Holy Week

This week we will be remembering the events of Palm Sunday.

What special names was Jesus given?

What do you think the crowd thought and felt?

This week we will also think about the events of the Last Supper and why it is so important. This will also help us in our preparation for our First Holy Communion. What did Jesus say to his disciples during the last supper? Have a look at this web link - it will remind you about lots of the important events of Holy Week! http://www.request.org.uk/main/festivals/lent/lent14.htm

Well done Year 3

Well done to all those in Year three who made their second confession last Monday in school or Friday in Church. A special congratulations to those children who made their First Confession this week.

This week in RE

In RE this week we will think about what we mean by the word ‘sacrifice’. When have you made a sacrifice? What big sacrifice did Jesus make for us?

This week in Science

We have started work on rocks. Have a look at this!

LInks for Maths

This week in Maths we will be looking at x 10 and x 100.We will also be looking at division and finding remainders.This link might help practice division.

http://www.mathplayground.com/Balloon_Invaders.html

Wacky Web Tales

We have had some fun today making our own wacky stories - have a go yourselves by clicking on the link below!


http://www.eduplace.com/tales/index.html

Father Hudson's Society

This week we had a special visitor to Holy Souls to tell us all about Father Hudson's Society, the charity we support during Lent. Below is a link if you would like to find out more about this special cause.

http://www.fatherhudsons.org.uk/index.php/site/index/

Time for time!

Keep practising telling the time - have a look at this link below.

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

French

Do you know what day it is today? Follow this link to practise your days of the week - in French!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/today/cartoon1.shtml

We may even be able to say when our birthdays are this week - have a look below...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/pf2/date/cartoon1.shtml

Maths this week

In maths this week, we will start looking at multiplication and division methods.This is a good division reminder.http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/dividermachine.html


Last week we looked at maps and turns. Have a look at these links to see how you get on as a bit of revision!
Using turns:http://pagesperso-orange.fr/jeux.lulu/html/anglais/flcoccin/coccinel.htm#http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=83

Year 3 Inspire Workshop

PLEASE DO NOT FORGET!

It is Year 3's Maths Inspire Workshop on Thursday morning. We look forward to seeing you all there.

Romans Work

This week in History we will look at how the Roman Army fought and make our own shields.

We will have a look at this link.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/the_roman_army/

We will talk about this diagram.

Literacy

This week in our Literacy lessons we will finish our Adventure stories.

We have been doing lots of work about suspense.

Can you remember what it means and how to build it up in our writing?

RE

This week in RE we will look at the important words in the Eucharistic prayer.

This will help us get ready for our First Holy Communion.

Family Mass

Well done to Year 2 for leading the liturgy at Mass. Today is the first Sunday of Lent. Father asked children from our school to come up to the Altar to show the parish how well we are getting on with learning the new words for mass. Father has asked us all to learn the Gloria and the Creed during Lent.

Romans - Boudicca

This week in History we will continue our work on Boudicca. Last week we looked at a description of her. In our next lesson we will find out her story and why she is called the warrior queen!

http://www.leicester.gov.uk/education/learninglibrary/ks2/history/boudicca/index.htm

RE work

In RE next lesson we will be looking at the healing of the Paralysed man. We will use this video in our lesson and think about how it links into our Lenten work.

Music

In Music this term we have been making rhythmic patterns. This video shows how a choir can make the most fantastic sound if they stick to the rhythm. What do you think?

Literacy

This week we will be writing our own Adventure stories using our story mountain plans. Your ideas sound fantastic - we can not wait to read them!

Maths

This week we will look at how we can use a compass to give directions. Have a go at this game and see if you can do it!

http://www.smarttutor.com/home/lessons/Geometry_LocationsGrid_L3_V1_t4a.swf
Here is a bit of a fun maths problem -

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/PlayPop.aspx?f=MagicSquares

RE - Lent

The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Years 2 - 6 will be going to Mass in Church on Wednesday morning. We have talked about the promise that we have made in our class for Lent. We have also written our own promises for the prayer focus in our classroom. We will use this link together on Wednesday.

http://www.request.org.uk/main/festivals/lent/lent00.htm

Romans Topic

Boudicca was queen of the Iceni people of Eastern England and led a battle against the Romans in England.

We are going to find out lots more about this 'Warrior Queen'.

Maths

In maths this week, we will start looking at multiplication and division methods.
This is a good division reminder.

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/dividermachine.html

This week in Literacy

This week in Literacy we will begin our sequels to Valiant. Miss Wood’s group have called theirs Valiant 2 – Falcon’s Revenge! Miss Cranmer’s group will be calling theirs ‘Valiant vs. Falcon’. We will continue to plan these on our story mountain. Have a think about what you would like to include.