Home Learning and Spelling - 10th September 2020

 Year 3 Home learning,

10th September 2020

To be handed in by 17th September 2020.

Rainforest investigators: Can you survive the rainforest?

This week we have been investigating the animals that call the rainforest home as well as learning about the different layers and habitats you can find there.  But could you survive?

For home learning we would like you to follow the flow chart to see if you can survive living there!  See if you can take it in turns to read the questions and choices.  Can you reach the end and survive?

Next week we will be reading a story about The Great Kapok Tree.  A great picture book which addresses the issue of rainforest conservation.

Quick Quiz:

Can you name the four main layers of the Rainforest?

Spellings:

Year 3 Spellings FLITWICK - 10th September 2020, to be checked 17th September 2020.

This week the spellings are linked to your RWI group.  On this sheet you can Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check your spellings  (That means to look at the word, say it aloud, cover it with your finger or a piece of paper, have a go at writing it (no peeking!) and then check to see if you got it right) - if you return it completed you will earn a Marvellous Me!

Flitwick Group:  Spelling Pattern -  prefixes im, in and dis

Word	Practice 1	Practice 2	Practice 3
disconnect
dishonest
impatient
imperfect
impossible
incomplete
independent
invisible
infrequent
accident
actual
address

The orange words are common words that do not follow the given spelling pattern.  There will be a few of these each week to practice.

Looking for some extra practice?  Try playing hangman without looking at the words, can you remember all of the sounds?

Year 3 Spellings MCGONAGALL - 10th September 2020, to be checked 17th September 2020.

This week the spellings are linked to your RWI group.  On this sheet you can Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check your spellings  (That means to look at the word, say it aloud, cover it with your finger or a piece of paper, have a go at writing it (no peeking!) and then check to see if you got it right) - if you return it completed you will earn a Marvellous Me!

McGonagall Group:  Spelling Pattern -  adding suffixes er and est.

Word	Practice 1	Practice 2	Practice 3
brave
braver
bravest
large
larger
largest
close
closer
closest
could
does
down

The red words are common words that do not follow the given spelling pattern.  There will be a few of these each week to practice.

Looking for some extra practice?  Try playing hangman without looking at the words, can you remember all of the sounds?

There are additional spellings for some children which have been given out separately.

Fabulous Home Learning - 10th September 2020

 

Wow! Wow! Wow!  What super home learners we have in year 3.  The children have totally blown us away with their amazing home learning this week.  Some have drawn, labelled, talked about, read, as well as written books, facts and poems.  Expect some Marvellous Me points to be winging their way to you tomorrow.  I will also be taking some pictures so that I can make a virtual display of what the children have achieved.  

Please remember that home learning can take all forms.  If you have a reticent home learner you could equally explore the topics involved in our home learning by talking about the themes, cuddling up with a book that relates to the learning or going on a visit somewhere to experience something that relates to our learning!  

Look out for next week's challenge!

The bugman and our new class pet!!!

 Well we had an inspiring this morning with a visit from Nick from Bugfest. He bought along some creatures that you can find in all layers of the Rainforest! 

We saw scorpions, stick insects, millipedes, centipedes, giant snails, praying mantis and huge tarantulas. I was really impressed with Year 3's knowledge of the Rainforest already and it was fantastic to hear the children tell Nick the facts they have learnt from their home learning. Below are a selection of pictures from today but I have many more! Keep on scrolling to the end to see our class pet...

Nick was so kind to give us a class pet! We now have a stick insect that will live with us in the classroom. We discussed names for her and have decided on.... Sticky Potter! 😀😀😀

A huge thank you to Nick from Bugfest for coming to our school. All of the children learnt so much from the visit which will help them with their animal fact files in the days to come. 

Week 2- Year 3 learning for the week ahead

 The week ahead in Year 3...

This week we have an exciting visitor...The Bug Man! Nick from Bugfest will be showing the children (socially distant) a number of creatures that you find in the Rainforest. We will then use this information and research other animals on the internet to make a Rainforest animal fact file. 

