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