Congratulations!

Congratulations to the Royal Couple. What a beautiful service and an amazing day. Did you get to watch it on TV? Don't forget to write about what you saw and bring it in to school on Tuesday!

Alton Castle

Year 3 are going on our trip to Alton Castle on Friday.

Remember a packed lunch and a waterproof coat. Remember also that we set off from school early!! Why not have a look at the website and see where we are going?

http://www.altoncastle.co.uk/

How to write a better story

We will being working on story writing next week and thinking about using wow words and exciting sentences to make a known story more exciting.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-stories-red-riding-hood.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/misc/stories/littleredridinghood/

We will use these links to retell the story. We will be finding out about 2A sentences in our writing.
For example.
She was a tall, pretty girl with blonde, flowing hair.
It was a tidy, comfortable cottage with a lush and leafy garden.

Road to Emmaus - Playscripts

Our next unit in Literacy is playscripts.

We will be writing a playscript about Jesus appearing on the Road to Emmaus.

What do you already know?

The Royal Wedding

Have a look at this link from Newsround. It has lots of information about the royal wedding on Friday 29th April. What do you know about Prince William and Kate Middleton?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/specials/royal_wedding/default.stm

Our Targets for this half term

READING -

Must
I can find information from sections in a text using simple signposts.

Should
I can identify and note the main points in a section/text.

Could
I can summarise the main points or facts in a text to find information in response to questions.



WRITING

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.



NUMERACY

Must
I am able to solve single and multistep problems within 30, using +, - and x, explaining the methods to my talk partner and writing it in a number sentence.

Should
I am able to solve single and multistep problems within 100, using all four number operations ( +, - ,x and - ) explaining the methods to my talk partner and writing it in a number sentence.

Could
I am able to solve single and multistep problems within 1000, using all four number operations ( +, - ,x and - ) explaining the methods to my talk partner and writing it in a number sentence.

Happy Holidays

Happy Easter Holidays everyone! Well done for all your hard work this term and we wish you all a fab break. Remember to bring in your homework about Easter symbols on the first day back and keep reading!! Also have a look back through the blog and have a go at the Easter activities and other links about what we have been learning. Have fun!

More Easter Fun!!!

Click on this link for more fun Easter activities! Happy holidays everyone! http://www.akidsheart.com/holidays/easter/egames.htm

Mrs Pettigrew's Maths Game

Here is the link to the fun spinners maths game you played this week!! http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=Spinners

The Easter story

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/christianity/easter/easter.htm Have a look at this link to remond you about the Easter Story.

Easter Fun!

These links are some Easter-themed activities. Have a go!

Here you can design and print your own easter basket:

http://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/kentict/content/games/easterBasket.html

Here you can test your memory skills:

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/easter/memory/index.htm