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Moston Lane Community Primary School

W.B. 04.05.20

Thursday 7th May 2020

Good morning Year 3!

Today's Over and Above Star is...

Riley

We are so impressed with the way you have been challenging yourself with your Home Learning! It also makes us really happy to hear how creative, helpful and kind you are being at home – keep it up!

Book of the Day

‘Here Comes the Garbage Barge’ by Jonah Winter.

https://www.storylineonline.net/books/garbage-barge/

Let’s Doodle Together!

Draw a hot air balloon with a puppy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQmnbf_xIpE

Warm Up Your Bodies and Brains

See if you can keep up with the beat in this GoNoodle by clicking on the link.

Follow the link to sing along to our assembly favourite – perhaps you might even like to dance along or make up a dance routine?

Reading

Open up Creatures of Old.

Tell your grown up what has happened in the book so far. Can you summarise the first two pages in less than 30 seconds?

Read pages 3 – 7.

Answer the questions in your Home Learning book.

Write down three animals that were on Earth in the time when there were no humans or dogs or birds.
Turn to page 5. How does the author describe the plants that lived a long, long time ago?
What is palaeontology?
Write down two of the clues that palaeontologists may use to find out about ancient animals.
Turn to page 7. Teach your grown up the process that turns creatures into fossils. Either write down the process or draw each step using pictures.
Read the short extract below:

“Plant and animal remains preserved as imprints in this rock are called fossils”

What do you think the word ‘imprints’ means in this sentence? Write down what you think the word means, then use a dictionary (or an online dictionary) to find out if you were correct.

Maths

Follow the link and log in to Purple Mash to play Monster Multiplication.

Teach someone in your family the 4 times table. You might like to use this 4 times table song to help you.

Main tasks:

Miss Marriott, Miss Fernandez and Miss Aldridge’s Maths groups:

Click on the link to complete your task for today.

Miss Youldon’s Maths group:

Click on the link to complete your task for today.

Writing

Complete this BBC Bitesize lesson to refresh your memory on expanded noun phrases.

SPaG

Complete an activity on SPAG.com
Choose your sporty spelling challenge:

Topic

MfL Task:

Use the Phonetic Detectives PowerPoint to polish your reading and spelling skills.

To test yourself and see how much you remember, follow the link and play the ‘Animal Labelling in French’ game.

Remember, if you are missing our weekly MfL lessons and would like some extra French challenges, you can explore our MfL page!

If you would like to send Madame Livesey pictures of your work, please email mfl@mostonlane.manchester.sch.uk .

Music Task:

Click on the link to complete this week’s BBC Ten pieces music lesson. Your jobs are:

Job 1 - Watch the introduction video about Elgar’s Enigma Variations. Pause the video as you are watching to discuss it with your grown up.

What did Edward Elgar decide to do in 1898?
Who did Elgar create his musical portraits about?
What did Elgar start his musical portraits with?
Which instruments can you hear being played in the video? Why do you think Elgar chose those instruments?
What game did Elgar play when he named his variations?

Challenge task – click on the link to discover your challenge task.

We are hope you have a wonderful day Year 3!

Miss Youldon, Miss Marriott and Miss Mullett

xxx

Wednesday 6th May 2020

Good morning Year 3!

Today's Over and Above Star is...

Edlin

You have been working exceptionally hard at home! You truly have blown us away. We are really proud of all the effort you are putting in- keep it up!

Book of the Day

‘Dragons Love Tacos’ by Adam Rubin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BB4H1MKWhY

Let’s Doodle Together!

Draw a taco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb1fZSQgmLc

Warm Up Your Bodies and Brains

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsfheb5UwdE

Reading

Open up Creatures of Old.

Look at the front page.

Do you think this text is fiction or non-fiction? Give a reason for your answer.
Who do you think the people are in the picture?

Read page 1 and 2.

What time of day is it? Give two pieces of evidence.
Write down the simile that was used to describe how the dinosaur is hiding.
Is this dinosaur a herbivore? Give a reason for your answer.
Find and copy a word with the closest meaning to almost.
What do you think will happen next?

Maths

Follow the link and log in to Purple Mash to play Monster Multiplication.

