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Hi Mars Class,

I hope you enjoyed the work from yesterday and are having fun

learning ‘Lean on Me’.

Remember that there is a class picnic in the school playground

on Monday 20th July. Mars’ timeslot is from 11:00 to 12:00, so

your parents/guardians need to drop you off at the main gate

at 11:00 and then pick you up at 12:00. You can wear your own

clothes and need a packed lunch, a bottle of water and a

towel/blanket to sit on. There will be music and games. Hope to

see you there if you can make it!

I hope everyone enjoys today’s tasks. From Mrs. Brown.

Physical Task

Option 1: Joe Wicks PE workout at 9am https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyCLoPd4VxBvQafyve889qVcPxYEjdSTl Option 2: You could login to our brand new ‘Fitter Future’ account and access lots of fitness activities! https://www.fitterfuture.com/ The login details are Username: year3 and Password: year3 Option 3: You could try some yoga! https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga

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Maths Task

1. This week, every day I want you to practise times tables. 2. Some times tables you might know really well already – then you

can use this week to get even quicker at them! 3. Today we’re going to practise 4s and 8s. These are Year 3 times

tables. 4. Firstly - practise them using these videos – silly school songs times

tables and skip counting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN1xlk2oP1Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvUO_d8Uzf0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAH2t96tDP8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5b5x4FcFOU

5. After that, have a go at some of these times tables games https://www.timestables.co.uk/games/

6. Next – test yourself using the times tables speed test. https://www.timestables.co.uk/speed-test/

7. Challenge: try the Year 4 Multiplication test and see which times

tables you still need to practise! https://www.timestables.co.uk/multiplication-tables-check/

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Reading and Writing Tasks

Today for English we are continuing on working on our Talk for Reading and Writing Tasks.

Wishes

The lists about things that you have missed are like wishes.

In this writing idea, you can contrast things that you really

want to do with things that sound fancy but actually you can

do without. For instance, I don t have to travel to the

Caribbean but I wouldn’t mind a trip to Weston-super-Mare. I

don’t have to travel in a limousine but I wouldn’t mind a bike

ride down to the shops.

Task: Make a list of a few simple things that you’d like to do

but haven’t been able to do. Then add in some contrasts. Here

is my list. You can listen to an audio recording of this poem here: https://soundcloud.com/talkforwriting/wishes/s-h8IK9mgHnXj

I don’t need to be on Caribbean island with turquoise seas but I do

wish that I was walking along the canal path in Stroud, where a

kingfisher zips by in a sudden electric blue fizz, a fistful of

feathered energy.

I don’t need to be at the top of Everest, planting the Union Jack

but I do wish I could climb Strawberry Banks where the speckled

woods, small blues, orange tips and brimstone butterflies flutter

like frail candle flames.

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I don’t need to sit in the Ritz, eating lobster thermidor but I do

wish I could drop into Big Toni’s for a slice of fresh pepperoni

pizza with gooey cheese, tomatoes and basil with a can of cold

lemonade.

I don’t need to go for a trip to Bristol zoo to check out the

penguins, listen to the howler monkeys or watch the grumpy

camels or elegant giraffes stretch their spotted necks but

I do wish I that I could visit my aged Aunt to chatter with her

dogs, whose greeting is always full on energy, the air alive with

yapping and barking.

I don’t need to win the lottery or rob a bank but

I do wish I could catch the village bus into town and mooch about

the bookshop, checking new titles and then wander over to

Moonshine’s for a snack.

I don’t need to own the crown jewels, drive a Lamborghini or get

into the Guinness book of world records but

I wouldn’t mind being able to buy a Winstone’s icecream from the

van up on Minchinhampton Common, watch the kites being flown

and the hang gliders drift with the wind.

Yes I don’t need much but

I am storing up all the good ordinary things

That once were everyday

But now have become My

special things.

© Pie Corbett 2020

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Here is a poem by a child. I like the way that the poet has

named things – Bailey, Beacon Hill. The writing pattern using the word but to introduce the contrast is a simple but very

effective way to write your list down.

Wishes

I don’t want to go to a faraway island, but I do wish

I could go camping with my family. I don’t want to

climb Mount Everest,

but I do wish I could go up Beacon Hill, and look for fish in the

pond, and climb up a tree.

I don’t want to eat at a fancy restaurant, but I do wish I

could get ice cream with a friend. I don’t want to see lions

roaring, monkeys up trees, and giraffes munching leaves,

but I do wish I could stroke my friend’s dog, Bailey. I don’t

want to buy the contents of the shopping centre, but I do

wish I could wander round a bookshop.

Writing tip: write about real things that matter to you and

things that you are really looking forwards to experiencing

again. These can be quite small things that in the past we

didn’t think much about. Now, they may be things that you

are longing to do.

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Spelling Task

Please learn and practise the following 3 spelling words today, and then write 3 sentences containing the words:

occasionally question weight

I’d like you to practise these words that follow a spelling pattern too. These pattern words will be the same every day to make sure we learn them really well. Let’s take a look at words ending –gue and –que (such as ‘league’ and ‘antique’).

Please practise these words:

antique unique cheque

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Science Task

This is our last week of learning about habitats. What can you remember?

Task 1: Watch these videos about habitats: https://youtu.be/-Sybgof-X2k https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z2bygk7 Task 2: Create an information booklet about habitats. Use subheadings and a diagram (picture) with labels.

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Daily Prayer to practise and learn

Please continue to practise the Penitential Act so that you can say it when we attend Mass together when we get back to school. I confess (Penitential Act) I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do; through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

Daily Music Task

Please continue to learn ‘Lean on Me’ by Bill Withers. You can learn the song using this link: https://youtu.be/rdlPVBvkr-s and here are the lyrics:

Lean on Me Sometimes in our lives we all have pain We all have sorrow But if we are wise We know that there's always tomorrow

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Lean on me, when you're not strong And I'll be your friend I'll help you carry on For it won't be long 'Til I'm gonna need Somebody to lean on Please swallow your pride If I have things you need to borrow For no one can fill those of your needs That you won't let show You just call on me brother, when you need a hand We all need somebody to lean on I just might have a problem that you'll understand We all need somebody to lean on Lean on me, when you're not strong And I'll be your friend I'll help you carry on For it won't be long 'Til I'm gonna need Somebody to lean on You just call on me brother, when you need a hand We all need somebody to lean on I just might have a problem that you'll understand We all need somebody to lean on If there is a load you have to bear That you can't carry I'm right up the road I'll share your load If you just call me (call me) If you need a friend (call me) call me uh huh (call me) if you need a friend (call me) If you ever need a friend (call me) Call me (call me) call me (call me) call me (Call me) call me (call me) if you need a friend

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(Call me) call me (call me) call me (call me) call me (call me) call me (call me)

Daily Something Extra you could try…

Learn paper weaving! All you need is some strips of coloured paper.

https://youtu.be/eX_E4qiecVE