St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolYear 3: Blog items
Year 3 Home Practice 25th June 2021
Date: 25th Jun 2021 @ 3:31pm
We have had a very busy week in Year 3.
We celebrated World Ocean Day on Tuesday by doing some painting of the sea and creatures that live in it.
We did our first ever cross country competition in PE, it was so fun to use the beautiful school grounds. Everybody tried so hard and had a really good go at running.
We have been practising our times tables in Maths, and also looking at right angles in shapes and roman numerals on clocks.
We are still loving our novel Toro Toro. On Friday we wrote poems about bullfighting, the poems are amazing!
Home Practice for 25th June – 2nd July
The key to completing your home practice is to do a little bit every night.
Reading
Read to somebody at home every night for 20 minutes. Talk about what you have read.
Times Tables
Please keep practising the 4x tables on Hit the Button. Play 3 games every night. See how much quicker you can get each night.
Sumdog
Times Tables Challenge: 25th June – 2nd July
Year 3 Competition: 25th June – 2nd July
Spellings
This week, I would like you to keep practising the spellings from last week.
They all have the prefix dis-. This is used to find the opposite of words and means does not, e.g. disobey means does not obey.
disappoint
disagree
disobey
disable
dislike
disappear
disadvantage
disapprove
dishonest
disallow
Say the words out loud, find the meaning of the words, write them out in different coloured chunks that you will remember, and write them out each night.
Tests
You will be tested on your spellings and times tables on Thursday 1st July. Make sure you practise every night. Your times tables test will be the 4 times tables.
Year 3 Home Practice 18th June 2021
Date: 18th Jun 2021 @ 3:27pm
We have had such an amazing week in Year 3.
We loved starting our new book in English – Toro Toro. In Maths, we have been looking at money and tenths.
We have done some very exciting learning including making ocean animals out of clay, visiting the pond and taking inspiration for Art – just like Gaudi did, locating the host cities of Euro 2020 on a map of Europe, and we have also been practising for Sports Day.
Home Practice for 18th June – 25th June
The key to completing your home practice is to do a little bit every night.
Reading
Read to somebody at home every night for 20 minutes. Talk about what you have read.
Times Tables
Please practise the 4x tables on Hit the Button. Play 3 games every night. See how much quicker you can get each night.
Sumdog
Times Tables Challenge: 18th June – 25th June
Year 3 Competition: 18th June – 25th June
Spellings
Your spellings this week all have the prefix dis-. This is used to find the opposite of words and means does not, e.g. disobey means does not obey.
disappoint
disagree
disobey
disable
dislike
disappear
disadvantage
disapprove
dishonest
disallow
Say the words out loud, find the meaning of the words, write them out in different coloured chunks that you will remember, and write them out each night.
Tests
You will be tested on your spellings and times tables on Thursday 24th June. Make sure you practise every night. Your times tables test will be the 4 times tables.
Year 3 Home Practice 11th June 2021
Date: 10th Jun 2021 @ 4:52pm
It has been a wonderful week back in school after Half Term. Everybody has come back ready to learn and work hard.
We have been very excited to find out what our next class novel is – Toro Toro by Michael Morpurgo. This week we have been finding out about Spain, bullfighting and the Spanish Civil War in preparation for reading the book next week. We have been writing non-fiction reports with all of the information we have learnt.
In Maths we have been learning about tenths and we have been practising the 8 times tables.
We are looking forward to doing lots of map work over the next few weeks as we find out about the countries in the Euro 2020.
Home Practice for 11th June – 18th June
The key to completing your home practice is to do a little bit every night.
Reading
Read to somebody at home every night for 20 minutes. Talk about what you have read.
Times Tables
Please practise the 2, 5, 10, 3, 4 and 8x tables on Hit the Button. Play 3 games every night. See how much quicker you can get each night.
Sumdog
Times Tables Challenge: 11th June – 18th June
Year 3 Competition: 11th June – 18th June
Spellings
Your spellings this week are plural words. Your spellings are words which end with a y in the singular form. When making the word plural, the y is replaced with an i and then es is added.
city – cities
ability – abilities
baby – babies
butterfly – butterflies
century – centuries
cherry – cherries
party – parties
enemy – enemies
fairy – fairies
library - libraries
Say the words out loud, find the meaning of the words, write them out in different coloured chunks that you will remember, and write them out each night.
Tests
You will be tested on your spellings and times tables on Thursday 17th June. Make sure you practise every night. Your times tables test will be a mixture of 2, 5, 10, 3, 4 and 8 times tables.
