Year 3 Thursday 21st May home learning

Did you know crocodiles cannot sweat, they release heat through their mouths? Cool fact! Well done to Steph who correctly answered yesterday’s question about crocodile teeth.

Tomorrow

A note about tomorrow, as it will be a little different. There will be some special challenges all about our amazing NHS. These challenges are designed for teamwork, so get siblings and grown ups involved.

Reading

It is nearly half term, so you should be able to find lots of time for reading each day, keep up the great work with the reading year 3. A big well done to Kiefer for meeting his target, good work!

English

Here are today’s crocodile challenges. Please quiz on your spellings from Monday.

Maths

Here are today’s challenges and the answers to them.

Art

I love art, it was one of my favourite subjects when I was at school, and it still is now. Enjoy the challenge Mrs Curtis has ready for you.

Year 3 Wednesday 20th May home learning

Roughly how many teeth do crocodiles have in their lifetime? Email me with your answer.

Reading

Well another day and another opportunity to find a relaxing spot and get lost in your book. Enjoy the peace and quiet. Olivia and Asher have both met their targets, well done you two!

English

Here are today’s crocodile challenges.

Maths

Here are yesterday’s answers. From now on I’m going to include the answers with the challenges.

Today’s maths is here and the answers for it below.

Science

This week in Science Mrs Nel would like you to investigate the way in which water is transported within plants. This is our science question—How does water get from the roots up to the flower?

Do you think you might already know? Discuss it with your grown up, big brother or sister. Next, have a look at this video clip. Please pause it at 1 minute 24 seconds to ask  your child to predict what they think will happen.

If you have some celery at home ask your grown up if you can have a stick or two, or you may wish to use a white flower as this works well too. Do not worry if you can not try this today if you don’t have the things you need, see if you can have a go over the next week or so. When you are able to, have a go at this investigation, research how it works and record your findings.

Could you make a video?

Annotate photos?

Use Purple Mash to make a booklet?

Draw your results and explain what happened?

Be inventive with presenting your findings, include detail and scientific explanations. Happy investigating!

Year 3 Tuesday 19th May home learning

Did you know crocodiles carry their babies in their mouths? It sounds a dangerous place to be to me!

Well done to Steph and Evie who correctly answered yesterday’s crocodile question, they win a big hug off their family as their prize! Steph was a very early bird with her answer as I had’t even got to school! Well done girls.

Reading

How is your reading coming along? Can you finish your book and quiz on it before the end of the week? Well done to India for reaching her reading target, super work!

English

Today we are going to look at word families to help us with our spelling, please access this web link from Twinkl and then work through the PowerPoint. You should be signed up from last week’s English work (Tuesday 12th May). If you aren’t then please look back at that date’s English work to see how to access it.

Maths

Answers for yesterday’s maths are here.

Today’s maths challenges are here.

Computing

This is the last of our coding lessons today, have a go at any 2 of the coding 2dos I have set you. I’m hoping you are coding whizzes by now! There are 3 to choose from - Magician, Jumping Monkey and Superheroes.

Year 3 Monday 18th May home learning

Which children’s film is this animated crocodile from? Email me with your answer.

Reading

On Friday afternoon there were a handful of children who were in the eighties and nineties with their Acceleread percentages, I wonder if any of you have managed to make it to the hundred mark? Mason and Steph met theirs on Friday, and deserve a big well done.

Spellings

The new spellings this week are medicine, naughty, occasion, occasionally, position and possess. Please spend a chunk of time practising them today.

English

Click here for today’s crocodile challenges.

Maths

Friday’s answers are here.

Today’s maths, I look forward to seeing how you get on.

Geography

Enjoy the last of this unit’s geography lesson.

Year 3 Friday 1st May Learning from Home

Good morning children. I can’t believe it’s nearly the weekend again, I hope that you have enjoyed your learning this week.

Reading

There has been some amazing reading going on this week, with lots of people reaching their targets, some twice and lots more people getting sooooo close. Keep reading and don’t forget to let us know when you have reached your target so that we can celebrate. Well done everyone, keep up the good work. Congratulations to Mason who has reached his target.

Maths

Here are the answers from yesterday’s maths. How did you get on?

Look here for today’s maths challenges.

English

Today we are going to write the final chapter in our story. So re-read Chapter 5 below.

