understanding of improper fractions and explored how to add and subtract fractions with the same denominator. The children showed great progress using number lines and visual models to help solve problems. We also focused on explaining our reasoning clearly and checking our answers carefully. Well done to everyone for their focus and effort! 👏

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A huge congratulations to our Stars of the Week!

Sarah – for consistently showing excellent learning behaviours, a growth mindset, and true dedication to her studies. We are so proud of you! 🌟

Hamad Saif – for showing incredible aspiration and determination in your learning. You never give up and always give 100%. Well done! 🌟

Our TTRS winner is…

Rayan – for amazing effort on Times Table Rockstars! Your scores are outstanding, and your commitment to your TTRS practice outside of school is fantastic. 💫

Purple Winners 🏆
A special shout-out to our Purple Winners this week who have demonstrated exceptional learning behaviours and values including respect, aspiration, dedication, a growth mindset, and kindness:
Zahrah, Hamad Al Zaabi, Ryan, Arina, Khaled Humaid
We are so very proud of you all!

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Grade 3 worked scientifically this week by gathering secondary data on the melting points of metals.

They created data tables, turned them into bar graphs, and analysed the results to answer key questions.

One metal really surprised them — mercury!
Ask your child why… they’ll have an interesting answer!

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Stars of the Week

👏 Maryam - for using her “5 senses” to write a stunning opening paragraph and setting a dramatic scene.

👏 Liam - for using a variety of different techniques to draw the reader into his story and creating a beautiful descriptive setting.

👏 Hamad - his enthusiastic approach and hard work to create super, short story in Literacy. We were all impressed by his description - “my hand felt a dusty shadow and my heart was beating as fast as a running horse.”

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🌟 Stars of the Week:
👏 Ahmed Nasser – for showing resilience and accuracy when comparing tricky fractions!
👏 Khadiga – for always explaining her thinking clearly and helping her peers.

Well done to both of you! 💫

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This week, we continued deepening our understanding of fractions, building on our learning from last term. We explored mixed numbers, learning how to read and represent them accurately. Then, we moved on to ordering mixed numbers on a number line, thinking carefully about whole numbers and fractional parts.

To extend our understanding, we also compared fractions using the symbols <, >, and =, practising how to justify our reasoning and explain which fractions are greater or smaller. The children showed fantastic progress in working with fractions in a real-life context, and it’s been lovely to see their growing confidence!

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How to Order Fractions with Different Denominators

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Term 3 Week 1 - What are the Three States of Matter?

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Term 3 Week 1 - What are the Three States of Matter?

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🔬 Science New Unit – States of Matter!

This week, we kicked off our new science unit by diving into the exciting world of States of Matter.

The children explored the three main states – solids, liquids, and gases – and learned how the molecules in each state behave differently. To help them understand this in a fun, hands-on way, the class took on the role of molecules themselves!

As solids, they stood close together, vibrating in place.

As liquids, they moved around slowly, bouncing off each other with a little more space in between.

As gases, they zoomed around freely with lots of space, showing how fast and spread out gas molecules can be!

We then looked at everyday objects and identified which state of matter they belonged to. The class also had a first look at changing states, using water, ice, and steam as examples of how matter can shift from one form to another.

A great start to our new unit – the children were full of energy and curiosity!

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🎉 Star of the Week – Welcome Back Edition! 🎉

What a brilliant start to the term!

🌟 Catalaya – A huge well done for showing exceptional learning and determination this week. Your focus and effort have really stood out – we are so proud of you!

🌟 Zayd – You've had a fantastic week! Your positive attitude and drive to succeed have truly shone through. Keep it up!

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This week, we have completed Shackleton’s incredible expedition and bringing it to life through newspaper articles. We focused on structuring our writing effectively by completing all the subheadings, ensuring each section told a key part of the story—from the crew’s journey across the Weddell Sea to the dramatic struggle for survival.

We also examined the moral of the story, discussing Shackleton’s leadership, perseverance, and teamwork in the face of adversity. In our reflective conclusions, we considered the impact of the journey on the crew and what we can learn from their resilience.

By the end of the week, we had fully developed newspaper reports that captured the emotions, struggles, and triumphs of Shackleton and his crew. Well done, everyone! 🎉

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This week we have been looking at the position and significance of the Arctic and Antarctica. What lines of latitude determined the polar regions and what makes them unique.

The students compared the monthly average amount of daylight hours the polar regions receive with that of the UAE and used their locational knowledge, the hemispheres and key lines of latitude to make suggestions as to why the number of daylight hours in the UAE was less varied over the course of a year than in the Arctic and Antarctic. They students also observed and discussed why in June the Arctic has near 24 hours of daylight, the Antarctic has 0 hours and why that is reversed in December.

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Conduct your ocean science whilst avoiding the wildlife and remember, you don’t want to touch the icebergs

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🌟 3A Star of the Week 🌟

A huge congratulations to Sofia for always trying her best to be the very best she can be! She has shown great resilience in times of struggle, which has led to fantastic progress—well done, Sofia!

