Beech class
(Year 2 and 3)
MISS Richards
Summer 2
Welcome to Beech class home page. I hope you find the following information useful. In Beech class, we share what we learn in school every day via ClassDojo and on twitter (@BishopCEPrimary) . Here is some important information about for the Summer term.
Miss Richards
What we will be learning about this half term?
English – Fantastic Mr Fox (children explore plot, character and tension. They learn about direct speech and tense, and write their own exciting stories.)
Maths – Fractions, Measurement - time and Geometry - properties of shape.
RE – Gospel - What kind of world did Jesus want?
Science –The nappy challenge (This topic looks at disposable nappies and provides opportunities for children to ask their own questions and make decisions on how to answer their questions using different scientific enquiry activities).
Geography – Why is our area so special?
DT – making a labyrinth, Greek food.
Music – Reflect, Rewind, Replay
PSHE – My body - Why should we eat well and look after our teeth?
Computing –Purple Mash
PE - Athletics (jumping and relay).
Key information for Summer 2.
Arrival and collection
Remember, we need to arrive into school at 8.55am each morning and our collection time is 3.05pm. Please see Mrs Johnston’s letter which was sent out in July for more details about our new school timings and procedures.
Bringing things in from home
We need to try to limit what we bring from home at the moment. The children should bring in a water bottle which they will take home each day as well as their packed lunch (if they do not receive a school lunch). These will be kept at/under their desk. They can also bring in their own hand gel if they wish. They do not need any other equipment such as pencil cases, stationary etc as they will have everything they need at their own desk.
PE days
Our PE days are Wednesday and Friday. On these days, the children should come into school wearing their PE kit. They do not need to bring in their normal school uniform to get changed into, they will just stay in their PE kit all day. As the vast majority of our PE needs to take place outdoors, they should wear their normal PE t-shirt and a tracksuit/appropriate sports clothing that is suitable for all weather.
Homework
We will do Homework over a fortnightly period.
So, one week we will have a Maths and an English task to complete in our Homework books. These will go home on a Monday, to be returned the following Monday. Homework books then need to be quarantined before they are marked so the children will get their Homework books back on the following Monday.
For the alternate week, the children will be asked to work on some Topic-based tasks which will be in a grid format on a sheet for them to take home. These suggested tasks can be done at home in those alternate weeks when they don’t have their Homework books. We are not able to bring things in from home at the moment, so we ask that you take photos of any finished tasks and tweet them to us @BishopCEPrimary or send a photo on Class Dojo. We will then be able to give verbal feedback and share the work as a class.
Year 3 homework topic grid for Summer 2
Spellings
There will be a Spelling Test every Friday. They are labelled in the homework books but will also be posted weekly on ClassDojo.
Spellings list for Summer term
Reading
The children will take an Accelerated Reader book home (with their Reading Record book) every day. These should then come back into school every day also.
Times tables
We also encourage the children to practise times tables using TT Rockstars.
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
Useful websites
Visit these websites for some games to practice your English skills.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zv48q6f
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html
Visit these websites for some games to practice your Maths skills.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/ordering-and-sequencing-numbers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z826n39
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2numeracy.html
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
This is a useful website to practice a range of different subject areas.
https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/
Archived information - Autumn 2
Autumn 2
Hello Year 3 parents and carers,
What a great start to the school year! I am so proud of how the children have managed to adapt to the new “norm” of our school life. They took on any challenges wholeheartedly and had a fabulous first half term. I am looking forward to this half term and the run up to Christmas. We continue to share what we learn in school every day via ClassDojo and on twitter. Here is some important information about for Autumn 2.
Miss Richards
What we will be learning about this half term?
English – Madame Pamplemousse and Her Incredible Edibles by Rupert Kingfisher– conveying characters using adverbs, description, instructions/recipe.
Maths – addition and subtraction and multiplication and division
RE – People of God - What is it like to follow God?
Science –Food and our bodies.
Geography – UK Discovery – is the UK the same everywhere?
DT – History of the needle - Designing and making a needle pouch.
Music – The Baroque period of Music (Handel) and Ho Ho Ho.
PSHE – What keeps us safe?
Computing –Purple Mash
PE with Billy plus one session with myself
Key information for Autumn 2
Arrival and collection
Remember, we need to arrive into school at 8.55am each morning and our collection time is 3.05pm. Please see Mrs Johnston’s letter which was sent out in July for more details about our new school timings and procedures.
Bringing things in from home
We need to try to limit what we bring from home at the moment. The children should bring in a water bottle which they will take home each day as well as their packed lunch (if they do not receive a school lunch). These will be kept at/under their desk. They can also bring in their own hand gel if they wish. They do not need any other equipment such as pencil cases, stationary etc as they will have everything they need at their own desk.
PE days
Our PE days are Wednesday and Friday. On these days, the children should come into school wearing their PE kit. They do not need to bring in their normal school uniform to get changed into, they will just stay in their PE kit all day. As the vast majority of our PE needs to take place outdoors, they should wear their normal PE t-shirt and a tracksuit/appropriate sports clothing that is suitable for all weather.
Homework
We will do Homework over a fortnightly period.
