Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
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We have subscribed every child in the school to the interactive maths website “SUM DOG.COM”. To get started I have made a little on screen instruction video below. You will need your username and password. The passwords for each class are to be found below :
Good morning Year 3
We hope you have had a lovely weekend with your family and are ready and raring to go this morning. We know it may seem strange to be sat at home with a parent showing you the learning you will complete today, but we know you will all make the best of it! The children at school will be completing these tasks too, so we can all share our great learning when we return to school. At school we will adapt our reward systems to suit our groups, maybe you can set up a learning point system like we have at school, a star of the day or even some golden time. Children, you can do these tasks in any order—work out what is best for you and your family. Parents, be creative and flexible with how you manage these tasks. Please give as much or as little support as needed, we are always aiming to build on independence in class, but the children know asking for help is a part of the learning process.
English
Please read the Iron Man chapter 3 if you were not in school last week. You might want to read this with someone or you might want to have a go by yourself.
Please read The Iron Man part Chapter 4
If you were not in school last week, you might like to draw a picture of the space dragon. Use the text to help you.
Today’s task is to write your own description of what the space dragon looks like. Remember to use lots of lovely description.
Creativity and maths challenge
The children have been reading Ted Hughes’ book ‘The Iron Man’ in English, and we would like you to make an ‘Iron Man’ out of the cardboard boxes and tubes you have been collecting over the weekend. Maybe you could colour it, paint it or use paper to cover it once you have built it? This challenge may take a couple of days to complete and you might want to break the tasks up into little chunks of time, suit the task to your day.
Your Iron Man can be however big or small you want, but before you start to make it we would like you to practise these key maths skills:
To be able to estimate the length of items in centimetres (remember estimates don’t need to be exactly right, how close can your estimates be to the real measurement?
To be able to measure with a ruler in centimetres.
Part 1—Estimate the length of each of your Iron Man’s body parts in cm.
Part 2—Measure the length of each body part of your Iron Man with your ruler.
Part 3 - Make your Iron Man
Part 3—When your Iron Man is complete measure the total height of your model in centimetres.
Please record your estimates and measurements in your home learning maths book for us to see when you return to school, you could set it out like this.
Body part Estimate (in cm) Actual measurement (in cm)
Legs— kitchen roll tubes 24cm ____cm
Head—cereal bar box 14cm ____cm
Eyes - milk carton lids 2cm ____cm
Arms - toothpaste boxes 12 cm ____cm
Body - cereal box 38cm ____cm
The total height of my Iron Man is 72cm
Enjoy! Please email photos of your Iron Man if you can, we would love to see them.
This week the children are asked to complete pages 29 - end of their “Making Things Right” book. Please continue to practise the Act of Contrition prayer which they were asked to learn. (They will need this for 17th March when they receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation) Again, I am pleased to say that there are many really beautiful books. Well done children.
Our Lenten challenge for this week is Can you vacuum the floor for 20p? Well done and thank you to all of the children who loaded the dishwasher or washed the dishes and also thank you to those who have done other jobs at home this week and brought in the money that they have earned. Don’t forget to keep looking at your jobs list and helping where you can. Thank you for all of your support
Some children have been given speaking parts in our Easter Assembly. These have been sent home to learn please. Other children have chosen to have dancing or singing parts—they will know what they need to learn next week. Many thanks for your support.
Our spellings for this week are disappear early particular minute enough actually .
Remember to keep trying those different ways of learning your spellings. We had quite a few more children who managed to get all of their spellings correct this week. My challenge to the children still stands and we are really going to try to get a full class of everybody getting all of the spellings correct. Can we do it? I think we can but everyone has to try. Please keep trying!
Can you make up some sentences using each of these words?
IXL - Have a go at any of the addition and subtraction units. (E, F, G, H, I and J)
Can you find any fun poems about machines or robots?
If you have any magnets at home please can these be brought into class next Thursday. They will be returned at the end of the day. Many thanks for your support.
Don’t forget to keep working on Nessy if you have a Nessy login. Can you be our Nessy Star this week?
This week the children are asked to complete pages 16 - 28 in their “Making Things Right” book. They have also been given the Act of Contrition prayer which they have been asked to learn. (They will need this for 17th March when they receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation) I have to say there were many really beautiful books shared on Tuesday evening and the children had obviously taken a great deal of time and effort. Well done children. Please make sure that books are returned each Tuesday so that we can share them in the session. Thank you.
