Year 3

Hi everyone, we hope that you’ve had a great weekend. It’s our last week in year 3!!! We can’t believe that a year has gone by so quickly!! We know that it’s been a bit of a strange end to our year, but we are really proud of you all for trying so hard and we also know that Mr Stanfield and Mrs Holt are really looking forward to having you in their classes next year. If you haven’t seen their welcome to Year 4 clips yet, then check them out:

https://www.jamesbrindleyprimary.com/y4-induction-2020/

https://www.jamesbrindleyprimary.com/y4s-induction/

We hope you enjoyed Virtual Sports Week. Well done to all of you who took part and many thanks for the daily score updates.

This week, we are going to carry on looking at measures and data handling in maths. We’re also going to carry on with Mr Gum and there are also some other fun transition tasks to help you think about your move to Year 4.  As before, there is no need to do all of the work. Decide, with an adult, which ones suit you best. Also, as always, don’t forget to check out Purple Mash. There are many different writing, reading, maths, science and history tasks on there so you should be able to find something that you will enjoy doing. Also, if you prefer writing rather than typing there is no reason why you couldn’t choose something from Purple Mash and then write it in your home/school book. That way you can practise your handwriting at the same time!

Just a note to parents/carers, if you do need any more support or guidance we are contactable through Purple Mash https://www.purplemash.com/#tab/pm-home

Have a great week everyone. We are missing you!!

Mr Kingsley and Mr Welsh

Daily Learning Challenges Monday 13/7/20

English - Also don’t forget to practise your spellings on Spelling Shed

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading:

Please read the next chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! (See resources) Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level. If you feel as though you need a change, there are some reading comprehensions on Purple Mash about life. Or if you have Y3 style books at home, maybe you could read one of those to an adult and talk about it.

Option 1:

In the new chapter of Mr Gum, we meet a character called Friday O’Leary. Today, please write a paragraph about Friday O’Leary and Mrs Lovely. You can draw a picture of the character and then write their name as a subheading. In your paragraph you could:

• Describe what they look like
• Describe what sort of character they are (use evidence from the book).
• Include any other information that we find out about them in the book.

Option 2:

This week we are going to build up to write a set of instructions. In today’s lesson, we are going to do a reading comprehension where the focus will be about fact retrieval from a set of instructions.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/instructions-reading-comprehension-fact-retrieval

Option 3:

Complete one of the writing activities on Purple Mash

Maths

10 minute warm up:  

Have a go at rehearsing your number facts with the ‘Hit the Button’ game. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge:

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/  and look at Session 1 W/C 13/7. This focuses on capacity (how full things are)

Medium Challenge:

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 11 (WC 6/7/20). This week, we are carrying on with our learning about measures by looking at litres, measuring temperatures and telling the time (o’clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to the hour).

Optional Extra Challenge:

Go to the ‘I see’ maths website. Scroll down until you find work from the 1/6/20. The clip is called ‘Which graph?’ Please watch the clip and complete the activities below highlighted in blue.

10 mins 

Daily Learning Challenges Tuesday 14/7/20

English - Also don’t forget to practise your spellings on Spelling Shed

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading:

Please re-read the next chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! (see resources) Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level. If you feel as though you need a change, there are some reading comprehensions on Purple Mash. Or if you have Y3 style books at home, maybe you could read one of those to an adult and talk about it.

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Option 1:

As this is the last week before Year 4, it would be nice if you could write a report about yourself so that Mr Stanfield can get to know you better. Start by drawing a nice picture about you. Underneath, write “introduction” as a subheading and write a short paragraph where you give information about yourself e.g. name age and what you look like. Then choose some subheadings (either from the choices listed below or some of your own choices) and write about yourself.

• Family
• Likes/dislikes
• Hobbies
• Pets
• Favourite subjects at school

Option 2:  

Today, we are going to carry on with our instructions work. Today, is another reading comprehension, but this time we are going to focus upon word comprehension: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/instructions-reading-comprehension-word-meaning

Option 3:

Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up: 

Have a go at this symmetry game. There are 3 different levels to choose from:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/symmetry/symmetry-matching

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge:

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Look at the work for W/C 13/7 lesson 2. In this session, we are going to learn about adding and subtracting capacity. See resources.

Medium Challenge:

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 11 (WC 6/7/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 2 and complete the worksheet see resources below. Today’s lesson is all about measuring temperatures with a thermometer.

Optional Extra Challenge:

Go to the Isee maths website. Scroll down until you see the clip for 2/6 called ‘Reading Graphs’. Watch the clip and complete the activities below highlighted in blue.

10 mins 

Daily Learning Challenges Wednesday 15/7/20

It’s spelling test day so please get an adult to test you

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading:

Please re-read the next chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! (see resources) Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level. If you feel as though you need a change, there are some reading comprehensions on Purple Mash about life in the Stone Age. Or if you have Y3 style books at home, maybe you could read one of those to an adult and talk about it.

Option 1:

Today, we are going to think about some targets for year four. Please make a poster that explains these targets. The targets can either be personal targets (things at home) e.g. I want to score five goals for my team this year or I would like to be kinder to my brother OR school targets e.g. I want to get better at maths. Your poster should:

• Be bright and colourful
• Include a title (e.g. My Year 4 targets) – use bubble writing if you wish.
• Include each target ideally with extra detail to explain why you have chosen it e.g. using ‘because’
• Include a small illustration to go with each target.

Option 2:

In today’s session, we are going to look at identifying the features of a set of instructions:

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/instructions-identifying-and-understanding-the-features-of-a-text

Option 3:  

Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up: 

Have a go at this numbers fact families game. There are different levels to choose from. Try an easier one first to build up your confidence: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/number-facts/number-fact-families

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge:

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week 12 (WC 13/7/20). Watch the clip about pictograms and complete the sheet (see resources).

Medium Challenge:

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 10 (WC 6/7/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 3 and complete the worksheet see resources below. Today’s lesson is all about telling the time to o’clock and half past.

Optional Extra Challenge:

Go to the Isee maths website. Today we are going to focus on ‘Planning a journey.’ Scroll down to 3/7/20. Watch the clip and complete the activities below highlighted in blue.

10 mins 

Daily Learning Challenges Thursday 16/7/20

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading:

Please re-read the next chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! (see resources) Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level. If you feel as though you need a change, there are some reading comprehensions on Purple Mash or if you have Y3 style books at home, maybe you could read one of those to an adult and talk about it.

Option 1:  

Over the next two days, we are going to build up to writing a type of Japanese poetry called Haiku. These poems always:

• Have three lines
• Have a limited number of syllables. Line 1 five/Line 2 seven/Line 3 five

If you would like to learn more about syllables, please watch this clip: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=syllables+you+tube&docid=608011633573105582&mid=BED224DB1747CBF1CEE4BED224DB1747CBF1CEE4&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

This clip also shows you how to write a haiku poem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQQmv38Xgt0

Today, we are going to make word banks for our haikus. Choose 3 of the following subjects:

• School
• Summer
• Friends
• Mum
• Dad

Once you have chosen your topics, take each one in turn and write it in the middle of the page. Then brainstorm any words to do with that subject. These can be adjectives, nouns or even phrases. But for each one clap the number of syllables and record the number of syllables next to the word.

Option 2:

In today’s session, we are going to look at adverbs which will be useful for our instructions: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/instructions-spag-focus-adverbs

Option 3: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up: 

Try this multiplication game. There are a limited number of cards each time. You have to arrange them to make a multiplication sum against the clock: https://primarygames.co.uk/pg2/sumsense/summulti.html

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge:

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week 12 (WC 13/7/20). Watch the clip and complete the sheet. Today’s work is all about bar charts.

Medium Challenge:

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 11 (WC 6/7/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 4 and complete the worksheet see resources below. Today’s lesson is all about telling the time (quarter past the hour and quarter to the hour).

Optional Extra Challenge:

Go to the Isee maths website. Please scroll down to 4/6/20. Watch the clip called ‘League Tables’ and complete the activities below highlighted in blue.

10 mins 

Daily Learning Challenges Friday 17/7/20

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading:

Please answer the comprehension questions for this week’s chapter. This can be done verbally with an adult.

Option 1:  

Today we are going to write our Haiku Poems. This will be a nice one to end with. Remember these poems have:

• Three lines
• A limited number of syllables. Line 1 five/Line 2 seven/Line 3 five

Option 2:

Today, we are going to write our instructions. Please follow the link and complete the activities. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/instructions-write-a-set-of-instructions

Option 3:

Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up: 

See how many subtraction facts you can complete against the clock. Start off on an easier level and then work your way up: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/subtraction-grids

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge & medium challenge:  

Today, there is a transition to Y4 maths booklet to work through. You should be able to do all the maths in the booklet by now. See how you get on with it.

Optional Extra Challenge:

Go to the Isee maths website. Today is another day of problem solving. Scroll down until you see the clip ‘Graphs and Mistakes’ clip (5/6/20). Watch the clip and complete the activities highlighted in blue.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games

Happy Friday everyone !! It's a bit of a sad day today, not only because it's your last day in year 3, but also because we are saying goodbye to Mr Welsh. Unfortunately, he will be leaving us to go to another school. We wish him all the luck in the world and I'm sure that the children at his new school will enjoy having him as their teacher just as much as you have. 

Have a fantastic summer everyone, stay safe and we look forward to seeing you all in September. 

Hi everyone, we hope that you’ve had a great weekend. It looks like it’s going to be a rainy again this week, but don’t worry we’re going to have lots of fun. It’s also Virtual Sports Week this week and Mrs Sharrock has thought of lots of fun activities for you to do at home. You don’t need much time, space or equipment, but just check it’s okay with an adult before you do them. All the instructions are in the resources for this term (see above). Don’t forget to send your results ever day on Purple Mash so that we can send the scores to Mrs Sharrock and she can see which house has got the most points. Good luck!!!

As with last week, we are going to post a whole week’s worth of activities and resources so you can get it all ready before hand.

This week, we are going to carry looking at measures in maths (different ones of course), carry on with reading Mr Gum and there are also lots of other fun things to choose from as well. As before, there is no need to do all of the work. Decide, with an adult, which ones suit you best. Also, as always, don’t forget to check out Purple Mash. There are many different writing, reading, maths, science and history tasks on there so you should be able to find something that you will enjoy doing. Also, if you prefer writing rather than typing there is no reason why you couldn’t choose something from Purple Mash and then write it in your home/school book. That way you can practise your handwriting at the same time!

Just a note to parents/carers, if you do need any more support or guidance we are contactable through Purple Mash https://www.purplemash.com/#tab/pm-home

Have a great week everyone. We are missing you!!

Mr Kingsley and Mr Welsh

Daily Learning Challenges Monday 6/7/20

English - Also don’t forget to practise your spellings on Spelling Shed

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading:

Please read the next chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! (See resources) Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level. If you feel as though you need a change, there are some reading comprehensions on Purple Mash about life in the Stone Age. Or if you have Y3 style books at home, maybe you could read one of those to an adult and talk about it.

Option 1:

This week Mr Gum visits a sweet shop and meets some new characters. Today, we would like you to start by drawing a large jar of sweets that you might see in a sweet shop and fill it with delicious sweets of your choice. Then you are going to choose ten of them to write about. When you are doing your writing you should:

• Try and use amazing adjectives e.g. scrumptious instead of nice.
• You could use numbers e.g. ten lovely lemon fizz bombs to fizz on your tongue
• Try alliteration e.g. six pretty pink Percy Pigs waiting to make you smile.
• Try to use similes (comparisons using like or as) E.g.  Nine perfect pineapple chews as yellow as the sun   OR   Five green gummies green like emeralds.
• Think of what they might do to your tongue or mouth. E.g. Sour fizzers that explode like fireworks in your mouth. OR  Blackcurrant boiled sweets that turn your mouth as black as the night sky.
• Think about how you might feel when you eat them E.g. Fabulous fruity chews that make you smile from ear to ear.
• Think of using sounds that you might hear when you eat them E.g. Crunch!! Crack tremendous toffee pieces.

