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Thursday 30th April 2020

30/4/2020

Subax wanaagsan (Good morning) Year 3! How are you feeling this morning? I hope you’re ready for some wake up exercise with the magnificent Joe?

Here is today’s timetable:

Excellent work Year 3's for working extremely hard! But, remember to also take regular breaks in between so your body and mind are fully rested before taking on more learning challenges.

Thank you to everyone for sending in their wonderful work. Here is some of yesterday's learning from Aliyah, Surah, Sahra, Hassan, Jamila, Suraya and Zakariya.

9:00 - 9:30 - PE with Joe

Lesson 1: Literacy

1) For Literacy today you are going to learn about pronouns and how to identify and use them. Click here to watch the videos below to help you.

2) Now have a go at the activities. You can also download the worksheet here.

3) Write five of your own sentences using each one of the pronouns below.

       he, she, them, they, her

       Your sentences can be about anything you want.

       For example: Yusuf had some pocket money so he bought a new book.

Break: Time for another brain break. Go grab yourself a drink and talk to someone about how you’re doing! Remember to wash your hands with soap for 20 seconds before getting something to eat or after going to the toilet!

Joke: What stays in the corner, but travels around the world?

Answer: A stamp!

Remember, if you have any questions or would like to send your work for us to see or tell us funny jokes, email us at: year3@bgfjs.org (don't forget to include your name on the email so we know who it's from!)

Break time activity: have a go at this maze during your break. Click on the image to download the activity.

Lesson 2: Geography

1) Today for Geography you are going to do your own research about your local area and where you live.

What do we mean by local area?

I think a local area is... because...

Where do we live? Which city? Country? Continent? Planet?!

Our school is in the … which is in …
… is the capital city of … which is in …

2) We are now going to have a go at using Google Maps (click here) to help us locate/ find different places. Have a look at the pictures below to help you use Google Maps.

3) Using google map find the following places below:

Blue Gate Fields Junior School

Your home

St George’s Leisure Centre

Shadwell DLR Station

Lunch: It’s time to relax. First things first, remember to wash your hands with soap for 20 seconds before you eat! What will you be devouring for lunch today? Something mouth-watering and deliciously healthy?

Riddle: What wears a jacket but no trousers? Has no bones, but a skin? Is brown on the outside, but white within?
(The answer will be revealed at the end of the day...)

Lesson 3: Numeracy

1) Starter: find the answers. Round these numbers to the nearest 10.

58 rounds to _____

72 rounds to _____

99 rounds to _____

24 rounds to _____

2) Today we are going to practice the 4 and 8 times tables using a number square. Get two different coloured pencils, pens or highlighters and colour in all the numbers that are in the 4 and 8 times tables. Some of them may over lap! Click here to download the worksheet.

3) Making the whole. Click here to watch the video and download the activity.
Reminder: we are doing week 1 lesson 2.

End of the day: Story time with Clive Johnson

Click here to listen to The Three Little Pigs by Clive Johnson.

Great work today!

Remember you should be aiming to read for at least 20-30 minutes every day, either on Active Learn (Bug Club) or with a book.

If you have any questions or would like to send your lovely work for us to see, email us at: year3@bgfjs.org (don't forget to include your name on the email so we know who it's from!)

See you tomorrow for another day of learning!

(The answer to lunch time’s riddle is… a potato!)

A message from Madeline to her literacy group!

29/4/2020

Siham, Aisha, Maria, and Hassan...

I hope you and all your families are well. I'm sure you're all missing your friends in school but we will all be together again soon. I look forward to seeing you all.

Best wishes,
From Madeline

Wednesday 29th April 2020

29/4/2020

Good morning Year 3! Let’s take a look at what we are going to be learning about today!

Thank you to all the Year 3 working hard at home! We have really enjoyed reading your work and we love how you have embraced the challenges.

Here is some of yesterday's learning by Rayan R, Surah, Zakariya, Yusuf, Sahra and Maryam K.

9-9.30: PE with Joe

Lesson 1: Science
1. Today, we are going to continue learning about light.

This week, we are going to be learning about reflection. Light travels in straight lines. When light hits an object, it is reflected (bounces off) and enters our eyes. This is how we see an object.

Click the image below and watch this video and spot the reflective objects.

Surfaces of objects can be good or poor light reflectors.

Good light reflectors have smooth, light-coloured and shiny surfaces.

Poor light reflectors have dark- or dull-coloured surfaces.

2. Look around your home and find some good and poor light reflectors. Draw and label your drawings.

What do you notice? How would you describe a good light reflector?

3. Something Extra
Light Facts

Light is the fastest moving thing in the universe! It travels at 300,000 meters per second!

Light is made up of 7 colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.

What amazing light facts can you find out?

Send your research findings to year3@bgfjs.org. Here are some websites to help you:

Science for Kids

Cool Kid Facts

Ducksters

Break: Time for a short brain break. Go grab yourself a drink. Remember to wash your hands with soap for 20 seconds if you’re getting something to eat or after going to the toilet!

