Let's meet some Olympic athletes!

Maths Target Work

Our target this half term is to look at word problems. Have a go at these and ask the computer to mark them!

 http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/wordproblems/y3math.html

Miss Wood maths group - do your sums balance?

Have a go at this fun maths activity to test your knowledge on number operations - does your sum balance?

Think about what the = sign means in maths!http://www.wmnet.org.uk/wmnet/custom/files_uploaded/uploaded_resources/850/calcbalancev3.swf

Feeding of the 5000

This week we will do some of our RE work and link it to literacy. We will read the story of the Feeding of the 5000 and think about this meal that Jesus shared.

What links are there between this meal and the Eucharistic meal we will be receiving soon?

We will also look at these videos to help us in our lessons.

Trip to Alton Castle!

Year 3 are going on our trip to Alton Castle next Tuesday (1st May).

Remember a packed lunch. change of clothes 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/

We will use this link in our next PE lesson

This is the BIG picture showing where our batting and fielding skills may lead to!

http://www.ecb.co.uk/development/kids/kwik-cricket/

This week in ICT

We will start to talk about simulations. Do you know what this word means?
Have a look at some of these links. Are they like real life?

http://www.mount-charles.cornwall.sch.uk/Curriculum_Links/Simulations/simulations.htm

Don't Forget!

There is a First Holy Communion meeting for all grown ups after school in Church on Thursday. It begins at the end of the school day. If you are making your First Holy Communion, someone needs to attend this meeting. We look forward to seeing you and your grown ups there.

Here is the video I promised!

PE in Year 3

We have been working on batting in an accurate way. Look at our photos. What do we have to remember?

Coming up in our Literacy work.

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.

A good maths link

Miss Cranmer's group have been doing division in maths. This link might be fun!

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

Sanwiches (DT work)

We will use these links

http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/breadstuffs/bread-glossary5.asp#h


http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-healthy-sandwiches-2

In just 100 days time the London Olympic Games will officially begin.
The motto for the games has been revealed - "Inspire a Generation" - and events are being held to mark the countdown to the opening ceremony.
10,500 athletes, 21,000 media people and 8.8 million ticket-holders will be arriving in the capital for the biggest sporting event on the planet.
Click this link to find out more!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/17752254

Have you met some of the athletes who will take part in the Olympics?

We will be finding out lots about them!!

2012 Olympics!

The 2012 Olympics are coming. We will be finding out lots about them and using these links!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/14307912

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/17476366

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/14313430

https://mascot-games.london2012.com/

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/summer_olympics.htm

Don't forget to bring in your Easter Gardens when you come back after the holidays.

Here are some lovely ideas...

We will be learning about the olympics.

Do you know what our mascots are called? Have a look at this link to find out more!


http://www.london2012.com/mascots



This is one of the Olympic songs. Have a listen!

Road to Emmaus - Playscript

Our next unit in Literacy is playscripts.

We will be writing a playscript about Jesus appearing on the Road to Emmaus. Do you know the story already? What do you already know?

Our new 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.