Here are some sweet nouns that you might want to use:

Chews, fizzers, fizz bombs, humbugs, mints, toffees, sour fizzers, lollies, boiled sweets, Percy Pigs, cola bottles, powder, sherbet

Option 2:

This week we are going to build up to write a letter based on the book ‘The Day the Crayon’s Quit’. Today’s lesson is a reading comprehension in where you will summarise the main points from a letter:

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/reading-comprehension-summary

Option 3:

Complete one of the writing activities on Purple Mash

Maths

10 minute warm up:  

Have a go at this placing numbers on number line game. Start off on an easier level. You have to place the flag where you think the number should go. You can click on ‘show divisions’ at the bottom of the page that will: https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/37/placing_numbers_on_a_number_line

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge:

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week 11 (WC 6/7/20 Lesson 1). This week we will carry on our work on measures by looking at mass (how heavy things are) and also capacity (how full something is). Today’s learning is all about Mass. Watch the clip and complete the sheet (see resources).

Medium Challenge:

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 11 (WC 6/7/20). This week, we are carrying on with our learning about measures by looking at litres, measuring temperatures and telling the time (o’clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to the hour).

Optional Extra Challenge:

Go to the ‘I see’ maths website. Scroll down until you find work from the 29/6/20 ‘change at the shop’. Watch the clip and then click on the activities below highlighted in blue.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges Tuesday 7/7/20

English - Also don’t forget to practise your spellings on Spelling Shed

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading:

Please re-read the next chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! (see resources) Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level. If you feel as though you need a change, there are some reading comprehensions on Purple Mash. Or if you have Y3 style books at home, maybe you could read one of those to an adult and talk about it.

Option 1:

Today you are going to write about a day in Mrs Lovely’s shop. Imagine that she has up to five different customers who all want to buy some of the sweets that you designed yesterday. Remember to:

• Use fronted adverbials of time e.g. First, a little while later, much later on, soon afterwards etc. to sequence each visitor to the shop
• Describe the person who came into the shop e.g. First, a kindly looking old lady with round spectacles entered the shop.
• Include the dialogue between Mrs Lovely and the customer
• Use speech marks and also question marks
• Start a new line for each speaker
• Tell the reader who is speaking each time e.g. Mrs Lovely asked “How can I help you?”
• Include extra detail about what the speaker was doing as they were speaking e.g.  Mrs Lovely asked “How can I help you?” and she smiled one of her beautiful smiles

Option 2:  

Today, we are going to carry on with our build up work to writing a letter and improve our reading skills by looking at word meanings in letters: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/reading-comprehension-word-meaning

Option3:

Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up: 

Have a go at the Daily Ten. You can choose a level that suits you. This is always a fun game to play: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge:

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week 11 lesson 2 (WC 6/7/20). Watch the clip and complete the sheet. Today’s work builds upon yesterday’s as it is all about comparing mass.

Medium Challenge:

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 11 (WC 6/7/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 2 and complete the worksheet see resources below. Today’s lesson is all about measuring temperatures with a thermometer.

Optional Extra Challenge:

Go to the Isee maths website. Scroll down until you see the clip for 30/6 called ‘combinations of change’. Watch the clip and complete the activities below highlighted in blue.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges Wednesday 8/7/20

It’s spelling test day so please get an adult to test you

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please re-read the next chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! (see resources) Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level. If you feel as though you need a change, there are some reading comprehensions on Purple Mash about life in the Stone Age. Or if you have Y3 style books at home, maybe you could read one of those to an adult and talk about it.

Option 1: Today you are going to design a chocolate bar to sell in the sweetshop and create a poster to advertise it in the shop. See resources for an example advert.

• Come up with a catchy name for your chocolate bar.
• Write this name in bubble writing at the top of the page
• Include a snappy slogan to make the product sound interesting e.g. the most amazing chocolate bar in the world!! The best chocolate bar ever!!
• Draw the chocolate bar underneath the name and the slogan.

Then write a paragraph to advertise the product

• Use questions e.g. have you ever wanted to taste the best bar in the world? Do you love chocolate?
• Include persuasive language that is exaggerated to make the product sound appealing e.g. this is an incredible chocolate bar. It’s stupendous! It’s amazing!
• Use superlatives e.g. nicest, most delicious, tastiest, crunchiest, sweetest, nuttiest
• Describe the filling of the bar so that it sounds delicious e.g.  a layer of wafer, packed with nuts,
• Use phrases to describe the ingredients:  topped with, packed with, filled with, decorated with, includes
• Use precise nouns to describe the ingredients. Here are some examples: Caramel, wafer, nuts, raisins, nougat, rice crispy pieces, popping candy, a fruit flavoured filling e.g. strawberry, orange etc.
• Use imperative verbs e.g. buy it today, listen very carefully, you will love, you will want more

Option 2:

Today, we are going to do some more work that will build up to our final written piece of a letter by looking at the features of a letter: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/identifying-the-features-of-a-text

Option 3:  

Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up: 

This is a fun game. Choose the right level for you. You have to match the word to the right number. The numbers are on fruits and you have to splat them!! It’s fun! http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math/early-math/number-words-fruit-splat-game/

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge:

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week 11 (WC 6/7/20). Watch the clip and complete the sheet. Today’s work is all about adding and subtracting mass.

Medium Challenge:

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 10 (WC 6/7/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 3 and complete the worksheet see resources below. Today’s lesson is all about telling the time to o’clock and half past.

Optional Extra Challenge:

Go to the Isee maths website. Today we are going to focus on ‘Equal, more, less.’ Scroll down to 1/7/20. Watch the clip and complete the activities below highlighted in blue.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games

Daily Learning Challenges Thursday 9/7/20

English - Also don’t forget to practise your spellings on Spelling Shed

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please re-read the next chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! (see resources) Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level. If you feel as though you need a change, there are some reading comprehensions on Purple Mash about life in the Stone Age. Or if you have Y3 style books at home, maybe you could read one of those to an adult and talk about it.

Option 1:  Today we are going to make calligrams. These are simple single word poems where the shape and design of the letters show the meaning of the word in a visual way. I have put some examples in the resources to show you what I mean. When making calligrams:

• Choose a word
• Think of its meaning
• Decide how you are going to shape, colour or design the letters to make them reflect the words meaning.
• Bubble letters are often good to use as you can colour them or add little pictures to help the letters reflect the meaning of the word.

You can choose your own words for calligrams or choose some of the ones listed below. Good luck!! This is a fun activity and they usually look great!!

Grow   shrink   big   flower    small    bumpy   rainbow   sunshine   dog   cat   bat   colourful  beautiful  tree   fire   rain

Option 2: Today we will learn all about subordinate clauses. These sound complicated, but they aren’t really and they will also make your letter sound very grown up: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/spag-focus-subordinate-clauses

Option 3: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up: 

The toy shop money game is always fun. Challenge yourself with a harder level if you can: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge:

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week 11 (WC 6/7/20). Watch the clip and complete the sheet. Today’s work is all about measuring capacity (how full something is).

Medium Challenge:

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 11 (WC 6/7/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 4 and complete the worksheet see resources below. Today’s lesson is all about telling the time (quarter past the hour and quarter to the hour).

Optional Extra Challenge:

Go to the Isee maths website. Today we are going to focus on problem solving. Scroll down to 2/7/20. Watch the clip called ‘different answers’ and complete the activities below highlighted in blue.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges Friday 10/7/20

English - Also don’t forget to practise your spellings on Spelling Shed

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading:

Please answer the comprehension questions for this week’s chapter. This can be done verbally with an adult.

Option 1:  

Today we are going to write a type of poetry called Kennings. These are two word phrases that describe something without naming it. Read the example poem in the resources called ‘My Baby Sister’ When you are writing your kennings:

• Choose a subject from the ones listed below or come up with your own.
• Choose two words to describe it (but don’t say what it is)
• The second word always has ‘er’ at the end.
• Either come up with one kenning for each of the items listed below and decorate them with pictures of what they are – this can be done as a spider diagram.
• OR if you feeling creative see if you can come up with many different verses to describe one of the things listed below just like the example one.

Ideas for Kennings

Pets

The seaside

Food

Family members

Items found at school

Zoo animals

Farm animals

Option 2:

Today, you will use all your new skills and vocabulary to write a letter.

Option 3:

Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up: 

Try this fun sorting game using shapes. Try level one first until you get the hang of it : https://www.topmarks.co.uk/carroll-diagrams/2d-shapes

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge:  

https://vimeo.com/415087020  Watch this clip and complete the worksheet below. Today’s lesson is all about dividing a 2d number by a 1d number.

Medium Challenge:

https://vimeo.com/420582652  Watch this clip and complete the worksheet below. Today’s lesson is all about odd and even numbers.

Optional Extra Challenge:

Go to the Isee maths website. Today is another day of problem solving. Scroll down until you see the clip ‘swapping sides’. Watch the clips and complete the activities highlighted in blue.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games

We hope that you’ve had a great week guys. Have a fantastic weekend and we’ll see you next week.

Daily Learning Challenges Thursday 2/7/20

English - Also don’t forget to practise your spellings on Spelling Shed

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please re-read the next chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! (see resources) Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level. If you feel as though you need a change, there are some reading comprehensions on Purple Mash about life in the Stone Age. Or if you have Y3 style books at home, maybe you could read one of those to an adult and talk about it.

Option 1:  Today we are going to make calligrams. These are simple single word poems where the shape and design of the letters show the meaning of the word in a visual way. I have put some examples in the resources to show you what I mean. When making calligrams:

• Choose a word
• Think of its meaning
• Decide how you are going to shape, colour or design the letters to make them reflect the words meaning.
• Bubble letters are often good to use as you can colour them or add little pictures to help the letters reflect the meaning of the word.

You can choose your own words for calligrams or choose some of the ones listed below. Good luck!! This is a fun activity and they usually look great!!

Grow   shrink   big   flower    small    bumpy   rainbow   sunshine   dog   cat   bat   colourful  beautiful  tree   fire   rain

Option 2: Today we will learn all about subordinate clauses. These sound complicated, but they aren’t really and they will also make your letter sound very grown up: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/spag-focus-subordinate-clauses

Option 3: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up: 

The toy shop money game is always fun. Challenge yourself with a harder level if you can: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge:

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week 11 (WC 6/7/20). Watch the clip and complete the sheet. Today’s work is all about measuring capacity (how full something is).

Medium Challenge:

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 11 (WC 6/7/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 4 and complete the worksheet see resources below. Today’s lesson is all about telling the time (quarter past the hour and quarter to the hour).

Optional Extra Challenge:

Go to the Isee maths website. Today we are going to focus on problem solving. Scroll down to 2/7/20. Watch the clip called ‘different answers’ and complete the activities below highlighted in blue.

10 mins 

Hi everyone, we hope that you’ve had a great weekend and didn’t let all the rain spoil your fun. It looks like it’s going to be a rainy week which is a shame because you won’t be able to go outside as much, but don’t worry we’re going to have lots of fun and at least it won’t be as hot in doors, so it will be easier to concentrate. Whatever the weather, Joe Wicks is still a great way to start your day and will help to get your brain working: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

As with last week, we are going to post a whole week’s worth of activities and resources so you can get it all ready before hand.

This week, we are going to look at measures in maths, carry on with reading Mr Gum and you could even write a setting description as a junior engineer in a Robot workshop! As before, there is no need to do all of the work here – Decide, with an adult, which ones suit you best. Also, as always, don’t forget to check out Purple Mash. There are many different writing tasks on there ranging from pop star/football star profiles, smoothie making and recipe writing activities, poetry, stories. Also, if you prefer writing rather than typing there is no reason why you couldn’t choose something from Purple Mash and then write it in your home/school book. That way you can practise your handwriting at the same time!

Just a note to parents/carers, if you do need any more support or guidance we are contactable through Purple Mash https://www.purplemash.com/#tab/pm-home

Have a great week everyone. We miss you lots!!

Mr Kingsley and Mr Welsh

Daily Learning Challenges Monday 29/6/20

English - Also don’t forget to practise your spellings on Spelling Shed

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please read the next chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! (See resources) Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level. If you feel as though you need a change, there are some reading comprehensions on Purple Mash about life in the Stone Age. Or if you have Y3 style books at home, maybe you could read one of those to an adult and talk about it.

