Friday 25th September - Work for children in Self-Isolation

Good morning and Happy Friday!

I hope you're still safe and well at home and feeling up to the challenge of Big Writing this morning!  The resources for today's lessons can be found in the Year 3 Home Learning folder on the Google Drive.

Literacy:

For our Big Writing this week we are using the story of Bob and the Moontree Mystery as a stimulus for writing an excerpt from Bob's diary.  Try to include the key features of a diary (dates, descriptions of events and feelings) and remember to write in the first person as if you were Bob (using 'I' or 'me').  You should also try to use the word of the week, devastating, in your writing if you can, and focus on using the time openers that we practised during the week to help sequence your ideas.  Don't forget to include plenty of exciting WOW Words as well as making sure your work is neatly presented, with all the right punctuation.

In school we write for an hour, and if you are well enough, I would like you to try to do this at home.  We normally listen to some gentle classical music while we write, and there is definitely no talking during Big Writing: this is your chance to work independently to show off everything you have learnt this week, so really challenge yourself and do your very best to write Bob's diary.

Maths:

In Maths this morning we will be concluding our work on place value, as we are nearly ready to move on to our next topic.  We are using the knowledge we have gained so far to solve mystery number problems: have a look through my teaching slides and then work step-by-step to try and solve the questions.  As always, make sure you explain your answers fully so that I can check your understanding.

Humanities:

In Humanities we will be continuing our work on Ancient Egypt, focusing this week on Hieroglyphs.  I have included a copy of my teaching slides and two different activities for you to complete.  There are two different challenge levels with the code-breaker activity, so make sure you choose the right one for you.  If the first level seems too easy - try the harder one!

Have a wonderful weekend - you've worked hard this week!

Mrs Vaqueiro