Our Reading, Writing and Maths targets next half term

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 can 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.

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.htmlhttp://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthec1.htmlhttp://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/stoptheclock/sthec2.html

Happy half term!!

Happy half term Year 3! Well done for all your hard work. Don't forget to keep reading over the holidays and check back at some of the links that we have posted on the blog.

We look forward to seeing you back in School on Monday 28th February. Remember Miss Cranmer's literacy group that we WILL be swimming on the first day back. Do not forget your kits!

Have a fun, happy and safe holiday week!

Family Mass

Thank you to Year 5 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! What has Father David asked us all to learn for March 7th?

Our work in RE

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

History - Romans

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

Literacy

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/

Maths links to help

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


This week in Maths we will look again at telling the time.
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