Roundswell Community Primary Academy
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Otters and Seals News
W/B 19th January 2026
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​This week the Seals and Otters have been learning all about perimeter in Maths. After spending the last couple of weeks understanding length (how to measure it, how to add them together, how to subtract one length from another), we have built on that this week to explore what perimeter is and how we calculate it. The Otters and Seals have absolutely smashed it and have all been able to tell us that the perimeter of a shape it the outside and that to work out the perimeter we add the length of the sides together. We have even had a go at calculating the perimeter of unusual shapes!
Can you find the perimeter of these shapes?​
W/B 12th January 2026
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The Seals and Otters have been very busy this week thinking about different ways we can move our bodies. In PE, one of the units is Dance. We are looking at how we can create movements with our body to represent objects. We have looked at different things you find in factories such as pistons, cogs and levers. It has been so much fun creating sequences to show the different movements using counts of 8 to keep us in time.
W/B 5th January 2026
We have loved welcoming the Seals and Otters back to school after their Christmas break! We have all jumped straight back into our learning with a new English unit called 'Stone Age Boy'. The Seals and Otters have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book as we have been able to draw upon our learning in History last term. This week we have looked at sequencing the story and the features of a diary. They have all impressed us so much with their eagerness to learn and we can't wait to see their own diaries in the coming weeks!
W/B 10th November 2025
This week we have looked at the days of the week in French and thought about what activities we do on each day. We even read our first story in French! We are really enjoying our French lessons and are learning loads. We can't believe we have only been learning it for a few weeks and are already reading AND writing in French! We can't wait to learn more. A couple of us have even been practicing at home using Duolingo - it is so much fun and is helping us learn even more!
W/B 3rd November 2025
This week the Seals and the Otters have been exploring Pre-Historic Britain! Did you know that 'pre-history' means 'before writing'? That means we have had to learn about life in Pre-Historic Britain from artefacts, ecofacts and features - I wonder if the Seals and Otters can tell you what these are. We have really enjoyed our History so far, we even made a giant timeline that shows when some of the big Earth events happened. Did you know humans were not alive when the dinosaurs were alive? And that Britain used to be joined to Europe by a long strip of land? And that humans were alive during the Ice Age?! We have already learnt so much and can't wait to share it with you!
W/B 13th October 2025
The Seals and Otters this week have been learning all about healthy eating. After learning about our body throughout the half term, we used the Eatwell Healthy Eating Plate to help us plan a healthy dinner. Foods are split into five groups: carbohydrates, protein, fruit and vegetables, dairy and fat/sugar. We learnt that we need all of the food groups to be healthy but in moderation - no, we can't have a whole chocolate cake for dinner! We really enjoyed planning our meals and have been thinking about our school dinners! ​
W/B 6th October 2025
​This week the Seals and the Otters have been working hard in all of our subjects, but they have really impressed us with their Maths! Having completed our unit on Place Value, we are now looking at addition and subtraction - the numbers have been getting so big we've even had to cross our 10s and 100s boundaries! We are so proud of how much they have persevered. Exchanging isn't very easy but they have been absolute superstars and tried 110% in each lesson. Well done Year 3! ​
W/B 29th September 2025
​We are so proud of the Seals and Otters this week, all of them gave 110% at their cross-country event. They were all superstars and were such an amazing example of the sportsmanship we nurture at Roundswell. Not only did they cheer each other on, but even those that were worried about running smashed it! We could not have asked for them to try any harder and we can not wait to take them to their next event!
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W/B 22nd September 2025
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This week Seals and Otters have been writing up our first bit of independent writing in Year 3! Since coming back we have been looking at George's Marvellous Medicine and the way the characters are described. We have created our own characters and have started writing up our own character descriptions ready to publish for our displays next week!