So, one week we will have a Maths and an English task to complete in our Homework books. These will go home on a Monday, to be returned the following Monday. Homework books then need to be quarantined before they are marked so the children will get their Homework books back on the following Monday.
For the alternate week, the children will be asked to work on some Topic-based tasks which will be in a grid format on a sheet for them to take home. These suggested tasks can be done at home in those alternate weeks when they don’t have their Homework books. We are not able to bring things in from home at the moment, so we ask that you take photos of any finished tasks and tweet them to us @BishopCEPrimary or send a photo on Class Dojo. We will then be able to give verbal feedback and share the work as a class.
Year 3 homework topic grid for Autumn 2
Spellings
There will be a Spelling Test every Friday. They are labelled in the homework books but will also be posted weekly on ClassDojo.
Reading
The children will take an Accelerated Reader book home (with their Reading Record book) every day. These should then come back into school every day also.
Times tables
We also encourage the children to practise times tables using TT Rockstars.
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
Useful websites
Visit these websites for some games to practice your English skills.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zv48q6f
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html
Visit these websites for some games to practice your Maths skills.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/ordering-and-sequencing-numbers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z826n39
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2numeracy.html
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
This is a useful website to practice a range of different subject areas.
https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/
Archived information - Autumn 1
Autumn 1
Hello Year 3 parents and carers,
Welcome to Year 3 and our class page! Hopefully you will find our class page useful. On our class page we have details of our topics for this half term as well as other useful information about Year 3 and websites that we use to help our learning. We love to share what we learn in school every day via ClassDojo.
Here's to a great first half term!
Miss Richards
Dear Parents and Carers of pupils in Year 3,
I would like to introduce Miss Brewster to you. Miss Brewster will be teaching in Year 3 for the next two weeks. She is working alongside Miss Richards who continues to plan all activities and will be introducing lessons and accessing the class remotely via video link.
I will of course keep you updated and, as always, we are contactable by telephone, email or messages through Class Dojo.
Kind regards,
Mrs Johnston
What we will be learning about this half term?
English – Hodgeheg – story settings, story writing and diaries,
Maths – place value, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division
RE – Creation - What do Christians learn from the creation story?
Science – Rocks, soils and fossils.
History – Who were Britain’s first builders? (Stone Age to Iron Age).
Art – Stone Age painting and sculpture
Music – The Baroque period of Music (Bach, Vivaldi and Handel) and Let your spirit fly.
PSHE – How can we be a good friend?
Computing – Online safety
PE - with Billy plus one session with myself
Key information for Autumn 1
Arrival and collection
Remember, we need to arrive into school at 8.55am each morning and our collection time is 3.05pm. Please see Mrs Johnston’s letter which was sent out in July for more details about our new school timings and procedures.
Bringing things in from home
We need to try to limit what we bring from home at the moment. The children should bring in a water bottle which they will take home each day as well as their packed lunch (if they do not receive a school lunch). These will be kept at/under their desk. They can also bring in their own hand gel if they wish. They do not need any other equipment such as pencil cases, stationary etc as they will have everything they need at their own desk.
PE days
Our PE days are Wednesday and Friday. On these days, the children should come into school wearing their PE kit. They do not need to bring in their normal school uniform to get changed into, they will just stay in their PE kit all day. As the vast majority of our PE needs to take place outdoors, they should wear their normal PE t-shirt and a tracksuit/appropriate sports clothing that is suitable for all weather.
Homework
We will do Homework over a fortnightly period.
So, one week we will have a Maths and an English task to complete in our Homework books. These will go home on a Monday, to be returned the following Monday. Homework books then need to be quarantined before they are marked so the children will get their Homework books back on the following Monday.
For the alternate week, the children will be asked to work on some Topic-based tasks which will be in a grid format on a sheet for them to take home. These suggested tasks can be done at home in those alternate weeks when they don’t have their Homework books. We are not able to bring things in from home at the moment, so we ask that you take photos of any finished tasks and tweet them to us @BishopCEPrimary or send a photo on Class Dojo. We will then be able to give verbal feedback and share the work as a class.
Spellings
There will be a Spelling Test every Friday. They are labelled in the homework books but will also be posted weekly on ClassDojo.
Reading
The children will take an Accelerated Reader book home (with their Reading Record book) every day. These should then come back into school every day also.
Times tables
We also encourage the children to practise times tables using TT Rockstars.
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
Useful websites
Visit these websites for some games to practice your English skills.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zv48q6f
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html
Visit these websites for some games to practice your Maths skills.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/ordering-and-sequencing-numbers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z826n39
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2numeracy.html
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
This is a useful website to practice a range of different subject areas.
https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/
Archived Work - Summer 1 Week 1
Year 3 Home Learning
Week beginning Monday 20th April
Hello Year 3!
I hope you all had a great Easter and you are all safe and well! I am missing you all terribly! I have set this week’s tasks below and hope you enjoy doing them. I was very much looking forward to learning about the Greeks with you all so hope you have fun carrying out the tasks I have set and I can’t wait to look at them on Dojo when you are done!
Don’t forget – you have your exercise book that you were given to record your work in if needed. Stay safe!!