Date: 9th Jun 2021 @ 2:25pm
Keeping our children safe in the online space is of ever growing importance. From phones to consoles, our children are exposed to more online risk than ever and it is important that we adults keep up to date to ensure our children are prepared for all they meet online. Here is an interesting article on Internet Security professionals teach their children about internet safety.
How do I keep my children safe online? What the security experts tell their kids
Below we have attached two guides on how to set up your child's phone for privacy. We teach the children not to share their information when online, however social platforms and games will take data from users unknowingly.
"If its free, you're paying with your information."
Please continue to access all information on the National Online Safety website. You will get access to all videos and guides by clicking the link below and joining free to our school online safety hub.
http://nationalonlinesafety.com/enrol/st-oswald-s-catholic-primary-school-pr45eb
Year 3 Half Term Message - 28th May
Date: 28th May 2021 @ 3:28pm
We have had an amazing half term in Year 3. Everybody has worked their socks off, been great friends and had lots of fun!
Everything we have been practising throughout Year 3 at home and in school has really started to pay off now – our spellings, times tables, number facts, handwriting, it is all getting better and helping us to learn more.
Everybody looked fantastic dressed as teachers, I see some future teachers among you.
Enjoy your week off in the sunshine woohoo!
Thank you for being absolutely amazing children and for making myself and Ms Hodson smile and laugh every day. We absolutely love coming into school and seeing all of you.
After Half Term, don’t forget Ms Hodson will be called Mrs Dexter – her wedding is on Sunday 30th May
HAPPY HALF TERM YOU WONDERFUL PEOPLE!!!!!
Year 3 Home Practice 21st May 2021
Date: 21st May 2021 @ 12:55pm
We have had a very fun week in Year 3. We made beautiful pieces of ocean art after learning about the ocean and about how different creatures adapt to living in the deep sea. We also looked at the different oceans and seas in an atlas in Geography. We then squeezed in another Geography lesson; we couldn’t miss out on the Eurovision Song Contest. We had a lot of fun and laughter listening to the songs by some of the contestants, we rocked some of the dance moves (especially Iceland’s dance) and then we found out about the different countries by looking at maps.
In French we continued to practise reading and writing numbers and days and fruit vocabulary, ready to read The Hungry Caterpillar in French next week.
In Maths we have been focussing on multiplying a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number, we are getting very good at this. Knowing our times tables well helps a lot!
In English we have been focussing on splitting our writing into paragraphs and using good words to make our writing exciting.
Home Practice for 21st May – 28th May
The key to completing your home practice is to do a little bit every night.
Reading
Read to somebody at home every night for 20 minutes. Talk about what you have read.
Times Tables
Please practise the 8x tables on Hit the Button. Play 3 games every night. See how much quicker you can get each night.
Sumdog
Times Tables Challenge: 21st May – 28th May
Year 3 Competition: 21st May – 28th May
Spelling Challenge: 21st May – 28th May
Spellings
Your spellings this week are past tense verbs but they do not follow the same rules as the spellings from last week. They are irregular.
sent
heard
thought
did
went
caught
wrote
forgot
taught
Say the words out loud, find the meaning of the words, write them out in different coloured chunks that you will remember, and write them out each night.
Tests
You will be tested on your spellings and times tables on Thursday 27th May. Make sure you practise every night.
Date: 14th May 2021 @ 12:46pm
We have had a very messy and fun week in Year 3.
We have made our own Ancient Egyptian mummies out of clay and tissue paper, we have experimented with celery and food colouring to find out about the function of different plant parts, and we have made gums and teeth out of salt dough in our PSHE lesson all about keeping our teeth healthy. We have worked so well as a team in all of these lessons and have been very respectful of the classroom by tidying and cleaning up after ourselves.
In Maths we have been looking at subtracting big numbers by using a written method and have been practising dividing by 5.
In English we have been focussing on using exciting words to describe – we might spot some good words to describe when we are reading at home.
Home Practice for 14th May – 21st May
The key to completing your home practice is to do a little bit every night.
Reading
Read to somebody at home every night for 20 minutes. Talk about what you have read.
Times Tables
Please practise the division facts for the 4x tables on Hit the Button. Play 3 games every night. See how much quicker you can get each night.
