Monday Weekly Plan for Year 3: 25-01-2021

Weekly Plan for Year 3: 25-01-2021
Dear Parents,
Here is the planning for this week. Please take photos where applicable and send the photos and work to class3@st-
edmunds-rc.oxon.sch.uk. Please ask the children to hand in their finished work on Purple Mash. The children are
expected to practice their times tables every day. Please encourage the children to look after their presentation and
punctuation when writing in their books.

Thank you for your help and support.
Ms Foukaridou
 Monday
You can watch the weekly worship session from the Mark 10 Mission website so the children can understand and reflect
on last Sunday’s Gospel. Please click on https://www.themark10mission.co.uk/theepisodes/seriesthree to access the
most recent episode. For each episode, you have the choice to print the Gospel as well so your child can follow the text.
 English
 Please follow the links below to access today’s English lesson. Please compete only one of the challenges. If you are
 not sure about which challenge you should complete, please contact me.
 Bronze – The bird and the forest fire Silver and Gold – Into the forest by Anthony Browne
 Focus: To vary sentence length for effect (simple and Focus: To answer questions on a text. To order events in
 compound sentences). a story. To learn how to use an ellipsis.
 Please follow this link Please follow this link
 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-vary- https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-
 sentence-length-for-effect-c4rk6e to go on the Oak Academy answer-questions-on-a-text-6mv3cr to go on the Oak
 website. Please watch the video carefully. You will be Academy website. Please watch the video carefully. You
 asked to pause the video so you can complete the will be asked to pause the video so you can complete the
 activities in your book, have a think about what the activities in your book, have a think about what the
 teacher says or repeat some words. If you do not have a teacher says or repeat some words. If you do not have a
 book at home, please use some plain or lined paper. book at home, please use some plain or lined paper.
 I liked the joke, did you? Mr Santhanam is going to Today you will listen to the final part of the book. You will
 help you remember the characters of the story by doing be asked to order the events in the story. You can do this
 some impressions. Can you guess who the character is? orally (without writing anything down) or you can pause
 Now, listen carefully so you can understand how using the video and draw the pictures in order. You can also
 short and long sentences can change our writing. When write short sentences if you don’t want to draw the
 it’s time to play the sentence structure game, please draw pictures. It’s your choice.
 two columns in your book, one for simple and one for When you listen to the rest of the story Mr Byrne-Smith
 compound sentences, and write the sentences as well. will ask you to answer some questions about the text.
 Like this: Please copy the questions in your book before
 Simple sentences Compound sentences answering them and use full sentences for each answer.
 The little bird saw angry It looked like a giant Mr Byrne-Smith will show you some of his answers.
 flames. ferocious wall of Please compare them to your answers and see how you
 destruction and it tore can improve your sentences. Finally, think of an
 down the trees one by alternative ending for this story.
 one.
 You can continue writing your own sentences when the
 teacher asks you to do so. When you are asked to spot
 the past tense verbs at the end of the lesson, you can do
 this orally (without writing anything down) or write them
 down if you want to. Please do write down the past verbs
 that you used in your simple and compound sentences.
 Please do not share your work on social media as the
 teacher suggests at the end of the lesson.

Maths
Please click on Try the lesson and complete all the activities before completing the tasks below.

Bronze – Multiplication and division Silver and Gold - Fractions
Log in to Mymaths. You have been set enough activities Log in to Mymaths. You have been set enough activities
for the whole week. Please complete the following for the whole week. Please complete the following
activity today: activity today:
Multiplication Introduction Fraction calculations
Remember to click on ‘Mark it’ when you finish each Remember to click on ‘Mark it’ when you finish each
question. question.
Now, login on ttrockstars to practice your timetables! Now, login on ttrockstars to practice your timetables!
 Extension: Go on topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-
Extension: Go on https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths- years/fractions-and-decimals and choose a fraction game
games/5-7-years/multiplication-and-division to play! If you find it hard, please choose a different
and choose a multiplication or division game to play! game.

Music - Unit: Pulse and Metre 1
Exploring 2 beats in a bar
In this lesson, we are going to explore music with 2 beats in a bar.
Please click on https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/exploring-2-beats-in-a-bar-6xk34d to go on the Oak Academy
website. Listen carefully to the teacher and engage with what you are asked to do. Have fun!