Option 1: This week we have met a brand new character, Polly, who looks like she might give Mr Gum a run for his money! Today, we are going to start off by drawing a nice picture of Polly in our books. There are a couple to copy from the book or you could make up your own. Underneath that, you are going to write about Polly. Today you can choose your own subheadings to structure your writing. I have listed some ideas below, but there is no reason why you couldn’t choose your own. There is plenty of information about her in the chapter, but as this is a creative writing piece, you might have to make up some details of your own. Here are some ideas for subheadings:

• Appearance
• Likes/dislikes
• Favourite things
• Friends/family
• School life
•  

Option 2: This week we are going to build up to write a setting description. You are going to pretend that you’re an engineer who constructs their own robots and you are going to describe the place where you work. It sounds fun. In the first lesson, you will complete a reading comprehension and do some fact retrieval to help you do the setting description at the end of the week.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/setting-description-reading-comprehension-fact-retrieval-4115b9

Option 3: Complete one of the writing activities on Purple Mash

Maths

10 minute warm up:  

Play this fun number word fruit splat game. You can choose the level that suits you best:

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math/early-math/number-words-fruit-splat-game/

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week 10 (WC 29/6/20). This week’s learning is all about measures (cm and time) and shape. Then watch the clip for lesson 1 and complete the worksheet see resources below. Today’s activity is about measuring using cm. You will need a ruler for this one.

Medium Challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 10 (WC 29/6/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 1 and complete the worksheet see resources below. Today’s lesson is all about mass (how heavy things are) grams.

Optional Extra Challenge: Go to the Isee maths website. Today we are going to focus on building hundreds. Scroll down to the ‘Building Hundreds’ clip Monday 21^st June. Watch and complete the problem solving task which is beneath highlighted in blue.

10 mins 

Daily Learning Challenges Tuesday 30/6/20

English - Also don’t forget to practise your spellings on Spelling Shed

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please re-read the next chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! (see resources) Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level. If you feel as though you need a change, there are some reading comprehensions on Purple Mash about life in the Stone Age. Or if you have Y3 style books at home, maybe you could read one of those to an adult and talk about it.

Option 1: Today, you are going to pretend that you are Polly and that you write a persuasive letter to Mr Gum to try and persuade him not to poison the dog. I’ve included a letter template in the resources to help you to remember how to set out a letter. You will have to make her address up. In the letter make sure you have a paragraph for:

• Introduction – remember Mr Gum doesn’t know you so you will have to introduce yourself and give a few details about you and your life.
• Explain why you’re writing – tell Mr Gum what the purpose of this letter is – to tell him not to poison the dog.

Then come up with as many reasons why it’s a bad idea (remember if you are to persuade him then you’ll need a few reasons. I’ve listed a few underneath, but I’m sure that you can come up with some of your own:

• It’s cruel
• Dogs are nice creatures
• It’s against the law
• The R.S.P.C.A wouldn’t like it.
• Your neighbours won’t want to speak to you anymore.
• It could be dangerous. The dog might bite you.

Also use some persuasive language as well. Things like: Don’t you realise…?  Can’t you see that…..?

Another good reason is…… Most people believe that …….

Option 2: Carry on with the work towards creating your own setting description. Today’s lesson is another comprehension, but today we are going to focus on word meaning. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/setting-description-reading-comprehension-word-meaning

Option 3: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up: 

Practise your angle knowledge from last week using this alien attack game. Choose 90 degrees (a right angle) and also show protractor. This will help you to measure the angles. https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/470/Angle-Alien-Attack

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week 10 (WC 29/6/20). Watch the clip and complete the sheet. Today’s work is all about recognising and describing 2d shapes.

Medium Challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 10 (WC 29/6/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 2 and complete the worksheet see resources below. Today’s lesson is all about mass (how heavy things are) Kilograms.

Optional Extra Challenge: Go to the Isee maths website. Today we are going to focus on place value and numbers in columns. Scroll down to the ‘Numbers in Columns’ clip Tuesday 22^nd June. Watch and complete the problem solving task which is beneath highlighted in blue.

10 mins 

Daily Learning Challenges Wednesday 1/7/20

It’s spelling test day so please get an adult to test you

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please re-read the next chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! (see resources) Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level. If you feel as though you need a change, there are some reading comprehensions on Purple Mash about life in the Stone Age. Or if you have Y3 style books at home, maybe you could read one of those to an adult and talk about it.

Option 1: Today we are going to draw a map to help Polly get back home. Remember that at the end of the last chapter she is lost in the woods. I’ve included an example map in the resources to help you.  Start by drawing her on the toadstool in the woods and then draw a map leading her home. In the map include:

• Road names. These could be funny, magical or alliterative (stating with the same letter e.g. Marvellous, Mayhem Street.
• Some key places on the journey. These could be real things from the book e.g. Mr Gum’s house or Right Royal Meats or they could be made up. Remember it’s a creative task so these could be magical e.g. The Pan Whacks fairy’s house or real places you like to visit e.g. the Swimming baths/ MacDonald’s.
• Remember to label your map and draw a little picture of all the key places next to the label.
• Underneath write a short paragraph explaining to Polly how she will get home.

Option 2: Today is lesson 3 and we are slowly building up to write our own setting description. Today we are going to look at the features of a successful setting description to help us write our own. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/setting-description-identifying-the-features-of-a-text-1b014e

Option 3:  Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up: 

Practise your grid reference skills using this game. Follow the instructions on the left of the screen.  http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L350/index.html#

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week 10 (WC 29/6/20). Watch the clip and complete the sheet. Today’s work is all about recognising and describing 3d shapes

Medium Challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 10 (WC 29/6/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 3 and complete the worksheet see resources below. Today’s lesson is all about volume (how much liquid things hold).

Optional Extra Challenge: Go to the Isee maths website. Today we are going to focus on placing numbers on a number line. Scroll down to the ‘On the line part 1’ clip Wednesday 23^rd June. Watch and complete the problem solving task which is beneath highlighted in blue.

10 mins 

Daily Learning Challenges Thursday 2/7/20

English - Also don’t forget to practise your spellings on Spelling Shed

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please re-read the next chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! (see resources) Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level. If you feel as though you need a change, there are some reading comprehensions on Purple Mash about life in the Stone Age. Or if you have Y3 style books at home, maybe you could read one of those to an adult and talk about it.

Option 1:  Over the next two days we’re going to do something a bit different and write own version of the poem ‘Life Doesn’t Frighten Me at all’ by Maya Angelou (see resources). You will notice that the first two lines of each stanza always rhyme. Today you are going to use an online rhyming dictionary to find alternative rhymes. Record them as a spider diagram. Put the original rhyming word in the middle of the spider diagram, then type it into the rhyming dictionary. https://www.poetry4kids.com/rhymes/  Choose your favourite rhyming words and add them to the spider diagram. Include a little picture next to each rhyming choice to illustrate. You should have 3 spider diagrams. Choose from:  wall   loud   goose  cry  fight park   hair

Option 2: Today’s lesson is a SPAG (spelling and grammar) focus and we will look at fronted adverbials. These will really help to make your writing sound a lot more grown up: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/setting-description-spag-focus-fronted-adverbial-phrases

Option 3: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up: 

Rehearse your number facts with the mental maths train: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week 10 (WC 29/6/20). Watch the clip and complete the sheet. Today’s work is all about telling the time.

Medium Challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 10 (WC 29/6/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 4 and complete the worksheet see resources below. Today’s lesson is all about length in mm.

Optional Extra Challenge: Go to the Isee maths website. Today we are going to focus on placing numbers on a number line. Scroll down to the ‘On the line part 2’ clip Thursday 24^th June. Watch and complete the problem solving task which is beneath highlighted in blue.

10 mins 

Daily Learning Challenges Friday 3/7/20

English - Also don’t forget to practise your spellings on Spelling Shed

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please answer the comprehension questions for this week’s chapter. This can be done verbally with an adult.

Option 1:  Please write your own version of the poem. You will need to choose rhyming words from the word banks that you created yesterday and also come up with the first part of the verse as well. These could be scary things as the poem is all about not being frightened about things. Remember poems don’t have to make sense. Always end with Life doesn’t frighten me at all e.g.

A haunted castle in Nepal

A gruesome goblin in the hall

Life doesn’t frighten me at all

Set t out exactly life the original poem and then once you have finished decorate the poem with some of the things that you have written about.

Option 2: If you have been following option 2 all week then today you should be all ready to write a great setting description. Follow the lesson and then get writing! Good luck! : https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/setting-description-write-a-setting-description-fc305c

Option 3: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up: 

Use shapes to see if you can build patterns with them. This game is really fun. We’re sure you’ll like it  https://www.coolmath4kids.com/manipulatives/pattern-blocks

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge:  Today we are going to revisit using our four and eight times tables facts to solve times and division problems. Please watch this clip: 

https://vimeo.com/415086682 and then complete the worksheet (see resources).

Medium Challenge: Today we are going to look at adding and subtracting 10s from 2 digit numbers. Watch this clip:https://vimeo.com/415461655 and then complete the worksheet (see resources).

Optional Extra Challenge: Go to the Isee maths website. Today we are going to focus on Roman Numerals. Scroll down to the ‘The Romans’ clip Friday 25^th June. Watch and complete the problem solving task which is beneath highlighted in blue.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games

We hope that you’ve had a great week guys. Have a fantastic weekend and we’ll see you next week.

Mr Kingsley and Mr Welsh 

Hi everyone, we hope that you’ve had a great weekend and ready for another week of learning. A great way to start the day (which some of you may have already been doing) is Joe Wick’s daily exercise: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ It is a really good way to get yourself moving in the morning and really helps to get your brain working too!!

This week. we have given you more activities to choose from. As before, there is no need to do all of them – just choose the ones that suit you best. Also, as always, don’t forget to check out Purple Mash. There are many different writing tasks on there ranging from pop star/football star profiles, smoothie making and recipe writing activities, poetry, stories. Also, if you prefer writing rather than typing there is no reason why you couldn’t choose something from Purple Mash and then write it in your home/school book. That way you can practise your handwriting at the same time!

Just a note to parents/carers, if you do need any more support or guidance we are contactable through Purple Mash https://www.purplemash.com/#tab/pm-home

Have a great week everyone. We are all missing you !!

Mr Kingsley and Mr Welsh

Daily Learning Challenges Monday 22/6/20

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading

Please read the next chapter of: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level or have a look on Purple Mash as there are some reading comprehensions on there. 

Option 1

If you have read the chapter, you will know that there is a pirate’s chest in it. Today, please design your own pirate’s chest. You can draw it at the top of your page to help. Then underneath write ten special or magical things that you might find inside. You will need to:

• Write a title e.g Ten Things You Would Find in a Pirate's Chest
• Use adventurous vocabulary e.g. shimmering not shiny
• Try to use quantifying vocabulary e.g. some, a pile of, a bag of, ten
• Use alliteration if you can e.g. where words begin with the same letter e.g. six shimmering silver coins.
• Use similes – these are comparisons using like or as e.g.: seven gleaming golden coins that sparkle like the moonlight/   a mysterious pirate’s skull as scary as a gruesome ghost.
• Once you have finished, you can decorate your list poem with some items from the chest.

Option 2

If you feel like a change from our usual writing, then why not try a week of poetry writing instead. You will have to choose option 2 each day, complete the lessons and then, at the end of the week, you will write your own poem based upon ‘The Sound Collector.’ Follow this link and complete the first lesson:  https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/poetry-reading-comprehension-word-meaning-b74973/

Option 3

Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Rehearse your times tables facts by completing the daily 10 just like we used to in class.   https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ (wc 22/6/20). This week’s learning is all about shapes and angles. Today’s lesson is about right angles or square corners. Once you have listened to the lesson, please complete the sheet. See resources below.

Medium Challenge

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 9 (WC 22/6/20). This week’s learning is all about measuring things using cm. Please watch the lesson and then complete the worksheet, see below.

