I would like to take the opportunity to thank you all for the thoughtful cards and gifts that you have sent in for Mrs Sanders and me, and to wish you all a wonderful Christmas, and a happy and, most importantly, healthy new year.
I look forward to seeing everyone again on Tuesday 5th January 2021 (school is closed to children on Monday 4th January for a Teacher Education Day).
Best wishes
Mrs Vaqueiro
Today the children in 3V have been enjoying some different Christmas activities, assembling and decorating some sweetie houses, and making some Christmas tree decorations to take home.
Here are some photos of the fun!
It would be helpful if you could discuss the following with your child in preparation for Big Writing...
1) The word of the week will be devours
2) Research and record any interesting big cat facts using book resources or the internet
3) Look at the layout of an information text: paragraphs, subheadings, etc
Any work brought from home can be used in Big Writing on Friday.
Many thanks,
Mrs Vaqueiro
3V celebrated Christmas Party Day today with a variety of Christmas activities, a festive film and some traditional party games.
We had great fun playing pass the parcel, musical statues, sleeping lions and 'pin the red nose on Rudolph' as well as learning to do the twist to some Beatles classics, and practising our modern dance moves to the Christmas edition of Just Dance.
In the afternoon, we even had a special visitor, who left behind some chocolate coins for everyone to enjoy!
Here are some photos from our day...
Hello!
Since some of you are unable to come into school at the moment, I have uploaded lessons and resources for you individually on Purple Mash. These will be 'live' tomorrow for you to complete. You will need to use your login details to access the site.
I will be uploading further lessons and resources for you to do every day, if you are well enough, so please make sure you check your account regularly. It's also important for you to complete and submit the work to me for marking every day, using Purple Mash. This won't be possible with some of the maths lessons, but you can complete these in your home learning books and ask a parent/carer to send photos in for me to see.
If you have any difficulties accessing the resources or completing the tasks, then please ring the school office and I will be in touch as soon as I can after school.
Many thanks,
Mrs Vaqueiro
It would be useful
if you could discuss the following with your child in preparation of Big
Writing:
Any work completed at home can be used to assist with Big Writing on Friday.
Many thanks
Mrs Vaqueiro
For this week’s Big Writing, we will be continuing our work on ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,’ focusing on a character description of the evil White Witch.
It would be useful if you could discuss and practise the following with your child:
· Using the word of the week, baleful
· Talking about the White Witch’s appearance and what she is like as a person.
· Thinking about how you might feel if you were to meet the White Witch.
Thank you,
Mrs Vaqueiro
The children in 3V had a surprise this week when their classroom underwent an overnight transformation, immersing them in the wintry wonderland of Narnia. Using a clip from the most recent adaptation of 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' as a stimulus, the children have been imagining what it would be like to discover a magical land of ice and snow.
The children have taken very enthusiastically to the story (which we are reading together at the moment in class) and have made amazing contributions to our working wall, which they can use to support their Big Writing tomorrow.
If you are at home in self-isolation, you can now find work set daily for you on the Purple Mash website. You will need to use your login details (which were sent home in a letter last week) in order to access the site. If you do not have your login details handy at home, please contact the school office and we will arrange to send them to you.
Work does need to be completed and submitted daily, if you are well enough to do it. If you have any difficulty in accessing the site, or need some support with the tasks, then please contact the school office and I will give you a call after school.
Best wishes
Mrs Vaqueiro
3V braved the late autumn chill this afternoon for a bracing stroll around the school grounds in search of different rocks, for part of our science work this half term. We didn't have to venture far from the classroom to find a number of different specimens - there was a huge variety to be seen and collected.
You may find it helpful to watch a clip from the film: https://goo.gl/uGZZTX.
It would be useful if you could discuss and practise the following with your child:
· Using the word of the week, ‘flurry’
· Talking about the features of the snowy scene (swirling snowflakes, glistening icicles)
· Thinking of positional language, e.g. Underfoot, up above, nestled in the treetops, etc.
· Using similes for description, e.g. as soft as icing sugar
Thank you,
Mrs Vaqueiro
I hope you are still keeping safe and well at home. Here are your challenges for today...
Literacy
Since it's Friday, it's time to do your Big Writing. This week, we are writing an Information Text about our favourite book. We are aiming for:
Good morning!
I hope you are keeping safe and well at home! Here are your challenges for today...
Maths
Watch the video lesson here and then complete the worksheet which accompanies it - the resources you need are in the 3V Home Learning Folder as usual.
Literacy
For literacy, we will be planning our Big Write for tomorrow. Review all the work you have written so far this week, and use it to help you complete your plan.
Computing
For computing this week we have been beginning to learn to use the language of computers, which is called Code. We began to complete the Hour of Code challenge created by the creators of the game Minecraft. You can find the link to the unit here. You will need to watch the video introduced by Jens first, and then work your way through some of the challenges. Have fun!
That's all for today - take care, and keep working hard at home!
Best wishes
Mrs Vaqueiro
This week in school we have been learning about the language of computers, which is called Code. The children have been using a package developed by the creators of the game Minecraft to develop their understanding of how computers operate.
There are a series of increasingly difficult challenges, with lots of problems to solve. You can practise at home by clicking on this link, which will take you to the tutorial video. Once you've watched the video, you can have a go at coding! Have fun!
