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Thursday 30th April 2020

30/4/2020

 
Morning year 3! Things are strange at the moment and sometimes everything going on can make us feel sad but there are lots of reasons to be happy. I would like you to think of three reasons that you are happy today- it could be anything! It could be that the sun is shining, it could be that you are reading a great book, it may be family or friends that you have in your life .  You can write them on the purple mash blog :) 
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 I want to start by saying a huge thank you to all of you for emailing in your learning and for saving it onto the purple mash system. It is so nice to see you all becoming more confident with posting on the purple mash blog- keeping looking at Marion's tips at the top if you get stuck. Remember this is there for you to ask questions and to post your learning! 
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Ramadan Mubarak to everyone celebrating the holy of Ramadan. Samirah posted this poster that she made at home. Thank you for sharing Samirah :) It is beautiful.

Year 3 I have to confess I have not been very good at uploading the amazing learning that you have been sending me. I am going to spend today gathering all of the photos and videos that you have sent me over the last week and  tomorrows blog post will be really big. Thank you for sending me pictures of your learning and what you have been up to. It is so nice to hear from you.


So onto today's learning.
Reading 

Today is our last day reading the extract I was a rat!
Reread the extract- Look at yesterdays blog. Remind yourself of the vocabulary.
Your task today is to write what happens next- what was the story behind  the boy saying that he was a rat? 
Did someone cast a spell on him?
After you have completed this task I would like you to read read for pleasure for 20 minutes- find your favourite spot- somewhere that you can concentrate and get lost in the book that you are reading.

Literacy 

What have we learnt about the man so far?
We know that he lives alone.
How do you think  he feels about living in the middle of nowhere? In a place where people leave their rubbish.
What does his dream show us about how he feels?
Tomorrow you are going to write a diary entry as the man- what I want you to think about today is what you are going to include in your diary- think about the dream you have ( remember you are the man) , think about how you clear up every day and how do you feel.
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Maths 

We are starting our measures - Make a poster of everything you know about different measurements. It may be the names of different measurements (cetimeters etc) It may be conversion facts- how many cm in a m? How many mm in a cm?
Today you will need one of these :
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Use a ruler to measure items in your house
  1. Create a table in your book to record the measurement of things. Below is an example. Remember to put the ruler at 0 and hold it still- also make sure that you are measuring it in cm ( there are inches on the other end.
  2. Convert the measurement to mm. Remember the conversion fact 1cm = 10 mm!
  3. Find at least 5 things in your house to measure

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P4C

Now for something a little bit differe. I have a question for you that doesn't have a right or wrong answer but it does require you to think and give reasons for your idea. Are letters more imporant than numbers? Think about all the reasons we use letters and all of the reason that we use numbers.  On the link below scroll down to the first video and watch the ideas that spot and stripe have. Then you can write your ideas down and also share them on the purple mash blog.
https://www.thephilosophyman.com/free-p4c-resources/ks1

PE 

As you know it is important to keep fit  during this strange time.

Cartoon drawing with just your hand!

Wednesday 29th April 2020

29/4/2020

 
Hola year 3!

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​Remember to look at Ruth's Spanish blog - she uploads a new task every Wednesday:

https://www.virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk/spanish-blog

Remember there is a Spanish blog on purple mash if you have any questions!

Buena suerte! ( Good luck)
Reading  - Reread I was a rat! Then have a go at the task below.

I was a Rat!
By Philip Pullman
 
Old Bob and his wife Joan lived by the market in the house where his father and his grandfather and great grandfather had lived before him, builders all of them, and building was Bob`s job too.  Joan was a cleaner, like her mother and her grandmother and her great-grandmother, back as far as anyone could remember.
 
And if they`d had a son, he would have become a builder in his turn, and if they`d had a daughter, she would have learned the cleaning trade, and the world would have gone on.  But they never had a child, whether boy or girl, and now they were getting old, it seemed less and less likely that they ever would, as much as they would have liked to.
 
