Great Crosby Catholic Primary School
Welcome to Year 3
Year 3
Hello Everyone,
We hope you have all had a restful half term and enjoyed the sunshine. As we enter Summer Term 2, our year group page will continue to be updated each week. You will see the layout/order of the page might differ as we try to fit on more content.
Have you been learning our Year Group song? Have a listen below if you are still unsure of the words.
Remember there are links to other resources on the Favourite Websites page.
We hope you are enjoying Ms. Miller reading 'The Land of Roar'! I wonder what book she will choose next?
If you need anything at all please don't hesitate to contact us via school. We hope you all stay safe and continue to be kind to one another.
See you all soon,
The year three team.
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PURPLE MASH
All children have access to Purple Mash, Mangahigh and Times Table Rock Stars. Their username and password will work for all of these. If you need a reminder of your child's login details, please email admin.greatcrosby@schools.sefton.gov.uk
When you have logged in to Purple Mash, you can find the work that has been set for you by clicking on the red tick. This is your 2Dos list. Find a task, then click on Start.
To save, click on the purple square with three white lines and click Save. You can also save by clicking on the red square with the white arrow, then Save and Exit.
When you have finished go to 2Dos and click Hand In.
Also, your teachers have set up a Class Blog. You can find this by clicking on the green world (Sharing), then 'Shared Blogs'. Look for your class name. Reception has one blog for the whole year. To add a comment, click on the green square, with the white + sign. Write your comment, then press Save.
Mr. Cannell has found “Super Sentence Stackers” by a teacher called Jane Considine. She supports children in writing sentences based on film, which is what we do a lot of in year three, so these lessons are pretty much in line with how we might teach English in year three. They are also suitable for children year two upwards. This can be found in Children > Favourite Websites page.
Staff
3B - Mrs J. Bayliss
3D - Ms D. McComb
3M - Ms K. Miller
3T - Mrs C.Tyson
Teaching Assistants:
Mrs C. Dixon, Mrs M. Cushing
Quick links
Year 3 Home Learning Ideas
White Rose Maths
This week (Week 6) White Rose lessons are focused on tenths as decimals, fractions on a number line and fractions of a set of objects. The Friday challenge will be uploaded later in the week. All of this work has previously been covered in Week 2 so alternative activities based around adding and subtracting 3 digit numbers and estimating. These sheets can be found below.
On the White Rose site you will find the uploaded videos for each lesson and we have added all of the worksheets (and answers) you will need in the Maths Download section below.
Click on the link below to take you straight to the page needed.
National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM).
Below you will find a link to the daily video lessons of the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM). These are are designed to give children an in-depth understanding of fractions using a small steps teaching for mastery approach, using materials that Mr Cannell helped to write. Remember you are Lower Key Stage 2.
TTRockstars
The Year 3 vs 4 battle continues. On our last check Year 3 were in lead - 10,544 coins vs 2411 for Year 4.
There is still two weeks to go as the battle will run until 12th June. Log on as often as you can and play in Garage to earn as many coins as you can for your year group.
Year 3 you are doing amazingly well - keep it up!
English
Please find some suggested home learning ideas below, based around a unit of work we would have been covering in school.
Summer Term One
Roald Dahl Dirty Beasts - The Ant Eater
Read Dirty Beasts with your child/children. This unit focuses on The Ant Eater. Scroll down to find a copy of the text and suggested activities to do at home.
Something Fishy - Literacy Shed - Watch the short animation on Literacy Shed then scroll down to see the document for Parents and Guardians' to find some examples of activities that you could do with your child/children at home.
Spring Term Two
Ride of Passage - Literacy Shed - Watch the short animation on Literacy Shed then scroll down to see the documents and suggested activities below.
Weekly Spellings & handwriting, Reading Comprehension & S.P.a.G
Each week we will upload the new weekly spellings, a reading comprehension and a S.P.a.G activity for Summer Term Two.
Scroll down to the Weekly Spellings & Handwriting Downloads and click on the activities for Summer Two - Week 1. You will find a Powerpoint explaining the weeks rule to the children, a Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check sheet, a word search, handwriting sheet and a sentence writing activity to complete if you can.
Scroll down to the Reading Comprehension Downloads and click on the document for Differentiated Reading Comprehension Activity Week 6 - Apollo. We will upload one reading comprehension per week. Each comprehension is differentiated into three ability levels, so you only need to print off the text and questions that you feel best suit your child.