Miss Richards
English
Visit the ‘Greek myths for kids’ website and pick a Greek myth to read (or have read to you). Write a short summary of the myth you chose. I would also like you to draw a picture to match (I know who will enjoy this job!). My favourite is Theseus and the minotaur!
In your summary I would like to you to use:
subordinating conjunctions (If, Since, As, When, Although, While, After, Before, Until, Because)
and adverbs of time (when? e.g. eventually), place (where? e.g inside) and cause (why? e.g as a result).
https://www.greekmyths4kids.com/
Watch this clip for ideas of adverbs…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0USJe44yS4
Reading
Try to read every day! Also, you could visit Audible to listen to some great books for free.
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
We also now have access to Rising Stars Online Reading Planet. You can register your child for access to books and accompanying comprehension quizzes. Click the link below to register. There is also a 'Pupil User Guide' below to help.
Maths
Visit White Rose Maths and do the Year 3 daily lesson each day this week (Summer Term Week 1).
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/
Science
Visit the website below and watch the first clip ‘What is a plant?’ and complete the learning task. You could also draw the plants in your garden and try to find out what they are.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zy66fg8
Topic
For our ‘How have the Ancient Greeks shaped my world?’ topic, I’d like you to visit https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece.php and complete the quiz (have a go at the word search if you fancy it!) I’d then like you to visit https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/geography.php and find out about Greece then and now. Then, I’d like you to do the quiz at the bottom of the page. After that you can write down 5 things you have found out in this weeks task.
Other useful pages about Greeks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/Greece.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z87tn39
PE
Try to do the Joe Wicks PE session every day this week – he goes live at 9am each day.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
Extras
Visit these websites for some great games to practice your SPAG, mental maths and fractions skills.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/mental-maths
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/fractions-and-decimals
Suggested timetable
Archived Work - Summer 1 Week 2
Year 3 Home Learning
Week beginning Monday 27th April
Hello Year 3!
I hope you had a great week and enjoyed your tasks. I really enjoyed getting pictures of what you had done; it cheered me up and put a big smile on my face! These are the tasks for this week so have fun.
Stay safe!
Miss Richards
English
Now you’ve explored a Greek myth, you will know what a myth is. Myths are fictional and usually about gods and goddesses, sometimes with fantasy creatures in them. They often explain how the world, animals and people came to be and the many mysterious things we experience in the world.
Watch the story ‘Pandora’s Box’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcrms7GWVs4
Don’t worry if this was the myth you looked at last week…this is a different version. Then look at the PowerPoint below. I would like you to answer the questions about the story then put together a balanced argument for opening or not opening the box. Finally tell me what the message of the story is.
Reading
Try to read every day!
We also now have access to Rising Stars Online Reading Planet. You can register for free to access books and accompanying comprehension quizzes. Click the link below to register.
Also, you could visit Audible to listen to some great books for free.
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Maths
Visit White Rose Maths and do the Year 3 daily lesson each day this week (Summer Term Week 2).
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/
Science
Visit the website below and watch the second clip ‘What does a plant need to live?’ and complete the learning task. You could also draw the plants in your garden and try to find out what they are.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zy66fg8/articles/zcmtk2p
You could also have a look at the PowerPoint below and complete the sheet ‘Plants need…’
Other interesting clips…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zkwkjxs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zctmhyc
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zvbvr82
Topic
This week we will be looking at ‘Who were the Ancient Greeks?’ First I would like you to look at the BBC Bitesize page to find out more about the different eras of Ancient Greece.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z87tn39/articles/zxytpv4
Next have a go at ordering the important events after the Dark Age into a timeline (either print out and order or draw your own pictures and create your own version using the information).
Then, look at https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z87tn39/articles/zc8yb9q
Find out about daily life in Ancient Greece.
Use the information (and any other sources you want to use) to create a fact file on daily life in Ancient Greece. Include the sections clothes/fashion, leisure/entertainment, food/drink and home/family.
Other useful pages about daily life in Ancient Greece
https://greece.mrdonn.org/dailylife.html
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/greece/dailylife.htm
https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greek_daily_life.php
http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/dailylife/home_set.html
https://www.historyforkids.net/greek-daily-life.html
https://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-greece.html/
PE
Try to do the Joe Wicks PE session every day this week – he goes live at 9am each day.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
Extras
Visit these websites for some great games to practice your SPAG, Mental Maths and Fractions skills.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/mental-maths
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/fractions-and-decimals
Just for fun
Make a labyrinth slideshow
Greek pottery slideshow
Archived Work - Summer 1 Week 3
VE Day 2020 Twitter Challenge!
This Friday 8th May is VE Day 2020 where the nation will be celebrating 75 years since the end of World War 2. To celebrate this, we thought the children might like to do some 'VE Day' activities this week at home. Please find a poster we've put together with a few suggested ideas. We'd love to see the children's efforts throughout the week so please tweet @BishopCEPrimary with photos of any VE Day activities you do this week. By including our twitter handle @BishopCEPrimary in your tweet, we will be able to retweet your photos onto our Twitter page. We hope to see your efforts! Thank you.
Year 3 Home Learning
Week beginning Monday 4th May
Hello Year 3!
