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Half-term activities

13/2/2021

 
Hello Year 3, 

You have worked so hard this last half term, so please enjoy a relaxing break! We thought you might enjoy some activities to keep you busy over your half-term break, so here they are, but you do not have to complete them! 

If you do want to, please email photos to us at year3@bgfjs.org, as we'd love to see what you've been up to! 

Enjoy your holiday! 

Louise, Tatiana, Bonnie and Robyn

Random acts of kindness day! 
Did you know that today is random acts of kindness day? What act of kindness will you do for someone today? 

Here are some ideas:
  • Make someone in your family a drawing or a card. 
  • ​Make someone in your family smile by just simply smiling at them, sharing a joke or telling them something you appreciate about them.
  • Help clear up after a meal. 
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Why not listen to this story called Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller.
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Romans on the Rampage!
This week's free book to read online is called Romans on the Rampage by Jeremy Strong! Email us at year3@bgfjs.org to let us know what you think of it.
Romans on the Rampage
If you're looking for more books to read online, why not visit our Reading at Home page on the blog?
Reading at Home
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Traction Man Meets TurboDog draw along
Have you read Traction Man Meets TurboDog by Mini Grey? Listen to the story now and learn how to draw a character from the story.
Shh We Have a Plan draw along
If you'd like some more draw alongs, click here.
CLPE draw alongs

First News
Catch up with the week's news by reading First News.
First News
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Chinese New Year workshop
Did you know that it was Chinese New Year on Friday 12th February? This year, it's the year of the ox! Join in with this calligraphy workshop. Email your creations to year3@bgfjs.org!

Have a tour of the Amazon Rain Forest! Click the video to find out more.

At-home MAGIC TRICKS! There are a few easy to learn magic tricks in the video below. Please ask an adult to help you with the more difficult tricks.

Cut-out zig-zag card
Learn how to make a cut-out zig-zag card with our art teacher, Julia. Email photos of you zig-zag card to us at year3@bgfjs.org. 

Recycled birds
Julia will show you how to make a bird out of recycled materials you might have at home. Email photos of your recycled birds to us at year3@bgfjs.org. 
You can find more art activities on the Art at Home page of our school blog. 
Art at Home

Make a mud picture
Get your hands dirty using natural paint from outside - mud! Ask for your adults' permission first and make sure you protect the area around you with old newspaper or plastic bags.

Click on the picture below to show you how.
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Make a unicorn puppet 
Use up old toilet rolls to make a unicorn puppet on a string. Could you make some other animals too and make a puppet show?
Click on the picture below to show you how.

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​Star count!
Join in with a national star count from 6-14th February.
To find out how, download the activity pack which is filled with lots of fun things for you to do.
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Neighbourhood scavenger hunt

If you go on some daily walks during the week, I wonder if you can spot any of these things. If you see them, tick them off your list! I wonder how many you will be able to tick off.
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Purple mash

Enjoy some time on Purple Mash! There is so much to do. 

​You will need your Mathletics login details to log into Purple Mash
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Virtual tour- The British Museum

Click the button below which will take you on a tour of the British Museum.
The British Museum
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Draw with Rob Biddulph


BBC Earth

Have a look at some videos from BBC Earth. There are many videos about the earth and some amazing animals- including some 'How to draw' tutorials.
BBC Earth
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Rockalingua- Spanish

I hope you all haven't forgotten about Rockalingua! Practise your Spanish by watching and joining in with the videos. There are also many fun Spanish games to play too!

Here are the login details:
Username: BluegateSpanish
Password: Password123

​Click the button to get to RockAlingua!
RockAlingua
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