Sumdog
Times Tables Challenge: 14th May – 21st May
Year 3 Competition: 14th May – 21st May
Spelling Challenge: 14th May – 21st May
Spellings
Your spellings this week are past tense verbs. Pay attention to double letters, can you figure out why some have the last letter doubled before adding -ed, and others just have -ed added?
ask: asked,
answer: answered
talk: talked
jump: jumped
walk: walked
look: looked
allow: allowed
slip: slipped
skip: skipped
admit: admitted
Say the words out loud, find the meaning of the words, write them out in different coloured chunks that you will remember, and write them out each night.
Tests
You will be tested on your spellings and times tables on Thursday 20th May. Make sure you practise every night.
Date: 13th May 2021 @ 9:28pm
This week is Mental Health Awareness week and a great opportunity to remind us to be kind to ourselves as well as others.
Below you will find two guides from National Online Safety on how to promote wellbeing both online and offline and how to be kind when using the internet.
Join us at our Online Safety Hub at National Online Safety and gain free access to a huge range of videos, resources and support.
http://nationalonlinesafety.com/enrol/st-oswald-s-catholic-primary-school-pr45eb
Date: 7th May 2021 @ 3:38pm
We have had an excellent week in Year 3. Everybody has worked hard and been a good friend.
We have been looking at different methods to subtract and recapping on the 3x tables in Maths. In English we have been trying to include speech marks in our writing. We are getting very good at it.
In French we have been using French phonics to spell numbers and to write sentences.
We have been enjoying our new Science topic which is plants, we have been looking at different parts of a plant and their jobs. We have also been looking after our poppy seeds by making sure they are watered every day and are kept somewhere in the sunlight.
In History, we looked at the different beliefs of the Ancient Egyptians. One of their beliefs was that after they died, they had an afterlife. This was why they spent so much time on mummification and building tombs. We learnt about the stages of mummification, we were disgusted by some of them
Year 3 Home Practice 30th April 2021
Date: 30th Apr 2021 @ 3:39pm
We have had a wonderful week in Year 3.
We have been writing newspaper reports in English and in Maths we have been looking at different ways to add numbers together.
In PSHE we talked about keeping safe in our community and online, we discussed the importance of only speaking to people we know online and to tell a trusted adult if something worries us. We also thought about keeping healthy and looking after our teeth, we all agreed that it is important to brush our teeth in the morning and at night and to eat healthy food.
We had to dash inside in our PE lesson on Thursday due to the rain, but we loved playing bench ball and dodge ball and worked so well as a team.
Home Practice for 30th
Year 3 Home Practice 23rd April 2021
Date: 23rd Apr 2021 @ 12:21pm
We have had a lovely week in Year 3. We all came back ready to learn and looking even more grown up than before.
This week we have made the most of the sunshine with outdoor English lessons, playing on the field, 5 minutes of running every afternoon, PE, and planting seeds. In PE we have started to practise striking and fielding skills. This week we were playing throwing a catching games with a tennis ball. If you have a tennis ball or a small ball at home, it would be great to practise with somebody.
We celebrated Earth Day on Thursday with some geography and art work. We talked about how important it is to look after our earth every day so that future generations can enjoy it. We came up with some ideas including using less plastic, recycling, walking or cycling to school, using less electricity, and eating less meat.
Home Practice for 23rd April
Online Safety - 21st April 2021
Date: 21st Apr 2021 @ 1:29pm
Using social media websites is among the most common activity of today's children and adolescents. Any website that allows social interaction is considered a social media site, including social networking sites such as Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat and Twitter; gaming sites and virtual worlds such as Club Penguin, Second Life, and the Sims; video sites such as YouTube; and blogs. Such sites offer today's youth a portal for entertainment and communication and have grown exponentially in recent years. For this reason, it is important that parents become aware of the nature of social media sites, given that not all of them are healthy environments for children and adolescents. - From the American Academy of Pediatrics
Below you will find two guides. One for Snapchat and one for Sadfishing.
For more guides and explainer videos, join us at National Online Safety and explore the range of resources to keep updated with developments in social media and much more.
https://nationalonlinesafety.com/enrol/st-oswald-s-catholic-primary-school-pr45eb
Date: 1st Apr 2021 @ 3:30pm
What a wonderful 4 weeks we have had back together. It has been lovely to see our friends and make each other smile every day.
We have had a lovely week in Year 3. We have been thinking a lot about Jesus during Holy Week and how we can make ourselves better people.
The sunshine has been wonderful so we have been enjoying lots of time outside.
We are very proud of all of the hard work we put into our rainforest projects, they all look amazing!