Optional Extra challenge

Visit the ‘Isee’ maths site: http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/ and scroll down until you see the clip about visualising shapes and drawing shapes (dated 20th April). The man filmed this one just after Easter and he will say “hope you have a good Easter” but don’t worry, the maths bit is the main thing. After you have watched the clip, click on the blue tabs beneath the video for the tasks. You will need a partner for this one.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges Tuesday 23/6/20

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading

Please re read the chapter of : You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level or there are also some reading comprehensions on Purple Mash.

Option 1

Write an imaginary biography (life story) about the shop keeper Billy William the Third. Remember he claims to be a member of the royal family. Remember to:

• Use a title e.g. The Amazing Life of Billy William the Third
• Use subheadings Early Life remember he was in the royal family, so what was his young life like? Where did he grow up? What were his mum and dad like? What was his life like as a member of the Royal family? Later life Why did he end up in a butcher’s shop? He must have done something pretty bad! What was it? When did it happen? and what did his mum and dad say?
• Life now Write a paragraph now about life in the butcher’s shop. Is he happy? Does he have a family? What are his likes/dislikes as an adult? Does he regret what happened?

Option 2

Today is lesson 2 of the poetry work that you started yesterday. Today you will re-read the poem and do some inference (sometimes known as reading between the lines or making a sensible guess about things not written in the text based upon what you know from the text). Follow the online lesson and complete the tasks https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/poetry-reading-comprehension-word-meaning-b74973/

Option 3

Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up 

Rehearse your number facts with the mental maths train

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ (wc 22/6/20). Today’s lesson is about comparing angles in shapes. Once you have listened to the lesson clip, please complete the sheet. See resources below.

Medium Challenge

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 9 (WC 22/6/20). Today’s lesson is all about comparing lengths. Watch the clip and then complete the worksheet (see below).

Optional Extra challenge

Visit the Isee maths site: http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/ .This is another session on shape (dated 21st April on the site). As before, watch the clip and then click on the blue tabs below the video for the activities.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games

Daily Learning Challenges Wednesday 24/6/20

It’s spelling test day. Get a grown up to test you!! Good luck guys!!

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading

Please re read the chapter of. You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1

Imagine that you are Mr Gum writing to a friend to explain your evil plan. Make sure that you

• Put your name and address in the top right (remember you’re writing as Mr Gum and you can make up his address)
• Leave a line
• Write the date underneath
• Leave a line
• Write Dear (make up your friend’s name)

Then write a short paragraph on each of the following:

• A chatty introduction talk about what you’ve been up to and ask some questions about your friend’s life. Think about things you would like to ask your friends when you see them
• What the problem is i.e. the dog in the garden, the fairy, the pan whacks etc. Pretend your friend doesn’t know anything about this.
• What you are planning to do – your evil plan.

Option 2

Today is day 3 of the poetry unit and today we will explore the features of a poem so that you will soon be ready to write one. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/poetry-identifying-the-features-of-a-text/

Option 3

Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up

Play guess my number. Start with one step problems and then, if you feel confident, move on to two step to try and challenge yourself: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=GuessMyNumber

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge:

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ (wc 22/6/20). Today’s lesson is about horizontal and vertical lines. Watch the lesson clip and then complete the worksheet.

Horizontal lines:  Are straight lines that get their names from the horizon

                                                  _________________

Vertical lines: Are lines that stand upright

Medium Challenge:

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 9 (WC 22/6/20). Today’s lesson is all about looking at the four operations and length. Watch the clip and then complete the worksheet (see below).

Optional Extra challenge

Visit the Isee maths site: http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/ . (dated 22nd April) Today you are going to use the language of shape and then play a guessing game at the end where you have to guess the shape from a description. Remember the tasks are in the blue tabs below the clip.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges Thursday 25/6/20

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading

Please re read the chapter of : You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1

Have a look at your pirate’s chest again. Imagine that you went into a magical shop to buy five of the items in the chest. Write a paragraph with dialogue to explain what happened when you went into the shop. Make sure that you:

• Describe what happened when you first went into the shop and what you saw (remember it’s a magical shop so it might have strange/magical things in there).
• Describe what the shop keeper looked like
• Include the dialogue between yourself and the shop keeper.
• Remember to use speech marks
• Remember to use a new line for each new speaker.
• Use time words e.g. first, next, after that
• Use question marks E.g. Firstly I said, “Please can I have five magical seahorses?”
• Use sentences to show what happens e.g. The man behind the counter said, “of course” then he went over to a big, silver fish tank, fished out the seahorses and put them in a bag.

Option 2

Today is day four of the poetry unit. Today is a grammar focus where we will look at adverbs that could be used in the poem: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/poetry-spag-focus-expanded-noun-phrases/

Option3

Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up:

Play this fun conveyor belt game. Try multiple choice at first and then move on to challenge yourself:  

http://flash.topmarks.co.uk/3720

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ (wc 22/6/20). Today’s lesson is about parallel and perpendicular lines:

Parallel lines:  A pair of lines that do not meet

Perpendicular lines: A pair of lines that cross to make a right angle:

Medium Challenge

Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 9 (WC 22/6/20). Today’s lesson is all about comparing mass/weight. Watch the clip and then complete the worksheet (see below).

Optional Extra challenge

Visit the Isee maths site: http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/ . (dated 23rd April) Today you are going to use the language of shape again to see if you can describe their properties to a partner. Remember the tasks are in the blue tabs below the clip.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges Friday 26/6/20

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading:

Please re read the chapter of: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1:

Complete the comprehension questions (see resources).

Option 2:

Today is poetry writing day. Follow the lesson PowerPoint and then you should be ready to write : https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/poetry-write-a-sound-poem/

Option3: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Sharpen your mental maths skills against the clock. The aim of the game is to work out the answers as quickly as possible:

https://coolsciencelab.com/math_magician_addition.html

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Complete the Friday challenge (see resources below)

Medium Challenge:  Today we are going to do a bit of problem solving using the measures that we have been using. Please watch this clip and then complete the sheet (see below) https://vimeo.com/405440004

Optional Extra challenge:

Visit the Isee maths site: http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/ . Dated (24th April) Today you are going to use all the learning that you have done this week to complete a triangle challenge!

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Have a great weekend everyone and we will see you next week !!

Mr Kingsley and Mr Welsh

Hi everyone, we hope you are doing well and are enjoying working from home. We are going to do things a little differently from now on because we are going to upload work for the whole week and also the resources to give you a little more time to plan and get ready to do your best work.

If you have been doing the pencil and paper tasks that we set each day, well done and keep going!!  It will be really nice to see all of your work when we get back to school.

We would also like to say a big thank you and well done to all those children who have been sending work through Purple Mash. We have both really enjoyed reading it and making comments. It’s so nice to see the work that you’ve been doing. We have also really enjoyed receiving emails from some of you as well. It’s nice to hear how you are getting on.

Whichever way you choose to do your work, we realise that it must be hard, especially when you cannot be with your friends. Just keep on trying hard and try to do a little each day.

Mr Kingsley and Mr Welsh  

Daily Learning Challenges Monday 15/6/20

English - Also don’t forget to practise your spellings on Spelling Shed

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please read the second chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1: Write a report about Jake the dog and this chapter. Please use the subheadings underlined below:

• Use a title – you can think of one of your own – e.g. Jake the Dog
• Appearance – write about what he looks like
• Townsfolk – write about what the townsfolk think of him and why. Use examples from the text to show how you know.
• Mr Gum - write about what Mr Gum thinks of him and why. Use examples from the text to show how you know.
• The Fairy – write about what the fairy thinks of him and why. Use examples from the text to show how you know.
• My prediction – write about what you think might happen next in the story

Option 2: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up:  

Play this basketball game. Count the equipment and choose the ball with the matching number to get a basketball.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/place-value-basketball

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week 8 (WC 8/6/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 1 and complete the worksheet see resources below.

Medium Challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 8 (WC 8/6/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 1 and complete the worksheet see resources below.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges Tuesday 16/6/20

English - Also don’t forget to practise your spellings on Spelling Shed

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please read the second chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1: Re write the chapter from the bad fairy’s perspective. This means you have to imagine you are the bad fairy. You will need to:

• Describe what you were doing before annoying Mr Gum disturbed you with his messy garden. You will have to think about what fairies do. Maybe she was whacking someone else? Or maybe she was doing something nice?
• Describe what you saw – the state of the garden!!! Describe the mess
• Explain how you felt and why. Imagine how annoyed you would be that Mr Gum had broken the rules!
• Describe what you did and said to Mr Gum and describe what he said back
• Describe what you saw after that. Did he do what you say or not?!

Option 2: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up: 

Play this place value game. It’s similar to yesterday’s game, but this time if you get the correct answer a dolphin leaps out of the water!

http://www.ictgames.com/sharkNumbers/mobile/index.html

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week 8 (WC 8/6/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 2 and complete the worksheet see resources below.

Medium Challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 8 (WC 8/6/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 2 and complete the worksheet see resources below.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges Wednesday 17/6/20

It’s spelling test day so please get an adult to test you

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please read the second chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1:

Today we are going write an alternate chapter, but this time imagine that Jake was a welcome visitor to the garden who did helpful things rather than mess it up. You will need to:

• Use a story starter
• Describe Jake’s arrival in Mr Gum’s garden. How did he get into the Garden?
• How did Mr Gum react at first? – remember he’s not usually very friendly.
• What did Jake do to change Mr Gum’s mind? Maybe he brought him some plants or chased away some birds. Be imaginative and try and think of your own idea. How would you make friends with someone?
• What did Mr Gum do or say to show that he was ready to make friends with Jake. Did he smile warmly? Did he tickle him under the chin and pat him? Think about how you would show a dog that you liked them.
• Describe their morning together. Think about nice things you would like to do in the garden.
• What did the fairy do or say about all this?

Option 2: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up: 

Play this place value game. It’s similar to yesterday’s game, but this time if you get the correct answer a dolphin leaps out of the water!

http://www.ictgames.com/sharkNumbers/mobile/index.html

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week 8 (WC 8/6/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 3 and complete the worksheet see resources below.

Medium Challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 8 (WC 8/6/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 3 and complete the worksheet see resources below.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges Thursday 18/6/20

English - Also don’t forget to practise your spellings on Spelling Shed

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please read the second chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1:  Today you are going to imagine that you are Mr Gum and write a diary entry about what has happened in the chapter. You can either write about what happened in the real chapter or the chapter that you wrote yesterday. You will need to:

• Use a date (you can use today’s date or make one up).
• Write Dear Diary at the top and then leave a line.
• Write about what happened to you.
• Remember to use the past tense.
• Talk about your feelings about what happened.
• Talk about your hopes and fears for the future.

Option 2: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up: 

Rehearse your number facts with the mental maths train: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week 8 (WC 8/6/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 4 and complete the worksheet see resources below.

Medium Challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 8 (WC 8/6/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 4 and complete the worksheet see resources below.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges Friday 19/6/20

English - Also don’t forget to practise your spellings on Spelling Shed

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please read the second chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1:  Please complete the comprehension questions for Chapter 2. See resources.

Option 2: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up: 

Rehearse your number bonds to 20. Repair the water slide by choosing different pieces that total 20. The idea is to be as quick as you can! http://flash.topmarks.co.uk/4021

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: & Medium Challenge: 

Today we are going to do some football data handling which should be fun for all you football fans out there ! 

Please click on this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmtx8hv

There is a clip and also a slide show to look at. After that there is a quiz to test your skills and then there is a sheet to work on (see below). There are three levels of difficulty on the sheet so you could start on the easiest level and work your way up. See how confident you feel.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables

We hope you have a fantastic weekend year 3. At the moment, it looks like Saturday will be the nicer day so try and get out and enjoy the outdoors before the rain comes back !! Take care and we'll see you next week

Mr Kingsley and Mr Welsh

Daily Learning Challenges 12/6/20

English – Also remember to practise your spellings on Spelling Shed

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please re read the first chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1: Please complete the comprehension questions about the first chapter. See the resources section for the questions. Please complete them in your books as you usually do.

