Year Three: ‘My Learning Newsletter’ 29.06.20

A message from your teachers... Other curriculum focus - Science

The Needs of a Plant

English

This week your English tasks are● Irregular past tense● Writing in past tense● Shape poems

Maths

This week in maths your focus is measure (length, weight, capacity)

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Each week - Choose 10 spellings to practise. Ask an adult to test you - add your score to your diary.

Continue using Times Table Rockstars to improve your speed.

Hello again, we hope that despite everything you are still smiling and managing to remain positive because we all have so much to be thankful for each day. Stay happy, Mrs Cockburn and Mrs Dow xx

Maths Challenge One - Measuring length

Maths Challenge Two - Measuring weight

Remember - 1000 grams equals 1kg

Maths Challenge Three - Measuring capacity

Literacy Activity One - Irregular past tense

Watch the video link - Irregular past tense

Change the sentences on the right into their past tense form.

1) There are two birds on the fence.Yesterday there __________ two birds on the fence.

2) I am bringing some orange juice to the party. I ___________ orange juice to the party.

3) Joey is catching an aeroplane to Spain.Last year, Joey __________an aeroplane to Spain.

4) There is a cat sitting on the path. There __________ a cat sitting on the path.

5) Today Billy is going to see the dentist. Yesterday, Billy __________ to see the dentist.

6) The dog is digging a hole in the garden.Yesterday, the dog ___________ a hole in the garden.

7) Will you come to my party this year?Last year, you ____________ to my party.

Literacy Activity Two - Writing in past tense

They thought they were alone. They thought no one would ever know.They didn’t know I was there. Spying on them. I saw what happened. I couldn't believe my eyes...

Finish the story (writing in past tense), including details of the setting, any characters, lots of description and speech between the characters in your story..

Literacy Activity Three - Shape poems

Here are some examples of shape poems. They are simply poems written in the shape of what they are describing.Using the templates on the following slide create your own shape poems based on the sun and a flower.

Resource Card: Other Curriculum Focus - Science (Plants)

The Needs of a Plant Watch the video, ‘The needs of a plant’ and do some research about the 5 things that a plant must have to enable it to grow.

Create a fact file using the information.