On Monday afternoon we are going to split into two groups. One group will do PE with Mrs Hall (please could all PE kits be stored in your child's locker) and the other half of the class will be going to be outside with me doing Science, then we will swap.  I don't anticipate needing different clothes for this session as it is dry, however if you would prefer your child to wear wellies then please place them on the rack outside the classroom. 

On Friday we started the Year 3 Power Maths book. For the next few weeks we will be focussing on place value. In the mornings the children have a times table focus. At the moment we are recapping 2, 5 and 10s but we will move on to making sure they are secure in 3, 4 and 8s. 

On Tuesday afternoon Mr Treble will be leading PE. I have had a couple of parents ask about swimming. We will be giving an update on swimming soon but whilst we are not swimming we will be having an extra PE session and outside learning. 

Can't wait for the busy week ahead! We will blog some pictures tomorrow of our visitors.

Mrs Thorpe and the Year 3 team 

Spellings and Home Learning - 3rd September 2020

 Welcome back everyone!  The start of new routines and today is spellings and home learning.

We will be sending the spellings and home learning home every Thursday, to be returned for the following Thursday.  Each week we will also blog the spellings and home learning here - handy if the piece of paper gets lost!  There are more paper copies in the classroom, if you need one just ask at drop off or collection.

Here they are:

Year 3 Spellings

 3rd September 2020, 

to be checked 10th September 2020.

This week you get to pick your spelling list.  You may like to try more than one list.  These are words that we have found tricky in our review lesson on Wednesday.  List one is the easiest and list four is the hardest - you must challenge yourself, don’t learn the ones you already know!

List 1 Gran’s Monday son word I’m Tuesday September Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday	List 2 should donkey spotty reply shining baked would bigger city shiny could icey
List 3 knight middle tunnel wrong nearly tapped people watch kindness animal dropping happier	List 4 quickest happiness cheerful fearless enjoyment station cries nostrils weight energy carried towards

Normally we will send home just one list to learn, but this week you get to choose!

Year 3 Home learning,

3rd September 2020

To be handed in by 10th September 2020.

Rainforest investigators: Animals

This week we have begun finding out about Rainforests; where they are in the world; the different layers in rainforests; we have asked questions about pictures from the rainforest and imagined going on a trip there.

Next week we will be thinking about what lives in the rainforest!

For home learning we would like you to pick a rainforest animal to find out more about.  Can you become an expert on your animal?  You could find or draw pictures of your animal, label its characteristics and write some interesting facts about it.  Maybe you could make a fact file,  a quiz, a top trumps card or a poster about your animal.

We look forward to hearing more about Rainforest life next week when you bring back your learning.

Quick Quiz:

Can you name these rainforest creatures?

We look forward to seeing your work at home, all efforts will be rewarded!!

Let the magic and wonder begin!

 Welcome to Year 3! 

It was fantastic to have all of the class in school today. This morning we got to know each other and we explained about some of the differences at school at the moment. 

We had a delivery of the sorting hat which had scrolls and ribbons naming all of the children (we think it was house elves that got them all ready!) Inside the scrolls it told the children which 'house' they are in. We had a discussion about how every house is important and that although they are in 'houses' (so we can group them for specific lessons and activities) collecting of the house points will be a class reward. I will explain more about this in the information session via zoom on Wednesday 9th September 2-3pm via zoom.

After break time we spoke about what we would like Year 3 to be like. We made potions and added qualities such as kindness, respect, fun, helpfulness and hard work. Then we added the magic and watched the potions form!

Myself, Miss Johnson, Mrs Brooker and Mrs Hall will be rotating where we stand and greet you all in the mornings and after school. If you have any questions please do email either me (b.thorpe@princeofwales.dorset.sch.uk) or Miss Johnson (a.johnson@princeofwales.dorset.sch.uk). 

We look forward to a magical year! 

Mrs Thorpe, Miss Johnson, Mrs Hall, Mrs Brooker + Miss Street (The Year 3 team)