Year 3
Transition Activities
Over the summer holidays, I would like you to think about what objects best describe you or a hobby you enjoy and bring this in to show us in September. Or maybe you could draw something that represents you and also bring this in to show us.
Welcome to Year Three!
Year Three is the time when your child will consolidate all their learning from Key Stage One and begin to apply their knowledge in more depth. Our aim is for your child to grow in confidence both socially and academically throughout the year.
While the particular areas of focus are in reading, writing and maths, there is a continued effort to ensure that the children remain enthusiastic about learning through exploring exciting topics. This is supported by our homework structure, which we hope you are enjoying assisting your child with. Please also continue the great support we have been given, and ensure every child reads daily and learns their weekly spellings, at home.
We are looking forward to seeing the progress the children will make this year.
If you have any questions please do come and discuss them with us.
Miss Hirst, Mrs Westbrook, Mrs Sorsby and Mrs Holgate
Please click on the links below for the latest curriculum newsletter and subject knowledge organisers.
Previous curriculum newsletters and subject knowledge organisers.
Scrumdiddlyumptious - Autumn One Newsletter.pub
Predator - Autumn Two Newsletter.pub
Science - Animals Including Humans-Knowledge Organiser.docx
History Knowledge Organiser - Predator.pub
Tribal Tales - Newsletter Updated.pub
Stone Age-History Knowledge Organiser.doc
HOME LEARNING
Here are some links to resources and ideas that will support your learning in Year Three and during this extended period of time that you are not in school.
I would love to see the work that you have completed at home. If you would like me to look at it, keep it in a file and show me it when we return to school
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Tweet any photos you take on our school Twitter page: https://twitter.com/SJEBradford
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Use Seesaw to send me completed work and photos of activities you have completed at home.
Summer 2 Term 2020
Hello Year Three. I hope you had a great two weeks holiday and enjoyed the lovely sunshine. The rain is back, but why not embrace it and go for some puddle walks, we have. Now its time for some more learning...
The topic for our next half term is called...
Tremors
Tremors. Overwhelming and mighty. Mother Nature's awesome energies hiss and roar deep within the Earth. Plates collide, spewing lava. Rocks rain down and mud slides in torrents. Towns and cities vanish under ashen clouds.
Discover the dangerous and ferocious world of natural disasters and glimpse their savage and deadly effects. Visit the ancient city of Pompeii, frozen in time, then create your own blistering explosions from model volcanoes that fire foamy lava. Discover the properties of rocks shaped by the Earth's breathtaking power.
Watch out! Volcanologists detect formidable rumblings from an extinct volcano in Scotland's capital. Red Alert! What would you do?
Weekly Assignments / Challenges
Week 1
Maths - This week's White Rose maths activities have been sent to you on Seesaw.
Maths - Click on the link to access the supporting videos for this week's maths activities - https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/
Writing - (Complete this task before reading the first two chapters) Click here to access your writing task.
Reading - Click here to access Chapters 1 & 2 of The Pack of Pompeii.
Geography - Click here to access Week 1's task sheet
Science - Click here to access Week 1 Information Sheet to read
Click here to access rock pictures to sort onto the task sheet
Click here to access the task sheet to sort the rocks onto
Various - Click on the link to take you to BBC Bitesize lessons for all areas of the curriculum - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zmyxxyc/year-3-lessons/1
TTRS Battle - Year 3 girls V Year 3 boys. Monday 9am - Friday 3.15pm.
Spelling Shed - Miss Hirst's group - long /a/ sound spelled ei, and Mrs Sorsby's group - ow sound. Monday 9am - Friday 3.15pm.
Don't forget to log onto Bug Club and Purple Mash.
Supporting Resources / Activities
Reading Comprehension Papers - (Click on the links) World Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Pack of Pompeii, Investigating Pompeii
Reading Challenge - The Summer Reading Challenge begins on June 5th and looks like fun. Read more from Bradford Libraries about it and how you can get involved. https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/
Art Resources - (Click on the links) Andy Goldsworthy Powerpoint 1, Andy Goldsworthy Powerpoint 2, Mud Face Sculptures Outdoor Activity, Andy Goldsworthy Fact Sheet, Land Art Challenge Cards, Pompeii Colouring Pages
Summer 1 Term 2020
Hello Year Three. I hope that you had a happy and holy Easter break, and that you all had a visit from the Easter Bunny.
Mrs Sorsby, Mrs Holgate, Mrs Westbrook and I are really missing you all and we're looking forward to seeing you all again when we return to school.
Miss Hirst
Now that you are all rested its time to get on with some more fantastic home learning.
The topic for our next half term is called...