One evening as old Joan wrote a letter to her niece and old Bob sat sharpening his tools, there came a knock at the door.  Bob looked up with a jump. “Was that someone knocking?” he said. “What`s the time?”  The cuckoo clock answered him before Joan could: ten o`clock.  As soon as it had finished cuckooing, there came another knock, louder than before.  Bob lit a candle and went through the dark house to unlock the front door.
 
Standing in the moonlight was a little boy in a page`s uniform.  It had once been smart, but it was sorely torn and stained, and the boy`s face was scratched and grubby. “Bless my soul!” said Bob. “Who are you?”
“I was a rat,” said the little boy.
“What did you say?” said Joan, crowding in behind her husband.
“I was a rat,” said the little boy again.
I was a Rat!
By Philip Pullman
 
Old Bob and his wife Joan lived by the market in the house where his father and his grandfather and great grandfather had lived before him, builders all of them, and building was Bob`s job too.  Joan was a cleaner, like her mother and her grandmother and her great-grandmother, back as far as anyone could remember.
 
And if they`d had a son, he would have become a builder in his turn, and if they`d had a daughter, she would have learned the cleaning trade, and the world would have gone on.  But they never had a child, whether boy or girl, and now they were getting old, it seemed less and less likely that they ever would, as much as they would have liked to.
 
One evening as old Joan wrote a letter to her niece and old Bob sat sharpening his tools, there came a knock at the door.  Bob looked up with a jump. “Was that someone knocking?” he said. “What`s the time?”  The cuckoo clock answered him before Joan could: ten o`clock.  As soon as it had finished cuckooing, there came another knock, louder than before.  Bob lit a candle and went through the dark house to unlock the front door.
 
Standing in the moonlight was a little boy in a page`s uniform.  It had once been smart, but it was sorely torn and stained, and the boy`s face was scratched and grubby. “Bless my soul!” said Bob. “Who are you?”
“I was a rat,” said the little boy.
“What did you say?” said Joan, crowding in behind her husband.
“I was a rat,” said the little boy again.


​In the document below there are some statements- which are true from reading the text and which aren't?
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Maths

Quick CLIC revision

Counting - Can you count in 5s
Now count in 50s- Its the same but 10 times bigger!
Learn its - Go over your 3 and 4 timestables on hit the button (website)
Its nothing new- Jigsaw numbers 



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Jigsaw these numbers  ( Noureddine can you practice your number bonds to 10)

27
78 
91 
23
55



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​Calculation  

24 x 5 =
42 x 3 =
​Noureddine-20 x 5 =
​                              40 x 3 =

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Our own number system,  is made  of the ten symbols {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9} and is called the Hindu-Arabic system. however we have learnt about another system called Roman  Numerals- It is important to know how to read numerals. Where have you seen Roman numerals before?
On coins, clock faces and on buildings. Above is a power point that revises the Roman numbers up to the number 12. I will post the answers tomorrow.


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Literacy + Art 
In the next part of the text the old man  dreams of living in a jungle. 
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Why do you think that he dreams of living in the jungle?
As part of your English learning I would like you to draw what you think he imagines when he dreams of living in the jungle. Use the picture, video and description from the book of all the animals he dreams of to help draw the jungle.
Now for something completely different!

This is a bird called a Peregrine Falcon - it is a bird of prey!



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Follow this link to see a live feed of a Peregrine birds nest in Winchester Cathedral:

https://www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/the-peregrines-return-in-2020/

Enjoy :) 

Tuesday 28th

28/4/2020

 
Good morning campers ! I am trying to organise to do a book swap every Tuesday when I am in school so that you can  get new  books- I will be letting you know about details about this- we are thinking about how to do this while keeping social distancing rules. Watch this space :)

Doing your learning from home might means that you  might need to create a timetable to organise your time - you may have already done this but check out Emily's blog to give you inspiration for how you might want to structure your time (it means you make time for work and play):
https://www.virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk/elsa-blog


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Reading 
Read this extract and then have a go at the vocabulary  task  and the  question that I have asked you to answer.