Which times tables questions did you find the easiest to answer?
Which did you find the hardest to answer?

With a grown up, have a go at chanting the times table that you found the hardest.

Main tasks:

Miss Marriott, Miss Fernandez and Miss Aldridge’s Maths groups:

Click on the link to complete your task for today.

Miss Youldon’s Maths group:

Click here for today’s work.

Writing

Complete to the BBC Bitesize lesson on apostrophes.

SPaG

Complete an activity on SPAG.com
Choose your sporty spelling challenge:

Topic

Walk through the gladiator experience and answer the very important question at the end.

Think carefully about your answer and then write down a few sentences explaining it. Make sure you include reasons for your answer.

You could also:

Match the gladiators to their descriptions.
Play the gladiator game.
Complete the gladiator wordsearch.

We are missing you far too much!

Miss Youldon, Miss Marriott and Miss Mullett

xxx

Tuesday 5th May 2020

Today's Over and Above Star is...

Rejoice

Your teachers are really impressed with how hard you have been working at home! Well done for being so creative and using your initiative. We are really proud of your fantastic attitude to work – well done!

Book of the Day

‘Snappsy The Alligator’ by Julie Falatko. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_JwU5HQr0g

Let’s Doodle Together!

After listening to the story have a go at being an illustrator and draw your own Snappsy. The video will show you how https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7PtUJZ_bU8 .

Start the video at 4:27 for the tutorial.

Warm up Your Brains and Bodies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm74B5VW-cs

Reading

Take this inference quiz.

Click on the link, read the text and answer the inference questions.

Maths

Play Super Maths Bowling Multiplication. You can play against someone at home by selecting the two-player game!

Play this Coconut Multiples game. Click here if you are unsure what multiples are.

Main tasks:

Miss Marriott, Miss Fernandez and Miss Aldridge’s Maths groups:

Click on the link to complete your task for today.

Extension:

Have a go at White Rose's Problems of the Day. Complete the orange questions. This is the last 'White Rose Problems of the Day', so make sure that you send the Year 3 team pictures of your hard work!

Miss Youldon’s Maths group:

Click here for today’s work.

Writing

Go to the BBC Bitesize lesson on apostrophes.

SPaG

Complete an activity on Spag.com .
Choose your sporty spelling challenge:

Bronze

Silver

Gold

Topic

Click on the link to go to your computing task for today.

Miss Youldon, Miss Marriott and Miss Mullett

xxx

Monday 4th May 2020

Hello Year 3 - happy Monday!

Today's Over and Above Star is...

Hanif

Your maths work has been tricky this week and you have tried extremely hard. We are very impressed! Keep it up Hanif - you are amazing!

Book of the Day

‘Rent Party Jazz’ by William Miller. https://www.storylineonline.net/books/rent-party-jazz/

Let’s doodle together!

Draw Toothless from How To Train Your Dragon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68vnorMEaIY

Don't forget to send the year 3 team pictures of your fantastic drawings.

Get your bodies and brains warmed up:

Can you can take on the Super Mario Fitness Challenge? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f_dt2XGrWk

Reading:

Follow the lessons from 'Home Learning with BBC Bitesize'.

Watch the extract of the 'Worst Witch' and answer the questions. This is one of Miss Milnes' favourite books - why don't you let her know what you think of the story.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjk9kmn

Maths:

Practise your times tables on Hit The Button. Choose ‘mixed’ or select a times table that you want to practise.
Play Guardians of Mathematica.

Miss Marriott, Miss Fernandez and Miss Aldridge’s Maths groups:

Click on the link to complete your task for today. If you need the link for the subtracting lengths step-by-step guide, click here.
Extension: Have a go at White Rose's Problems of the Day. Complete the orange questions.

Miss Youldon’s Maths group:

Click here for today’s work.

Writing:

Work through this BBC Bitesize lesson on Speech.

SPaG:

Complete an activity on Spag.com .

Topic:

Today you are going to be learning all about Roman Buildings. Some Roman buildings are still standing today!

The photos below have been taken recently in Rome and Pompeii.

You may spot someone familiar to you in the photos but what else can you see?

If these buildings are still standing today, what does this tell you about the Romans and their way of building?

Watch: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zq49wmn