Our Lenten challenge for this week is Can you load the dishwasher or Wash the dishes for 20p? Well done and thank you to all of the children who made the beds or have done jobs at home this week and brought in the money that they have earned. Don’t forget to keep looking at your jobs list and helping where you can.
Our spellings for this week are forwards perhaps guard often opposite busy. I have given the children a list of fun ways to learn your spellings. This may help some who are struggling to get all of their spellings correct. Why not have a go at some of them!)
I have set the children a challenge and we are really going to try to get a full class of everybody getting all of the spellings correct. Can we do it? I think we can but everyone has to try. m Keep trying!
Can you make up some sentences using each of these words?
IXL - Have a go at any of the addition and subtraction units. (E, F, G, H, I and J)
Can you find any fun poems about machines or robots?
Don’t forget to keep working on Nessy if you have a Nessy login. Can you be our Nessy Star this week?
Whilst we are preparing for First Reconciliation and then after Easter when we will be preparing for First Holy Communion, homework will be mainly focused on the books “Called to Change” and “Called to His Supper”.
This week the children have been asked to complete the pages 1-15 and this should be completed for our next session on March 3rd.
During Lent we are also thinking about ways that we can help others and we decided in Class Council that we would discuss the ideas we shared in school and come up with a plan and jobs list at home. The children have promised that they will all try to do lots of jobs to help you for a small price, so that they can help others. (See the class blog)
In addition to this children are asked to continue with their daily reading so that they can quiz in school, and also to learn the spellings: eight, eighth, height, breathe, heard and length.
Please write complex sentences using these words. eg. Before I my eighth birthday, I am going to Spain on holiday.
Please continue with IXL and select any of the exercises E, F, G, H, I and J on addition and subtraction
Children who have a Nessy login are asked to continue to access Nessy
READING - . Please keep reading EVERY night at home during the holidays. It is important to read alongside an adult, where they can ask questions about the text and you can discuss events that happen in the book.
SPELLING New spellings to learn for over the holidays:
Potatoes Weight Notice Actual Ordinary Fruit
Think about the different ways I have given you to learn these spellings- which one do you like best? Which one works best for you?
MATHS
Please complete the following subtractions in your homework books by using counting backwards in multiples of tens. If you need to use a number-line to help you like we have been doing in class, please draw them in your books, but most should be able to count this backwards mentally.
GRAMMAR
Let’s keep working on our complex sentences. Please complete the sentences on the sheet by adding either the main clause or the subordinate clause. Don’t forget to use the subordinating conjunctions we have been using in class: While, when, before, after, because
READING - How often is your child quizzing? Do they bring their books home every night? Are they reading every night? It is the responsibility of children to make sure they quiz if they finish their book in school as they get reading time to do this every day. Please keep reading EVERY night at home. It is important to read alongside an adult, where they can ask questions about the text and you can discuss events that happen in the book.
SPELLING Keep going with these spellings, make sure you can spell them independently:
Might Doesn’t Probably Maybe Library Circle
Think about the different ways I have given you to learn these spellings- which one do you like best? Which one works best for you?
HISTORY
On Purple Mash, under the 2 Do list, please complete the ‘Roman Soldier’ activity. Describe how a Roman soldier's Armour and clothing aided him in battle. This will be printed off and put on display so don't forget to include your name.
Maths
This week we have been adding multiples of ten- please have a go at the additions in your homework book.
OPTIONAL HISTORY
Have a go at the’ Roman Soldier Code Quiz’ or put yourself in to the role of a Roman Soldier. Both tasks are under the 2Do list.
READING - How often is your child quizzing? Do they bring their books home every night? Are they reading every night? It is the responsibility of children to make sure they quiz if they finish their book in school as they get reading time to do this every day. Please keep reading EVERY night at home. It is important to read alongside an adult, where they can ask questions about the text and you can discuss events that happen in the book.
SPELLING-One more week to practice these tricky spellings:
Might Doesn’t Probably Maybe Library Circle
Think about the different ways I have given you to learn these spellings- which one do you like best? Which one works best for you?
GRAMMAR
In class we are starting to learn about how we can change our sentence structures and how we can make complex sentences. We are looking at what a subordinate clauses? Subordinate clauses are different to main clauses as they do not make sense of their own- usually because they have a subordinating conjunction within them, such as ‘although’ ‘before’ ‘which’. Please can the children complete the worksheets in their books, adding a main clause to each of the subordinate clauses. Can they spot the subordinate conjunction? Can they circle it on the sheet if they can find it?
