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/

RE - The feeding of the 5000

This week we will do some of our RE work in 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.

Maths for this week

Miss Cranmer's group will continue to look at word problems to meet our target.

We will also be continuing our work on division. We will work on finding remainders. Use the following links to check that you have your known division facts sorted!!

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

http://resources.oswego.org/games/SumSense/sumdiv.html

Fun game

Have a go at this interesting game. Travel from level to level answering questions based upon text types and mental maths.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/games/questionaut/play_popup.shtml

Play this word and help to donate free rice to the needy in the world.


www.freerice.com

RE this week

This week in RE we will be continuing preparing for our First Holy Communion. We will look at the Lamb of God:
• Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
• Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
• Lamb of God you take away the sins of teh world, grant us peace.

We will also think about what we will become if we eat the Body of Christ at Mass?

Maths this week - Miss Cranmer's group.

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

Science - Springs

We will be looking at Springs. Follow this link and have a go!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/magnets_springs_fs.shtml

Finding out Information about the Celts and Romans

This is a nice information link all about the Celts and another about the Romans

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/celts.htm
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/romans/soldiers.html

Literacy this Week.

Here is a bit of fun to make your own playscript: http://www.kids-space.org/HPT/1a/11a.html

This week we will finish off our playscript, but also have a look at this link for our targets:
http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/lit_sites/alpha_drag/widepage.htm

Romans Work - The Celts

In History, we will be looking at the Romans in more detail. In our next lesson, we will be learning about the celts; who they were and what they looked like.

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

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?

Reading and Writing Targets

Here are our reading and writing targets for this next 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.

Maths Targets

Here are our Maths targets for next half term:

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.

Have a look at this link. The first few sets of games will help us with our targets:

http://www.mathplayground.com/wpdatabase/wpindex.html

The Last Supper

This week we will 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?

Palm Sunday

On Monday we will be remembering the events of Palm Sunday.

We will also be celebrating it in the hall. What special names was Jesus given?

What do you think the crowd thought and felt?

Easter Story

This is a nice reminder of all the events that happened during Holy Week

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/christianity/easter/easter.htm

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

Literacy - Performance Poetry

This week in Literacy we will be looking at performance poems. We will start at looking at a poem that links to our work on Romans.

Look at the first verse. How might we perform it? Can we make our own verse for it?

This is a song for Caesar’s men
Sinister Dexter Sinister Dexter
Who like a rhyme, every now and then
Sinister Dexter Sinister Dexter

To tell of how they marched the world
Sinister Dexter Sinister Dexter
With Eagles high and cloaks unfurled
Sinister Dexter Sinister Dexter

History topic - Romans

We have started work on the Romans. We have been learning lots of interesting facts.

Did you know the floors of Roman buildings were often richly decorated with mosaics? (Tiny coloured stones ).

You can use this program to have a go at making your own!

http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/mosaic/mkmosaic.htm

Maths work 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

We will then go on to look at maps and turns. Have a look at these links to see how you get on!
Using turns:
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/jeux.lulu/html/anglais/flcoccin/coccinel.htm#
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=83

Create character cards (top trumps style)

I can describe a character in my adventure story.

Click on the link below to create a character description card for Valiant and Falcon.



http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/trading_cards/

RE - giving thanks

This week in RE we will be watching this video to help us with our lesson. Jesus cures the Leper.

Forces work

This week we will be looking at forces. What is a push force? What is a pull force?

Maths links for this week.

This week in maths we will be looking at calculations. In particular how to add and subtract numbers. We will use these links – why not have a look?

Take away:
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/subtractiontest.html Go for level 3!
Adding:

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/pyramid.html Go for level 2!

This week in RE

In RE this week we will be continuing our preparation for our First Holy Communion.

Why is it important to say thank you?

Who do we give thanks to?

We will look at the story where Jesus cures the Leper and the sick man thanks him.

Adventure Stories

We are looking at adventure stories in our literacy lessons. We have all written our own sequel to the story Valiant. Here are a couple of extracts from the work written by Miss Cranmer’s group.

‘The Falcon came and grabbed Valiant. He swept up into the sky like a rocket. He threw him into a cage, but Valiant was both really brave and strong. He used his claw to open the old cage door’. (Reann)

‘Next, Valiant got his team together and went after Falcon with a great plan. Valiant said, ‘I am sick of your silly games. I am going to make sure that I win and that you are never seen again!’ Falcon decided to surrender’. (Robbie)

We will write the ending to our stories next lesson.

Next week in RE

This week in R.E. we will be starting our First Holy Communion work.

Why do we describe Mass as a celebration?

Maths next week

Next week in maths we will be looking at pictograms and kg and g. These links might help!
http://www.ictgames.com/mostlyPostie.html
http://www.ictgames.com/weight.html

We will use this in our lesson:

http://demo.onlineclub.iboard.co.uk/screens/activity_frameset.htm?session_id=647e14b311ade032fef1bb525b758649&activity_id=46

What does absorbent mean?

Today in our science lesson we looked at what the word absorbent means.

We found out that an absorbent material soaks up water.