Well done Year 3 for all of your hard work and thank you for being so kind and caring all of the time. Have a lovely Easter and a wonderful Half Term. You definitely deserve a rest J
HAPPY HALF TERM
Online Safety - 31st March 2021
Date: 31st Mar 2021 @ 1:11pm
This week we are having a look back at our wellbeing week and how we express ourselves online. Below you will find a guide on Expressing yourself safely online and a guide to using Youtube.
We have also included the #wakeupwednesday guide from NationOnlineSafety.com on RecRoom. This is a new online platform with an age rating of 9+. We haven't yet seen any of our children use this platform but it is always good to be informed on new developments.
Please continue to access all information on the National Online Safety website. You will get access to all videos and guides by clicking the link below and joining free to our school online safety hub.
http://nationalonlinesafety.com/enrol/st-oswald-s-catholic-primary-school-pr45eb
Year 3 Home Practice 26th March 2021
Date: 26th Mar 2021 @ 12:30pm
We have had a lovely week in Year 3. We are all such great friends to each other. We were even given a Gold Award from Mrs Wood for being so kind to each other.
We really enjoyed our athletics competition against Year 4. We worked so well as a team. There is a photo gallery in the class page where you can see us in action.
We have started to learn about fractions in Maths. In English we have been reading The Accidental Prime Minister.
Home Practice for 26th March - 1st April
The key to completing your home practice is to do a little bit every night.
- Read to somebody at home every night for 20 minutes. Talk about what you have read.
- Please practise division facts for the 3x tables on Hit the Button. Play 3 games every night. See how much quicker you can get each night.
- Go on Sumdog and complete the following challenges:
Fraction and Division Challenge: 26th March – 1st April
Times Tables Challenge: 26th March – 1st April
- Spellings
We did so much better with our spellings this week – it just shows that practising a little bit every day makes a huge difference.
Here are your spellings this week:
They all have the /i/ sound spelled with a y
gym, myth, Egypt, pyramid, mystery, symbol, synonym, lyrics, system, gymnastics
Say the words out loud, find the meaning of the words, write them out in different coloured chunks that you will remember, and write them out each night.
- You will be tested on your spellings and times tables on Thursday 1st April. Make sure you practise every night.
Date: 24th Mar 2021 @ 12:22pm
Thank you to all who joined our Online Safety platform last week. To join, simply follow the link below and follow the instructions provided.
http://nationalonlinesafety.com/enrol/st-oswald-s-catholic-primary-school-pr45eb
We all have an important role in keeping our children safe in an ever growing online world.
Below you will find three new guides on WhatsApp, Fortnite and a Share a Smile online, linked to last week's Comic Relief theme.
Year 3 Home Practice 19th March 2021
Date: 19th Mar 2021 @ 12:35pm
We have had a wonderful week in Year 3, made even better by the sunshine. Everybody looked fantastic on Friday in red for Red Nose Day. We focussed on being happy and making each other smile.
In Maths we have been practising the 8x tables and have been looking at different ways to subtract.
We are loving our book in English at the moment – The Accidental Prime Minister. It has inspired us to think of what we would do if we were in charge of the country.
This week we have also been looking at South America in the atlas, Ancient Egypt and some artefacts, and light in Science.
Home Practice for 19th – 26th March
The key to completing your home practice is to do a little bit every night.
- Read to somebody at home every night for 20 minutes. Talk about what you have read.
- Please practise your 8x tables on Hit the Button. Play 3 games every night. See how much quicker you can get each night.
- Go on Sumdog and complete the following challenges:
Times Tables Challenge: 19th March – 26th March
Fractions Challenge: 19th March – 26th March
Spelling Challenge: 19th March – 26th March
- Spellings
The spellings this week are words which have the /u/ sound spelled ou. We have been practising these spellings in school, but we need more practice at home as a lot of us have been finding them tricky.
Say the words out loud, find the meaning of the words, write them out in different coloured chunks that you will remember, and write them out each night.
courage, discourage, encourage, double, enough, rough, tough, touch, young, trouble
- You will be tested on your spellings and times tables on Thursday 25th March. Make sure you practise every night.
Date: 10th Mar 2021 @ 2:44pm
Online Safety is an important part of keeping children safe at St Oswald's.
Here you will find a range of resources to keep your child safe online.
We have teamed up with National Online Safety to provide resoures, guides and training for all our staff and parents.
Below you will find a link to enrol to at National Online Safety and gain free access to a huge range of videos, resources and support.
http://nationalonlinesafety.com/enrol/st-oswald-s-catholic-primary-school-pr45eb
We will also regularly post guides for social media and gaming platforms as they become more commonly used by your children.
