Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Your reading targets have been reset. Please read for 20 minutes each day at home. Your ZPD’s have been updated - don’t forget to check your cards.
The children have been given a worksheet to complete and stick into their homework books.
dangerous poisonous perilous mountainous venomous famous enormous hazardous jealous tremendous
Your spelling quiz will be on Monday 25th September.
English/Grammar
Can you identify the subject and verbs in each sentence.
Reading
Your reading targets have been reset. Please read for 20 minutes each day at home. Your ZPD’s have been updated - don’t forget to check your cards.
This week’s spelling are
impossible immature immortal imperfect impatient unkind unhappy unwind unusual unknown
Your spelling quiz will be on Monday 18th September.
In science this week we will be looking at the human skeleton. Please complete the reading comprehension activity in your homework books - this will give you a head start.
Can you practise the roman numerals we have learned in class?
C.Names of numbers
Your reading targets have been reset. Please read for 20 minutes each day at home. Your ZPD’s will be updated this week.
invisible disagree incomplete disapprove dislike dishonest incapable disappear independent incorrect
We have reached the final week in Year 3! Homework this week is more organisational.
Reading books: We kindly ask that school reading books are returned to school at the start of next week. Instead of a school reading book, we ask that each child brings in a book from home that they would enjoy reading.
Plastic bag to take work books home: Please could each child bring a plastic bag in on Tuesday so that they are able to take home their wonderful work books easily.
Optional Computing task: The children were super enthused when solving this weeks tasks. There is one more challenge which I know lots of the children are desperate to complete! I have set this as a 2Do for an optional homework activity.
adding -ation to verbs
information
explanation
exploration
preparation
temptation
words ending in -ture
adventure
mixture
furniture
temperature
creature
2 Add and subtract 10 - input/output tables
This week we have been focused on finding 10 more or 10 less than a number which crosses over a hundreds boundary. In the coming week it would be helpful if you used moments such as; when in the car or when on a walk if you gave a number (see below) and asked your child to find 10 more or 10 less then the number given.
You could try the following: 10 more / 10 less than… 798, 495, 206, 603 etc
Please complete the task below ready for next week. You might want to make a poster, or use a separate piece of paper, for the research task. If so we will display these in our prayer area in the classroom.
adding the suffix -ly
suddenly
carefully
humbly
simply
comically
adding the suffix -ous
dangerous
famous
jealous
enormous
hazardous
Can you collect data from 15 adults about how they travel to work and where they travel to? You have all been given a table to record your data on. You will be analysing your findings in next weeks Georgaphy lesson (Thursday 6th July), so you must have your data ready for then!
adding im- to root words beginning with m or p
imperfect
impatient
immortal
immature
adding the prefix dis- and in-
dislike
disagreed
invisible
incomplete
This week and next, we are celebrating Health and Happiness fortnight in school. We would love for you to share something you have done this week/weekend that has made you feel happy and healthy. You can complete this in your homework book or on Purple Mash- I have set a 2do if you would like to use this. Remember to write in full sentences. I would love to see some expanded noun phrases and adverbs in these sentences… these two word classes have been our focus recently.
Children, at a glance this looks like a lot of homework. You should already be confident with the spellings, so don’t be put off! Please prioritise the Maths IXL learning if you’ve got a busy week. Thank you!
Please complete the subtraction strands: F1, F2 and F3
This week we have focused carefully on expanded noun phrases and we are now super confident in not only identifying these, but also writing these in our stories and sentences.
Use your homework books to have a go at improving the following sentences by adding expanded noun phrases.
Miss Neves has asked that the children come to school with the following ingredients next Wednesday.
In our obstacle race we have a tricky skipping section. Why not get out in the sunshine and practise your skipping skills. Can you do 5 consecutive skips or more?
After half-term we will be investigating our local area. Can you go on a walk around St Anne’s and email Mrs Marshall a photo of you stood next to a physical feature and a human feature? e.marshall@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
Physical geography: the natural features and landscape of an area or country. e.g. mountains, oceans and desserts.
