Hello everyone 🙂 We hope you’re all keeping well.
We have received, via the school office, a couple of lovely updates this week. These updates, though not compulsory, have inspired us to share with you a little bit of what we have been up to as we miss you all so much!
Mrs Atkins has made the most of the beautiful weather and has been out in the garden planting seeds with her children. The only problem is that cheeky, little Aubrey took out some of the labels which showed what seeds were planted where! Amazingly, two of the three plants have sprouted already after just two days. Can you predict which is which out of lettuce, radish and chilli?
Mrs Pike and her family have also been enjoying the good weather and have been on a ‘Nature Listening Walk’ where they used their senses and did some sketching.
Ollie enjoyed the feel of the grass and the daisies.
Miss Shaw has turned her dining table into a home office so that she can continue to plan very exciting, creative learning opportunities for you! She’s also taken up running and is really enjoying getting out each day for some fresh air.
HOME LEARNING
The home-learning which we would like for you to have a go at this week is…
Reading comprehension
Please read the newspaper report, ‘Roman Coin Surprise for Mrs Ship’. The related activities are:
- Write 5 questions that you could ask someone to find out if they have read this book carefully.
- Write a postcard from one of the characters to another person, telling them what has been happening (use your knowledge of the story).
- Copy out a passage from your book. Make sure you include all the punctuation. Colour all the full stops red, commas green, question marks blue, and exclamation marks yellow. Colour any speech marks orange.
Writing activity
Below is a link to the Fishbourne Roman palace website. Your writing activity this week could be –
A script for a tour guide leading people around the museum.
A brochure/ leaflet advertising the museum
A diary entry from your trip to the museum.
An adventure story based on a school trip to the museum ‘gone wrong’
You can complete more than one if you want to!
https://sussexpast.co.uk/properties-to-discover/fishbourne-roman-palace
Spelling
This week you are practicing specific spellings from the year 3 / 4 spelling list. What part of these spellings below makes these words tricky? Explain why.
Eight                                                                             Â
Eighth
Experiment
Experience
Extreme
Exercise
Enough
Now write these words in a spelling pyramid.
Challenge- can you write silly sentences including these words?
Â
Maths
Below is a link to multiple fraction tasks. Once you have answered the questions you can check your answers against the answer sheet.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/
Below is a link to a fraction card game you can play online. Could you create your own paper fraction cards to play with your family?
Science
This week we would like you to complete a science experiment! We would like you to plant two separate plants in different places- expecting one to grow and one not to grow- looking back on last weeks learning to help you. Complete the sheet in the link and explain what is going to happen.
What does my plant need to grow well?
Topic
Research Roman villas on the links below.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z7k8q6f
https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Roman_villa
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/houses/Roman/features.htm
Design and draw your own Roman villa and label your layout using terms such as peristilum for indoor garden, galleria for kitchen, slave quarters, dining rooms etc.
Then create an estate agent poster to try and sell a Roman villa. What would its selling points be? (views, safety, amenities such as baths, amphitheater nearby etc.)
We hope you enjoy these tasks and that the children are continuing to love learning about the Romans, amongst all the other lovely things you’re no-doubt getting up to as a family!
Take care,
Mrs Atkins, Mrs Pike and Miss Shaw.