MATHS - The children have been working hard on crossing boundaries when adding and subtracting. Please can the children use the partitioning method (Method B from last week) to calculate the following calculations in their books:
MATHS- Please complete the calculations on below in your homework books, by following the methods we have been doing in class shown below. The children have been working hard on these in class, so therefore should know what to do in each method. You can decide which one works best, but try and show it in your working out.
Could you also please practice your numbers bonds to 100 to make sure you have that instant recall it is so important and will help you with ALL of your adding and subtracting in the future…
Make it a game …here is a brilliant game to help you practice- you could even have a go at beating your mum, dad or brother/ sister!
READING - Keep reading EVERY night at home. It is important to read alongside an adult, where they can ask questions about the text and you can discuss events that happen in the book.
SPELLING- Please practice your NEW Year 3 tricky spellings (I have added some in there that we are forever getting wrong also to mix it up a little)
Might Doesn’t Probably Maybe Library Circle
Think about the different ways I have given you to learn these spellings- which one do you like best? Which one works best for you?
GRAMMAR
In class we have been revising compound sentences from our Year 2, the children are doing really well with this but do need lots of practice in order for them to use different sentence structures in their own writing. Please complete the compound sentence sheet in their books.
Compound sentences are when two main clauses are linked together using a coordinating conjunction. Have a look at the picture below to help:
SCIENCE (LAST WEEK TO COMPLETE)
Can you please complete the research sheet in your homework books finding out who the inventors of electricity were and any information you can find out about them.
There were a lot of children that hadn’t completed the IXL strands or completed the sentences in their homework books this week. These IXL strands would help them greatly, as they really reflect what we are doing in class. I know for some children it took them a little longer than most weeks to complete some of this, therefore I will give children another week to complete all homework areas, but if it could be completed by next Wednesday it would be greatly appreciated. There will be a couple of extra bits or slight changes so please make sure you check all areas for any of these changes:
MATHS- Please complete the following IXL Maths strands G1 and G2 in ‘addition of two digit numbers’ and H1 and H2 in ‘subtraction of two digits’.
READING - Keep reading EVERY night at home. It is important to read alongside an adult, where they can ask questions about the text and you can discuss events that happen in the book.
SPELLING- We have another week to practice our year 3 tricky spellings:
Strange peculiar describe sentence grammar straight
Well done to those children who took the time to make up mnemonics for the spellings, some of them were very impressive! How about this week you ask a parent to quiz you on the spellings in your homework book or even make up some silly sentences using the words?
GRAMMAR
If you haven’t already please complete the IXL strands Q1 and Q2 on prepositions and remember to complete the sentences in your homework books, using the following prepositional phrases:
Behind the shelves …
Before school starts
At home …
In the garden …
Along the lane …
SCIENCE (TWO WEEKS TO COMPLETE)
Can you please complete the research sheet in your homework books finding out who the inventors of electricity were and any information you can find out about them.
READING - Keep reading EVERY night at home. It is important to read alongside an adult, where they can ask questions about the text and you can discuss events that happen in the book.
SPELLING- We have new words for the next two weeks to learn at home, please make sure you look up the meaning of the words and learn how to spell them.
Strange peculiar describe sentence grammar straight
Why don’t you come up with mnemonics for each of the words? For example:
GRAMMAR - In our English sessions we have been learning about prepositions and using them within our sentences to give extra to nouns. Try to finish these prepositional phrases in your homework books, by finishing the sentence…
Behind the shelves …
Before school starts
At home …
In the garden …
Along the lane …
CHALLENGE: Maybe you could make your own up?
Could you also please complete the following ENGLISH IXL strands Q1 and Q2 on prepositions
MATHS- Please complete the following IXL Maths strands G1 and G2 in ‘addition of two digit numbers’ and H1 and H2 in ‘subtraction of two digits’.
Christmas Concert Preparation - The main homework this week is to practice and learn the words off by heart for the songs for our Christmas Concert next week.
READING- Continue to read lots of at home- I am so pleased with the progress the children are making, we need to keep this up!
If you haven’t already, please complete a book review for a book you are reading on purple mash, it will be under the 2do list section ready for you.
SPELLING- One more week to practice our spelling focus. There were some great pictures made from these spellings- well done.