These are the tasks for this week so have fun. The art (soapy sculptures) and the DT (perfect Parthenon) are just for fun but well worth a look (just ask before you pinch the soap!) Also one of the science tasks involves dissecting a flower so please ask before you pick one out the garden! I really hope you enjoy these tasks…I try to find ones that you will find interesting and exciting. I just wish I was learning with you. Happy learning!
Miss you all and stay safe!!
Miss Richards
English
This week we are looking at the structure of myths. Look at the slideshow for Greek Myths.
Watch the story ‘Arachne the weaver’ and answer the questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8a8VzbIlR4
Create a story board for this weeks’ myth (explanation in the slideshow).
Reading
Try to read every day! Log into Reading Stars and read the exciting books I have assigned to you. When you have finished a book, complete the quiz to build up stars. To register, click the link below.
Also, you could visit Audible to listen to some great books for free.
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Maths
Visit White Rose Maths and do the Year 3 daily lesson each day this week (Summer Term Week 3).
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/
Science
Visit the website below and watch the third clip ‘Why are bees attracted to flowers?’ and complete the learning task.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zy66fg8/articles/zx4ktv4
Watch this video clip too…
You could also have a look at the PowerPoint below called ‘Fantastic flowers’ and complete the activity sheets on flower dissection and the pollination process.
Other interesting clips…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zmrb4wx
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zfx76sg
Topic
This week we will be looking more in-depth at ‘Who were the Ancient Greeks?’ First I would like you to look at the slideshow to find out about the differences between Athens and Sparta in Ancient Greece. Then I’d like you to sort the statements on the activity sheet into whether they belong to Athens or Sparta.
Next, look at the slideshow about democracy to find out who made decisions in Ancient Greece.
Use the information (and any other sources you want to use) to complete the comparison table.
Other useful pages about daily life in Ancient Greece
https://greece.mrdonn.org/athensdemocracy.html
https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greek_government.php
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/greece/athens.htm https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z87tn39/articles/z8q8wmn
PE
Try to do the Joe Wicks PE session every day this week – he goes live at 9am each day.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
Extras
Visit these websites for some great games to practice your SPAG, mental maths and fractions skills.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/mental-maths
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/fractions-and-decimals
Just for fun!
Perfect Parthenon slideshow
Soapy sculpture slideshow
Archived Work - Summer 1 Week 4
Weekly Twitter Challenge!
We had a great response to our VE Day Challenge last week on Twitter. It was lovely for us to see. Thank you! We thought we'd now set a weekly Twitter challenge for you all to take part in. With the weather set to be fair this week (fingers crossed!) our challenge is to enjoy some outdoor nature activities. We'd love to see the children's efforts throughout the week so please tweet @BishopCEPrimary with photos of any nature activities you do this week. By including our twitter handle @BishopCEPrimary in your tweet, we will be able to retweet your photos onto our Twitter page. Please see the poster below for some suggestions. We hope to see your efforts! Thank you.
Week beginning Monday 11th May
Hello Year 3!
I hope you enjoyed your VE celebrations last week.
These are the tasks for this week. Again I’ve also looked for some fun activities to do so there’s some colouring pages you could print off or a link that suggests making a Greek shield. I hope you enjoy the tasks and any other fun things you do at home with your family. Happy learning!
As always miss you all and stay safe!
Miss Richards
English
This week we are looking at dialogue. Look at the slideshow for Greek Myths Week 4.
Watch the story ‘King Midas’ and then follow the instructions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEg3Iyn8CbA
Your task is to turn the speech bubbles into dialogue.
Reading
Try to read every day! Log into Reading Stars (see last week for link) and read the exciting books I have assigned to you. When you have finished a book, complete the quiz to build up stars.
Also, you could visit Audible to listen to some great books for free.
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Maths
Visit White Rose Maths and watch the Year 3 daily lesson each day this week (Summer Term Week 4). Below are the worksheets you’ll need for each lesson. Answer sheets are included below too. It should be a nice week as it is a recap on the multiplication and division unit that we did in school!
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/
Science
Visit the website below and watch the third clip ‘What are the requirements of plant growth?’ and complete the learning task and quiz.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zy66fg8/articles/z98jpbk
Watch this video clip too (the children enjoy watching Crash Course kids)…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCSIrlk0GTs
You could also have a look at the ‘What do plants need to grow well investigation’ and work with your family to plan and carry out an investigation (you will need a potted plant).
Other interesting clips…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUBIQ1fTRzI
Topic
This week we will be looking at ‘The ancient Greeks at war’. First I would like you to visit:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z87tn39/articles/zckr4wx
Then I’d like you to draw and label a Greek hoplite.
Next, look at the slideshow about the Battle of Marathon and order the events on the worksheet.
Use these useful pages to find out about other famous Greek battles and fill in the Greek battle card for each.
https://www.historyforkids.net/greek-wars-and-battles.html
https://greece.mrdonn.org/war.html
https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/soldiers_and_war.php
PE
Try to do the Joe Wicks PE session every day this week – he goes live at 9am each day.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
Relaxation and mental health
I’ve been using a lot of relaxation videos to keep us calm and relaxed. Try Cosmic Kids Yoga!