Alternatively, click on https://www.OxfordshireOnlineMusic.co.uk/yumu to login on Yumu and choose one of the units I
have shared with you to learn to play the instrument of your choice or to learn to sing the songs.

French
Talking about your family
Please click on https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjcbrj6/articles/zcqsxbk to go on the BBC Bitesize website.
Read and listen to the information on the page carefully and repeat the words to learn them!

Tuesday
 English
Please follow the links below to access today’s English lesson. Please compete only one of the challenges. If
you are not sure about which challenge you should complete, please contact me.
Bronze - The bird and the forest fire Silver and Gold – Into the forest by Anthony Browne
Focus: To make predictions. Focus: To analyse the author’s use of colour.
Please follow this link Please follow this link
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-make- https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-analyse-the-
predictions-ccwk0r to go on the Oak Academy website. authors-use-of-colour-c4rkgc to go on the Oak Academy
Please watch the video carefully. You will be asked to website. Please watch the video carefully. You will be
pause the video so you can complete the activities in asked to pause the video so you can answer the
your book, have a think about what the teacher says or questions in your book, have a think about what the
repeat some words. If you do not have a book at home, teacher says or repeat some words. If you do not have a
please use some plain or lined paper. book at home, please use some plain or lined paper.
I hope you enjoyed the rhyming activity at the beginning Have a look at the colours Mr Byrne-Smith will show you.
of the lesson! Think about how each colour makes you feel. When Mr
Spelling focus: When the lesson starts, you can practice Byrne-Smith asks you to complete the sentence “I think
the spellings ending in -tion or you can use this time to Anthony Browne has used different shades of blue
practice the spellings I have set for you this week (Friday because…” please pause the video, copy this sentence in
– English – Bronze). your book and finish the sentence. Please do the same
Grammar focus: Now, just like yesterday, please draw with all the sentences you need to complete and for the
two columns in your book. One for regular past tense final question of the lesson. Just like in yesterday’s lesson,
verbs and one for irregular past tense verbs. Like this: Mr Byrne-Smith will give you some of his answers. Please
 Regular past tense verbs Irregular past tense verbs compare them to your answers and see how you can
 walked ran improve your sentences.
 jumped sang I hope you enjoyed the story! 

 Regular past tense verbs always finish in -ed. Change the
verbs on the screen to the past tense (imagine the action
happened yesterday) and write them under the right
column.
Reading focus: When the teacher asks you to answer the
questions, please copy them in your book and write your
answer under each question. To predict means to make a
sensible guess. When you guess what will happen next for
each question you need to use the word because in your
answer so explain your reasons. For example: I predict
that the forest will grow again because green shoots
peeped up through the carpet of ash on the forest floor.
Good luck! 
Please do not share your work on social media as the
teacher suggests at the end of the lesson.

Maths
Please click on Try the lesson and complete all the activities before completing the tasks below.

Bronze – Multiplication and division Silver and Gold - Fractions
Log in to Mymaths. You have been set enough Log in to Mymaths. You have been set enough activities for
activities for the whole week. Please complete the the whole week. Please complete the following activity
following activity today: today:
Division Introduction Starting to compare fractions
Remember to click on ‘Mark it’ when you finish each Remember to click on ‘Mark it’ when you finish each
question. question.
Now, login on ttrockstars to practice your timetables! Now, login on ttrockstars to practice your timetables!
Extension: Go on
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7- Extension: Go on topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-
years/multiplication-and-division years/fractions-and-decimals and choose a fraction game to
and choose a multiplication or division game to play! play! If you find it hard, please choose a different game.