This week you will find guides on Children's Mental Health, TikTok and Gaming Streamers and Influencers
Year 3 Home Learning Friday 5th March 2021 - FUN FRIDAY
Date: 4th Mar 2021 @ 1:46pm
HAPPY LAST DAY OF HOME LEARNING!!!
Good morning Year 3.
Ms Hodson and I are extremely proud of you all for everything you have done during lockdown. You have done some amazing reading, beautiful and exciting writing, excellent maths and lots of other great things too.
As well as your super work, you have kept us smiling with your messages on Seesaw, thank you so much. You are all very special to us.
We cannot wait to see you all next week J
If you would like to show your classmates your home learning work, you can bring it into school on Monday – we know from Seesaw how amazing it all is.
Friday 5th March 2021
It’s Fabulous Friday! Woohoo.
Start your day by listening to this song, we are SO EXCITED to see you next week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6A6pMO_WKM
Fridays are now a lighter day with limited screen time to give you and your families the chance to catch up and switch off!
Today you just need to:
- Read
Please read out loud to somebody for 20 minutes.
Try to use lots of expression and different voices for the different characters.
- Create your own game to practise your times tables.
There is a blank board game attached which you could use if you want to. You can choose to focus on your 4x tables or all of the times tables you need to know by the end of Year 3 (2, 5, 10, 3, 4, 8).
- Finish anything off that you want to upload to Seesaw for me to see.
The rest of the day is yours, you’ve earned it!
SEE YOU ON MONDAY :) :) :)
Year 3 Home Learning Thursday 4th March 2021
Date: 3rd Mar 2021 @ 2:38pm
Good morning Year 3. I hope you had a happy Wednesday and are looking forward to a fun day ahead. This is your last day of home learning, tomorrow is Fun Friday and then we are all back together next week, yay!
Thursday 4th March 2021
World Book Day
I hope you enjoy World Book Day today, if you have dressed up as a book character, I would love to see a photo. Please send a message to Seesaw telling me your favourite book and why it is your favourite. The best message will receive a £10 book voucher.
My favourite book is … because …
I have attached some maps of the UK and the world to this blog. On the maps are the names of different books and where they are set. Have a look and see if you recognise any of the places or books. Also see if you can find the place where your favourite book is set on a map.
Reading
Please read out loud to somebody for 20 minutes.
Tell somebody about what you have just read in your own words.
Spelling
mouth, around, sprout, sound, shout, cloud, hound, round, found, proud.
Write the long date: Thursday 4th March 2021
Write the title: Wrong hand spelling
Split your page in half.
On one half, write out your spellings using the hand you usually write with.
On the other half, write out your spellings using your other hand.
Handwriting
Please watch the video on Seesaw which will be available in the morning.
Writing:
I have attached a Pobble story to this blog called The Troll.
I would like you to read and then continue the story.
Write the long date: Thursday 4th March 2021
Write the title: Can I start my sentences in different ways?
I would like you to try to start your sentences in lots of different ways.
You could start with:
Because, when, even though, he, the troll, as you know, anyway, with a.
Paragraph 1:
Describe the troll and how he causes a lot of damage.
Here are two example sentences you could start with -
Because of the way he was born, he was always causing damage wherever he went. His nose was long and thin like a cricket bat, whenever he sneezed the whole ground would shake causing buildings to collapse, and when he sniffed he would suck up bikes and plants through his nostrils.
Paragraph 2:
Describe why the troll ripped the roof off the holiday home. Remember, he didn’t mean any harm.
You could start with -
Anyway, there was a reason why he wrenched the roof off the holiday home.
Remember:
Perfect spelling
Capital letters
Beautiful handwriting
Make it amazing by:
Using a simile
Adding an exclamation mark
Including a question
Using commas
Using exciting words
Adding extra information in brackets
Please send me a photo of your writing on Seesaw, it is your last chance to show off how much you have improved with your writing before we are all back in school next week J
Counting
Count out loud in 4s:
From 0 to 48.
From 48 to 0.
Count out loud in 10s:
From 993 to 1093.
From 197 to 297.
Count out loud in 2s:
From 2 to 24.
From 24 to 2.
From 1 to 23.
Times tables
Play on Hit the Button.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Click on Division Facts and then ÷4.
If you find it tricky, write out your 4x tables before you start and use them to help.
Number Facts
Play on Hit the Button.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Click on number bonds and then addition within 20.
