Year 3 2020-2021

Activity Day.

Year 3 loved the activity day. We had a go at problem solving games and climbing. 

Look at us go!

Timetable and links for Week Beginning 22nd February 2021

If you need any of the links to anything in the work pack these are highlighted in green on the timetable 

Look at the fantastic robots that Cyrus and Mallika made!

Hi There Year 3

We hope you are all safe and happy. Did you enjoy the snow?

Maja from 3LM did!

Send any photos you would like us to share on the website. Any photos that show you are happy and enjoying life.

From the Year 3 Team

Marwa (3LM) working hard with her times tables. 

What a great whiteboard, Marwa 

Read Write Inc groups

If you are normally in a Read Write Inc group with Miss Araghchinchi, Miss Porter, Mrs Khan or Mr Saunders, we will be posting a daily video for you to practice your letters and sounds as well as the work in the workbook. There will be one daily video for Miss Araghchinchi's group and another for the remaining Read Write Inc groups.

Websites for Home Working

Here are some reminders of useful websites in case we have to work from home.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/year-groups/year-3

https://play.ttrockstars.com/

https://www.reachoutreporter.com/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn

Reading Fluency

We have been learning to read and recite poems based on the book 'Rumble in the Jungle'.

Home Learning Workbooks

A message to you all from the staff

Click on the link below to see a message from all of us at Forest Fields

https://www.forestfieldsprimary.co.uk/a-message-for-the-children-1/

Art with Mrs Martin

Classroom Secrets Kids

Spanish

Mrs Menzano has sent this link to work she has put on for Spanish.

We hope you'll take a look.

Hasta luego

Daily Lessons

The BBC have launched daily lessons to support each year group. Have a look by following the link below

Oak national academy are also doing 3 lessons each day for each Year group which children can follow along with.

Science

Twig Science Reporter

This week's report is all about renewable and non-renewable energy.

Watch the video and then think about the pros and cons of each.

Which do you think would be the best type of energy and why?

How Do Volcanoes Work?

On this week's Twig Science Reporter you can find out about how volcanoes erupt.

Watch the video and then try drawing a labelled diagram to explain how volcanoes work.

Meet the Scientist

Here is a website where you can meet scientists and engineers and ask them questions about the work they do.

https://pstt.org.uk/resources/curriculum-materials/Science-at-Work/Science-at-Work-Video

Some are people from history like:

Isambard Kingdom Brunel - engineer

Florence Nightingale - nurse

Others are people who work in science or engineering today:

Doctors working during the current crisis

Engineers who have built structures in the UK

Space scientists

You might like to carry out your own research about a famous scientist and prepare a presentation to share with us in school.

Fun Science Activities 

Sphere Science have produced a pack of science activities that you might like to try.

Have fun and remember to take photos of your experiments to show us.

Forest Fields Growing Garden

Just before the school closed, the children in Year 3 planted potatoes in the school garden.

We thought you would like to know how they are getting on so Mr Lee took some photos.

If you want to know more about how potatoes grow, follow this link and watch the film called Earthy Potatoes

.https://www.foodafactoflife.org.uk/7-11-years/where-food-comes-from/videos/

Potatoes May 2020

While briefly in school last week, I took photos of the potatoes. Look how they have grown!

Hopefully there are lots of tiny potatoes hiding under the soil getting bigger ready for us to dig up soon.

Literacy/English websites

Maths websites

PE

Joe Wicks, (aka The Body Coach) is doing a PE session every day on his You Tube Channel at 9am.

We hope you'll be able to jump about and join in.

Have fun!

Indoor Activities

Other websites you might find useful

Art and Creativity

Music

BBC Ten Pieces has launched a weekly music resource today which includes a Ten Pieces film to watch and enjoy, and a linked creative activity that can be completed by children without any special materials or preparation. A perfect, simple and easy way to keep listening, enjoying and creating music at this time!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/watch-this-do-this-weekly-activities/zjy3382

Art

Spanish

Keep up to speed with what you have learned so far in Spanish.