RE – Unit: Revelations
Last week, you looked at many stories from the Bible. From the beginning of the book until the end.
Please choose one of the following stories from the Old Testament to look at in more detail today. You can
watch both videos if you want to but please choose one story for your activity.
 • Gideon and the Brave 300
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U68cIMZSgvQ
 • Choosing and Anointing of David
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnNXbj6udy4&feature=youtu.be

Activity: Once you have watched the story of your choice, please retell it in your books. Remember to:
 1. Write the tittle at the top of the page.
 2. Look after your presentation.
 3. Make sentences.
 4. Use capital letters (for names and God as well please) and full stops.
 5. Use paragraphs.
If you would like to type the story instead, please go on purple mash and start the RE 26.01.2021 activity in
your 2Do list. Please click on non-collaborative to start your writing.
Optional extension:
What message does the story have for us today? Write an article for the school newsletter, introducing the
character and their story and explain how they can be a good role model for everyone in school.

Wednesday
 English
Focus: Informational texts - Endangered animals

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN4d76QP_MA
As many times as you need to so you can orally (without writing anything down) answer these questions:
What are informational texts?
What is the difference between fiction and non-fiction?
Are facts true or made up?

Once you have answered these questions, please watch the video below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k8CcAU2Lt0
Now, think and answer these questions orally (without writing anything down):
What does the word endangered mean?
What are the reasons that animals become endangered?

Bronze Silver Gold
Your task is to research one of the following endangered rainforest animals and create a fact file about one (or more
if you wish) on purple mash. In your 2Do list you are going to find a task for all the animals below. Please complete
only one. You can complete more if you want to, but you do not have to. You have until Friday to finish and submit
this work. If you need more time, please let me know.
 • Three toed sloth:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/group/three-toed-sloths/
https://www.kidzone.ws/animal-facts/sloths/facts.htm
https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/sloth.html
https://kids.kiddle.co/Sloth
 • Sumatran orangutan:
https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/animals-and-nature/primates/orang-utans/
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/general-animals/ten-facts-about-orang-utans/
https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/orangutan
https://kids.kiddle.co/Orangutan
 • Poison dart frog:
https://www.kidzone.ws/lw/frogs/facts-poison.htm
http://wildlife.durrell.org/library/document/poison_dart_frog.pdf
https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/poison-frog
https://bristolzoo.org.uk/explore-the-zoo/poison-arrow-frogs
 • Jaguar:
https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/jaguar
https://kids.kiddle.co/Jaguar
https://www.livescience.com/27301-jaguars.html
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/general-animals/jaguar-facts/

A fact file is an information page that has a lot of facts about the animal we are researching. We can create fact files
for anything, not just animals but we will focus on the rainforest animals for now.
I would like you to think about the different instruction texts you have written in school so far. I’ll remind you of
some:
 • How to wash a wholly mammoth.
 • How to make stone soup.
Just like these instruction texts, when we are writing a fact file we need to organise our writing so it’s easier for the
reader to understand the text. To do so we use headings and subheadings, just like you did when you were writing
the instruction texts in school and when you were completing the profile page for Salvador Dali.

Please watch this video to understand this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpVTo7bTnXU
As you can see a heading is similar with the title of our page. In purple mash the title will be written for you.
Subheadings are smaller titles that tell you what the text that follows will be about.
For example, when you follow a recipe the words method and equipment are subheadings.
When you research the animal of your choice please focus on two of these to write about:
 • Appearance
 • Life
 • Diet
 • Habitat
 • If you find other information you want to write about, please choose that.
You can use these words as subheadings or you can make the more interesting! For example, instead of “Diet:” you
can use a question: “Have you ever wondered what sloths like to eat?”
Use the websites above (or research the animal of your choice independently on https://www.kiddle.co/ which is a
safe search engine for children)
Please remember to use a colon (:) or a question mark and to underline your subheadings.
To underline your text on purple mash you need to select the text, click on A at the top left corner of your screen and
click on underline (U). There, you can find different fonts and colours to use in your text if you wish.
I’m looking forward to seeing your fact files!
Optional:
If you want, you can share them on our blog when you finish!
How to share my work on our blog:
 • When you finish and hand in your work, click on “Open work” in your 2Do list.
 • After that, click on the menu (three lines on the top left corner of your page) and click on “Share”.
 • Finally, click on “Blog about your work” and select the Year 3 blog.

 Maths
Please click on Try the lesson and complete all the activities before completing the tasks below.