Mighty Metals.
In this topic you can explore the scientific world of forces and magnetism, metals and materials.
Which force is at play as you slide down a slide or swing on a swing? Can you explain why magnets repel and attract? Can you make a penny look shiny and new or build a steel band from pots and pans?
You can meet Hogarth, the Iron Man's companion...The Iron Man wants a friend...Can you build him one? You must make him strong, sturdy and ready to rumble!
If you were a metal, which one would you be? Gold, a shimmering, precious ans costly mineral? or steel, that is a strong and useful alloy? Maybe you're iron, malleable and easy to shape, but ready to rust!
Maybe you're not a metal at all - but a force to be reckoned with!
Weekly Assignments / Challenges
Week 1
Maths - Click on the link to take you to the White Rose Maths Home Learning Page for week 1 - https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/
Writing(please complete this prediction activity before reading the first chapter of Iron Man) - Click here to access your writing challenge.
Reading - Click here to access the first chapter of Iron Man.
Geography - Click here to access the Week One Geography challenge.
ICT - Click here to access your Week One ICT challenge.
Science - Click here to access your Week Two Science challenge.
Various - Click on the link to take you to BBC Bitesize lessons for all areas of the curriculum - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zmyxxyc/year-3-lessons/1
TTRS Battle - Year 3 V Year 5. Monday 9am - Friday 3.15pm. Year 3 won this battle. Well done!
Spelling Shed - Miss Hirst's group - Prefix dis- and Mrs Sorsby's group - ee sound. Monday 9am - Friday 3.15pm.
Week 2
Maths - Click on the link to take you to the White Rose Maths Home Learning Page for week 2 - https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/
Writing - Click here to access your writing challenge.
Reading - Click here to access the second chapter of Iron Man.
Geography - Click here to access the Week Two Geography challenge.
ICT - Click here to access your Week Two ICT challenge.
Science - Click here to access your Week Two Science challenge.
Various - Click on the link to take you to BBC Bitesize lessons for all areas of the curriculum - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zmyxxyc/year-3-lessons/1
TTRS Battle - Year 3 V Year 6, Monday 9am - Tuesdsy 5th May - 3.15pm. Year 3 won this battle. Well done!
Spelling Shed - Miss Hirst's group - Prefix mis- and Mrs Sorsby's group - oo (too) sound. Monday 9am - Friday 3.15pm.
Week 3
Maths - This week's White Rose maths activities have been sent to you on Seesaw.
Maths - Click on the link to access the supporting videos for this week's maths activities - https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/
Various - Click on the link to take you to BBC Bitesize lessons for all areas of the curriculum - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zmyxxyc/year-3-lessons/1
TTRS Battle - Year 3 girls V Year 3 boys, Wednesday 9am - Friday - 3.15pm.
Science - Click here to access your Week Three Science challenge.
Geography - Click here to access the Week Three Geography challenge.
ICT - Click here to access your Week Two ICT challenge.
Spelling Shed - Miss Hirst's group - suffixes beginning with a vowel sound and Mrs Sorsby's group - oo (good) sound. Monday 9am - Friday 3.15pm.
Reading and Writing - Look at the VE Day themed grid - VE Day Learning Tasks Grid
World War 2 Recipe Booklet - Click here to access the WW2 recipe book.
World War 2 Vocabulary - Click here to access the WW2 vocabulary.
Week 4
Maths - This week's White Rose maths activities have been sent to you on Seesaw.
Maths - Click on the link to access the supporting videos for this week's maths activities - https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/
Reading - Click here to access Chapter 3 of The Iron Man.
Writing - Click here to access your writing activity.
Science - Click here to access your Week Four Science challenge.
Geography - Click here to access the Week Four Geography challenge.
ICT - Click here to access your Week Four ICT challenge.
Various - Click on the link to take you to BBC Bitesize lessons for all areas of the curriculum - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zmyxxyc/year-3-lessons/1
TTRS Battle - Year 3 V Year 4, Monday 9am - Friday - 3.15pm.
Spelling Shed - Miss Hirst's group - suffixes beginning with a vowel (doubling letters) and Mrs Sorsby's group - ur sound. Monday 9am - Friday 3.15pm.
Week 5
Maths - This week's White Rose maths activities have been sent to you on Seesaw.
Maths - Click on the link to access the supporting videos for this week's maths activities - https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/
Reading - Click here to access Chapter 4 & 5 of Iron Man (Also sent on Seesaw)
Writing - Click here to access your writing activity. (Also sent on Seesaw)
Various - Click on the link to take you to BBC Bitesize lessons for all areas of the curriculum - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zmyxxyc/year-3-lessons/1
TTRS Battle - Year 3 V Year 5, Monday 9am - Friday - 3.15pm.