 I was a Rat!
By Philip Pullman
 
Old Bob and his wife Joan lived by the market in the house where his father and his grandfather and great grandfather had lived before him, builders all of them, and building was Bob`s job too.  Joan was a cleaner, like her mother and her grandmother and her great-grandmother, back as far as anyone could remember.
 
And if they`d had a son, he would have become a builder in his turn, and if they`d had a daughter, she would have learned the cleaning trade, and the world would have gone on.  But they never had a child, whether boy or girl, and now they were getting old, it seemed less and less likely that they ever would, as much as they would have liked to.
 
One evening as old Joan wrote a letter to her niece and old Bob sat sharpening his tools, there came a knock at the door.  Bob looked up with a jump. “Was that someone knocking?” he said. “What`s the time?”  The cuckoo clock answered him before Joan could: ten o`clock.  As soon as it had finished cuckooing, there came another knock, louder than before.  Bob lit a candle and went through the dark house to unlock the front door.
 
Standing in the moonlight was a little boy in a page`s uniform.  It had once been smart, but it was sorely torn and stained, and the boy`s face was scratched and grubby. “Bless my soul!” said Bob. “Who are you?”

“I was a rat,” said the little boy.

“What did you say?” said Joan, crowding in behind her husband.


“I was a rat,” said the little boy again.
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Task for today


Read the extract- tell an adult verbally what has happened​ in this part of the story. Look at the power point below- it explores some of the language in the story and asks you to do different things with each word. The tasks that it asks you to complete  are act it out- can you act the word out to an adult and they have to guess what the word is?  Put the word in a sentence of your own ( read the sentence out loud after you have written it to check that it makes sense), Finding a synonym  for the word, find an antonym  for  the  word and check the meaning of the word (clarify the meaning).  

What do you think the boy means when he says he 'was' a rat?
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Literacy
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Yesterday you thought about the text that would accompany the pictures of the old man doing some jobs- below is the actual text from the book- was it similar to what you wrote?  The first word is Every- sorry it hasn't come out well.
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 Role on the wall
Today you are going to create a role on the wall of the old man- we have done this a lot in school. What have we found out about the man ? Re read the story to remind yourself.  Below is what a role on the wall looks like- it is a figure and on the inside you think about how the man feels and on the outside you think about the outward appearance, Think about using ambitious vocabulary  to describe the man's feelings. For example instead of using sad you could use a thesaurus  (use an online one if you don't have one at home) to find a synonym for the word sad that is more exciting. Below is an example of what a role on the wall looks like. 
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 Geography
Yesterday you used google maps to have a look at your local area and you found the small and large green spaces near you.- it is important that you know where the green spaces near you are!
I am going to introduce a new word today - URBAN.
What does urban mean?
An urban area is an area where many people live and work close together. The population density  is higher than in the surrounding area. It is where buildings are close together. Urban is the opposite of rural, where farm lands and nature are.
Do you live in an urban area? How do you know?  Think about where you live and what you see to help you explain. You can use google maps to remind yourself of  where you live- if you click on the little man and drop him on the map on a certain street it gives you street view.


I live in an urban area ..... I know this because


Lastly can you spot the 10 differences between these two pictures? I wil post the answers tomorrow.

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Monday 27th April 2020

27/4/2020

 
Good morning - I hope you had a relaxing weekend! It was beautiful weather so I hope you got outside for exercise - remember it is completely safe to do so - as  long as you keep 2 meters of distance from everyone outside of your household. Did you manage to do your homework? If not then use this week to do it!

Onto today's learning :

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Reading 
 I would like you to read chapter 2 of Alien street and have a go at the  activities. I will be setting other reading challenges from tomorrow but I would like you to continue to read one chapter  a day of alien street until you finish it. Have a go at the activities too!



​Literacy 
Last week we read the beginning of our new story. I have included the beginning of the story to remind you of the scene.
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These  images are from  the next page in the book.
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What do they show us about the old man?
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What is he  doing ? 
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What do you think think that the text in the story is? Write your version in your homework book. Think abut what the man is doing. Can you share your sentences by writing them on the purple mash blog- I will create a new post for this called The Tin Forest - what is your version?
Maths 

Ordering numbers- you need to use your place value knowledge to help you to order numbers.
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Geography
Use google maps to have a look at all the green areas in London. Where are they? What are they called? What sizes are they ? Which is the largest green area near you? Zoom in and out to do this!


