Myths and Legends

In literacy our next unit will be looking at myths and legends.

We will look at this website to plan what will happen in our stories.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/mythmachine.htm

We will also design our own heroes. Link to come soon.

Maths Links.

A fun website to practice your times tables (three levels)
http://nwlg.org/pages/resources/ma_num/swf/y5d3a3.html

You can practice any of your times tables from x 2 up to x 10. You can double check your number bonds too!
http://www.wmnet.org.uk/wmnet/custom/files_uploaded/uploaded_resources/851/Hitthebuttonv7.swf

We will use this to draw graphs in class later next week
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/grapher.html

First Confession

In our next RE lessons we will be preparing for our First Confession.

Make sure that you are learning your Act of Contrition at home. There will be an important Confession meeting on Thursday 12th November for your grown up in school at 7:00pm.

Our targets for next half term.

Our targets for the next half term for reading will be:
MUST I can find main events, characters and information in a text.

SHOULD I can discuss plot and characters and find information from sections in a text using simple signposts.

COULD I can identify character actions and how they respond to events and note the main points in a section/text.


Our targets next half term for writing will be:

MUST I can use capital letters and full stops when writing a sentence.

SHOULD I can use commas to separate items in a list.

COULD I can use a comma when I add detail to a sentence with a clause at the end

Our targets next half term for Maths will be:

MUST I can work out and recall multiplication facts for the 2, 5 and 10 times-tables and the related division facts; recognise multiples of 2, 5 & 10

SHOULD I can work out and recall multiplication facts for the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 times-tables and the corresponding division facts; recognise multiples of 2, 5 or 10 up to 1000.

COULD I can work out and recall multiplication facts up to 10 × 10, the corresponding division facts and multiples of numbers.

Half Term Homework

Over half term do not forget to do your literacy and maths homework. This needs to be brought in on the first day back ( Tuesday 3rd November).

Make sure that you keep learning your spellings and read every day.

Children in 3C - remember to learn your assembly part too!

Have a lovely half term break!

More 3D shapes

Click on the link below to explore the properties of 3D shapes.

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/3d/index.htm

Estimating and measuring

This week in maths, Miss Cranmer's group will be looking at estimating and measuring. See if you can measure the length of these lines accurately:

http://weddell.sqweebs.com/ruler/ruler_cm_easy.swf ( This one is not too tricky!)

http://weddell.sqweebs.com/ruler/ruler_cm.swf ( A little bit harder!)

Do not forget to look back at the timestable games to practice on too!

Do plants need leaves to grow?

In our science lesson on Friday we talked in talk partners about what a plant needed to grow healthily. We said that plants need leaves to take in light. Plants use this light to make food.

To investigate if this is true we set up the experiment shown above. On one plant we took off all the leaves. On the other plant, we left all the leaves on. To make the test fair, we kept everything else the same.

We will leave this set up for two weeks and then observe (see) which plant looks healthier.

Times tables practice

Here are some wonderful sites to help you with your times tables. Remember we are tested each Friday on our tables.

First a great site from Woodlands Primary School in Kent
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/index.html

This one does exactly what it says on the tin!!
http://www.learnyourtables.co.uk/

Another great site is this one where you fly over the solar system solving tables problems
http://www.brainormous.com/online/loader_multiflyer.html

Finally, we have a site where you can race against children from all over the world.
http://www.tutpup.com/

Our report on teeth

This week in literacy we will be writing a report about teeth. Can you label the kinds of teeth we have?

http://www.pheaseyparkfarm.walsall.sch.uk/Our%20Teeth.swf

We will also be having a look at this link to find out information for our report.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/living_things/teeth_eating/play.shtml

3A Teeth Song from Simple Science on Vimeo.

Shape

This week in maths we will be looking at 2D and 3D shapes.

Have a go at this game for a reminder of all the 2D shapes you know.

http://www.interactivestuff.org/match/maker.phtml?featured=1&id=31


Try out these games to test your 3D shape understanding!

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/longshape3d.html

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/MatchingPairs3Dshape.swf

Moon Maths

This week we are really getting starting on our timestables in Year 3.
The following game is great fun and helps us to practice. Focus on 2,5 and 10 timestables to start with!
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/moonmaths.swf (Link does not seem to be working, but we will use it in school!)

If you fancy flying a spaceship to the moon then click below. The spaceship is powered by your timestables.

http://www.brainormous.com/online/loader_multiflyer.html

Mass

Well done to everyone and especially Year 3 for your fabulous singing in the choir today at our school mass. Thank you also to all of you who sat with your families in the congregation. Year 5 led the liturgy today, Harvest Sunday, and did a wonderful job. We will think in school tomorrow about what the gospel reading means for us.