Option 2: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Have a go at the activities on this site. They are to do with time and measures: http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me3us/flash/lessonLauncher.html?lesson=lessons/13/m3_13_00_x.swf

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge:  Complete the Friday challenge. See resources below.

Medium Challenge: Complete the summer themed maths booklet. See resources below.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges 11/6/20

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please re read the first chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1: Poor Mr Gum doesn’t have any friends, but after reading the first chapter this is hardly a surprise is it?! So we’re going to help him! Today let’s write Mr Gum some instructions to help him to make some new friends (as he obviously doesn’t understand where he’s going wrong!!) Remember to:

• Use a title e.g. Some instructions to help Mr Gum find new friends.
• Use subheadings e.g. You will need and What to do
• Write a list of what you will need. This is probably best done after re-reading the first chapter. Remember to use commas in a list E.g. some soap, a bottle of shampoo, a scrubbing brush, a smile, some friendliness
• Put each instruction on a new line and also use numbers to direct the reader.
• Use simple time words e.g. firstly, next etc.
• Make sure that after each instruction you include a sentence to explain why Mr Gum has to do it. Unfortunately Mr Gum does not understand what he is doing is wrong so we need to explain why it’s a good idea. E.gFirstly, please stop picking your nose. Most people find this disgusting and they won’t like you if you do this. Then, you will have to learn to love children. Most of them are really very nice you know especially if you are nice to them.

Option 2: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Play this loop game to improve your mental maths skills: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=loopcardsv6 There are lots of different options. Start with some number facts you know well until you get the hang of it. It’s a little bit like dominoes.

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week 7 (WC 8/6/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 4 and complete the worksheet see resources below.

Medium Challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 7 (WC 8/6/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 4 and complete the worksheet see resources below.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges 10/6/20

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please re read the first chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1: Imagine that Mr Gum is working in his garden and that someone comes and speaks to Mr Gum and he is Kind to them!!! Later on, as a reward, the fairy comes, but instead of pan whacks she gives him a special reward. You will need to:

• Describe what Mr Gum is doing in the garden
• Write some dialogue between Mr Gum and the visitor. Be imaginative. It could be a little boy who wanted some flowers for his mum’s birthday or a kind grandmother wanting some flowers for her garden. Try to think of your own idea.
• Write about what Mr Gum was doing when the fairy came to reward him. Remember she only comes at night so you will have to think about what he could be doing then e.g. Later that evening while Mr Gum was…….
• Write the dialogue between Mr. Gum and the Fairy.
• Describe the reward that the fairy gives Mr.Gum.

Use this checklist from the website to help you with the dialogue bits. You should be able to use the features from KS1 and LKS2: https://www.jamesbrindleyprimary.com/progression-in-dialogue/

Option 2: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Practise your number facts with hit the button: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week 7 (WC 8/6/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 3 and complete the worksheet see resources below.

Medium Challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 7 (WC 8/6/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 3 and complete the worksheet see resources below.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges 9/6/20

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please re read the first chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1: Imagine that you are Mr Gum and write a diary entry about a day in your life. Try to make your writing at least 1 side of A4 long.

• Make sure that you write in the past tense
• Discuss what he had for breakfast
• Talk about his routines in the morning. Maybe he could wash his clothes in mud to make them extra stinky or brush his hair with mould. Be imaginative. What else might he have to do to make sure that the house stays messy?
• Explain what he did in the afternoon in the garden. Remember he loves gardening.
• Describe any thoughts and feelings or wishes and hopes he might have e.g. I wish I had some sun flowers for the garden.

Option 2: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Play counting caterpillar ordering game. You can set the highest and lowest numbers before you play. Try to challenge yourselves: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/ordering-and-sequencing-numbers

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week 7 (WC 8/6/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 2 and complete the worksheet see resources below.

Medium Challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 7 (WC 8/6/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 2 and complete the worksheet see resources below.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges 8/6/20

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please read the first chapter of our new book: You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1: Re write the first chapter of our new book, but instead imagine that you are introducing a character that is exactly the opposite of Mr Gum. You will need to:

• Describe what this character looks like (remember to give them a name).
• Explain what their likes/dislike were
• Describe their house
• Describe their bedroom
• BUT describe an area of their home that is the exact opposite (like Mr Gum’s garden)
• Explain why it is like that e.g. a bad fairy shouts at him if the kitchen isn’t messy.

Use the characterisation part of our website to help you. You should be able to use the items from KS1 and LKS2:

https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/james-brindley-community-primary-school/UploadedDocument/7fd69e647028465aa3c817ae8cd446da/progressionincharacter.pdf

Option 2: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Test your maths skills by playing this game. Start with one step problems first and then after that challenge yourself with some 2 step problems. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=GuessMyNumber

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week 7 (WC 8/6/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 1 and complete the worksheet see resources below.

Medium Challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab week 7 (WC 8/6/20). Then watch the clip for lesson 1 and complete the worksheet see resources below.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges 5/6/20

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please re-read the next part of Georges Marvellous Medicine (see resources). Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1:  Complete a book review for George’s Marvellous Medicine. Take a look at the structure of a book review in the resources and use that as a guide to help you set it out in your book. Use subheadings and try to make your writing at least 1 side of A4 long.

Option 2: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash. Some new activities have been added so check them out!

Maths

10 minute warm up:  See how many subtraction facts you can do against the clock - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/subtraction-grids

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab 1/6/20 – week 1 summer term lesson 5. (5/6/20) Watch the clip and complete the worksheet. See below.

Medium Challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab ‘week 1’ and watch the video clip of lesson 5 and complete the activity see below

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges 4/6/20

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please re-read the next part of Georges Marvellous Medicine (see resources). Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1:  Complete the comprehension questions for this week’s chapter of George’s Marvellous Medicine. Complete them in your home learning books (see resources).

Option 2: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash. Some new activities have been added so check them out!

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Have a go at this counting on or back rocket game. Choose the ‘count on or back’ option: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/blast-off

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab 1/6/20 – week 1 summer term lesson 4. Watch the clip and complete the worksheet. See below.

Medium Challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab ‘week 1’ and watch the video clip of lesson 4 and complete the activity see below

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges 3/6/20

English

Also please get an adult to test you on your spellings. Complete them in your home schooling book as you usually do.

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please re-read the next part of Georges Marvellous Medicine (see resources). Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1:  Write a different ending to the story. You know how Roald Dahl chose to finish the story. How would you?  Perhaps grandma might promise to be nicer if George turns her back to normal. Maybe she might shrink so small that she disappears! It’s up to you. Try to make your work at least a side of A4 long.  Make sure that you include some dialogue. Check out the dialogue page of our website: https://www.jamesbrindleyprimary.com/progression-in-dialogue/ You should be able to use the features from KS1 and LKS2.

Option 2: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash. Some new activities have been added so check them out!

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Have a go at this fun fraction game. There are different levels of difficulty:

https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/fractions-equality/latest/fractions-equality_en.html

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab 1/6/20 – week 1 summer term lesson 3. Watch the clip and complete the worksheet. See below.

Medium Challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab ‘week 1’ and watch the video clip of lesson 3 and complete the activity see below

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges 2/6/20

English – Also please spend some time practising your spellings on Spelling Shed for the test on Wednesday

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please re-read the next part of Georges Marvellous Medicine (see resources). Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1:  Write a setting description. This can be a setting of your choice – a haunted house, a magical fairground. It doesn’t have to be linked to George’s Marvellous Medicine unless you want it to be (but you could describe the farmyard or George’s house if you like). Spend a while either imagining your setting or drawing it. Check out this part of our website which shows you how to do great setting writing :  https://www.jamesbrindleyprimary.com/progression-in-settings-1/ You should be able to use the features from KS1 and LKS2.

Option 2: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash. Some new activities have been added so check them out!

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Have a go at this reading scales game. There are different levels of difficulty so you can challenge yourself

https://www.transum.org/Maths/Activity/Reading_Scales/Default.asp?Level=1

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab 1/6/20 – week 1 summer term lesson 2. Watch the clip and complete the worksheet. See below.

Welcome back !! we hope that you've had a great break and enjoyed the sunshine

Mr Kingsley and Mr Welsh

Daily Learning Challenges 1/6/20

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please re-read the next part of Georges Marvellous Medicine (see resources). Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1:  We have been writing about famous people e.g. Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake. What about interviewing someone in your house? Or, with adult permission, you could do a telephone interview with one of your relatives or a friend. See the resources below as they give some great questions to ask an adult. Once you have finished, you could write it up in your book.

Option 2: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash. Some new activities have been added so check them out!

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Play hit the button and test yourself of your number facts

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Go to White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab 1/6/20 – week 1 summer term. Watch the clip and complete the worksheet. See below.

Medium Challenge: Go to White Rose Maths  https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Click on the tab ‘week 1’ and watch the video clip and complete the activity see below

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges 22/5/20

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please re-read the next part of Georges Marvellous Medicine (see resources). Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1:  Complete the comprehension questions for George’s Marvellous Medicine. See resources below.

Option 2: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash. Some new activities have been added so check them out!

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Play hit the button and test yourself of your number facts

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Option 1: I see maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Option 2: White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week3 w/c 4^th May – Watch Lesson 5 Friday Challenge and complete the activity. See below.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges 21/5/20

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please re-read the next part of Georges Marvellous Medicine (see resources). Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1:  You should have found out lots of amazing facts about children’s illustrator Quentin Blake. Now write them up neatly into a report. Use the subheadings on the sheet as subheadings in you books. Also write them in full sentences and try and use interesting ways to start your sentences e.g. Did you know that…? Another interesting fact is; etc.

Option 2: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash. Some new activities have been added so check them out!

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Try this fun shopping game. There are different levels of difficulty https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=Buy2itemsv4

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Option 1: I see maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Option 2: White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week3 w/c 5^th May – Watch Lesson 4 about multiplying and dividing and then complete the activity sheet see below.

10 mins 

Daily Learning Challenges 20/5/20

English – Spelling test today. Please get an adult to test you on your spellings

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please re-read the next part of Georges Marvellous Medicine (see resources). Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1:  George’s Marvellous Medicine was illustrated by Quentin Blake (as well as lots of other books). Please visit his website and see if you can find out some facts about him. https://www.quentinblake.com/

Use the worksheet (below) to help to structure your notes. Then tomorrow, we will write them up neatly into a report.

Option 2: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash. Some new activities have been added so check them out!

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Play this fun fraction game. Help the lady in the cake shop complete the orders: http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L2801/L2801/index.html#

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Option 1: I see maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Option 2: White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week3 w/c 5^th May – Watch Lesson 2 about subtracting money and then complete the activity sheet see below.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges 19/5/20

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please read the next part of Georges Marvellous Medicine (see resources). Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1:  Re write the chapter Marvellous Medicine Number Three. Imagine you are George and Mr Killy Kranky is helping you to make a new medicine. Make sure that your chapter:

• Includes dialogue – check out this new page on our website to remind you how to do it:

https://www.jamesbrindleyprimary.com/progression-in-dialogue/

There are lots of opportunities for dialogue e.g. when My Killy Kranky is helping George to make the medicine and when George gives the medicine to the chicken.

• Describes George making the medicine. You can change yours to include whatever ingredients you like.
• Includes a part where George tests it on an animal. Roald Dahl used a chicken, but you can choose a different animal and also change what happens to it.
• Try and make your new chapter at least one side of A4 long.

Option 2: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash. Some new activities have been added so check them out!

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Refresh your memories about data handling. There are 3 levels of difficulty so try and challenge yourselves: https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/51/bar_charts

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Option 1: I see maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Option 2: White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week3 w/c 4^th May – Watch Lesson 2 about adding money and then complete the activity sheet see below.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges 18/5/20

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please read the next part of Georges Marvellous Medicine (see resources). Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1:  Write an acrostic for the words Marvellous Medicine. An acrostic is a special kind of poem that doesn’t have to rhyme. We’ve done them before. Start by writing Marvellous Medicine vertically in your book. Make each letter 3 lines big and leave a line in between each letter e.g:

M agical medicine made by George

A

R

V

E

L

L

O

U

S

Think of things to do with the book, the characters or the medicine. Be creative and you could try and add alliteration e.g. two words starting with the same letter e.g. magical medicine.