Circle Time
Lastly what are you enjoying about lockdown? It might be spending time with family, learning a new skill, having time to do some baking? Send your answer on purple mash!

Below are some links to have a look at:



Barbara has posted a new newsletter on the school website. You can find it here:  

https://www.virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk/newsletters.html

​Also check out the 
 assembly blog- there is a power point to download about being adventurous. Have a discussion with your family  about the questions. Are you adventurous?

​ https://www.virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk/assemblies-blog

Saturday 25th April 2020

25/4/2020

 
Below are some learning activities and a couple of fun things for you to do over the weekend! Please make sure you are getting out and doing exercise. I am going for a runs and cycling through my local park every day and this is completely fine because I am making sure that I always social distance. Please don't feel that it is unsafe to go outside - it is fine to do this as long as you follow the following guidelines:

- remember your social distancing (some people aren't very good at doing this so you have to be aware and move so that you are at a safe distance from them) 

- don't touch anything while you are outside  (if you touch anything- use hand sanitiser)

- don't meet other people when you are out

- don't stop and sit on a park bench- keep moving at all times

- when you get home from being outside wash you hands as soon as you come back in
Remember you should be reading everyday for 20 minutes!
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Spellings  of the months of the year:

January
February 
March
April 
May
June 
July 
August 
September 
October
November 
December 


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e way I would like you to structure your story is as follows. Have a main event/ problem in the  middle. How will you resolve it :


You see the small door . Where might you be when you walk through?  I walk through and I end up in ANCIENT EGYPT.


Main Event  - I am trapped in a  pyramid? How will I get out?


What happens next? Ancient Egyptian child finds me and helps me get out. she tells me that she has been through the door - she tells me that I have to get  back to the door because it will close soon.


Other tasks:

​Play the robot game!


Players: Two.

Difficulty: Easy.

Time: 30 minutes

What you’ll need: Nothing.

How to play:  One player is the robot, the other is its creator.
The robot must follow every instruction it is given.
The creator should decide on a simple task that he wants the robot to complete.It could be making a sandwich, brushing their teeth, feeding the cat or any other number of random chores.
The creator then begins giving simple, clear instructions.

It is the robot’s job to take the instructions completely literally.
If told to “walk forward”, the robot should walk until they hit a wall and carry on walking.
If told to “turn left”, the robot should continually turn left in a  circle until told to stop.

If told to do anything complicated (e.g. “Go upstairs”) the robot should say,

‘Bleep, bloop, does not compute.’

They will need much clear and simple instructions.so stead you would say“Lift your left leg and place your left foot on the stair in front of you,” After the task is completed, swap roles and try a new task.
Tips –  If you’re the robot and feel like you aren’t getting  enough instructions, don’t stop being the robot to to complain about it.

Instead, say something like,
​“Bleep bloop, further data required,” or, “Query: direction of walking unclear. Awaiting input.”



Want to meet some Zebras?
The link below should open to a video of Zebra's from Paradise Wildlife Park.


https://www.facebook.com/pwlpk/videos/521019418548328/UzpfSTY1OTE4NzM0NDoxMDE1ODczMTg5NTI4NzM0NQ/


Exercise Time!!!

In the mood for a dance? Try some Zumba!
Have a lovely weekend Year 3! Keep washing your hand and fingers crossed for some sunshine!! 

Friday 24th April

24/4/2020

 
We made it another whole week in lockdown!  I need to start by sharing some of the amazing learning that has been emailed to me ! I love receiving your learning so I can see how you are getting on and give you any support that you need! Thank you to Sarah B who has sent in a variety of learning. Well done Sarah B- you found all of the definitions for the  new vocabulary, your maths learning is set out really clearly  and your hieroglyphics are fantastic!
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 I was really impressed with Noureddine's growth mindset- he came back to some learning and got it finished.  Fantastic presentations as well!  It is also nice to hear how you are feeling , what you are grateful for and for what you can't wait to do! Thank you so much for sharing!
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 Yaqub sent in his learning ! Your drawing of the opening scene of our new books is fantastic I  especially like how you have shown the bad weather- there is so much atmosphere in your picture​. Yaqqub has also sent me  his maths and geography learning. Thank you for sending such a range in Yaqub it is so nice to see how you are getting on!
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So onto today's learning!