Sumdog
Go on Sumdog and complete the following challenges:
Number Challenge: 1st March – 7th March
Times Tables Challenge: 1st March – 7th March
Maths
I have attached a sheet which has blank number lines on. We are going to use the number lines to count in tens and then round to the nearest hundred.
There will be a video on Seesaw in the morning which will explain the activity.
PE
Watch this video:
Complete the activity attached to this blog called Space Adventure.
French
Bonjour! Today we are going to learn how to say 'a' for singular nouns and 'some' for plural nouns. For example, in English, this would be: A rabbit = 1 rabbit. Some rabbits = more than one rabbit.
Then we’ll do 'the' for singular and plural nouns, using the same animal vocabulary as we learnt last week. Eg the horse= 1 horse. The horses = more than one. The words you’ll learn today are called articles and they change in French depending on whether the noun is masculine or feminine, singular or plural.
|
Article |
Masculine singular |
Feminine singular |
Plural (masculine and feminine are the same) |
|
A
|
Un (un) |
Une (oon) |
Des (day) = some |
|
The
|
Le (luh) |
La (la) |
Les (lay) |
http://www.rachelhawkes.com/Resources/Y3_French/Yr3SpringFr.php
Download lesson 17 with audio.
Work through the Powerpoint, clicking on whether you think it is un or une or des; le or la or les. The lady will say Tant pis! Never mind! if you make a mistake.
Once you’ve worked through, write the date in French in your book – mardi deux mars and the learning objective Can I translate un, une, des, le ,la, les into English?
Using slide 20, copy the French and translate it into English. Once you’ve tried the first 5, check your answers before moving on to slide 21. Check your answers again and correct them if you’ve made a mistake. If you like, there are 5 more on slide 22!
I hope you understand. We will go back over this in school if you’re a bit unsure.
Here’s an animal song to finish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVRGuyZJaGo
Merci beaucoup. A la semaine prochaine. See you next week!
Reminders
Please keep sending me your work on Seesaw – I am so proud of you for the work I have seen so far. Today I would like you to send me a photo of your writing.
Don’t forget to go on Sumdog.
Have a wonderful day – see you very soon woohoo J
Year 3 Home Learning Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Date: 2nd Mar 2021 @ 4:09pm
Good morning Year 3. I hope you had a good Tuesday.
Today I would like you to send me a photo of your maths work and a video of yourself reading some or all of your rover story.
Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Reading
Please read out loud to somebody for 20 minutes.
Predict what you think is going to happen next in the story.
I would also love if you could read out all or some of your rover story and send me a video on Seesaw. Focus on making it sound very exciting. You might want to get other people in your house involved to help with sound effects. You could even have some exciting space music playing quietly in the background:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6U2qXfdk6I&safe=active
Handwriting
Please watch the video which will be on Seesaw in the morning.
Spelling
Here are your spellings for this week. They all have the /ow/ sound in them spelled with ou.
mouth, around, sprout, sound, shout, cloud, hound, round, found, proud.
Say the words out loud.
Find the meaning of any words that you don’t know.
Write the long date: Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Write the title: /ow/ sound spelled ou
Write out your spellings in your best handwriting.
Writing:
Write the long date: Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Write the title: Speed Writing
Set a timer for 10 minutes and then write about anything you want for 10 minutes. It is still important to remember capital letters and full stops, beautiful handwriting and perfect spelling.
Times tables
Play on Hit the Button three times.
Practise division facts for ÷ 4
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Sumdog
Go on Sumdog and complete the following challenges:
Number Challenge: 1st March – 7th March
Times Tables Challenge: 1st March – 7th March
Counting
Count out loud in 1s.
From 387 to 410.
From 995 to 1015.
Back from 104 to 90.
Number Facts
Set a 30 second timer.
See how many pairs of numbers you can say or write which make 6.
Like this: 1 + 5
After 30 seconds, repeat for pairs of numbers which make:
10
20
Maths
Today you are going to be choosing the best method to add.
You will choose between partition into tens and units or bridge ten.
I have attached a sheet for you to complete, and there will be a video on Seesaw in the morning to explain the activity.
Please send me a photo of your maths work so I can check.
Music
Follow the link and complete the music lesson.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/exploring-different-sounds-c9k3gc
RE
As you know, it is Lent at the moment. I hope you are doing well with your Lenten Promise.
As well as making Lenten Promises, Lent gives us the chance to think about how we are living our daily lives. During Lent it is good to think about the needs of other people. Jesus explains this in his teaching called ‘The Beatitudes.’
I have attached The Beatitudes to this blog.
Write the long date: Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Write the title: Can I describe ways we can think about others during Lent?