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga/videos
Have a look at this slideshow on ‘Expressing feelings’ and have a go at the accompanying worksheets.
Extras
Visit these websites for some great games to practice your SPAG, mental maths and multiplication/division skills.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/mental-maths
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/multiplication-and-division
Just for fun
https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/make-a-greek-shield
Greek wordsearch
Greek people colouring pages
Extra extras
Dental health slideshow
Dental health worksheets
Archived Work - Summer 1 Week 5
Weekly Twitter Challenge!
It has been lovely to see your photos and responses to our Weekly Twitter Challenge over the past few weeks - thank you! This week, it is...'The Great BIR Bake Off!'. We'd love to see the children's efforts in the kitchen throughout the week so please tweet @BishopCEPrimary with photos. By including our twitter handle @BishopCEPrimary in your tweet, we will be able to retweet your photos onto our Twitter page. Please see the poster below for some suggestions. We hope to see your efforts! Thank you.
Week beginning Monday 18th May
Hello Year 3!
I can’t believe it’s the week before half term…what a half term!!! Things are very strange right now and it’s not clear what is happening but you need to know we are all working very hard to think how we can continue to keep you safe because that is our number one priority. So far we’ve enjoyed Zoom meetings and I’ve heard from lots of you on Class Dojo. I have loved the pictures and messages you have sent so far…it really makes my day! Remember, I am always on the other end of Dojo waiting for messages and pictures from you all.
As always miss you all and stay safe!!
Miss Richards
English
This week we are looking at conjunctions to express time and cause. Look at the slideshow for Greek Myths week 5.
Listen to the story of ‘Perseus and Medusa’ and then follow the instructions on the slideshow.
Your task is to write sentences using conjunctions to join or extend clauses.
Reading
Try to read every day! Log into Reading Stars (see last week for link) and read the exciting books I have assigned to you. When you have finished a book, complete the quiz to build up stars. Please let me know ASAP if it isn’t working!
Also, you could visit Audible to listen to some great books for free.
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Maths
This week is slightly different for Maths. The suggested lessons are ones we covered earlier in lockdown so I have attached alternatives. I have also included the links for the videos to match these as they’ll be different to the White Rose home learning site. If you look at the White Rose site and feel you want to recap on the suggested week that is not a problem…just email me and I will send you the appropriate sheets.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Science
Visit the website below and watch the fifth clip ‘Why are plants important?’ and complete the learning task and quiz.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zy66fg8
Next look at the slideshow ‘Moving water’ to see how plants move water around them.
Then look at the slideshow ‘The Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant’ and complete the activity.
Other interesting sites…
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2018/04/why-plants-are-important/
Topic
This week we will first be looking at ‘How did the Olympic Games begin?’. First I would like you to visit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z87tn39/articles/z36j7ty
Then, look at the slideshow about the Olympic games and complete the sorting activity. I have attached a photo pack of Greek pots to help with the task in the slideshow.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z87tn39/articles/z8q8wmn
Choose one of the important Greeks and research them.
PE
Try to do the Joe Wicks PE session every day this week – he goes live at 9am each day.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
Relaxation and mental health
I’ve been using a lot of relaxation videos to keep us calm and relaxed. Try Cosmic Kids Yoga!
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga/videos
Extras
Visit these websites for some great games to practice your SPAG, mental maths and multiplication/division skills.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/mental-maths
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/multiplication-and-division
Archived Work - May Half Term
May Half Term
Last week we had an amazing response to our Twitter challenge...The Great BIR Bake Off. Thank you so much for your photos - we have some very talented bakers! There were some incredible entries - from cakes and cookies to doughnuts and sausage rolls! We hope you had fun baking at home last week and that you enjoyed seeing the photos on Twitter as much as we did.
This week, as it is half term, we are taking a break from our usual Home Learning. Instead, we would love you to have a go at our '7 days of kindness' challenge. See below for a grid of 'kindness' activities we have put together for you to try at home during half term this week. We have also included below some ideas for the mindfulness activity which is suggested on Wednesday.
As always, we would love to see the children's efforts at completing the activities throughout the week, so please tweet @BishopCEPrimary with any photos. By including our twitter handle @BishopCEPrimary in your tweet, we will be able to retweet your photos onto our Twitter page. We hope to see your efforts!
We have also included below a link to a new story called 'While We Can't Hug' by Eoin McLaughlin and Polly Dunbar. We are all finding it difficult to be away from loved ones at the moment, so hopefully this will be a nice story for you to all share at home this week.
Our regular Home Learning will recommence from Monday 1st June.
Thank you for your continued support. Stay safe, take care of one another and have a lovely half term.
BIR staff
#7daysofkindness
Mindfulness ideas
'While We Can't Hug' by Eoin McLaughlin and Polly Dunbar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PnnFrPaRgY
Archived Work - Summer 2 Week 1
Weekly Twitter Challenge!
It's time to dig out your Lego box for our Twitter challenge this week... The BIR Lego Challenge! Lego is such a great resource for creativity, fine motor skills and using your imagination! We would love to see the children's efforts at using Lego throughout the week so please tweet @BishopCEPrimary with photos. By including our twitter handle @BishopCEPrimary in your tweet, we will be able to retweet your photos onto our Twitter page. Please see the poster below for some suggestions. Thank you.