Spelling Shed - Miss Hirst's group - Long /a/ sound, spelled ai, and Mrs Sorsby's group - or sound. Monday 9am - Friday 3.15pm.
Mental Health Awareness Week Activity - Click here to access your activity. (Also sent on Seesaw)
Don't forget to log onto Bug Club and Purple Mash.
Spring 2 Term 2020
Gods and Mortals
Week 3 - Holy Week
During this holiest of weeks I would like you continue with some online learning (TTRS, Bug Club, Purple Mash and Spelling Shed) but also focus on Easter activities.
You could:
Using teddies / Lego / drawings or drama to re-tell the story of Palm Sunday, The Last Supper or Easter Sunday.
Do some Easter baking. There are some great recipes on the BBC Good Food website. https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/easter-kids
Make an Easter card for your family. Below are some cards I have received from my children. There are also some brilliant ideas on Pinterest. https://www.pinterest.co.uk/
Complete some Easter crafts. Here are some activities I had planned for our Lenten Workshop:
Plan and deliver an Easter collective worship for your family at home. You could us the Wednesday Word to help you.
http://www.wednesdayword.org/stopgap/Special-Edition.pdf
Complete the Easter booklet, re-telling Jesus' long journey to the cross. The Easter Story - Booklet
Use these Easter information power-points to help you. Palm Sunday Powerpoint.ppt Maundy Thursday Powerpoint. Good Friday Powerpoint. Last Supper Powerpoint. Easter Sunday Powerpoint.
Another TTRS battle victory for Year 3! A massive well done to everyone who helped us win.
Week 2
2 - Handwriting.pdf2 - Reading-challenge.pdf2 - Spelling.pdf2 (Use spelling list from week 1)- times-tables.pdf 2 - wellbeing-journal.pdf2 - Word-of-the-day.pdf2 - Year-3-maths-challenge.pdf2 - Year-3-word-problems2 - Year-3-writing-challenge - image.2 - Year-3-writing-challenge
Well done to Year 3, who won the TTRS battle against Year 4. Brilliant effort. I'm really proud of you.
Week 1
Handwriting - Handwriting - Handwriting - Wellbeing-journal - Word-of-the-week - Maths-challenge - Mental-maths - Mental-maths - Spelling-list - Writing-challenge - Writing-challenge - Writing-challenge
Well done to the Year 3 girls who won the TTRS battle. Well done everyone who contributed.
Some more learning ideas and activities.
Visit the CAFOD website at https://cafod.org.uk/Education/Children-s-liturgy to access the CAFOD Live Children's Liturgy.
Also, there are lots of helpful resources. Have a look at the CAFOD school section of the website https://cafod.org.uk/
Try out some of the Mini Vinnie's activities at https://www.svp.org.uk/mini-vinnies/activities
Numbots is all about every child achieving the 'triple win' of understanding, recall and fluency in mental addition and subtraction, so that they move from counting to calculating. Visit Numbots at play.numbots.com and use your TTRS username and password to login.
Take advantage of the sunshine and try this art activity
Try these Lego challenges
Gods and Mortals Home Learning Ideas
Maths
Maths Booklets
Addition & Subtraction Booklet - Year 3.pdf
Year-3-Multiplication-and-Division-Workbook.pdf
Statistics Maths Booklet - Year 3.pdf
Comparing Fractions Same Demoninator Sheet 1.pdf
Comparing Fractions Same Demoninator Sheet 2.pdf
Counting up and down in tenths activity sheet.pdf
Year 3 Equivalent Fractions Worksheets.pdf
Year 3 Fraction problems activity sheet.pdf
Maths Revision Booklet - Year 3.pdf
Arithmetic Papers
Writing
Spelling
Spellings Word Mat - Years 3 & 4.pdf
Gods & Mortals Themed Reading Comprehension
Science
Go to the the Science Sparks Website , click on a box in the Periodic Table and you will be take to the method for the experiment.
PE
PE with Joe Wicks, Monday - Friday at 9am, live on YouTube.
As we approach some more weeks not in school, below are some PE activities to keep the mind and body engaged and active
Useful Websites:
Theses are websites that we recommend as a school that can support your children when learning at home.
Times Tables Rock Stars - Chance for children to practise their times tables. (Remember you have your statutory times tables test in Year 4, so get practising.)
Mathletics - A chance to recap maths topics.
White Rose Hub - Free maths resources.
Bug Club - All children have specific books set for their current reading level.
Spelling Shed - Spelling games and weekly assignments set by class teachers.
