Livingstone Primary & Nursery School WK3 MAR 2026

This week has been very busy and full of exciting learning experiences! The children enjoyed watching the ducklings from Reception swimming in the paddling pool and talked about how they were once inside eggs before hatching. This led to some great discussions about life cycles and growing.

We have also been learning about how to look after animals and what they need to survive, including water, air, food, and shelter. The children shared their own ideas and experiences of caring for pets. In literacy, we have continued reading Ness the Nurse, which the children are really enjoying. This has linked nicely to our role play, where the children have been acting as vets, doctors, and nurses in our vet surgery. They showed wonderful imagination and care while looking after their 'patients'.

In Maths, the children have been practising counting from 1–5 and 1–10 using one-to-one correspondence. Some children have also started making marks that resemble numbers. We also had fun in the kitchen making our nutritious 'HULK muffins' using spinach. The children loved mixing the ingredients together and learning how to measure using spoons and cups.

A highlight of the week was our very special visitor - a real firefighter (Violet’s Dad)! He spoke to the children about what it is like to be a firefighter, and they had the opportunity to see and try some real equipment from the London Fire Brigade. The children were very curious and asked lots of interesting questions.

Talking Homework

Here are some ideas for conversations you can have together:

• Where do ducklings come from? What happens before they hatch?
• What do animals need to survive? How can we look after pets?
• What does a firefighter do? How do they help us?
• Can your child retell parts of Ness the Nurse? Who are the characters?
• Practise counting objects at home from 1–5 and 1–10.

Cooking TogetherTalk about measuring ingredients and mixing when helping in the kitchen.

Reception have had another exciting week! We have continued learning all about ducklings, and have enjoyed reading ‘fiction’ and ‘non-fiction’ books about ducks. We loved observing the ducklings and noticed how much they grew and changed since hatching. We have been learning about the different body parts of a duck and talked about how they will continue to change as they grow into adults.

The children have been doing lots of independent writing, inspired by the ducklings which we are so proud of. We have also been learning about ‘doubles’ in maths and using positional language correctly.

We hope you all have a lovely restful weekend ready for our last week of term next week!

In Maths we have been measuring and comparing measurements of mass using grams and kilograms. We have used the balancing scales to make predictions and check the mass of classroom objects. In English, we have focused on poems exploring feelings and emotions especially happiness. We have used our five senses to write our own poems to describe Happiness! In the afternoons, we have finished our science unit with a great activity exploring the question: How do birds build their nests? We built our own nests using clothes pegs as our beaks. We have also started our Geography topic about transport. In addition, we had a great laugh sharing our Red Nose Day jokes to each other.

Geography Walk

Next week, on Thursday 26th March, we are planning on walking to New Barnet Station as part of our Geography unit on 'Transport'. On this day, please ensure pupils bring in a coat in case it is cold. We plan to be back well before lunch time so pick up and drop off will be as normal.

Uniform Reminder

Please ensure that your child is wearing the appropriate school shoes and not boots for school. A gentle reminder that accessories such as bracelets or toys should not be brought into school. Thank you for your support in this.

Homework

Maths - pages

Comprehension - pages 62 to 65 (Earlsworth Castle)

The first achievement award is to Esra for sharing her Scientific ideas about bird nests and creating good Scientific enquiry questions.

The second achievement award is to Murat for working well as a member of a group to create a model of a birds nest in Science.

The Year 3 children enjoyed learning all about fossils, soil and rocks in our science lessons. We even made our own dinosaur fossils which should be hardened and ready to take home next Friday. In maths, we explored fractions practically with length and capacity. We wrote our own narratives in English as we devised a terrible trick the Twits played on each other. Well done on including direct speech, expanded noun phrases and fronted adverbials in your stories!

Homework:

Maths - p.68-69 (70 is optional)

English Grammar - p.58 and 59

Our first achievement award goes to Lou for her excellent ideas and perseverance in all of her subjects. Our second achievement award goes to Xander for his excellent understanding of rocks and soil.

This week in Maths, the children learned how to read line graphs and completed their end-of-term assessments.

Instead of doing English lessons, we are busy rehearsing for our Easter Assembly. The children can't wait for you to see them take centre stage.

In DT/Science, we have been learning how levers and pulleys are used to reduce the force needed to move an object.

Homework due by Weds 25th March

Easter: learning their lines and cues off by heart ready for next week

Maths: pages 79 and 80 (line graphs)

Reading: pages 39, 40 and 41 (City Jungle)

This week's awards go to George for his investigative exploration about levers in DT, and to Milo for his progress with reasoning and problem-solving in Maths. Well done, boys!

This week in Maths we have been focusing on 'Position and Direction.' We have been using positional language and exploring turns. We enjoyed programming the Beebots on the iPad.

In English, we retold the story I Want My Hat Back including direct speech. We then performed a puppet show. We have really enjoyed this humorous story.

This week's award goes to Ethan for great acting and work based on I Want my Hat Back.

Well done Ethan!