Bronze – Multiplication and division Silver and Gold - Fractions
Log in to Mymaths. You have been set enough Log in to Mymaths. You have been set enough activities for
activities for the whole week. Please complete the the whole week. Please complete the following activity
following activity today: today:
Commutativity: multiplication Fractions on the number lines
Remember to click on ‘Mark it’ when you finish each Remember to click on ‘Mark it’ when you finish each
question. question.
Now, login on ttrockstars to practice your timetables! Now, login on ttrockstars to practice your timetables!
Extension: Go on Extension: Go on topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7- years/fractions-and-decimals and choose a fraction game to
years/multiplication-and-division and choose a play! If you find it hard, please choose a different game.
multiplication or division game to play!

PSHE
Unit: Eat well, live well! - Time to get active!
In this lesson, we are going to be learning about the importance of exercise through the help of a very special guest!
The lesson will involve getting up on our feet and measuring our heart rate before and after exercising. Our guest will
then tell us how much exercise we should do everyday - you might be in for a shock! To finish the lesson, we will be
creating our own exercise timetable which we can use in school to help us stick to exercising regularly!
Please click on https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/time-to-get-active-cth62c to access the lesson.

Topic Focus: Tribal Art
Today, you are going to learn about styles of tribal art with a particular focus on the Kayapo Tribe of The Amazon
Rainforest. Look carefully at the Kayapo Tribe photos below. Look closely at the patterns and colours in the face paint,
the headdresses and the armbands. They use lots of bright coloured dye from fruit and berries. Face and body paint is
often red as they believe that red is the most beautiful colour. Yellow feathers in headdresses represent the sun’s
rays.

 Y IRE expresses his iden ty as a warrior with P A IRE, the powerful chief of end am, wears body paint made from
 a headdress of parrot feathers. fruits, nuts, and charcoal.

 BEPRA I wears an impressive display of feathers for his betrothal
 P I has an inverted shaved into her ceremony, a ayapo rite of passage.
 scalp, a ceremonial female prac ce.

BEPR wears the beads and co on wrapped earrings that boys receive as part of
 ME ARO I, the great chief, speaks Portuguese and is a powerful
 their naming ceremony.
 advocate for his people.

 ROP I, an interna onally known chief, is one of the few ayapowho s ll wear
 the mahogany lip plate.
 ayapo Bead Designs

 Look at this picture again and orally describe the patterns of the armbands
 (geometric shapes and repeated patterns). The colours that are used for the
 armbands are red, green, yellow, blue, purple, orange, black and white.
 These are the traditional colours the Kayapo tribe uses.

 Visit this website to learn more about tribal face painting: https://www.face-
 painting-fun.com/cultural-face-painting.html
 You have two options for today’s activity:
 ayapo Bead Designs 1. Use a printed picture of yourself and transform yourself to a Kayapo
 tribe member. You can add the face paint, the headdresses and the
 armbands on yourself! Try to add as many patterns as you can!
 2. Draw and colour a Kayapo tribe member on a blank sheet and add the face paint, the headdresses and
 the armbands. Try to add as many patterns as you can!
Post your work on our blog if you want to! Have fun!

Thursday
 English
Focus: Reading comprehension
Bronze Silver Gold
 Go on your 2Dos list on purple mash and start the activity called “Clean Sweep - Chapter 3” to read the third chapter
 of “Clean sweep”.

 After you read the text, please complete “Chapter 3: Online Multiple Choice” to test your comprehension.

 Optional extension: The creature talks!

 Continue the conversation between the creature and the two children using speech marks. This activity is in your
 2Do list.

 Maths
Please click on Try the lesson and complete all the activities before completing the tasks below.

Bronze – Multiplication and division Silver and Gold - Fractions
Log in to Mymaths. You have been set enough It’s time to test your knowledge! Complete the Using
activities for the whole week. Please complete the Fractions OW on mymaths please.
following activity today: This activity has 4 questions. Good luck!
Sharing Remember to click on ‘Mark it’ when you finish each
Remember to click on ‘Mark it’ when you finish each question.
question. Now, login on ttrockstars to practice your timetables!
Now, login on ttrockstars to practice your timetables! Extension: Go on https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-
Extension: Go on games/7-11-years/fractions-and-decimals and choose a
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7- fraction game to play! If you find it hard, please choose a
years/multiplication-and-division and choose a different game.
multiplication or division game to play!