Well done to Khaled Humaid for his maturity and dedication. Not only does he excel in his own learning, but he also encourages others to do the same. He is an excellent role model for 3A, and we are so proud of him!

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We have a constellation of twinkling stars this week to congratulate.

Bravo to Isabella, Shaikha and Mila for another week of superb effort and kindness.

Bella wrote a super introduction to a newspaper report drawing on a variety of different grammar features and technique. Mila did not get frustrated when her circuit failed to work in science and persevered, systematically testing the different components. Shaikha has shown wonderful kindness to her classmates and given 100% to every task and lesson this week.

Well done girls and 3B for another fun filled, fantastic week of learning and effort.

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This week, Moza and Hassan have shown outstanding effort in their drafting and summarizing work. They have demonstrated a clear understanding of each subheading, carefully selecting key details and presenting their ideas in a structured and engaging way. Their summaries were not only detailed but also included ambitious vocabulary, making their writing more vivid and informative.

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This week in English, we have been using our timelines to help us plan, draft, and summaries key events from our book. We focused on breaking down each subheading, such as Elephant Island, and writing clear, structured summaries.

We started by:
🔹 Reading and analyzing key events to understand what happened.
🔹 Summarizing each section in our own words, making sure we included important details.
🔹 Using ambitious vocabulary to make our writing more engaging.
🔹 Editing and improving our drafts by checking spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure.

One of the most interesting parts was learning about Shackleton’s journey and how his crew survived on Elephant Island. We discussed the challenges they faced, like the freezing temperatures and lack of food, and how Shackleton’s leadership helped them stay hopeful.

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This week in maths, we have moved onto our new unit - fractions! We have began to consider the whole and can now understand what this word really represents. We secured our knowledge of mathematical language by defining 'numerator' and 'denominator' and using these in our answers as much as possible. Following on from this, we focused on how to show one whole as a fraction and using addition to reach these answers, adding fractions with the same denominator. We are now confident in identifying how many parts of fractions are shaded or unshaded and can write these in the correct form. We have loved beginning our new unit and can't wait to build on it next week!

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This week in maths, we have been focusing on irregular polygons. We have spent time considering how the perimeter of shapes may change when the sides and angles are not all equal, as well as what techniques we may implement to calculate these measurements. Building on this, we considered how perimeters can vary and differ within the same shapes when they are positioned or arranged differently. Finally, we used our strong knowledge of perimeter and polygons to find missing lengths in worded problems. Sometimes, there were lots of possible answers for these questions! It has been a fantastic week in maths as our unit on perimeter and measurement draws to a close, and we are excited to move on to our next area of learning!

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Congratulations to our Stars of the Week...

✨Luca- This week, it has been great to see Luca's positive attitude towards learning in our maths and science lessons. He has loved sharing his ideas with the class and has shown a fantastic understanding. Well done Luca!

✨Sofia- Sofia has worked incredibly hard in our maths lessons this week, demonstrating her resilience when challenging herself in our new unit all about fractions. Keep it up Sofia!

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Congratulations to our Stars of the Week...

✨Clarke - Clarke has been a superstar in our topic lessons this week, sharing his fantastic knowledge with the rest of the class in a helpful and sensible manner. Well done Clarke!

✨Lylia- Lylia has been a science star this week! She has used her prior knowledge to help the learning of her peers and has put great effort into our lessons... She even made her own circuits at home! Keep it up Lylia!

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Term 2 Week 9 - Good Conductor, Bad Conductor?

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Term 2 Week 9 - Good Conductor, Bad Conductor?

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This week, our Grade 3 scientists explored conductors and insulators by predicting if different materials would allow electricity to flow. The children looked at series circuits which had various materials within the circuit to determine whether they were good or bad conductors. This reasoning investigation helped them understand how electricity moves and why certain materials are used in electrical wiring.

Please encourage your child to explore science lab (see home learning) to experiment further!

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Congratulations to Hamza and Liam who are our twinkliest stars this week. Both boys have taken on board advice to further their learning, setting themselves personal goals which they’ve achieved. Liam knocked our socks off this week with an outstanding answer in a reasoning task, using super maths vocabulary. Hamza has also had a super week and has drawn compliments from SLT about his conduct moving around school and his positive attitude to his learning. 3B are so proud of these two, well earned Stars of the Week 🌟🌟💕

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This week we have been finding locations around the world using four digit grid references. We strenghtened our knowledge of an 8 point compass and grid references to build a path through a rainforest, carefully choosing the section of track that met the directional clues given to us.

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🌟 Arthur – Congratulations on rising to the challenge and achieving your Pen License! Your presentation has been fantastic, and your resilience towards learning has led to amazing progress. Keep up the great work - it always pays off!

🌟 Dan – Well done for showing greater focus and determination in your studies. Your positive attitude and effort are really paying off—keep going!

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Mila has shown great enthusiasm and determination in her learning this week, especially in writing and problem-solving. She listens to feedback and applies it brilliantly!

Ali has worked hard to improve his writing and maths skills, showing confidence and curiosity. His positive attitude and kindness make him a wonderful role model.

Well done to both! 🎉👏