Joke: What do you call a boomerang that won’t come back?
Answer: A stick.
Remember to send us your funny jokes so that we can share them with everyone. Send them to year3@bgfjs.org

Lesson 2: Numeracy

1. Practice more of your times tables on J2blast.

2. Rounding to the next 10.

Watch this video about rounding to the next 10.

Here is another video that might help you.

Now you try:

a) 8 rounded to the closest multiple of 10 is __.

b) 1 rounded to the closest multiple of 10 is __.

c) 5 rounded to the closest multiple of 10 is __.

d) 3 rounded to the closest multiple of 10 is __.

a) 22 rounded to the closest multiple of 10 is __.

b) 29 rounded to the closest multiple of 10 is __.

c) 24 rounded to the closest multiple of 10 is __.

d) 34 rounded to the closest multiple of 10 is __.

3. Challenge

a) 36 rounded to the closest multiple of 10 is __.

b) 43 rounded to the closest multiple of 10 is __.

c) 65 rounded to the closest multiple of 10 is __.

Lunch: Before you eat though, remember to wash your hands with soap for 20 seconds!

Riddle: I make two people out of one. What am I?

Lesson 3: Computing

1. Today, we are going to be looking at ‘conditionals.’

When the computer has to make a choice or selection it uses the if block command.

For example:

2. Click on the image below and have a go using the conditional blocks.

End of the day:
Great work today!

Click on the video below and listen to Pat Ryan tell the story of ‘Phoebe and The Boat.’

(The answer to lunch time’s riddle is… a mirror!)

Tuesday 28 April 2020

28/4/2020

Buenos días Year 3! How are you feeling this morning? Are you ready to give your brain a good workout today?

Let's take a look at today's timetable:

Some exciting news for a Tuesday morning...
BookTrust, a charity that helps and support children with developing a love of reading, is celebrating bedtime stories and reading together this Friday, 1 May 2020. They've named their event (drum roll please)...

Yes, the only thing you need is to wear your pyjamas! (not compulsory but what a better reason for staying in your pyjamas ALL day!). On the day, there will be lots of fun activities for you to take part in. Click here to find out more and to see what activities there are.

Thank you Year 3s for putting tremendous effort into your learning. Well done for working really hard! But, remember to also take regular breaks in between so your body and mind are fully rested before taking on more learning challenges.

Thank you to everyone for sending in their wonderful work. Here is some of yesterday's learning from Surah and Sahra.

9-9.30: PE with Joe Wicks. Remember to take a rest or a sip of water if you need one.

If you would like to challenge yourself, why not take on Emma's balance challenge?

Balance Challenge from emma ackland on Vimeo.

Lesson 1: Numeracy
1) Warm up: Save the swimmer by using your knowledge of place value. Select '0 to 1000' to give your brain a good workout!

Challenge: Count the thousands, hundreds, tens and ones. Fill in the whole/part model.
(Download the sheet and have a go at the questions)

2) Today, we care learning how to solve number problems using our place value knowledge.

a. Complete the number crossword.

b. I think of a number and add 10, subtract 100 and add 1.
    My answer is 256.
    What number did I start with?
    What can you do to check?

c. Jo has 25 beads.
   She makes a three-digit number on an abacus.
   She uses all 25 beads for each number she makes.
   How many different three-digit numbers can she make?
   What is the largest number she can make?
   What is the smallest number she can make?
   Can you order the three-digit numbers from smallest to largest?

answer to the problem

d. Use the clues and the hundreds chart to help you identify the secret number:

The number is greater than 8.
The number is less than 500.
The number is not a multiple of 5.
The number is a multiple of 6.
The number is even.
Its tens digit is even and is double its units digit.
The number is in the top half of the hundreds chart.
What is the number? How do you know for sure?

Break: It’s break time. Have a little stretch. Remember to wash your hands with soap for 20 seconds before getting something to eat!

Joke: What kind of key opens a banana?
Answer: A mon-key!

If you have any funny jokes to send in to us, our email address is: year3@bgfjs.org (remember to include your name on the email so we know who it's from!)

Click here to watch what the penguins in Edinburgh Zoo are up to. You can even spy on other animals too such as koala bears, panda bears and tigers!

Lesson 2: Literacy

1) Warm up: Watch the video and after, have a go at the questions and quiz.

2) Download the worksheet and have a go at the questions.

a. Complete the table with the correct form of the verb.

b. Oh dear! Some of the verbs in this text are in the wrong tense or have the wrong endings! Re-write the text with the correct forms of the verb using your neatest Jarman handwriting.

3) First, login to: Espresso Primary using: Username: student20436
Password: password

4) Then click Key stage 2/ English/ Grammar & punctuation/ Text/

Today, we are learning about the present perfect tense. Watch the video 'Using the present perfect form of verbs instead of the simple past'. After, have a go at the quizzes and activity.

Lunch: It’s time for lunch. Remember to also eat different types of food so that your body can get the right amount of nutrition to help it work properly. Before you eat, remember to wash your hands with soap for 20 seconds!

     Riddle:     I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even.
                      What number am I?
                      (The answer will be revealed at the end of the day...)

Lesson 3: Spanish

Buenas tardes! Hope you had a delicious lunch.