​Reading 
Login to purple mash and go to the 2do section - You will see Chapter 1 of Alien Street. read it through and then do the activites - there are quite a few but i would like you to make sure that you have complete  the comprehension questions and the Spag activity. Happy reading- rememebr the best readers make the best writers.
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 Literacy
Yesterday we read the first part of the story and you drew the scene from your imaginaton. DId you find it challenging? Below is the illustration that is included in the book. Is it similar or different to your drawing?
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IS there anything you like about the text and the image?
Is there anything you dislike about the text and the image?
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Look really closely at the image - what do you notice? Remember to look for all the little details in the picture.

What do you know about the man?
What is he doing? 
What do you notice about the book he is reading?
What else can you see around the room?
How does this picture use light and dark?
   

Pleas share your findings by email or on the purple mash blog!



​Maths - Lets start with some  CLIC revision.
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Below is some place value reasoning to have a go at. Read the question twice through before you answer it and think about what it is asking you to do.

Challenge 1
Circle the odd one out.

100, 150, 200, 215, 300
Explain how you know. 

Challenge 2
Which is quicker: counting to 50 in 10s

or counting to 150 in 50s?
Explain your answer. 


Challenge 3
Sort these statements into always,

sometimes or never.
• When counting in 50s, the numbers
are even.
• There are only two digits in a
multiple of 50
• Only the hundreds and tens column

changes when counting in 50s. 
Happy Friday, everybody! It’s Rhiannon here :)

I hope you are all doing well. I’m sure Alice has been keeping you busy with lots of learning and fun activities to do. I’ve come up with another fun task for you – it’s a scavenger hunt!

Of course, it’s really important for us to stay indoors as much as possible so during this scavenger hunt all of the things you need to find will be inside you house.

The first person to gather all of these items will be crowned the winner! You can take a picture and upload it to the Virginia Twitter page  OR send an email of your picture to the admin email OR you could comment on the purple mash blog  by listing what you found. This requires a little bit of imagination so get ready!



RHIANNON’S ULTIMATE INDOOR SCAVENGER HUNT!

Find (in no particular order):
  • Something red [  ]
  •  Something you need for school [  ]
  •  Something with buttons [  ]
  •  Something you can eat [  ]
  •  Something that starts with the letter “T” [  ]
  •  A shoe [  ]
  • Something smaller than your hand [  ]
  • Something from the bathroom [  ]
  • Something with words (not a book!) [  ]
  • Something you can throw away [  ]
  • Something orange [  ]
  • Something you wear on your head [  ]
  • Something round [  ]
  • Something to write with [  ]
  • The last book you read [  ]
  • Something green [  ]
  • Something that sinks in water [  ]
  • Something that smells good [  ]
  • Something that starts with the letter “H” [  ]
  • Something shiny [  ]
  • A pair of matching socks [  ]
  • Something empty [  ]
  • Something with a nice pattern [  ]
  • Something that makes you laugh [  ]
  • Something that lights up [  ]
  • Something you are thankful for [  ]
  • Something that you like to wear [  ]
  • Something from the kitchen [  ]
  • Something that belongs to someone else [  ]
  • Something that starts with the first letter of your name [  ]

    Remember to put everything back where you found it afterwards!


Hello It's Alice! Check the blog tomorrow as I will be setting you some homework :) Have a lovely weekend year 3!!