Please read The Beatitudes and then write your own list which will help you to think about the needs of others during Lent.
You could start each line with:
You will be blessed when…
Here are some words from The Beatitudes which you might want to use:
Generous, share, friends, comfort, treat others, kindness, patience, respect, forgive.
You can also draw some pictures to show ways we can think about the needs of others.
Reminders
Please keep sending me your work on Seesaw – I am so proud of you for the work I have seen so far. Today I would like you to send me a photo of your maths and a video of yourself reading your rover story.
Don’t forget to go on Sumdog.
Have a happy smiley day. J
Year 3 Home Learning Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Date: 1st Mar 2021 @ 3:27pm
Good morning Year 3. I hope you had a good day on Monday. Only 4 more days of Home Learning (including Fun Friday).
Well done for all of the writing about Mars, Perseverance and the rover. The stories you have written have been so exciting to read on Seesaw. Today I would like you to send me a photo of your Science questions.
Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Reading
Please read out loud to somebody for 20 minutes.
Tell somebody everything you know about one of the characters.
Spelling
Write the long date: Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Write the title: Spelling Test
Write the numbers 1 to 11 down your page. Ask somebody to call out each spelling twice. If you get any wrong, practise them and then try again.
You need the apostrophe in the correct place to get a tick.
- can’t
- didn’t
- hasn’t
- couldn’t
- it’s
- wasn’t
- doesn’t
- mustn’t
- I’ll
- she’d
Bonus question: different
Handwriting
Please watch the video which will be on Seesaw in the morning.
Writing:
Today you are going to publish your rover story. I will tell you how we will do it in school, but you might choose to do something different like type it up on the computer or write it on lined paper or a new page in your book.
First:
Check that every sentence starts with a capital letter.
Check that every name starts with a capital letter (planet names, rover names, people’s names).
Check AT LEAST 5 spellings using your yellow dictionary.
How we will be doing it in school:
We will do all the writing in the morning, and illustrate, decorate and colour in the afternoon.
Get 3 pieces of plain A4 paper and fold them in half so they open like a book.
Put them inside each other to create a book, you could staple along the fold to keep them together.
Write the title of your story on the front page.
Carefully copy one paragraph from your story onto each page, you will have some spare pages to draw pictures on.
Please bring these into school next week so we can all show each other.
Times tables
Write the short date: 02.03.21
Write the title: Times Tables Test
Write the numbers 1-11 down your page.
Ask somebody to call out the following questions.
In school I always read the question out, count to five, read it out again and then count to three before moving on to the next question.
The bonus question is: 97 x 10.
If you get any wrong, practise a bit more and then try again.
- 12 ÷ 3 =
- 24 ÷ 3 =
- 6 ÷ 3 =
- 15 ÷ 3 =
- 30 ÷ 3 =
- 9 ÷ 3 =
- 18 ÷ 3 =
- 3 ÷ 3 =
- 21 ÷ 3 =
- 27 ÷ 3 =
Here are the answers:
- 12 ÷ 3 = 4
- 24 ÷ 3 = 8
- 6 ÷ 3 = 2
- 15 ÷ 3 =5
- 30 ÷ 3 = 10
- 9 ÷ 3 = 3
- 18 ÷ 3 = 6
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1
- 21 ÷ 3 = 7
- 27 ÷ 3 = 9
Sumdog
Go on Sumdog and complete the following challenges:
Number Challenge: 1st March – 7th March
Times Tables Challenge: 1st March – 7th March
Counting
Count out loud in 4s from 0 to 48:
Whilst doing star jumps
Whilst jogging on the spot
Whilst doing squats
Number Facts
Write down or tell somebody the totals of pairs of doubles up to 10 + 10.
Like this:
1 + 1 = 2
2 + 2 = 4
Maths
Today you are going to answer some arithmetic questions.
There will be some videos available on Seesaw in the morning which will remind you of the strategies we use for some of the questions.
After watching the videos, set a timer for 20 minutes and complete the questions.
After 20 minutes, check your answers yourself and then use the answer sheet to check.
Science
Next Tuesday in school we are going to be taking part in a live online Science lesson called Future Farming Robots.
The lesson will be run by Senior lecturer Paula and engineering researcher Megan from Harper Adams University.
We will get chance to look at their robotics lab to look at how robots can solve some of farming’s biggest challenges including - How can we improve soil health? How can we make growing crops more efficient? How can we farm areas that weren’t suitable for growing crops before?
