5 years ago
Posted on 21st Apr 2020 by Grace Cartwright

Home Learning Wb 20/4/20

I hope you are all managing to relax a little and enjoy some of the lovely weather. I know it is a difficult time and I would love to know what you have all been getting up to. Please feel free to send me a message to taylor.j@shawburystmarys.co.uk to let me know how you are getting on.

I have set lots of activities on Education City that the children can have a go at.

There are so many useful websites and free activities that have been created for this difficult period. Here are the links to some of them:
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/covid19-school-closures
https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/panda-cam/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

Topic:
We would have been starting the topic ‘The Mayans’ this term. The Maya tribes were discovered in Central America around 4000 years ago and introduced exciting things like writing, chocolate and football to the modern world. I have attached a Mayan activity grid with tasks that link to the topic and other areas of the curriculum. The children could choose 1 or two to complete each week.
MAYANS

Maths:
We use White Rose maths in school.The children could choose some activities to complete from the the White Rose website or Education City.
The children have been learning the rolling numbers songs to learn their times tables – here is the link for them to practice https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jf2BHuSbt_Y

Literacy and Reading:
I would encourage the children to continue to read as much as possible. David Walliams is also providing free daily audio stories . There are lots of Literacy activities on Education City and on the Mayan activity grid. Perhaps this week the children could research and practice the Mayan’s writing system?
Spelling:
I have attached the Year 3/4 Spelling word list. The children could choose a few to learn and practice each week.
Word list 2

Science:
Our summer science topic is plants. Could the children identify, draw and label any plants from their garden?

PE:Joe Wicks PE sessions: Monday – Friday

I hope this is helpful and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Miss Taylor 🙂

5 years ago
Posted on 10th Mar 2020 by Grace Cartwright

Class 3

Can I please remind Class 3 that we need plastic bottles (500ml if possible) for one of our activities on the STEM day this Thursday. We need enough bottles for each child in the class so any extra bottles (with lids) would be really helpful.

Thank you 🙂

5 years ago
Posted on 10th Mar 2020 by Grace Cartwright

Spellings 9.3.20

The 6 high frequency spellings that we are going to focus on this week are: how, height, length, both, interest and some.

We are also focussing on the ‘sh’ sound when it is spelt with a ‘ch’.

This includes words such as- chef, charade, chalet, chute, machine, brochure and parachute.

Please take the time to practice this spelling rule with your child/children at home throughout the week.

Thank you for your continued support.

5 years ago
Posted on 05th Mar 2020 by Grace Cartwright

STEM Day

Can the children in Class 3 please bring in an empty plastic bottle with a lid for the 12th March (no larger than 500ml please) for one of our STEM day activities.

Image result for bottles clipart

5 years ago
Posted on 30th Jan 2020 by Grace Cartwright

Design Technology

Over the next couple of weeks, the children will be making their mini Roman chariots.

They have designed their chariots and will be using a range of materials to create them. I will send a copy of their designs home to remind them what they have chosen to use.

Please could you and your child/children do your best to collect the materials they need for their chariots. These could be items such as cereal boxes for the main structure, milk bottle lids for wheels and straws for the wheel axles.

It would be fantastic if the children could bring in their materials by next Wednesday (5th Feb). We will have materials/objects available for the children to use but your help would be appreciated.

Thank you 🙂

5 years ago
Posted on 27th Jan 2020 by Grace Cartwright

Spellings

The 6 high frequency spellings that we are going to focus on this week are describe, want, kind, probably, continue and last.

We are also focussing on the suffix ‘ture’.

This includes words such as- adventure, capture and future. We have also looked at word endings that sound like ‘ture’ but are spelt -cher. For example, teacher and richer.

Please take the time to practice these spellings with your child at home throughout the week.

Thank you for your continued support.

5 years ago
Posted on 25th Jan 2020 by Grace Cartwright

Spellings

Just a little message for parents/carers about Class 3’s spelling activities and homework.

At the beginning of each week, I introduce 6 new high frequency spellings that we read, write and practice. If the children spell any incorrectly, they write them into their spelling log book (this should come home every Friday and come back into school on Monday)

Throughout the week, the children then complete different activities based on a new spelling rule that they are learning – e.g words ending in ‘ing’. The children then choose 5 words from these activities to write in their log books, along with any of the high frequency words that they then need to practice at home.

Thank you for your support with spellings and homework 🙂

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Grace Cartwright

Home Learning Wb 20/4/20

Class 3

Spellings 9.3.20

STEM Day

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Spellings

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