Week beginning Monday 1st June
Hello Year 3!
Our last half term together…not how I expected the summer term but at least you are safe! I will hopefully arrange more Zoom meetings soon and I look forward to hearing from you on Class Dojo. We’re starting a new Science and Geography topic this half term and after we’ve tied up our myths unit we are going to move on to Roald Dahl’s 'Fantastic Mr Fox'. Remember, I am always on the other end of Dojo waiting for messages and pictures from you all.
As always, miss you all and stay safe!
Miss Richards
English
This week we are going to use everything you have learned so far to retell part of a myth. Look at the slideshow for Greek Myths Week 6.
Recap on the myth of Perseus and Medusa. Watch the clip of the story when Perseus meets Medusa and then follow the instructions on the slideshow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbYkejgeAXc
Your task is to retell the scene you watch as if you are Perseus.
Reading
Try to read every day! Log into Reading Stars (see previous week's in 'Archived Work' for link) and read the exciting books I have assigned to you. When you have finished a book, complete the quiz to build up stars. Please let me know ASAP if it isn’t working!
Also, you could visit Audible to listen to some great books for free.
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Read JK Rowling’s new book that grows every weekday up until the 10th of July.
https://www.theickabog.com/
Maths
This week is again slightly different for Maths and will be for the next few weeks. The suggested White Rose lessons are ones we covered earlier in lockdown so I have attached alternatives. I have also included the links for the videos to match these as they’ll be different to the White Rose home learning site. If you look at the White Rose site and feel you want to recap on the suggested week that is not a problem…just email me and I will send you the appropriate sheets.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Science
Visit the website below and watch ‘What is a force?’ and complete the quiz.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvpp34j/articles/zywcrdm
Read through the ‘Pushes and Pulls' presentation and complete the worksheet ‘Pushing and pulling forces’.
Topic
This half term we will be looking at ‘The North East’.
Look through the presentation and use Google Earth to explore and answer the questions.
https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en_uk/earth/
Use an atlas or Google Earth to label the blank North-East map.
Another great site for maps:
https://mapmaker.nationalgeographic.org/
PE
Try to do the Joe Wicks PE session every day this week – he goes live at 9am each day.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
Relaxation and mental health
I’ve been using a lot of relaxation videos to keep us calm and relaxed. Try Cosmic Kids Yoga!
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga/videos
Extras
Visit these websites for some great games to practice your SPAG, mental maths and multiplication/division skills.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/mental-maths
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/addition-and-subtraction
Archived Work - Summer 2 Week 2
Weekly Twitter Challenge!
This week we would love to see you taking part in your favourite hobbies! Maybe you have started a new hobby during lockdown that you would like to share? Maybe you have really been practising a particular hobby recently? We would love to see the children's hobbies at home throughout the week so please tweet @BishopCEPrimary with photos. By including our twitter handle @BishopCEPrimary in your tweet, we will be able to retweet your photos onto our Twitter page. Thank you.
Week beginning Monday 8th June
Hello Year 3!
Hope you had a good week and enjoyed the tasks I set for you. This week we’re starting a new English topic with 'Fantastic Mr Fox' and continuing with forces and magnets in Science and the North East in Topic. Have a good week everyone.
As always miss you all and stay safe!!
Miss Richards
English
Listen to the first 2 chapters of Fantastic Mr Fox.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJofxwa5bMo
Then look at the presentation and complete the activities.
Reading
Try to read every day! Log into Reading Stars (see last week for link) and read the exciting books I have assigned to you. When you have finished a book, complete the quiz to build up stars. Please let me know ASAP if it isn’t working!
Also, you could visit Audible to listen to some great books for free.
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Read JK Rowling’s new book that grows every weekday up until the 10th of July.
https://www.theickabog.com/
Maths
This week we are looking at length. The suggested lessons are ones we covered earlier in lockdown so I have attached alternatives. I have also included the links for the videos to match these as they’ll be different to the White Rose home learning site. If you look the White Rose site and feel you want to recap on the suggested week that is not a problem…just email me and I will send you the appropriate sheets.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Science
Visit the website below and watch ‘What is friction?’ and complete the quiz.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zsxxsbk/articles/zxqrdxs
Read through the ‘faster and slower’ lesson presentation and carry out the investigation.
Topic
Visit ordnance survey site for children – Mapzone
https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/map-skills
Make sure you look at each section so you understand ordnance survey maps. Then complete the map quizzes.
Play ‘battleships’.
PE
Try to do the Joe Wicks PE session every day this week – he goes live at 9am each day.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
Relaxation and mental health
I’ve been using a lot of relaxation videos to keep us calm and relaxed. Try Cosmic Kids Yoga!
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga/videos
Extras
Visit these websites for some great games to practice your SPAG, mental maths and multiplication/division skills.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/mental-maths
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/measures
Archived Work - Summer 2 Week 3
Weekly Twitter Challenge!
This week we would love to see you developing your 'life skills'. These life skills are really important and show that you can look after yourself and others. We would love to see your efforts at home throughout the week so please tweet @BishopCEPrimary with photos. By including our twitter handle @BishopCEPrimary in your tweet, we will be able to retweet your photos onto our Twitter page. Thank you.
