Oak Class

Plants Over the holidays, if you want to, it would be great if you could complete a science project on plants. You can focus any aspect that interests you. You might want to create labelled sketches or models out of paper, card or any other material. Here are some ideas of things you might want to find out about. Can you find out about what plants need to live? Can you label different parts of the plant? How is water transported around a plant? What do we mean by seed dispersal? Why is it so important that we look after bees in our country? This is your project so be as creative as you want. However, I would like it to include some written work.   Extra merit points for those who do.  Useful websites: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znm4kmn     (has useful information and videos to watch) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/Mf5rhbTkHLZ3fbJzScyDvC/primary-science-plants https://www.twinkl.com/teaching-wiki/dispersal https://www.

The good workers for this week are Abbi Howland and Falisha Khan. Well done. 10 Merit points.

For your work on Topic Friday, as it is soon to be Eid, I would like you to research then create some patterns based on Islamic art.   https://www.ducksters.com/history/islam/art.php This site also has some useful information but your parents will have to sign up first for it. https://www.twinkl.co.uk/blog/how-to-utilise-twinkl-during-the-coronavirus-shutdown-a-guide-for-parents Can you find out what is special about Islamic art? What interesting and surprising facts can you find out? You can present the work in any format you want to. It could be pictures, models, posters, a  Power point, a video. The choice is yours. I look forward to seeing your work.

The Curriculum Challenge for today is to find out about latitude and longitude, for those ready to take on the challenge, but make sure you make sure you complete your English and maths first. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zr7j7nb

Mental maths Practise your 8 times table using this site. See if you are more accurate than yesterday. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button Can you solve these maths problems? Challenge Can you write a word problem for the calculation 12 X 8?

Today you are going to write a character description based on your very own superhero. Using the description from Monday’s work, can you use it to help you create your own description? You can use ideas from it but also think of ways to change it so it fits in with your superhero. https://www.thenational.academy/year-3/english/character-description-write-a-character-description-year-3-wk4-5#slide-3 Write you own character description using the features below.   Challenge: Remember to re-read and check your character description. Can you edit and improve it? Practise your handwriting and spelling Can you choose five of your spellings and use them in super sentences?

The Curriculum Challenge for today is to find out about how to make models, for those ready to take on the challenge, but make sure you make sure you complete your English and maths first. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrf6hbk

Mental maths Practise your 8 times table using this site. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button Multiplication - Grid method First step - partition the number into tens and ones. 12 becomes 10 and 2. Then multiply the tens (3 X 10 = 30) After multiply the ones (3 X 2 = 6) Finally add the two amounts together which equals 36. Now can you show the answers to these calculations using the grid method? 25 X 4         31 X 8             54 X 4            42 X 3             33 X 5           19 X   8       Challenge 

Conjunctions Use this website to help you. https://www.thenational.academy/year-3/english/character-description-spag-focus-conjunctions-year-3-wk4-4#slide-3 Read the character description below and highlight or underline the co-ordinating and subordinating conjunctions in different colours. Now try this: Subordinating conjunctions. This is a way of remembering subordinating conjunctions.  Fill in the missing subordinating conjunction and then add an ending to it. a) ________ the rain poured down … b) __________ the party had started… c) __________ you have finished your work… d) __________ the Christmas tree is up… e) __________ the weather was sunny….

The Curriculum Challenge for today is to find out about vertebrates and invertebrates for those ready to take on the challenge, but make sure you make sure you complete your English and maths first. Use this link to help you. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4m6hbk

Mental maths Practise your 4 times table using this site. See if you are more accurate than yesterday. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button An array is a model of a multiplication. This array shows 4 x 3 when you look at the rows and shows 3 X 4 when you look at the columns.   Multiplication   Arrays Can you complete the calculations for these arrays? Now can you draw arrays for these calculations? 4 X 6            7 X 8           3 X 9         5 X 8          8 X 8       9 X 4 Challenge Additional activity if you want to. A game to help you practise your multiplication.

Can you use the word notorious in your own sentence? Features of a character description. You can use this website to help you https://www.thenational.academy/year-3/english/character-description-identifying-the-features-of-a-text-year-3-wk4-3#slide-3 Read the description of Spider Man. From the description, find examples of the features and write the example in the table below. Features of a character  description Has the text got it in? Can you write an example? Adjectives (describing words) Expanded noun phrases E.G. cold, hard metal (cold and hard describes the noun-metal) Possessive apostrophe E.G. the girl’s workshop Commas in a list Conjunctions  (and, but, so, until, because) Adverbs- they describe the verb (often end in ly) Fronted adverbials Sentences that use you

The Curriculum Challenge for today is to find out more about drawing and painting, for those ready to take on the challenge, but make sure you make sure you complete your English and maths first. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjvj7nb

Mental maths Practise your 4 times table using this site. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button This bar model can show a multiplication calculation. This bar model shows 4 six times.   This shows us the link between multiplication and repeated addition. The answer goes inside the empty bar at the bottom.   Multiplication < = less than   > = more than Challenge Can you create bar models for these calculations? 5 X 8 = 8 X 3 = 9 X 8 = 6 X 8 =