Option 2: Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Play the Toy Shop Money Game. Try to challenge yourself by choosing a harder level: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Option 1: I see maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Option 2: White Rose Maths https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ Click on the tab week3 w/c 4^th May – Watch Lesson 1 about converting pounds and pence and then complete the activity sheet see below.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges 15/5/20

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please read the next two chapters of Georges Marvellous Medicine (see resources). Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1:  Now that you’ve written all about Roald Dahl’s Life, write a biography about Grandma’s life. You will have to make most of the details up, but that’s the fun part. You could have subheadings on:

Early life – Think about where and when she was born. You might want to include information like where she went to school, what her favourite subjects were. Also think about what she was like at school. Has she always been horrible? Maybe something terrible happened to her at school to make her unkind.

Adulthood (being grown up) – You could include information about where she met George’s father and what sort of job she had. Also think about her life as a mother to George’s mum or dad. Was she horrible to them? If so what did she do that was so bad.

General information – Think about what her favourite things might be e.g. food, drink, hobbies. What sort of things doesn’t she like? What makes her angry or cross? What makes her happy? Does anything make her happy?!

Before you start to write maybe you could do some hot seating. You will need a partner for this either a grown up or a brother or sister. You could pretend to be grandma and get them to ask you some of the questions listed above. Try and be s imaginative as possible when you answer.

Option 2

Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Play Happy Camel weighing game – it looks fun:

https://pbskids.org/peg/games/happy-camel

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: I see maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Medium Challenge: If the above activity is too tricky, play this fun time game. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/measures

Match the correct digital time to the given analogue time. After that, cut and stick the correct analogue time with the correct digital time (see resources below)

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Daily Learning Challenges 14/5/20

English

Main activity 45/50 mins

Reading: Please read the next two chapters of Georges Marvellous Medicine (see resources). Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Option 1:  

Complete the comprehension questions about the new chapter. Answer them in your books as you usually do.

Option 2

Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Have a go at this fun game. Look at the nets and decide which ones will form a cube. If you’re right, it will fold up into a cube before your eyes!

https://www.nctm.org/Classroom-Resources/Illuminations/Interactives/Cube-Nets/

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: I see maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Medium Challenge: If the above activity is too tricky, then carry on with some time work. Have a go at the time game. Today’s challenge is to match the time labels to the correct clock faces.

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/117/telling_the_time_in_words#

After that, complete the football time challenge. See resources below.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Daily Learning Challenges 13/5/20

English

Spelling Test: Please get an adult to test you on this week’s spellings. Do them in your books as you usually do.

Main activity 45/50 mins

Option 1:  Take a look at the Roald Dahl Website: https://www.roalddahl.com/home/kids

Use the notes that you made yesterday to write a fact file about Roald Dahl. Look at the worksheet in the resources. This will help you to set it out in your books. Use subheadings and think of some interesting ways to start your sentences – e.g:

• Did you know that…..? An interesting fact, Another interesting fact, Not many people know that, Amazingly, Interestingly etc. If you have some good ideas of you won, then please use those.

Option 2

Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Revise what you know about symmetry with this fun game. You can choose pictures, shapes or patterns: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/symmetry/symmetry-matching

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: I see maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Medium Challenge: If the above activity is too tricky, then carry on with some time work. Have another practise at telling the digital time. This alien game is really fun. Each time you have to look at the analogue time and then match the digital time.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?a=activity25

 After that complete the train timetable activity below.   

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Daily Learning Challenges 12/5/20

English

Reading: Please read the next two chapters of Georges Marvellous Medicine (see resources). Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Main activity 45/50 mins

Option 1:  Take a look at the Roald Dahl Website: https://www.roalddahl.com/home/kids

Today, we will gather some information that we will use to write a fact file about him. Please use the website to find out:

• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Famous for – include some of his famous books.
• Roald Dahl’s life – find out five different facts about his life. This can include facts from his early life before he was famous.
• Interesting facts – find out five different interesting facts about Roald Dahl from the website.

Option 2

Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Use your maths skills to make a smoothie. Choose some number facts and see if you can answer them quickly. These are Y2 facts so you might need to refresh your memories:  https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/smoothie/index.html

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: I see maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Medium Challenge: If the above activity is too tricky, then improve your skills of telling the time: Play the game and match the digital times to the analogue times. Once you are happy with that, have a go at completing the worksheet (see resources)  

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Daily Learning Challenges 11/5/20

English

Reading: Please read the next two chapters of Georges Marvellous Medicine (see resources). Alternatively, log in to Oxford Owl and choose a text at your home reading level.

Main activity 45/50 mins

Option 1: Imagine you are George and write a letter to Boris Johnson trying to persuade him to give you and your dad the money to build a Marvellous Medicine factory. Try and make your letter at least 1 side of A4 long. Remember in a letter:

• Write your address at the top right hand side of the page (remember you’re George so you can make one up)
• Write an introductory paragraph to explain why you are writing. Great writers might also use questions to hook the reader’s attention like Mr Johnson, would you like all the countries food problems solved? Have you ever wondered if you could feed 50 people with just one egg?
• Write a paragraph to explain why it is a good idea – there are some reasons in the book. Try to think of some other advantages. Imagine it also had the same effect of fruits and vegetables or maybe even other things.
• Use adjectives to make bold claims about what the medicine can do e.g. This incredible medicine can give us giant pigs!! Imagine all that bacon!!!
• Ask the reader to imagine life with this wonderful new product. Imagine all the school meals you could make with that!
• End with a short paragraph to sign off e.g. thank him for listening to you and ask him to send you the money soon!
• As it's a formal letter, you will need to use 'Yours Sincerely George' instead of 'from George'.
• For some other tips on how to write persuasively, visit this new part of our website. You should read the tips for Y2, Y3 and why not look at Y4 as well to try and challenge yourself:

https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/james-brindley-community-primary-school/UploadedDocument/6e9cfe02f0fd40b0bb84d363d5e95e22/persuasive_texts.pdf

Option 2

Complete one of the writing activities that have been set on Purple Mash.

Maths

10 minute warm up:  Help the postman deliver the packages. Choose an easier level to start off with until you’re confident then move on up the challenges. Each time put the parcel on the weighing scales, see how much it weighs and enter the weight using the on screen key pad.

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/mostlyPostie/index.html

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Isee maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Medium Challenge: If the above activity is too tricky, then improve your skills of telling the time: Choose analogue to analogue and then a level to suit your knowledge. The aim of the game is to try and find matching pairs of clock faces.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=matchingpairstimev3

Then complete the time matching game (see resources below). You will need a pair of scissors and some glue. Match the correct times to the labels and then stick them in your books. There are also lots of time activities on Purple Mash so check them out.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Daily Learning Challenges 7/5/20

Good morning everyone, we hope you are well and looking forward to the nice weather this weekend. Many thanks to all of you who have been sending us work and emails on Purple Mash. A special mention to Isaak Reed in 3k who got his 'Isee maths' work mentioned. Well done Isaak !! - see the link:

https://youtu.be/s0hj6ns5E0s

English

Warm up 5-10 mins

Play Coconut Vowels - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znf4kmn

Main activity 45/50 mins

Complete the V.E Day reading Comprehension. There is also a wartime Rationing Activity to complete (see below). There re 3 levels of difficulty * = easier ** = harder  *** = hardest

Also, there is a wartime recipe booklet below. Maybe you could make one of the recipes this weekend. Alternatively, you could try and find your own wartime ration recipe online.

Maths

10 minute warm up:

Refresh your memory on measurements – watch the clips and complete the activities: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z9sfr82/articles/zqf4cwx

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Isee maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Medium Challenge: If the above activity is too tricky, watch the clips and do the activities on this site. It will help you to be able to convert pounds to pence. The sheet you need to complete is at the bottom of the page.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znf4kmn

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Daily Learning Challenges 6/5/20

English

Warm up 5-10 mins

Spelling test – get an adult to test you on your spellings. Please complete them in your books like you usually do.

Main activity 45/50 mins

Read the next chapter of George’s Marvellous Medicine and then complete the comprehension questions (see below).  Answer in full sentences in your books. Use a dictionary to check spellings.

https://www.wordsmyth.net/

If you do not do Vipers Reading, then log on to Oxford Owl and read Big Ears and Sticky Fingers. Read up to page 13. In this book there are interactive pages. Look out for a picture of an eye or a pencil and click on it – it will lead to a hidden clip or activity. Use the information in the book to write about:

• The Fennec Fox
• The Aye Aye
• The Snowy Owl
• The Marine Iguana

Put the information into your own words and only copy spellings. Remember if words are in bold you can find their meaning in the glossary at the back of the book.

Maths

10 minute warm up:  

Refresh your memories about 2d shapes. Watch the clips and complete the activities.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjv39j6/articles/ztpwdmn

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Isee maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Medium Challenge: If the above activity is too tricky, then please play the time game and then complete the time worksheet below to make a ‘clock flower’

http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L9643/index.html

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges 5/5/20

Good morning everyone, hope you are all well and happy this morning. I just thought it would be nice to share some exciting news with you. Ruby Pennington in 3K has been running 2K every day to raise money for Manchester Children's Hospital and so far Ruby and her friends have raised over £800 !!! That's incredible. Here is a clip of Ruby running with her friends:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTWktGH2yno&t=106s

English

Warm up 5-10 mins

Practise your spellings on Spelling Shed – there will be a test tomorrow

Main activity 45/50 mins

Re read the next chapter of George’s Marvellous Medicine and then put the new words that you made a note of from yesterday into new sentences in your books.

https://www.wordsmyth.net/

If you do not do Vipers Reading, then log on to Oxford Owl and read Your Body Inside Out. Make a poster which could be hung up in a Primary School to tell children all about the human body. Choose one or two facts from each chapter. Remember:

• Use a title to make the reader notice your poster e.g. Your Amazing Body
• Use openers to make the facts more interesting e.g. Did you know..?, An amazing fact about the body is…., Another interesting fact is…, Amazingly, Interestingly
• Include pictures to make the poster look as attractive as possible

Maths

10 minute warm up:

Watch the clip and complete the short activities about adding and subtracting in your head:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zy2mn39/articles/zyhdfcw

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Isee maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Medium Challenge: If the above activity is too tricky, then watch the clip and complete the short activities about time and then also complete the time worksheet see below.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Daily Learning Challenges 4/5/20

Happy Monday and welcome to your new week of challenges!! We will continue to put work on here each day, but we have also set some challenges on Purple Mash. So if you feel that you would like an extra challenge or you feel like doing some work on the computer some days then why not check them out?

Thanks Mr Kingsley & Mr Welsh

English

Warm up 5-10 mins

Spelling activity ‘sh’ and ‘ch’  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zt62mnb/articles/z8f3qhv

Main activity 45/50 mins

Read the next chapter of George’s Marvellous Medicine and then complete the vocab sheet. Write down any words you do not understand and then find the definition either by asking an adult or using the online dictionary.

https://www.wordsmyth.net/

If you do not do Vipers Reading, then log on to Oxford Owl and read Your Body Inside Out. Read the rest of the books. Use the information in the book to write a report about the body. Use a title ‘The Body’. Then have a subheading for:

• The brain
• The eyes and ears
• The nose and mouth
• Skin and hair

Use the book to help you, but don’t copy from it unless you need a spelling. Put the information into your own words. Try to make your report 1 side of a4 long.