Human geography: how people interact with the world around them. e.g. communities, culture, how the land is used and trade links.
Please complete the following IXL skills:
B1: Comparing numbers up to 100
B2: Comparing numbers up to 1000
B3: Put numbers up to 100 in order
B4: Put numbers up to 1000 in order
We have been learning how to send emails on purple mash. It would be lovely to hear what you have been up to whilst enjoying the half term. See if you can send me an email.
Remember: First click onto TOOLS. Next click 2EMAIL. Then click 2EMAIL again. Now click on COMPOSE in the top left hand corner.
Once you have the above screen visible make sure you click ‘TO’ and add my email, do this by clicking on contacts along the right hand side of the screen and find my name. Then write your subject and your type your email. I look forward to reading what you are getting up to!
This weeks spellings have the prefix sub-.
subtitle
submerge
subdivide
subsoil
subway
submarine
subzero
subheading
Great IXL last week Year 3! Can you have a go at these challenges?
8 Fractions of number lines: unit fractions
If you are feeling determined, can you have a go at one of the challenges below in your homework book?
This weeks spellings have the prefix super-.
superman
superhuman
supersonic
supermodel
superpower
superhero
superwoman
superglue
superstar
supermarket
We have been learning about non-unit fractions. Have a go at the challenges below to consolidate your learning. Remember to use the STEM sentence to help you: ‘The whole has been divided into __ parts. __ of the part(s) are shaded.’
In Geography we have been learning about famous cities and landmarks in Italy. Next week we will be learning all about Italian culture (the beliefs and traditions of the people who live there). Can you choose one (or two) of the cultural aspects below, to research. You will be sharing your fun facts with the rest of the class next week.
There are no spellings to learn this week; we’ve been so busy with royal celebrations that we haven’t had chance to squeeze in our spelling lesson.
This week we have been placing multiples of 10 on numberlines. Please complete the following strands:
A4 - Skip counting by 100.
H1: Subtract multiples of 10
I1 - Add multiples of 10.
We want you to enjoy and celebrate the King’s Coronation. In your homework book you could dedicate a page to share what you did to celebrate, or maybe you could find out a new piece of information that we could share with the rest of the class next week? As a class we have also been asking curious questions, can you find out any answers?
This weeks spellings have the prefix anti-.
anticlimax
antisocial
antibiotic
anticlockwise
antiseptic
antifreeze
A little bit of retrival for Computing homework this week. On Wednesday we created mindmaps (in pairs) to share the advantages and disadvantages of different forms of communication. I would like to see what you have retained from this lesson. Please find the 2Do which has been set called ‘Methods of Communication’.
Next week in school we will dedicating time to discover more about our new King and the coronation that will be happening on 6th May. To help get us prepared your third homework task is to learn the National Anthem ready for us to sing together during our Coronation picnic!
recycle
reconnect
renew
replay
reappear
rewrite
replace
rearrange
refresh
reheat
This week we would like you to complete the following strands on IXL
Y.1 Compare size, weight and capacity
Y.3 Measure using a cm ruler
Please complete the 2Do which has been set for you. Remember to really focus on using the correct finger for each area of the keyboard! Write down your scores and how you found the tasks.
During the Easter half term we will not be asking you to complete any formal homework. However, as always you have access to TT Rockstars to keep your multiplication skills ticking over, along with reading plenty of books.
In RE we have been learning some of the responses to mass. We have sent you home with a little responses card. You could take this with you each time you go to mass to help you with the responses.
After our rehearsals this week we are all much clearer on our parts, actions and positions. Please practise along with those all important words!
Can you choose 5 unit fractions from below and order them using greater and less than symbols? Can you draw a representation of any of the fractions using the same shape? Remember, rectangles are the easiest to show equal parts. On the right is an example we did in class.