Thursday 23rd April 2020

23/4/2020

 
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I am missing you all but I am really enjoying speaking to you on the phone. Earlier in the week I asked you to think about how you feel about everything that is going and what you are grateful for. I would love you share these on the purple mash blog- I have made a new post :)
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Answers to the questions from yesterday :

1. What type of writing is this?
A newspaper article

2. How tall is the plant?
2.7 meters 

3.What is interesting about this plant?
It produces a horrible smell

4. Why does it die after it has flowered?
​It dies after it flowers because it uses so much energy to do this.

5. Plants are kept in captivity. Can you think of anything else that is kept in captivity?
 animals



​Reading 

I am a dragonfly
and I live on the breeze,
between the reeds and rushes
and the sun’s soft fingers.
 
I am a dragonfly
and my wings are like water,
or as sharp as two swords
cutting the air into pieces.
 
I am a dragonfly
and my eyes are like glass,
as round as the moon
they see all that pass.
 
I am a dragonfly
and my body’s a spear;
as sharp as an eagle
I hunt for my prey.
 
I am a dragonfly
and I float like a dancer
over the pond’s still surface,
which reflects, like a mirror,
my miraculous presence.
 
Do you know how I feel?

 

  • Where does the dragonfly live? 
 
  • Whose point of view is this poem written from?
 
  • In verse one, there are 3 examples of alliteration (two words next to each other that start with the same letter). Find and copy them!
  
  • Write your own version of this poem - which animal would you choose? How would you describe that animal? Remember to start every stanza with I am a flamingo.
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Noureddine - I would still like you to read this poem and if you would like to have a go at writing your own one with a different animal but keeping your sentences very simple. After that can you -practice your touch typing!

Literacy 
Listen to the above audio - do this by hovering your mouse over the play button and when the arrow turns into a hand- click and it should start to play- make sure the sound is turned on.
Once you have done that - draw the scene that the beginning of the story paints in your mind. What is rubbish? Think about more than just litter- what else do people throw away? What is bad weather? How might you show that it is bad weather? What do you think the house looks like? Listen carefully to the small details in the text.



Maths -Comparing numbers
To be able to compare numbers you need to have a confident  in you place knowledge. Are the numbers greater than, less than or equal to.
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Geography

Our new topics is about rainforests and all of the different plants that live there. Login to purple mash and complete a postcard from the rainforest- read all the infromation that you are given first and then decide what you would like to tell me about the rainforest. I have added the rainforest postcard to the 2dos. Click on the 2do icon at the top of the page and you should see it- message me on the purple mash blog if you have 
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​Things are a bit strange at the moment so I thought it was a great time to watch some happy news! Click on the link below and enjoy!

Tuesday 22nd April 2020

22/4/2020

 
Hola year 3! 

Ruth has started a SPANISH BLOG so that we can continue to learn Spanish even though we are not in school. The blog is on the Virginia website- she will be setting new tasks for you to do every Wednesday- have a look today. Good luck! 
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Go to the Virginia primary school homepage and click on Home learning at the top- a menu will appear and scroll down to Spanish Blog.

THE ANSWER ZONE

So start here are the answers to the learning from yesterday:

The first 5 questions can be found in the first 15 minutes of the story

​1 Who can you ask to find Cherry Tree Lane?
A policeman 

2 Why is number 17 different to all of the other houses? (dilapidated means a building which has not been looked after and cleaned)
It is small not well looked after 

3 Why do they need to put an advert in the paper?
They need a new nanny - their old one left without any warning

4.  How did Mary Poppins get up the stairs? Why did this confuse the children?
she slid up the stairs. This confused the children because it is difficult to slide up the banister- you normally slide down.

5 Find a word that means stop talking ? (the answer to this question is after 10 minutes)
hush


The answer to these questions are in the second 15 minutes 

6 Why were the children glad that Mary Poppins was there?
She only had one pair of shoes and she polished them herself so they didn't have to.

7 Mary Poppins likes to get her own way. True or False? Find evidence in the text.
Mary Poppins likes to get her own way I know this because  in the text she says what she wants and then pauses because she is waiting for Mrs Banks to agree with her.
8 What is a froke?
It is a ladies dress

9 Bert and Mary are good friends. How do you know?
Mary and Bert are good fiends. I know this because in the text Mary tries to make sure that Bert's feelings do not get hurt

10 What two adjectives were used to describe the grass?
soft and crisp

Now the answer to the Maths reasoning problem . Did you get them all? Remember the 0 can go in the hundreds place value column!
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Todays learning 

Reading
Read this and answer the questions below. Write them in your homework book!
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Words
captivity - kept in a confined space, or not a natural habitat
pollination - the process of making a plant produce seeds or fruit by giving it pollen



​Questions:

1. What type of writing is this?

2. How tall is the plant?

3.What is interesting about this plant?