Week beginning Monday 15th June
Hello Year 3!
Hope you had a good week and enjoyed the tasks I set for you. This week we’re continuing with Fantastic Mr Fox, forces and magnets in Science and the North East in Topic. Have a good week everyone.
As always miss you all and stay safe!
Miss Richards
English
Remind yourself of what happened in Chapter 1 and 2. Listen to the next chapter of Fantastic Mr Fox (up to Chapter 4). If you have your own version of the story you can read it yourself!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJofxwa5bMo
Then look at the presentation and complete the activities.
Reading
Try to read every day! Log into Reading Stars (see last week for link) and read the exciting books I have assigned to you. When you have finished a book, complete the quiz to build up stars. Please let me know ASAP if it isn’t working!
Also, you could visit Audible to listen to some great books for free.
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Read JK Rowling’s new book that grows every weekday up until 10th July.
https://www.theickabog.com/home/
Maths
This week we are looking at length and perimeter. The suggested lessons are ones we covered earlier in lockdown so I have attached alternatives. I have also included the links for the videos to match these as they’ll be different to the White Rose home learning site. If you look the White Rose site and feel you want to recap on the suggested week that is not a problem…just email me and I will send you the appropriate sheets.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Science
Visit the website below and watch the two clips in the ‘magnets’ section and complete the quizzes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zyttyrd
Read through the ‘Scrapyard challenge’ lesson presentation and carry out the challenge. Watch this clip to see how magnets work in a scrapyard.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zcntsbk
Topic
Look at the ‘Investigating our local area’ slideshow then use Google Maps on the satellite view (click on the circled area shown and click satellite).
Look at the area you live, zoom in and out to see what services you can see.
Choose sheet a, b or c to complete. The symbols you design could be linked to the work you did last week on ordnance survey symbols or your own designs.
For an extension, use the picture cards to create your own town. What services would you have in your town? Why would you choose them? Where would you put them in your town and why?
PE
Try to do the Joe Wicks PE session every day this week – he goes live at 9am each day.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
Relaxation and mental health
I’ve been using a lot of relaxation videos to keep us calm and relaxed. Try Cosmic Kids Yoga!
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga/videos
Extras
Visit these websites for some great games to practice your SPAG and Maths skills.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/mental-maths
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/measures
Archived Work - Summer 2 Week 4
Weekly Twitter Challenge!
This week we have some recipe related challenges! Put together by Pobble, all of the tasks have a 'recipe' theme. How many can you do this week? We would love to see your efforts at home throughout the week so please tweet @BishopCEPrimary with photos, using the hashtag #BIRrecipechallenge. By including our twitter handle @BishopCEPrimary in your tweet, we will be able to retweet your photos onto our Twitter page. Thank you.
Week beginning Monday 22nd June
Hello Year 3!
Hope you had a good week and enjoyed the tasks I set for you. This week we’re continuing with Fantastic Mr Fox, magnets in Science and the North East in Topic. Have a good week everyone.
As always miss you all and stay safe!!
Miss Richards
English
Remind yourself of what happened in the first few chapters. Listen to the next chapter of Fantastic Mr Fox (Chapter 4). If you have your own version of the story you can read it yourself!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJofxwa5bMo
Then look at the presentation and complete the activities. This week we are looking at direct speech.
Reading
Try to read every day! Log into Reading Stars (see last week for link) and read the exciting books I have assigned to you. When you have finished a book, complete the quiz to build up stars. Please let me know ASAP if it isn’t working!
Also, you could visit Audible to listen to some great books for free.
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Read JK Rowling’s new book that grows every weekday up until the 10th of July…
https://www.theickabog.com/home/
Maths
This week we are looking at shape. We are back on track now so it’s the usual link to White Rose for the videos. Worksheets and answer sheets are below.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/
Science
Visit the website below and watch the clip ‘Super powerful magnets’.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zsg3cdm
Read through the ‘magnet strength’ lesson presentation and carry out the investigation. If you haven’t got different magnets for the challenge, just use one magnet and see how strong it is. You could test how strong it is by testing it through paper, card, plastic, etc.
Topic
Look at the ‘Investigating our local area 2’ slideshow. Fill in the job questionnaire with family and friends (socially distanced of course). Once you’ve filled in the questionnaire, use google maps to see how far people travel to get to work.
PE
Try to do the Joe Wicks PE sessions this week – he goes live at 9am every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday now.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
Relaxation and mental health
I’ve been using a lot of relaxation videos to keep us calm and relaxed. Try Cosmic Kids Yoga!
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga/videos
Extras
Visit these websites for some great games to practice your SPAG, mental maths and multiplication/division skills.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/mental-maths
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/shape-position-and-movement
Archived Work - Summer 2 Week 5
Weekly Twitter Challenge!