Please practise correctly making the sign of the cross. We have noticed that quite a few of us are not making the sign of the cross correctly.
As we have been focusing on our Easter Assembly this week, we have not had the time to learn any new spellings. If you would really like to practise some spellings, can you write the fractions above in words? e.g. one-quarter is greater than one-sixth.
History words
Boudica
Iceni
rebellion
root word + suffix -ian
musician
electrician
magician
optician
location
education
injection
Please continue to spend time on TT Rockstars to practise those all important time tables.
If you have been given any words to practise please make sure these have been learnt by Monday 27.3 when we begin our rehearsals.
To get ready for our reading next week we have been looking at verbs and there meanings. See if you can complete the sheet below. Remember that using a dictionary or Word Hippo can be a great help.
Maths vocabulary
half
quarter
fifth
eighth
adding the suffix -ion
collection
subtraction
correction
education
operation
celebration
The children’s times table fluency is getting better and better. Keep going Year 3!
Continue with your Geography homework from last week.
WE NEED PEBBLES! (1 per child - large enough to write a short message)
Next week we are going for a walk to Ashton Gardens to raise money for Cafod. Whilst there, each child will need a pebble that is big enough to write a small message of kindness on. The children will decorate these in school, write their message whilst there, and then leave their pebbles in the community for the public to read, take and share.
Year 3 will be sharing the Last Supper to our school community on Monday 3rd April. Some of you came home with speaking parts. These need to be prioritised and learnt ready for our rehearsals. Those of you without speaking parts, you have certainly not been left out, our assembly doesn’t have many speaking parts for a reason. We will be sharing this part of the Easter story through more dance, mime and movement…
Geography Words
Pompeii
volcano
Mount Vesuvius
lava
erupt
Words with the sh sound spelt ch
chef
machine
chalet
moustache
parachute
Please have a go at using this week strategy to answer the following sums:
85 + 30 = 79 + 50 = 62 + 50 =
71 + 40 = 88 + 40 = 50 + 62 =
Did you notice anything about a couple of these sums?
Below are a few examples from this weeks work to help you…
Children, your challenge is to create a non-chronological report on the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii. You can present your non-chronological report however you choose e.g. in their homework book, on Purple Mash, on a larger piece of paper etc. The more creative the better! Your report should be well structured with an engaging title, subheadings, photos/drawings and bursting with information that makes the reader want to keep reading…not to forget geographical vocabulary! For those children who want to really challenge their brains, can you also include a rhetorical question and conjunctions (when, if, because, although, while, since, until, before, after, so)?
Below are some resources to get you started. Parents, this event was of course devastating and I’m aware that there are photos on the internet that the children may find unsettling. I kindly ask that you monitor their research. Thank you!
You have got two weeks to complete this challenge (23.3.23) and really give it your everything!
Children will be tested next Friday. They did brilliantly today with their tion words! Well done Year 3!
Geography Key Words
physical
natural
elevation
verdant
Words with the c sound spelt ch
chemist
school
chemical
ache
stomach
orchestra
We ask that you continue to practise your times tables by spending time each day on TT Rockstars. Each week we reflect on how we are all getting on. This week our top TT Rockers are Louis, Teddy, Charlotte and John-Paul who have averaged over 5 minutes each day. Well done!
We have continued to practise our touch typing skills. I have re set the task that we were working on together on Wednesday. It needs perseverance and concentration.
Task title: Homework: Home, top and bottom row keys
Following our week of celebrating World book day/week in our case. Year 3 have expressed a desire to write (or possibly just illustrate like the original book) a spin off book from the original book, ‘Journey’. They would need to create a story all about the little boy that we met at the end of the book. This boy had a special purple pencil… I wonder what adventure he had been on before meeting ‘Sophie’.
You could complete this using paper and pencils, your homework book, or I have set a 2Do on purple mash if you would prefer to use the computer to create your story.
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