4. Why does it die after it has flowered?
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5. Plants are kept in captivity. Can you think of anything else that is kept in captivity?

If you ever go to Kew gardens make sure that you look out for this fascinating plant!!


Literacy - New Vocabulary
Before we begin our new book I would like you to use a dictionary to look up the following words:


windswept
exotic
branches
forest 
tin
toucan
tin 
ached
rustle


I know it is challenging to use a dictionary so you may need to ask an adult for help. Remember to use the alphabet to help you.

Maths 
Solve these place value problems 
Find the value of the triangle in each of the statements below:


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PE


When you exercise your body  releases chemicals called endorpins  these chemicals make you feel positive. Exercising is so important and can really lift your mood. :) 

Tuesday 21st April 2020

21/4/2020

 
Morning year 3!

​Thank you to everyone for sharing their growth mindset ideas and telling me what they had been up to! It is lovely to hear from you! I have also got some of your learning which I will be sharing in my blog tomorrow- I may even do a separate blog post because there is so much of it! Keep sending it in- I love to see it.

Reading - Yesterday I asked you to listen to the first 15 minutes of Mary poppins- can you listen to another 15 minutes today. Below are 10 questions- all answers are in the first half an hour so you may need to re listen to yesterdays part again. You can do them verbally or write them down - it is up to you.I will post the answers tomorrow :)
The first 5 questions can be found in the first 15 minutes of the story

​1 Who can you ask to find Cherry Tree Lane?

2 Why is number 17 different to all of the other houses? (dilapidated means a building which has not been looked after and cleaned)

3 Why do they need to put an advert in the paper?

4.  How did Mary Poppins get up the stairs? Why did this confuse the children?

5 Find a word that means stop talking ? (the answer to this question is after 10 minutes)



The answer to these questions are in the second 15 minutes 

6 Why were the children glad that Mary Poppins was there?

7 Mary Poppins likes to get her own way. True or False? Find evidence in the text.

8 What is a froke?

9 Bert and Mary are good friends. How do you know?

10 What two adjectives were used to describe the grass?
Literacy 
We are going to start our new text today 'The Tin Forest' By Helen Ward. Have a look at the title and the beautiful illustrations on the front.
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What can you see on the front cover?

I can see.....

What do you predict will happen in the story? (Think about the title and the front cover)

I predict that....

Maths

Have a go at this place value game called Lifeguards.  
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https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/lifeguards/

Make sure that you click on 0 to 1000 or a lower challenge level if you find 0 to 1000 too challenging.  
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Pull the place  value counter into the columns so that they show the number that the person is stranded at.

​Next have a go at this question- I will add the answer tomorrow.

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There are six possible answers- Can you find them all?

Geography

​Rainforests are green spaces that are important for our planets survival. I would like you to think about what green spaces you have in your life that you enjoy. They might be a garden, a local park, a local woods, an allotment or friends and family's gardens. I have done mine- if you do one feel free to email your emails to me.
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Have a nice day :)

Wednesday 21st April 2020

21/4/2020

 
I have been having a look through purple mash and have also had some of your learning sent to me by email so thank you for getting in touch- it is great to hear from you!

Firstly Archie has been enjoying our Ancient Egyptian topic and has created his own book and included hieroglyphics. Really impressed Archie- I'm glad you have enjoyed our topic so much!
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Cara has been out on Arnold Circus spotting different birds and plants - look at her fantastic booklet showing what she found.

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I have also seen some fantastic learning on purple mash!
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Shezan told us about his brother's birthday.
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Aaliyah wrote her own Cinquain poem! Keep being creative year 3 and remember to read your learning back and edit it!
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