Maths

10 minute warm up:

Refresh your memory on how to add and subtract fractions. Watch the clip and complete the online activities:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhdwxnb/articles/z9n4k7h

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Isee maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Medium Challenge: If the above activity is too tricky, play the time game and then complete the o’clock and half past activity below.  https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/hickoryDickory/

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Daily Learning Challenges 1/5/20

English

Warm up 5-10 mins

Play Spooky Spellings: http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/spookySpellings/index.html

Main activity 45/50 mins

Re-read the chapter ‘The Brown Hen’. Today’s task is to write a new chapter for the book. Imagine George gives the medicine to another farm animal and write about what happens. Try to make your chapter at least 1 side of A4. Remember to include:

• Lots of dramatic adjectives.
• Describe what happens to the animal after you give it the medicine.
• Use dialogue between George and Grandma to discuss what’s happening to the new animal.

https://www.wordsmyth.net/

If you do not do Vipers Reading, then log on to Oxford Owl and read Your Body Inside Out. Read up to and including ‘Breathe In and Out’. Use the information in the book to write a report about the body. Use a title ‘The Body’. Then have a subheading for:

• The skeleton
• The muscles
• The heart
• The lungs

Use the book to help you, but don’t copy from it unless you need a spelling. Put the information into your own words. Try to make your report 1 side of a4 long.

Maths

10 minute warm up:

Play Demolition Division:  https://www.arcademics.com/games/demolition

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Isee maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Medium Challenge: If the above activity is too tricky, play the change game: https://natwest.mymoneysense.com/students/students-5-8/the-change-game/ complete the change sheets (see below).

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Amelia’s Learning Zone 1/5/20

English

5-10 mins warm up: Read a story from Oxford Owl website. Go to e books and choose a blue or green level book.

Main activity:  Re-Read The Gingerbread Man and rewrite the story in your own words using the word bank (see below).

Maths

Main activity: Visit Top marks site and play money game:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money

Complete the change from 20p worksheet (see below).

10 mins

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Daily Learning Challenges 30/4/20

English

Spelling test – Get a grown up to test you on your spellings. Set them out in your books as you usually do with a date and title at the top.

Main activity 45/50 mins

Re - Read the next chapter ‘Grandma gets the Medicine’ from George’s Marvellous Medicine. Complete the comprehension questions in your book as you normally do. See resources.

https://www.wordsmyth.net/

If you do not do Vipers Reading, then log on to Oxford Owl and read Things That Sting. Then 1 side of a4 entitled Animals that Prickle. Have a subheading for hedgehogs and one for porcupines. Use the websites below to help you. Try and put them into your own words.

http://ypte.org.uk/factsheets/hedgehog/overview#section

https://www.coolkidfacts.com/porcupine-facts/

Maths

10 minute warm up:

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Isee maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Medium Challenge: If the above activity is too tricky, visit this website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8yv4wx/articles/zs3b2nb watch the clip and complete the two activities. Then complete the money sheet see below.

• Count the pounds first
• Use a pound sign if you need to - £
• Use a decimal point after the pounds. It’s like a full stop – it shows where the pounds stop and the pence start.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Amelia’s Learning Zone 30/4/20

English

5-10 mins warm up: Read a story from Oxford Owl website. Go to e books and choose a blue or green level book.

Main activity:  Re-Read The Gingerbread Man and learn the story with actions. Then complete the word search and put the words into sentences.

Maths

Main activity: Visit Top marks site and play money game:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money

Complete the ordering coins worksheet.

10 mins

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Daily Learning Challenges 29/4/20

English

Spelling test – Get a grown up to test you on your spellings. Set them out in your books as you usually do with a date and title at the top.

Main activity 45/50 mins

Re - Read the next chapter ‘Grandma gets the Medicine’ from George’s Marvellous Medicine. Imagine you are George writing a diary about the events of that chapter. This should be at least 1 side of A4 long. Remember to:

• Start with ‘Dear Diary’
• Write using the past tense.
• Describe how you felt before giving her the medicine – were you scared or excited? Explain.
• Describe what happened to grandma when you gave her the first mouthful of medicine. Use some of Roald Dahl’s descriptive vocab e.g. she fizzed etc.
• Explain how grandma felt about the effects of the medicine. E.g. did she want you to stop or did she want more? Talk about how you felt about this. Were you surprised?
• Explain what happened next e.g. her growing through the ceiling etc.
•  Talk about your hopes e.g. what do you hope will happen to grandma next? E.g. I hope that now she’s enormous she will go off and annoy other people.
• Talk about your fears. What do you think mum and dad will say? Are you afraid of what grandma might do now she’s a giant?

https://www.wordsmyth.net/

If you do not do Vipers Reading, then log on to Oxford Owl and read Things That Sting. Then choose three things from the book that sting and write about them. Use a subheading for each. Don’t copy from the book unless you need one of the spellings. Try and put it into your own words. For each thing that stings you can draw a picture and label it.

Maths

10 minute warm up:

Toy Shop money – make different amounts and add them to the purse.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Isee maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Medium Challenge: If the above activity is too tricky, complete the money addition sheet (see below) start with a one star challenge first and then see if you can do the others.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Amelia’s Learning Zone 29/4/20

English

5-10 mins warm up: Read a story from Oxford Owl website. Go to e books and choose a blue or green level book.

Main activity:  

Re-Read The Gingerbread Man and answer the comprehension booklet (see below).

Maths

Main activity: Visit Top marks site and play money game:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money

Complete the ordering coins worksheet.

10 mins

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Daily Learning Challenges 28/4/20

Don’t forget to practise your spellings on Spelling shed as there will be a test on Wednesday.

English

10 mins brain warm up: Measuring game

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/measuring-in-cm

Main activity 45/50 mins

Re - Read the next chapters from George’s Marvellous Medicine and use the words that you spotted from yesterday and write them in new sentences in your books. Check any spellings using the online dictionary:

https://www.wordsmyth.net/

If you do not do Vipers Reading, then log on to Oxford Owl and re-read Winnie’s Bubble Trouble. After that complete a book review. Use the sheet as a guide (see resources) to help you set out the piece of work in your book using subheadings.

Maths

10 minute warm up:

Coin Cruncher – make different amounts and add them to the purse.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Isee maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Medium Challenge: If the above activity is too tricky, the complete the greater than and less than sheets see below. As a warm up, please play this game. Select coin ordering as it will help you with the task:  https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/coins-game

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Amelia’s Learning Zone 28/4/20

English

5-10 mins warm up: Read a story from Oxford Owl website. Go to e books and choose a blue or green level book.

Main activity:  Re-Read The Gingerbread Man and try and learn the story with actions. Then write some adjectives to describe the Gingerbread Man's appearance and personality and then write them in sentences to make a character review about him.

Maths

Main activity: Visit Top marks site and play money game:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money

Complete the how much money is in the Jar worksheet

10 mins

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Daily Learning Challenges 27/4/20

Good morning!! Welcome to a new week at James Brindley at home. We hope that you have had a great weekend and have been enjoying all this extra time with your loved ones. We have planned an exciting new week of learning and there are also some brand new Pick and Mix activities for you to choose from.  You should all have an invitation to Purple Mash as well so you can send us photos of your work or just message to say ‘hi’. We are all really proud of you and we hope that you are still working hard and being sensible.

Best wishes

Mr. Kingsley and Mr. Welsh 

Don’t forget to practise your spellings on Spelling shed as there will be a test on Wednesday.

English

10 mins brain warm up: Verbs in space game.

 https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/verbs.htm

Main activity 45/50 mins

Read the next chapters from George’s Marvellous Medicine and make a note of any words that you do not understand on the vocab sheet. Ask an adult to help you with the definitions or use the online dictionary below

https://www.wordsmyth.net/

If you do not do Vipers Reading, then log on to Oxford Owl and re-read Winnie’s Bubble Trouble. After that complete the comprehension questions in your books (see below). Write in full sentences just like you do in school.

Maths

10 minute warm up:

Toy Shop money game – you can challenge yourself by choosing different amounts:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Isee maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Medium Challenge: If the above activity is too tricky, then complete the money Power Point (see below) and then complete the ice cream price sheet. Write the sum down to help you e.g 2p + 2p + 5p = 9p.

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Amelia’s Learning Zone

English

5-10 mins warm up: Read a story from Oxford Owl website. Go to e books and choose a blue or green level book.

Main activity: Read The Gingerbread Man and then complete the sequencing activity and colour them in.

Maths

Main activity: Complete the Money PowerPoint and the Ice cream pricing activity. See medium challenge above

10 mins

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Daily Challenges 24/4/20

English

10 mins brain warm up: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zt62mnb/articles/z7skdxs

Try the KS2 spelling quiz and see if you can get a top score!

Main activity 45/50 mins

Re Read the chapters George Begins to Make the Medicine and Animal Pills and complete the comprehension questions in your books.

If you do not do Vipers, then Log on to Oxford Owl and go on the Ebooks and find the Winnie’s Bubble Trouble. Read the next chapter. If you did yesterday’s lesson you should have a list of alliterative ingredients. Today I would like you to use them in a recipe for a witch’s spell potion. When writing a recipe make sure you use:

• A title. E.g Wicked shrinking spell
• Subheadings e.g. Ingredients, method (how to do it).
• Things like ingredients are lists so use commas.
• Write each instruction on a new line and use numbers for each one.
• Use time words like firstly, secondly, then etc.
• Use some recipe verbs e.g. mix in, stir in, chop, slice etc. Read the example recipes to help you.
• Super recipe instructions might also have handy hints in brackets e.g. Firstly stir in some spooky spiders (the stripy ones work best).

Maths

10 minute warm up:  

Play Doggie Dinners Division. It looks like fun !

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/doggyDivision/index.html

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Isee maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Medium Challenge: If the above activity is too tricky complete the ordering numbers to make jokes challenge see resources below.

10 mins

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Amelia’s Learning Zone

English

5-10 mins warm up: Read a story from Oxford Owl website. Go to e books and choose a blue or green level book.

Main activity: Read the Little Red Riding Hood story and then rewrite the story using the word bank to help you

Maths

Main activity: Complete the addition and subtraction workbook – see below.

10 mins

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Daily Challenges 23/4/20

English

10 mins brain warm up: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zt62mnb/articles/zyv4qhv

Spellings with the ‘shun’ sounds. Watch the clip and then complete the tasks underneath. Also don’t forget to practise your spellings on Spelling Shed. There will be a test next week.

Main activity 45/50 mins

Re Read the chapters George Begins to Make the Medicine and Animal Pills. Add any words from the Animal Pills Chapter that you don’t understand onto your vocab sheet. Use the online dictionary or adult help to find the definitions. Then put the words from both chapters into new sentences in your books.

If you do not do Vipers, then Log on to Oxford Owl and go on the Ebooks and find the Winnie’s Bubble Trouble. Read the first two chapters and make a list of all the food and drink that Winnie and Wibur eat or drink. You will notice that each of the items begin with the same letter e.g. Slimey Slugs. This is called alliteration. Design a menu for a witches café that serves the type of things that Winnie and Wilbur might want to eat and drink. Each item must be an alliteration e.g. Sneaky Spiders.

Maths

10 minute warm up:  

Play the Difference Demonstrator. Remember you can work out subtraction by finding the difference i.e. counting on from the first number to the second. Use the number line to help you and see which strategy helps you to get the answer the fastest.

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/difference/

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Isee maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Medium Challenge: If the above activity is too tricky then either complete the maths booklet from yesterday or complete the bar modelling addition sheet – see resources.

10 mins

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Amelia’s Learning Zone

English

5-10 mins warm up: Read a story from Oxford Owl website. Go to e books and choose a blue or green level book.

Main activity : Read the Little Red Riding Hood story and then complete the character activity which is to make a wanted poster for the wolf (see resources). 

Maths

Main activity:

Finish off the fractions booklet or try the medium challenge from the whole class section with adult support.

10 mins

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Learning Challenges 22/4

English

10 mins brain warm up: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zt62mnb/articles/zp7dk7h

Spellings with ‘cious’ and ‘tious’ sounds. Watch the clip and then complete the tasks underneath.

Main activity 45/50 mins

Re Read the chapter George Begins to Make the Medicine. Now that you have made your potion create a poster to advertise it. Remember posters are persuasive pieces of writing so make sure that:

• Your medicine has a name – think of something catchy and think about what it can do e.g. Marvellous Grandma shrinking potion
• Include a picture of your potion.
• Write a persuasive paragraph explaining why this potion is so amazing and why you must buy it.
• Excellent adverts often start with questions (the answers to these are usually the reasons to buy the thing you are advertising). E.g. Do you have an annoying grandmother? Do you find that grown-ups often get in the way? OR it could be a nice potion E.g. Is your grandma kind and in need of a treat? Do you want to reward your favourite person? Then the Amazing wish granting potion is for you!!
• Use exaggerated language e.g. amazing, incredible, stupendous etc.
• Make bold claims about what it can do e.g. This amazing potion will change your life!
• Also people usually buy things that taste, look and smell nice so don’t forget to describe these things in the advert e.g. With bold, multi-coloured stripes and a taste of pure strawberry this potion will make you feel amazing.