At the end of the lesson, Paula and Megan will be answering questions sent in by children. So we are going to come up with some questions and I will send them in with the hope that we will have some of them answered.
Write the long date: Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Write the title: Can I suggest questions about the future of farming?
I would like you to write at least 3 questions (more if you want) and send them to me on Seesaw.
They might be about:
Paula and Megan
Robots
Soil
Farming
Tractors
Future technology
Jobs that farming robots might need to do
Art
Illustrate your rover story with pictures, patterns, borders and decorations.
Use colour to make it look exciting.
If you have typed your story, you could either print it and illustrate it or add images from the internet.
Reminders
Please keep sending me your work on Seesaw – I am so proud of you for the work I have seen so far. Today I would like you to send me a photo of your science questions.
Don’t forget to go on Sumdog.
Have a super day J I am so proud of each and every one of you!
Year 3 Home Learning Monday 1st March 2021
Date: 28th Feb 2021 @ 1:37pm
Good morning Year 3. I hope you had a lovely weekend and enjoyed the nice weather. This is your last week of home learning, how exciting. I can’t wait to see you all very soon 😊
This week we are going to focus on reading, times tables, number facts, handwriting and spelling. This will help when we are all back together next week.
Monday 1st March 2021
Reading
Please read out loud to somebody for 20 minutes.
Tell somebody everything you can about what you have read so far.
Spelling
Today I would like you to have another practice of the spellings from last week. You will be tested on them tomorrow.
can’t, didn’t, hasn’t, couldn’t, it’s, wasn’t, doesn’t, mustn’t, I’ll, she’d
Write the long date: Monday 1st March 2021
Write the title: Contractions
You need 3 different coloured pens or pencils.
Write out the part before the apostrophe in one colour.
Write the apostrophe in a different colour.
Write the part after the apostrophe in a different colour.
Like this – can’t
Don’t join up the two letters which have the apostrophe between them.
Handwriting
Please watch the video which will be on Seesaw in the morning.
Writing:
Write the short date in the margin underneath your story from last week: 01.03.21
Today you are going to finish your story all about the rover visiting a planet.
I want you to use your imagination to write about your first day on the planet.
I have attached an example of how you could write the next part of the story, you can use some of the ideas and good words or come up with your own.
Paragraph 1:
Write about the beautiful and amazing things you saw.
Paragraph 2:
Write about a problem or something dangerous that happened.
Make your writing amazing by:
Including a simile
Including an exclamation mark
Adding extra information in brackets
Writing a question at the end
Please send me a photo of your writing on Seesaw. I will be looking out for perfect spelling and exciting words.
Times tables
Tomorrow you are going to be tested on the division facts for the 3x tables.
I would like you to practise dividing by 3 using arrays.
An array is where you arrange things into columns and rows, we use them to help us with our times tables.
Click on the link to watch the video and read about arrays.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znj7hyc/articles/zhgjpg8
I have attached a sheet with questions to practise dividing by 3. The sheet also has some examples of arrays.
Please create arrays for the first 5 questions by:
Drawing shapes in rows of 3.
Complete the rest of the sheet by either using your times tables or drawing arrays.
Sumdog
Go on Sumdog and complete the following challenges:
Number Challenge: 1st March – 7th March
Times Tables Challenge: 1st March – 7th March
Counting
Count out loud in 10s:
From 56 to 156.
From 985 to 1085.
From 312 to 412.
Number Facts
Write out or tell somebody all the pairs of number which make:
- 8 e.g.2 + 6
- 5
- 7
Geography and Fairtrade Fortnight
I found a really interesting fact to share with you all:
If the Amazon rainforest were a country, it would be the ninth biggest in the world!
I have attached two posters which tell you why the rainforest is so important.
Read the information and then make a poster about the rainforest, focusing on why it is important.
You could include things about:
Animals
Oxygen
Water
Food
Medicine
Homes
Please keep these to bring into school next week 😊
Fairtrade Fortnight
Ask your parents to buy food – things like bananas, chocolate and avocados – that are grown in a sustainable way that’s safe for the rainforest environment, wildlife, and people. That goes for bathroom products too, like shampoo, conditioner and soap. If a product has the Rainforest Alliance or Fairtrade logo on it, you know that the farm, forest or company that provided it have created it sustainably!
Reminders
Please keep sending me your work on Seesaw – I am so proud of you for the work I have seen so far. Today I would like you to send me a photo of your writing.
Don’t forget to go on Sumdog. The new challenges start on Monday. It would be super if the whole class could complete them this week.
Have a wonderful day, smile lots J