We planned and carried out an experiment to compare what material was most absorbent. We used three types of paper – kitchen towel, paper towel and plain paper. We placed each in water (dyed red) for one minute. We then measured which paper soaked up the most water. This photo shows our results. Which is the most absorbent? Why do you think this is?

The Miracle of the Paralysed Man

We have been looking at miracles in our RE. We know that miracles are amazing one-off events.
Today we looked at the miracle of the paralysed man. We acted out the story and imagined we were in the crowd watching what happened. This is the letter that Campbell wrote to Jesus:

Dear Jesus,

I have just seen your amazing miracle where you healed that paralysed man. It was unbelievable. The four men showed lots of faith. They were so resilient that they would never give up. The crowds were crammed. That is why the men had to make a hole in the roof and lower the man down. It was hard for me to believe my eyes when the man was healed. He probably thought that he would never move again. I now think that you are the best thing that has ever happened to the world.

Holy Souls Card Company

Yesterday, some members of our card company started to make our sacramental cards.

We have sent our business plan to Mr Kelly and have some of the materials needed to make our designs. Yesterday 23 of us mounted prayer cards and stuck decorations onto our Confirmation cards. We will continue with manufacturing next week.

Roald Dahl

This weeks literacy homework wants us to research Roald Dahl.
Click on the link below to help you to complete this task.
www.roalddahl.com

Reading Scales

Click on the links below to practice reading scales.

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=scales3

http://www.ictgames.com/weight.html

Our work in RE

In RE we have been talking about miracles.

This week we will be talking about the healing of the paralysed man. What do you already know about the story?

Valiant

In Literacy this week we will be looking at the events of Valiant and talking about what makes a good adventure story. We will go on to plan the sequal to the film. What might happen?

Maths this week

This week in numeracy we will be moving on to data handling. Don’t forget to keep going with your time targets!
http://www.echalk.co.uk/Maths/vennDiagram/venn.html

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

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/venn.swf

Family Mass

Well done to everyone who managed to come to parish mass today.

It was great to see so many children from year 3 in the choir and sitting in the congregation.

Holy Souls Card Company meeting 4

Today we completed our business plan.
We discussed that we need to buy, card, envelopes, shiny cover, Sacramental pictures for Holy Communion and Confirmation and labels

We talked about conducting market research (asking parents) if they would but the cards and how much they would be willing to pay. We thought about how we could sell these cards to our parents, create our own shop or bring them out at the end of the school day.

Lent

We made our class Lent promise just before we broke up for half term. We will share these in assembly on Tuesday.

This week in RE we will be looking at the story of the son of the widow of Nain.

Writing an Adventure Story

I hope that you have remembered the story of Valiant, which we watched just before half term.

We will be using the story and characters in our next unit of Literacy where we will be writing an adventure story.

Reading and Writing Targets

This half term our reading targets will be:

MUST – I can find language that an author has used to make an effect.
SHOULD – I can find and talk about the language an author has used to make an effect.
COULD – I an talk about the effect words have on the reader.

This half term our writing targets will be:

MUST – I can choose interesting words from a word bank.
SHOULD – I can use lots of adjectives and verbs to add detail.
COULD – I can add detail to give information about something I write about.

Maths Targets for this half term

This half term in maths our targets will be about time:

MUST – use vocabulary related to time and be able to read the time to the nearest quarter of an hour.

SHOULD – use vocabulary related to time and be able to read the time to the nearest minute on a 12 hour digital clock and to the nearest five minutes on an analogue clock.

COULD - use vocabulary related to time and be able to read the time to the nearest minute on a 12 hour digital clock using am and pm and read the time to the nearest minute using am and pm on an analogue clock.

We will post lots of links to help but these are a nice start. Have a go!

http://nwlg.org/pages/resources/ma_num/swf/12-24Game.html
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthec1.html
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/stoptheclock/sthec2.html

Bethany's report upon green plants

Cara's work upon the parts of a green plant.

Kristian's work upon green plants

European Internet Safety Day

Today at school we spoke about keeping ourselves safe online. We looked at www.thinkuknow.co.uk and we worked through some of the activities. Remember, anything that you put online stays online forever.

Would you give your name and address to a stranger?

Adding and taking away in our heads

Last week we were looking at different ways of adding and taking away in our heads. These games are a good recap. Have a go!

For adding in our heads:
http://www.ictgames.com/bridging.html
http://www.ictgames.com/spacejumps.html

Using number lines:http://www.ictgames.com/emptyline.html

Year 3 Mass

It is our school mass on Monday afternoon. The theme is Our Lady of Lourdes and praying for those who are sick.
Year 3 have prepared and will deliver the readings and the bidding prayers.

Holy Souls Card Company Meeting 3

This afternoon our design team met and talked about what images / designs we will include in our cards.

We talked about what symbols are used for Confirmation and Holy Communion.

We also discussed buying a prayer card with the designs on.

Our ideas will go up on the Year 3 display board.

Maths World Cup

Click on the link below and have a go at beating the fastest times set by children from all over the world.
http://www.math-exercises-for-kids.com/competition/math-world-cup.php