Computing – Coding
In coding we need to give clear instructions so our program does what we want it to do. In this lesson you will
complete four challenges. Please go on Purple Mash and start the activity Fun with fish in your 2Do list.
Please watch the videos before starting each challenge. There will not be a video for the third challenge.

Challenge 1: Make the tuna fish move right.
After watching the video, drag the tuna fish in the code window, choose ‘right’ and click on play.
If it is correct, there will be a green arrow at the top of your screen that will take you to the next challenge when you
click it.

Challenge 2: Move the crab left.
After watching the video, drag the crab under the tuna in the code window, choose ‘left’ and click on play.
If it is correct, there will be a green arrow at the top of your screen that will take you to the next challenge when you
click it.

Challenge 3: Fix the program so the fish move right and left.
Now, these fish are programmed to move down.

Click on the word ‘down’ and change it to left or right. Like this:

Then click on the arrow at the top of the screen to go to the final challenge.
Challenge 4: Your own fish program.
Now, I would like to experiment with the commands you have used so far.
Here is a hint on how to try adding click events so the fish don't start moving until you click them:

Have fun and good luck!
Finally, save your work:

1. Click on the menu (three purple lines on the top left corner of your screen)

 2. Click on ‘Save’, then Year 3 and finally computing.

 3. Now name your work like I did using your name and write lesson 3 next to it. Click on Save.

Handwriting
Please complete the attached handwriting booklet for this week.
Use this link to watch videos to understand how to join these letters.
https://www.teachhandwriting.co.uk/continuous-cursive-joins-choice-3.html
If you were practicing print letters in school (this means you were asked not to join your letters), please complete the
attached print letters handwriting sheet.

Friday
PE
Please click on https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyCLoPd4VxBuS4UeyHMccVAjpWaNbGomt to go
on Joe Wick’s playlist. Look for today’s date, put on some comfortable clothes (or fancy dress) and have fun!
You can watch this live at 9:00 every Monday, Wednesday and Friday or watch it later.

 English - Spellings
Focus: Spellings
Bronze Silver and Gold
Adding ‘ing’, ‘er’ and ‘ed’ to words with a short Prefixes ‘ir’, ‘il’ and ‘im’.
vowel sound. Remember to use a dictionary to check the words if
Remember to use a dictionary to check the words if you are unsure about their meaning.
you are unsure about their meaning. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ Please use an activity from the spelling menu (at the
Please use an activity from the spelling menu (at the end of this plan) to practice the following words.
end of this plan) to practice the following words. Please test yourself next Wednesday.
Please test yourself next Wednesday. irregular
running irrational
chatted illegal
drummer illegible
nodding
 immortal
tapping
 impossible
sobbing
shopped imperfect
wrapped immature
hummed impolite
slipping irresponsible

 Maths
Mental Maths
Bronze Silver Gold
Have a pencil and a sheet of paper ready. Go on https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10 and set your challenge!
Click on the purple button and choose level 3 for Year 3. Next, click on the blue button and choose the type of
questions you need to practice. Finally, select the time limit that you will have (5-10 seconds suggested). Go!
Reveal the answers and check your work. Can you beat your score next Friday?
Now, login on ttrockstars to practice your timetables!

Science
Why are bees attracted to flowers?
Click on this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zy66fg8/articles/zx4ktv4 and watch the video.
Fill in the gaps in the activity below the video to show your understanding.
Do you want to do more Science? Go on https://primarylibrary.crestawards.org/all-superstar-
challenges/61747644 and choose a challenge from the slide show!

Art – Biome in a Box! Continued from last week.
Please complete this project only if you have the materials at home. Please do not buy extra resources to complete
this lesson. The children must be supervised by an adult when completing this lesson.

Additional • Read a book on Get Epic.
 Learning • Compete one of the additional resources from Hamilton trust (request via email).
Activities • Play a game on purple mash.
 • Play a maths game on Topmarks https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-
 years/ordering-and-sequencing-numbers Choose any category you like!
 • Play Hit the button! https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Spelling menu – English, Friday Part 1

Spelling menu – English, Friday Part 2