Warm up: Can you match the correct Spanish phrase to the English phrase to recap what you learnt last week?

1) This week we are reviewing how to count to 10! Watch this video first:

2) Now, complete this activity (click on the image to download the sheet):

numbers 1-10 in Spanish

End of the day

Let’s take a deep breath and R E L A X.

Today’s story is written and illustrated by Ed Vere. Click the video to listen to Ed read How to be a Lion. After, grab some paper and a pencil for a draw-along with Ed of Leonard the Lion.

To find out more about Ed Vere or to listen to him read another story, click here.
If you would like to learn to draw more characters from Ed’s other stories, click here.

Remember to aim to read for 20-30 minutes every day, either on Active Learn (Bug Club) or with a book. Reading a magazine or newspaper counts too!

Bye-bye year 3! Have a lovely evening and we shall see you tomorrow.

(The answer to lunch time’s riddle is… Seven)

catch-up on today's news

Thought for the day: What does it mean to be kind? What does being kind mean to you? Draw a picture or write a sentence to tell us and share it with us at year3@bgfjs.org (remember to include your name on the email so we know who it's from!)

Be Kind written by Pat Zietlow Miller and illustrated by Jen Hill

Monday 27th April 2020

27/4/2020

Good morning Year 3! We hope you had a lovely weekend and managed to safely enjoy some sunshine!
Remember to email us at year3@bgfjs.org with your wonderful work and don’t forget to write your name.
Here is today’s timetable:

Well done, we're really proud of your continuous effort. Remember to take breaks, move your body and smile!
Thank you so much to everybody who has sent us in your wonderful work. Here is some of Friday's learning from Surah, Sahra, Zakariya and Jamila.

9-9.30: Join Jo Wicks and hundreds of thousands of children from all over the world for a great 30 minute workout! If you’re unable to do it at 9am, all his videos will be saved on his channel for you to use at another time.

Lesson 1: Literacy
1). You can download the worksheet here.

2). What is inference?

Watch the video below to remind yourself what inference is.

You can download the story here and the questions here.

First, read the story carefully and look out for clues to help you work out what is happening.
After, read the questions carefully, look out for key words and answer in full sentences.

3). Look at this picture. What can you infer?

Challenge- What is the man thinking?
Draw a thought bubble to show his thoughts.

I infer …… because ……
I infer that …… because ……
Looking at, ..... I infer .... because .....

We can’t wait to read your interesting inference ideas! Please send them to year3@bgfjs.org

Break: Time for a break. Grab yourself a drink of water and relax! Maybe you want to relax for 5 minutes in the Zen Den to reset your brain.

Or take a trip around London Zoo from your home! Click the here to meet otters, goats and penguins!

Lesson 2: Numeracy
1). Times table practice.

Get your body moving and practice your 3 times table here
Know your 3 times table? Practice your 8 times table here

Now practice your times tables at Jet 2 blast

Jet 2 Blast

2). Three-digit number in words practice. You can download the worksheet here.
Click here to roll a dice.

4). Comparing and ordering numbers to 1000.
You can download the worksheet here
Remind yourself how to use < less than .
> greater than

We would love to see some of your number lines and ordering work, so email us at year3@bgfjs.org

Lunch: It’s time to take a nice, long brain break and eat something healthy and drink lots of water.
Remember to wash your hands for 20 seconds!

Riddle: What word is spelled wrong in every dictionary?
Answer at the end of the day!

Lesson 3: Art
1). 5 Minute Silly Draw. Set the timer here and get ready!

You have 5 minutes to draw a piece of fruit in outer space.
3, 2, 1 GO!!!!

Today we are going to learn about the abstract artist Jackson Pollack and make your own piece of abstract art.
Take a look at his most famous artworks.

Jackson Pollock working

Abstract art features colours, feelings and shapes and Jackson dripped and splatted paint onto a canvas on the floor!
He didn’t plan what he was going to draw or paint and just used chance and accident.
This is called automatism, have a go yourself!
1)

Get a piece of paper and a pencil. Put your pencil on the paper. Then close your eyes and let your pencil draw all over the paper. Now open your eyes. You have just made your first piece of automatism!
Maybe get another colour and add another layer.

When you have finished your drawing, think about these questions:
What do you see when you look at your drawing?
What shapes can you see?
What kind of lines can you see?
How does the picture make you feel?
How does the drawing make you feel?
Do you like it? Why?

2). If you have:

paints- watercolours are best
paper
string (not essential)
a pipet (not essential)
a straw (not essential)

Click the video below to create your own splatter and drip painting.

or watch the video below from 3:22 to create a Jackson Pollock inspired crazy hair painting.

If you have colouring pencils, download Jackson Pollock colouring sheets here

We would love to see a picture of your wonderful Jackson Pollock creations so email us at year3@bgfjs.org

End of the day:
Well done for working so hard today, we hope you’ve had a great day!

It’s story time with Josie Lawrence who is reading the swashbuckling adventure, “Captain Flynn and the Pirate Dinosaurs”

Click on the book cover and sit back, relax and enjoy…

If you or anyone in your family is feeling anxious with everything going on, here is a lovely video about feeling your feelings. We hope it helps!

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