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Perimeter This video will help you understand what the perimeter is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mopAgqjkVM Perimeter is the distance all around the edge of a shape. If we needed to build a fence all around our garden we would measure the perimeter of the garden. So to find the perimeter of this rectangle we need add 7 cm + 7 cm + 3cm + 3 cm = 20 cm What is the perimeter of these shapes? Show me the calculation you used to work it out. Challenge – can you use a multiplication fact to help you work out the perimeter of the triangle and the hexagon? How could you use the cm squares to help you to work out the perimeter of these rectangles? Challenge - can you draw some of your own shapes and find the perimeter of them?

Write a set of instructions. This week we have been looking at instructions and what they need to include. Your task is to write a set of instructions https://www.thenational.academy/year-3/english/instructions-write-a-set-of-instructions-year-3-wk1-5/# This video explains it further.  On the video there is also a spelling test.You could try the spelling test if you want to. In your writing you will be successful if you include the following: Now, can you have a go at designing your own key worker robot and then writing your own set of instructions on how to get it started?  

Today is Captain Toms 100th birthday.  Can you be inspired by him and do 100 of anything? It could be 100 jumps, turns of a hula hoop, steps, anything you want. You could send me photographs of you doing it. You could explain why Captain Tom is inspiring.

Dear All, These are the addresses of some useful sites, if you would like additional activities for your children. For maths https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/kids-activities/times-table-activities/#TimesTableGames https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button Also your children should have their mathletics and timestable rock stars logins https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons This is a useful website for additional daily  lessons if you want your children to do them. Oxfam: https://oxfamapps.org.uk/coronavirus/education/?cid=psc_fb_schools_HomeLearning&dclid=CPjR983XhukCFc7Y3godwAwEIA The Thinking Classroom https://www. thinkingclassroom .co.uk Talk for writing: https://mailchi.mp/talk4writing/batch2?fbclid=IwAR0zL4ba4EoPetykrASUvTD2W0b7CT6ePYkWzgulOHbRBhvX9QpQZjs9tt0 https://www.lyfta.com/ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTWwVJb_hQy

Problem solving   1. Jane measures 1 metre and 25cm and her sister measures 1 metre and 46 cm. What would their total height equal? 2 A roll of tape is 1 metre long. If I use 42 cm of it how much is left? 3  Mrs Wright has a ball of wall which measures 5 metres long. She uses 2 metres and 50cm of it. How much wool is left? 4   Challenge Tip - convert the metres to centimetres or the centimetres to metres

Identifying the features of an instructional text. https://www.thenational.academy/year-3/english/instructions-identifying-and-understanding-the-features-of-a-text-year-3-wk1-3/ Re-read the instructions from Monday - How to set up your Co-bot 20 house care assistant. Can you look at this checklist for features of instructions and find them in the text? Practise your handwriting and spelling Words with a /sh/ sound but spelt with a ‘ch’ Can you choose at least five of your spellings and look up the meanings of them. Then use them in your own sentence.

Measuring Remember: A metre is the same as 100 cm 100 cm = 1 metre (m for short) 200 cm = 2 metres Challenge – can you measure the height of people in your family and put their heights in order?

Synonyms Synonyms are words that have a similar meaning. Antonyms have the opposite meaning. E.G. happy -sad You could use this online one to help you. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-thesaurus/fast

Measurement 10 mm = 1 cm 100 cm = 1 m A metre is the same as 100 cm (Remember our metre ruler at school) 100 cm = 1 metre (m for short) 200 cm = 2 metres

Dear All, This week we are going to use some on-line lessons from Oak National Academy to help us with our work.   These lessons will help us write a set of instructions.  When you see the videos online they are from the week beginning 20 th April. You can use these websites to help you. https://www.thenational.academy/year-3/english/instructions-reading-comprehension-fact-retrieval-year-3-wk1-1/# https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBMqXsQkktY&feature=youtu.be Read the instructions and then answer the questions. Instructions on How to make a Co-bot worker. Comprehension 1.       What jobs does the Co-bot 20 do? 2.       What does assist mean? 3.       Find two adjectives that describe the Co-bot 20. 4.       Which phrase tells you that the Co-bot 20 is unique? 5.       Which word means the same as a job to do? 6.       How long do you have to charge the robot for? 7.       How do you activate the robot? 8.       If the robot has comple

Use this website to hear stories by David Walliams https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/ One free audio book reading is available to listen to every day.

Topic Friday Saltaire - Salts Mill What can you find out about Saltaire? Show me what you have found out. It might be in the form of a picture or a model, or a poster. It is up to you and you can be as creative as you want. This is painting of Salts Mill by the Bradford artist David Hockney. Maybe you could produce your own picture of the mill or Saltaire in the style of Hockney. However, you might want to choose your own style. Look carefully at the shapes and sizes you can see and use your imagination.

Dear All, Extra lessons are available, from Oak National Academy, on this website if you want them. There are videos of teachers delivering lessons and activities that accompany them. https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom

Follow this link and learn read a map and use a compass. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhtyvk7

Re-read chapter 1 and 2 from yesterday.   Can you write the next part of the story? What happens when the farmers wait for Mr Fox to emerge from his hole? Do you think the Fox family escape or get trapped? Use this word mat to help you.

Compare the measures using these symbols. < less than > greater than = equal to 1                     2. Can you add the amounts in each row on the table above? E.G. 12 cm + 15 cm =          1cm + 10 mm = You may need to convert (change) mm to cm to help you. Challenge Add up the amounts in each column and find the total. 4.  Can you find objects in your house, measure them and put the items in order of length?

                 Look at your ruler. If we enlarged a cm we would see the millimetres more carefully. 2. 3 .     What items might we measure using millimetres rather than centimetres? Can you find three things and measure them? 4.     If there are 10 mm in 1 cm, how many mm would there be in 2 cm? 5.       How many millimetres are in 1 2 cm? 6.     How many different ways can you partition 54 cm?

Read this extract from Fantastic Mr Fox . Chapter One – The Three Farmers 1         Read chapter one which introduces the three farmers, Boggis, Bunce and Bean. Underline any words in the text which describe the characters – you could use a different colour for each farmer. 2       Read chapter two which introduces Mr Fox. Underline any words in the text which describe him. Can you find these words in the text and look up the meanings of these words using a dictionary? crafty plump orchard lurking valley This website will help you look up the definition .  https://www.collinsdictionary.com/ Characterisation 3.       Draw a picture of each of the characters and label each one with the words and phrases which Roald Dahl uses to describe them.