Just like we have done before, you are going to use the chapter above to help you to write your own chapter, but again you are going to make it your own. Look carefully at how the author has used description and powerful verbs. Look at how they have added adverbs and speech. Using the same sort of plan as the author in the story you are going to write your own Chapter 5.

Think carefully about how you are going to write this final part of the story. Have the children really learned their lesson? (I don’t think so - Ben just asks for a bacon sandwich and thinks that everything will be okay).

Think carefully about what they say to each other. How do they say it? Remember to add an action to explain in more detail.

Look at how the author has referred to the warning that was given at the beginning of the story. How will you do this?

Think about the best words to choose for the best impact. Remember to think carefully about the verbs that you use - select really powerful ones to add to the impact of your story and create a clear picture for the reader.

Make sure that your handwriting is really neat and clear and is joined up please. Think carefully about your spelling and remember to use punctuation.

When you have finished your chapter 5, read it through carefully to make sure that it makes sense.

Happy writing!!

RE

It’s Friday again, so it’s time for some RE.

Read the story of Doubting Thomas.

How do you think Thomas felt? Can you understand why Thomas felt like that? Have you ever been told something but because you haven’t seen it for yourself you are not sure whether to believe it or not?

Task 1 Write a list of questions you would like to ask Thomas about what happened and how he came to believe in Jesus’ resurrection.

Task 2 Think about Jesus’ words ‘Blessed are those who have not seen me…’ What do you think He meant by these words? How do these words apply to us today? Write a short paragraph about what you think Jesus meant by this and how these words apply to us today.

Task 3 Thomas didn’t believe because he did not see Jesus. Where do you see Jesus? Draw a picture of where you see Jesus today. (I see Jesus in the many wonderful things that I see people doing to help other people. What sort of things do you see Jesus in?)

Year 3 Tuesday 28th April Learning from Home

Good morning Year 3. Thank you for all of your photos yesterday. We hope that you are ready for another day of exciting challenges. Work hard and have fun and don’t forget to keep smiling and be kind.

Reading

Choose a quiet place and get out your book. Read for about 30 minutes. Don’t forget to quiz if you have finished your book. Lots of you are nearly at your target. Think carefully about the questions and don’t rush. Let us know if you reach your target and then we can celebrate. Isabella has met her target for the second time this half term - wow! Fantastic reading Isabella. Enjoy this quiet time to get lost in your reading and maybe you could join our 100% bunch of readers!

Maths

Here are the answers to yesterday’s maths challenges.

Here are today’s maths challenges, please click below.

English

Yesterday you looked at your Chapter 1 again and edited it. Re-read it again because today we are going to carry on and write Chapter 2 and you need to know where you were up to.

Re-read Chapter 2 of the House Haunting - click on the button below.

You are going to use the chapter above to help you to write, but you are going to make it your own. Look carefully at how the author has used description and powerful verbs. Look at how they have added adverbs and a little speech. Using the same sort of plan as the author in the story you are going to write your own Chapter 2.

Think carefully about how you are going to describe the inside of the house as the boys (or girls) move from room to room exploring. Make sure you create a clear picture with your words. (The house in the story is musty and dusty. It’s quiet and still. Cool but there is a chink of sunlight coming in through the window.) What do you want your house to look like? Think about the best words to choose for the best impact. Remember to think carefully about the verbs that you use - select really powerful ones to add to the impact of your story. You want to create excitement and suspense in your chapter.

When the boys (or girls) venture upstairs (that’s a good powerful verb!!) make sure that it gets even more exciting. Have one of the children whisper something. What will they say? (Don’t forget to use “ “ around what they say.)

Then as you describe them going up the stairs, add the noise that they hear - what sort of noise is it?.(loud or quiet?) Add an adverb here to add to the suspense - “suddenly” is quite a good one. Can you add some description to show how the boys are feeling without actually saying the boys were scared? Look back to Wednesday’s lesson (chapter 3) from last week and see how some things were inferred. Can you add some inferred meaning in your writing?

Make sure that your handwriting is really neat and clear and is joined up please. Think carefully about your spelling and remember to use punctuation.

When you have finished your chapter 2, read it through carefully to make sure that it makes sense.

Then read Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 together.

Don’t forget to send us some photos of your writing so that we can read and share your Chapter 2.

Happy writing!!

Computing

I was so impressed with your coding children, I bet your grown ups were too as we didn’t do coding when we were at school. Have a look at lesson 2 of coding and see today’s challenges.