Year 3 Virtual School
4 May 2020
Daily Message
Happy Monday Year 3! Do you know where the word ‘Monday’ comes from? The Romans in Britain called it ‘Dies Lunae’ (‘Day of the Moon’) and then the Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain and translated it to ‘Monandaeg’ (‘The Moon’s Day’). Say ‘Monandaeg’ out loud – it does sound a little bit like ‘Monday’, doesn’t it? We’ve already learnt about the Romans in Britain and, after half term, we will be learning about the Anglo-Saxon invasion in History, so this is a little taster!
Speaking of History, well done to everyone who has made their time capsule front covers! They are looking lovely. If you haven’t had time yet, you can complete yours this week. The task this week is to make a page explaining who you are, what you like doing and what you want to be when you’re older. You will then put this page inside your time capsule box to remember what you were like in May 2020. Look at the History section below to watch the video.
Someone who now gets to say she’s eight years old on her time capsule sheet is Isabel in Nickleby! It was her birthday yesterday. Happy birthday Isabel! How did you celebrate? Please send us some photos!
Today, you are doing English (Guided Reading), Maths (fractions), Science (plants) and Dance with Delene. What a way to start the week! Keep your emails, photos and videos coming – we love seeing that brilliant work you’re doing at home.
Click here for the next chapter of Granny Magic, read by Ms Jacobs:
Finally, congratulations to our Stars of the Week!
This week’s suggested timetable is here
Maths
We are continuing with fractions. You will be completing Lesson 14 of Chapter 11 in your work books, which is finding equivalent fractions by multiplying or dividing the numerator and denominator.
Click here for the video that will guide you through it. Remember not to write in the Maths No Problem text book!
We use Maths No Problem textbooks and workbooks, if you aren’t a Charles Dickens pupil you can get them here.
English
Today is Guided Reading!
Click here to mark your answers to ‘A Birthday Surprise’ from last week.
Today’s questions are about ‘The Monster Within’. Click here for the text and click here to hear Ms Jacobs read it to you.
Click here for a copy of the worksheet if you don’t have one.
Year 3 Virtual School
5 May 2020
Maths
We are continuing with fractions. You will be completing Lesson 15 of Chapter 11 in your work books, which is comparing fractions. You will be using the words ‘greater than’ or ‘less than’ and the symbols < or >.
Click here for the video that will guide you through it. Remember not to write in the Maths No Problem text book!
We use Maths No Problem textbooks and workbooks, if you aren’t a Charles Dickens pupil you can get them here.
English
This week in English, we are continuing with our work on ‘Escape from Pompeii’. We will be writing thrilling news reports about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, imagining we are journalists who watched what happened from nearby Naples! Click here for today’s lesson.
Today is also your spelling lesson – click here for the lesson video and here for the worksheet if you don’t have one.
Year 3 Virtual School
6 May 2020
Maths
We are continuing with fractions. You will be completing Lesson 16 of Chapter 11 in your work books, which is comparing fractions. You will be using the words ‘greater than’ or ‘less than’ and the symbols < or >. The fractions you will be comparing have the same denominator, so you will need to focus on the numerator.
Click here for the video that will guide you through it. Remember not to write in the Maths No Problem text book!
We use Maths No Problem textbooks and workbooks, if you aren’t a Charles Dickens pupil you can get them here.
English
You are looking at headlines today, then getting your journalist hat on again and writing the headline and introduction for your news report on the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Click here for today’s lesson.
Today is also handwriting day – follow the teacher video here, then copy out a line of each of the words on today’s worksheet in your handwriting book. Click here for a copy of the worksheet if you don’t have one. Today, we have another fun handwriting challenge for you involving tongue twisters (phrases or sentences which are hard to say quickly!) Click here for the worksheet and copy out your answers in your handwriting book.
Year 3 Virtual School
7 May 2020
Maths
We are continuing with fractions. You will be completing Lesson 17 of Chapter 11 in your work books, which is comparing fractions. You will be using the words ‘greater than’ or ‘less than’ and the symbols < or >. You will be comparing fractions with different denominators by shading the bar models and drawing your own bar models to help you compare some of the fractions.
Click here for the video that will guide you through it. Remember not to write in the Maths No Problem text book!
We use Maths No Problem textbooks and workbooks, if you aren’t a Charles Dickens pupil you can get them here.
English
Today, we’ve made two lesson videos for you, as the bank holiday means there is no virtual school tomorrow. You are welcome to watch and complete these lessons either together or at different times as you like, but please do complete them both before next week.
In our first lesson, you are looking at a timeline of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius to help you write your own chronological report. Click here for the lesson.
In our second lesson, you are watching an interview with a Pompeii survivor we know well (complete with the slight delay on the recording that we often see in distance interviews on the news!), then adding a paragraph including quotes to your news report about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Click here for the lesson.
Contact
If you have any questions or want to share any wonderful work or ideas please email us at year3.charlesdickens@gmail.com
Humanities
GEOGRAPHY
In this week’s lesson we scale the peaks of learning by finding out about the UK’s tallest mountains.
We then use our amazing map reading skills to find out more about Mount Snowdon.
The lesson video is here.
For your questions and maps click here.
HISTORY
Your time capsule task this week is to create a page introducing yourself (your name, age, your interests, what you want to be when you grow up) and put the page inside your time capsule box so that you can remember yourself as you are now in May 2020. In future years, if anyone opens your time capsule, they can find out who created it!
Click here for the video from Ms Spears.
Click here for the Time Capsule template, which you can print or draw your own.
Art & Music
Art
Using our art packs we’ll be painting and collaging, to create an Eric Carle inspired Mister Seahorse. Click here for this week’s art lesson with Mr Yusuf, and follow along with the Art Week 6!
Music
In todays lesson, you will all be learning how to use the online keyboard on SoundTrap to improvise melodies and solos over your Compositions. Click here to watch the video.
Science
This week’s lesson will explore the process of pollination. First, you’ll need to watch the BBC Teach video here.
Then, watch the teacher video here.
Click here for a copy of the worksheet if you don’t have one.
Active
Click here for this week’s Dance lesson with Delene.
Click here for this week’s yoga with Ms. Fraser.
French
Bonjour Year three!
First, please click here to watch my French super stars video. I share the beautiful work that children have sent me, it’s very exciting!
This week’s activity is learning to pronounce and write 6 new colours accurately. Click here for our lesson.
Click here to download the document with the 6 new colours to cut up and re-create or you can copy it and make your own.
Click here for the video on the Mont St Michel.
Click here for the video on Provence.
Wellbeing
This week, we’re going to skip ahead to lesson 5 in your Wellbeing booklets, which is on dealing with friendships.
To start, we thought you would enjoy this short, animated film about an unlikely friendship between a llama and a young penguin… click here to watch the film.
Then, complete the quiz on friendships in your Wellbeing booklet, thinking about each of your answers carefully. When you have finished, discuss your answers with someone at home. What do they think about friendships? We would love for you to come up with your own facts about friendships and share these with us!
Click here for a copy of the worksheet if you don’t have one.
Also, watch this video here by Mr Eggleton and Mr Young to learn about what it is to feel glum! You’ll then be given a range of strategies designed to help you regulate that emotion.
Click here for the worksheet.