If you do not do Vipers, then Log on to Oxford Owl and go on the Ebooks and find the Lazy Giant. Re-read the whole book and write a book review about it. See the example writing frame below. Set it out in your book like this using subheadings and paragraphs.

Maths

10 minute warm up:  

Play Counting Caterpillar- this is a number sequencing game. You can change the settings to challenge yourself:

http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/countingCaterpillar/index.html

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Isee maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Medium Challenge: If the above activity is too tricky then try the Y3 maths activity booklet – see below.

10 mins

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Amelia's Learning Zone

English

5-10 mins warm up: Read a story from Oxford Owl website. Go to e books and choose a blue or green level book.

Main activity : Read the Little Red Riding Hood story and then complete the reading comprehension (see resources).

Maths

Main activity:

Complete the fractions activity booklet (see resources). Use counters if you need to – remember things from around the house like pasta, buttons or sweets can be used as counters.

10 mins

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Learning Challenges 21/4/20

Good morning year 3 !! We hope that you enjoyed the challenges yesterday. Both me and Mr Welsh are looking forward to seeing your work when we get back to school. Mrs Smethurst has uploaded your new spellings. There will be a test next Wednesday so don't forget to have a practise. Well done everyone, we are very proud of you - take care

Mr Kingsley and Mr Welsh

English

10 mins brain warm up: 

 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zt62mnb/articles/z9f2b82

Spellings with ‘ough’ sound. Watch the clip with the monkeys and then complete the tasks underneath.

Main activity 45/50 mins

Re Read the chapter George Begins to Make the Medicine. Design your own marvellous medicine and write a recipe for it. Set it out like a recipe. See the writing frame example below and use it as a guide to help you set it out in paragraphs in your books. Remember to use

• A title.
• Subheadings e.g. Ingredients, equipment, method.
• Things like ingredients and equipment are lists so use commas.
• Write each instruction on a new line and use numbers for each one.
• Use time words like firstly, secondly, then etc.
• Use some recipe verbs e.g. mix in, stir in, chop, slice etc. Read the example recipes to help you.
• Super recipe instructions might have more than one sentence. The second sentence is usually helpful and begins with phrases like: ensure that, it is essential to….   E.g. Ensure that you don’t add too much or it might explode!
• Super recipe instructions might also have handy hints in brackets e.g. Firstly stir in some toothpaste (the stripy ones work best).

If you do not do Vipers, then Log on to Oxford Owl and go on the Ebooks and find the Lazy Giant. Read chapter 5.

The police want to arrest the giant for all that he has been doing to the children. Make a wanted poster (see resources) to warn the villagers about him. Make sure that you:

• Describe what he looks like.
• Explain how dangerous he is.
• Describe what he has done to the children.
• Explain what to do if you see him e.g. If you see him then don’t go near him and just call the police.
• Tell the reader what reward they will get if they help to find him.

Maths

10 minute warm up:  

Play odds or evens game. Remember always look at the units to decide whether a number is odd or not. 0, 2 , 4, 6, 8 are even 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 are odd

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/coconut-odd-or-even

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Isee maths – watch the video and complete the challenges. http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

Medium Challenge: If the above activity is too tricky then try this: Look at the Power Point which looks at 3d shapes around the house and complete the colouring worksheet.

10 mins

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Amelia's Learning Zone

Good morning Amelia - me and Miss Vaudrey are missing you. We hope that you enjoy the activities that we have set for you. We look forward to seeing them when we get back to school

Mr Kingsley and Miss Vaudrey

English

5-10 mins warm up: Read a story from Oxford Owl website. Go to e books and choose a blue or green level book.

Main activity : Read the Little Red Riding Hood story and complete the character labelling cut and stick activity.

Maths

Main activity: Complete the maths booklet from yesterday or complete the medium shape challenge from the whole class section above.

10 mins

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

Welcome Back !!!

Good Morning!! We hope that you enjoyed your Easter break and were able to enjoy the nice weather. Welcome back to your 'school at home'. As before Easter, we will be uploading daily challenges for you to complete in your home learning books. There should also be some Pick and Mix activities left for you to do.

We both miss you all very much. It doesn't seem the same without you !! We hope that you are all well and also hope that you will continue to work hard.

Mr Kingsley and Mr Welsh 

English

English

10 mins brain warm up: Noun explorer – click on the noun to feed the fish!

 https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/nouns.htm

Main activity 45/50 mins

Read the chapter George Begins to Make the Medicine and complete the vocabulary sheet with any words that you do not understand. Ask a grown up for the definitions or check them using the online dictionary: https://www.wordsmyth.net/

If you do not do Vipers, then Log on to Oxford Owl and go on the Ebooks and find the Lazy Giant. Re read the whole book and also read chapter 4.

Pretend that you are one of the children and write a diary about the day that you had to pull the Giant’s carriage. Remember to include:

• What you had to do (i.e. pull the carriage)
• What made that day different (i.e. the bad weather)
• What the giant did to Dan
• Describe how you felt.
• Describe what you did to the Giant.
• Talk about your hopes and fears e.g. I hope he doesn’t come back. I’m afraid he might find us and do something terrible.

Maths

10 minute warm up:

Toy Shop money game – you can challenge yourself by choosing different amounts:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Hot challenge: Isee maths – watch the video and complete the challenges.

Medium Challenge: complete the 3d shape sheet and also play the Power Point game.

10 mins

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Amelia's Learning Zone

Hi Amelia, welcome back. We hope that you have enjoyed your Easter break. Me and Miss Vaudrey will continue to put work up here each day for you to access at home.

English

Warm up:

5-10 mins reading Oxford Owl website. Choose a blue or green book.

Main activity

Read the Little Red Riding Hood story and sequence the picture cards

Maths

Main activity: Try the maths booklet (see below). It should be quite challenging but do you best. There should be lots in there that you can do.

HOME LEARNING INFORMATION

As you know, from Friday 20th March school will be closed for a while and because of that we will be asking you to continue your learning at home. We understand that this must seem strange, but we have created a timetable to help you structure your day and help you to carry on making progress while you're at home.  It's really easy - just grab the work books that we sent home and make yourselves comfortable. Each day, we will upload a different Maths and English activity for you to complete.  There is also a ‘Pick and Mix’ document of activities based on our current topics for you to choose from in the afternoon sessions. Some of these tasks may take one afternoon, others may take longer.  We hope that you find them fun and enjoyable and we also hope to see you all again soon.

Mr Kingsley and Mr Welsh 

Easter Holidays

Hi everyone!! Below are some special Easter activities that you could complete during the Easter break. We have created a special Easter ‘Pick and Mix’ activity list for you to choose from, but please feel free to complete the activities from the previous ‘Pick and Mix’ list if you prefer. We have also chosen some other Easter activities which are listed below. There is no need to complete all of them unless you wish to do so, but we hope that there will be something on here that you will find fun and engaging.

The weather is expected to be nice, so please make sure that you get outside as much as possible and enjoy the sunshine.

We would like you to carry on practising your times tables on Times Tables Rock Stars and also your spellings on the Spelling Shed. Also, check out the ‘Oxford Owl’ website. A grown up will need to help you logon, but once you are on you will be able to access a range of free reading books. Just select the online books tab.

Many thanks to all of you who have sent messages and photographs of work that you have completed at home. It was really nice to read them and we hope to see you all again very soon.

Best wishes

Mr Kingsley & Mr. Welsh

Hello there everyone!! We hope that you are well and enjoying your new ‘school at home’. We just wanted to say how proud we are of you all and hope that you are trying hard with the activities that we have set for you.

Here are some fun science experiments to try. Some of them are quite messy though so make sure that you ask an adult before you try them:

https://www.sublimescience.com/free-science-experiments/

Have fun everyone!!

Mr Kingsley and Mr Welsh

Daily Learning Challenges 3/4/20

English

Spelling Shed 10 mins

Have a go at this conjunction game. You need to choose the right conjunction to join the sentences together. 

Main activity 45/50 mins

All over the world children are drawing rainbows and putting them in their windows as a sign of hope and also thanks to those brave grown-ups who work in special jobs that we need at the moment like nurses and doctors. Today’s task is to write a ‘Rainbow’ acrostic poem. You can use the sheet down below if you like or write it in your home learning book. Just make the letters three lines big and leave a space in between. Watch this clip as it shows lots of nice rainbows and explains why people are doing it.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/parenting/families-painting-rainbows-windows-spread-17964109

When you write your acrostic, remember:

• They don’t have to rhyme.
• To think about why people are drawing rainbows. i.e. a symbol of hope/ to say thank you.
• Think about the message that people need to understand at the moment i.e. stay home and stay safe.
• You can make your verses super poetic by using great vocabulary e.g. adjectives adverbs or using similes (comparisons using like or as) e.g. Nurses and doctors are as brave as superheroes!!

Also below is a word bank to help you with ideas. You don’t have to use it, you might have some fantastic ideas of your own! Be creative and have fun! Maybe, once you’ve completed it, you could draw a rainbow (if you’ve not already done so).

Maths

10 minute warm up:

Coconut Ordering. Choose money from the tab at the top and then there are all sorts of levels.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/coconut-ordering

Main activity: 30/40 mins

Click on to the ‘isee’ maths website. Watch the clip for Shapes and Stories and the complete the tasks.

http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/

10 mins 

Times tables practise - Times Tables Rockstars or Times Tables games:

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-table

Amelia's Learning Zone

Hi Amelia,

While you are learning at home - me and Miss Vaudrey would like you to try and follow the daily timetable (see above). We will post a maths and english activity for you here each day and in the afternoon you can choose one of the pick and mix activities that we have made especially for you. Alternatively, you could do some of the work that Miss Vaudrey sent home with you. 

Mr Kingsley and Miss Vaudrey

Amelia Learning Zone 3/4/20

English

Reading – Logon to the Oxford Owl website and carry on reading your book.

Phonics game: Play Word Warehouse – match the sounds to the correct words:

http://www.literactive.com/Download/live.asp?swf=story_files/warehouse_US.swf

Writing: Read ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. Then rewrite the story in your own words using the word bank below.

Maths 

Task 1: Play times tables games: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years

Task 2: Complete the multiplication and division triangles.

Oxford Owl Reading

Here is a link to a free online reading scheme with a variety of children's e-books.

(click on the picture to begin)

Welcome to Year 3 !!!

Our lead topic this term is a history based topic 'What was family life like in ancient Greece?' During the topic, we will learn all about family life in ancient Greece, the origins of the Olympic Games, ancient Greek gods and goddesses. Our science based topic 'Why are our bones so important?'. During the topic, we will learn all about the major bones in the body, the forces they are put under and how our skeleton changes with age. Our Art, Design and Technology based topic will look at the work of Giuseppe Arcimboldi and his use of fruit and vegetables in his paintings.

• Year 3W P.E is on a Wednesday and Friday.
• Year 3K P.E is on a Monday and Wednesday.

General information

• Please read with your child 4 times per week and make a note of this in their planners. As soon as your child has completed their book, please return it to school so that it can be changed for a new text.
• Spellings will be sent home weekly. These can be practised either by using the Spelling Shed app (logon details in the front of planners) or by using the look, cover, write sheet which is available on request. 
• Your child will be tested on their spellings every Wednesday.
• One piece of additional homework will also be sent home each Thursday. This is usually Maths or English related. Please ensure that your child completes this and returns it to school the following week. 
• It is also very important that your child learns their times tables. We have daily tests in school, but it would also be extremely useful if you could also practise these at home. This can be done using the Times Tables Rock Stars app (login details in the front of planners). The class teacher will have pre-selected the appropriate times tables for your child to access.