Scroll down to the S.P.a.G Downloads and click on the Powerpoint and activities for Summer Two - Week 1.
Purple Mash
Well done to those of you who have been completing the tasks set on Purple Mash. If you can look at your classes blog page. Log into Purple Mash then click on the Sharing icon then the Shared blogs tab. Find your class blog then click on it. Have a read through of the posts added so far. It has been wonderful to hear from you and find out a little of what you have been up to.
This is where you can safely communicate with your classmates and teachers. Please do remember to keep in touch!
Come and See
In school we would have been studying the topic of Energy. Through this topic we would explore the energy of wind and fire in the world around us. We would then move onto the Reveal phase of learning where we would learn about the Ascension, the coming of the Holy Spirit, how it energises us and the gifts it brings. Click on the links below in the Come and See section to find some suggested activities.
Topic
Science - Rocks and Soils. There are some suggested learning tasks based on this topic. See suggested activities below.
Geography - Weather and Climate. We have put together some suggested learning tasks based on this topic. Click on the links below in the Downloads section to download the task sheet. Click the green button to visit the BBC's Bitesize page.
History - suggested activities linked to our work on Stone Age to Iron Age, linked into the BBC Bitesize page.
Art - suggested activities below.
Come and See
Reconciliation and Inter-relating
Choices have consequences. God has forgiven you.
Choices have consequences. God has forgiven you.
This work comes from the Come and See Religious Education programme which is taught in all Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Liverpool. We have given a general guide to the learning opportunities that your child may have come across in school and have only suggested and selected a small amount of the programme. The activities aim to keep Religious Education practical and fun. They are in Year groups however, there is no harm in completing other year group work as this will help your child to remember and strengthen their learning.
The first part of learning is called – EXPLORE. This shares your child’s everyday experiences and helps them to see how the Catholic faith is lived in their everyday lives. The second part, called – REVEAL shares bible stories that links to their everyday life.
Please note that the activities have been adapted as far as possible to adhere to social distancing guidelines.
Choices have consequences. God has forgiven you.
Choices have consequences. God has forgiven you.
Choices have consequences. God has forgiven you.
Please read pages 1, 11 and 12 of the Come and See RE Home Learning booklet. Please click on the image for the download link.
The Land of Roar
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Watch Ms Miller reading 'The Land of Roar' by Jenny McLachlan.
Chapter 2
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Thank you to Egmont Books for allowing us to upload this during the CoVid19 lockdown period.
Chapter 3
Chapter 1
Chapter 4 Part 1
Chapter 4 Part 1
Chapter 4 Part 1
Chapter 4 Part 1
Chapter 4 Part 2
Chapter 4 Part 1
Chapter 4 Part 2
Chapter 5
Chapter 4 Part 1
Chapter 4 Part 2
Chapter 6 Part 1
Harry the Dirty Dog
Chapter 6 Part 1
Chapter 6 Part 2
Harry the Dirty Dog
Chapter 6 Part 1
Harry the Dirty Dog
Harry the Dirty Dog
Harry the Dirty Dog
Ms Miller reads 'Harry the Dirty Dog', her favourite book when she was a little girl.
Daily video lessons, activities and practice
National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) - Fractions
National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) - Fractions
National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) - Fractions
These short videos are intended to provide primary school pupils with interactive lessons while they are at home. It is important that, within each batch, they are watched in the suggested order. Most lessons are 15 to 20 minutes long, each ending with suggested follow-up tasks. All lessons exemplify a Teaching for Mastery approach to maths. The current plan is for a new batch of five lessons to be added every week.
Click on the image to access the lessons.
White Rose Maths
National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) - Fractions
National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) - Fractions
A regular daily learning routine will help your child to learn more effectively at home. We therefore recommend that you aim to cover just one 20-30 minute White Rose Maths session each day.
How to use these lessons:
- Click on the set of lessons for your child’s year group.
- Watch the video (either on your own or with your child).
- Find a calm space where your child can work for about 20-30 minutes.
- Use the video guidance to support your child as they work through a lesson.
Start with Week 1. Click on the image.
I See Maths
National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) - Fractions
I See Maths
Gareth Metcalfe from I See Maths has daily lessons to challenge and inspire primary mathematicians of all ages. Click on the image to watch his daily challenges and to find previous sets of lessons.