The Feeding of 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.

Miss Wood's Maths group - have a look!

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

Thank you to all parents and children who came to our First Holy Communion meeting today. Please ask you have any questions!

Look at what we will be using in ICT

This week we learnt what simulation means. Can you remember?

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

Family Mass

Thank you to Year 2 for a really beautiful Mass this morning. You read brilliantly. Well done to everyone in the choir - especially Year 3. It was great to see you there!

Alton Castle

Year 3 are going on our trip to Alton Castle next Wednesday (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/

Coming up in Literacy

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.

Our Maths Targets

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

Coming up 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

Look at our Easter Gardens!

In DT we will be designing sandwiches

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

Coming up in RE and Literacy

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?

Rocks Research Homework

You may find this link useful!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/materials/rocks_soils/read/3/

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.