Heart Special Remember Strength Appear Breath
Thank you so much for those who have completed the book reviews, they are wonderful and as soon as we have more in we will look at a good place to display them! We were extremely impressed with some of the creative paragraphs with the spellings of the week, especially as it helps the children to understand the meaning of the words and how they can be used in the right context.
CHRISTMAS CONCERT PREPARATION - Please make sure you are practicing and learning the songs ready for our Christmas concert.
READING- Continue to read lots of at home- I am so pleased with the progress the children are making, we need to keep this up!
If you haven’t already, please complete a book review for a book you are reading on purple mash, it will be under the 2do list section ready for you.
SPELLING- There are new spellings this week. Please learn the spellings as much as you can off by heart. See if you can design a picture in your homework book or on a blank piece of paper using the spellings. Look below for some examples.
Heart Special Remember Strength Appear Breath
MATHS - Please complete the IXL sections E5 and E6.
ENGLISH OPTIONAL HOMEWORK- Some of you just could not decide on the dragon you wanted to write about, so if you are feeling inspired and would like to, why not write a non-chronological report on the dragon of your choice or the one you didn’t get chance to write about. Try to use the vocabulary, sentence openers and connectives we have been using in class. I know some of you have already done this, which we have been extremely impressed with in class- we love how some of you go the extra mile with your work, well done!
Thank you so much for all the hard work and effort you put in to your ‘Save the Manchester Ridge-Back’ Dragon poster- they are truly wonderful and we cant’ wait to put them up on display in the classroom!
READING- Continue to read lots of at home- I am so pleased with the progress the children are making, we need to keep this up!
There are lots of great conversations about books between the children, it would be great if we could put up some reviews to share the books we would recommend to one another. This week, if you finish a book that you have enjoyed, then please complete a book review on Purple Mash- it should be under the ‘2do’ section so it will be easy to find.
SPELLING- This week I have decided, as the spellings are quite tricky and we are struggling with a couple of them, we should have another week to perfect them, but this time can you put the words in to a short paragraph that makes sense- maybe it could be a short story or a news report of a dragon sighting or even a humorous story? It would be great to read some of these out in class …
Probably Woman Therefore Important Recent Various
MATHS - On Purple Mash please complete the Maths to do activities on ‘Fact Families’ and’ Match Related Facts’
READING- Please make sure you are reading to an adult for at least 20 minutes EVERY night and get them to ask you questions about the text, I can’t stress how important this is! Are you quizzing regularly enough? Are you reading books that you enjoy? Are you challenging yourselves with the books you are choosing?
SPELLING- This week we have spellings from the Year 3 and 4 spelling list of tricky words. The expectation is by the end of Year 4 children will be able to read, spell and use all of these words within their writing. so please have a go at practicing these in fun, creative and different ways- we would love to see all the different ways you try to learn them.
Probably Woman Therefore Important Recent Various
MATHS - Please complete the IXL strand L10 and L14 under ‘PLACE VALUE’
ENGLISH- As you know we have been learning all about a particular type of species of Dragon ‘The Manchester Ridge-Back’. Unfortunately this species are becoming rare (close to extinction) as people are mistaken them for a more viscous type of dragon. We MUST protect the Manchester Ridge Back! Help us by creating a poster on the sheet of paper provided urging people to protect this dragon- you will need to use pictures to attract people to look at it, explain WHY they need protecting and what people can do to help. These will then be displayed in class.
READING- ARE YOU READING WITH AN ADULT? Many children are coming to class saying they have not had the chance to read with a grown up at home. Please, please, please make time for this as it is the most crucial part of their learning.
SPELLING- We are slowly moving on to the Year 3 and 4 list now, although there are still some children struggling with the previous weeks spelling. Please keep going over these tricky spellings with your child, don’t just forget about them. Stick them in their bedroom, quiz them in the car or even put them on the fridge for all to see! Please learn the following spellings for next week:
Earth Build Decide Arrive Different Difficult
Once again, if you want more of a challenge then please feel free to practice some of our Year 3 and 4 key spellings on the following website.
http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/spookySpellings/index.html
ASSEMBLY PREPARATION - Children NEED to know their lines off by heart for next Monday please. Could you please make sure they learn their lines off by heart with lots of expression and volume. The lyrics of the song that we are learning as a class for the assembly have also been sent, if children could use the clip below to practice and sing a long to that would be great- they must also try to learn this song off by heart …
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