One of the highlights of our school year is our Sports Day. Unfortunately, this year, we are of course unable to run our usual Sports Day. However, we had some exciting news recently when County Durham School Games announced that they are running a Virtual School Games this week! The Virtual Games consist of five challenges which are all easy to practise and complete at home, with very little equipment needed. The idea is to practise these challenges at home this week. Then, on Friday 3rd July, have a go and then enter your best score using the Virtual Games website. Can you beat you own personal best by Friday? You can also earn points for our school by taking part in each challenge. Maybe BIR can get the gold!
More information, including details of all of the challenges and how to submit results and photographs, can be found on the Virtual School Games website: https://durhamcls-ssp.co.uk/vsg20/
We would also love to see you practising and taking part in these challenges this week, so please tweet @BishopCEPrimary with your photographs, using the hashtag #CDVSG20. If including children's names in tweets, we ask that you use initials rather than full names for online safety. We would love to see you get involved with this! Good luck and most importantly...have fun!
Week beginning Monday 29th June
Hello Year 3!
Hope you had a good week and enjoyed the tasks I set for you. This week we’re continuing with Fantastic Mr Fox, forces and magnets in Science and the North East in Topic. Have a good week everyone.
As always miss you all and stay safe!
Miss Richards
English
Remind yourself of what happened in Chapter 4. Listen to the next two chapters of Fantastic Mr Fox (5 and 6). If you have your own version of the story you can read it yourself!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJofxwa5bMo
Then look at the presentation and complete the activities.
Then listen to Chapters 7 to 9.
Reading
Try to read every day!
Log into Reading Stars (see Archived Work for link) and read the exciting books I have assigned to you. When you have finished a book, complete the quiz to build up stars. Please let me know ASAP if it isn’t working!
Also, you could visit Audible to listen to some great books for free.
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Read JK Rowling’s new book that grows every weekday up until the 10th of July.
https://www.theickabog.com/home/
Maths
This week we are looking at shape and time. We are back in sync now so the links are all on the White Rose website.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/
Worksheets
Answers
Science
Visit the website below and watch the clips on ‘Magnets and their invisible force’.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zk9rkqt
Then read through the ‘Magnetic poles’ lesson presentation and complete the activity sheet.
Topic
Look at the ‘Investigating our local area 3’ slideshow. You are going to create an information sheet for visitors to your area to tell them all about it.
What kinds of things do you think we should include? What will visitors need to know about? What interesting places might they want to visit? Are there any dangerous places we should warn them about? Are there any historical facts we could tell them about?
Decide whether you want to do worksheet A, B or create your own on paper. For an extra activity, you can complete worksheet C and pretend you are carrying out an interview.
PE
Try to do the Joe Wicks PE session every day this week – he goes live at 9am each day.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
Relaxation and mental health
I’ve been using a lot of relaxation videos to keep us calm and relaxed. Try Cosmic Kids Yoga!
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga/videos
Register on this website for some fantastic ways to keep moving…
Extras
Visit these websites for some great games to practice your SPAG, mental maths and multiplication/division skills.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/mental-maths
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/measures
Archived Work - Summer 2 Week 6
Weekly Twitter Challenge!
Time to get creative this week! How many of these creative tasks can you try at home this week? We would love to see how many you can get ticked off so please tweet any photographs to us @BishopCEPrimary using the hashtag #BIRgetcreative. Have fun!
Week beginning Monday 6th July
Hello Year 3!
Hope you had a good week and enjoyed the tasks I set for you. I also hope despite the weather you enjoyed the virtual sports day. This week we’re continuing with Fantastic Mr Fox, forces and magnets in Science and our changing nation in Topic. Have a good week everyone.
As always miss you all and stay safe!!
Miss Richards
English
Remind yourself of what happened in the story so far. Read chapter 10 and answer the questions. Then listen to chapters 11 and 12 and answer the questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJofxwa5bMo
Then look at the presentation and complete the task – you are going to write a persuasive letter.
Reading
Try to read every day! Log into Reading Stars (see Archived Work for link) and read the exciting books I have assigned to you. When you have finished a book, complete the quiz to build up stars. Please let me know ASAP if it isn’t working!
Also, you could visit Audible to listen to some great books for free.
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Read JK Rowling’s new book that grows every weekday up until the 10th of July…
https://www.theickabog.com/home/
Maths
This week we are looking at mass and capacity. We are back in sync now so the links are all on the White Rose website. Worksheets/answers included below.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/
Science
Visit the website below and watch the clips on ‘Everyday uses Magnets’ and ‘Top STEM Toys - Fun with Magnet - 5 Funtastic Magnetic Toys For Kids You Can DIY At Home.’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsWa_jZBQiA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4Q258wbKuM
Then read through the ‘Marvellous Magnets’ lesson presentation and complete the activity sheet (if you need the equipment, I can provide a small magnet and some paper clips; ring school to arrange an appointment to pick up).
Topic
Read through the lesson presentation on ‘The UK – Our changing nation’ and complete the activities suggested.
PE
Disney 10 Minute Shakeups
https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups
Super Movers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers
Register on this website for some fantastic ways to keep moving…
Relaxation and mental health
I’ve been using a lot of relaxation videos to keep us calm and relaxed. Try Cosmic Kids Yoga!
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga/videos
Extras
Visit these websites for some great games to practice your SPAG, mental maths and multiplication/division skills.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/mental-maths
