Year 3 Weekly NewsletterHello Year 3! This week I have been spending a lot of time trying to train my 5-month-old puppy. She is a German Shepherd called Coco and is very naughty! I’m hoping that by the end of lockdown she will be very well trained. Mr. Barrett English – Practice these high frequency words:

Accident, certain, famous, knowledge, perhaps, separate, accidentally, circle, favourite, learn, popular, special

Can you read and spell these by the end of the week?

Remember the techniques we use in school to help us. You might highlight the tricky parts in the word, say them as they look or look for other words within them.

Reading – Choose an eBook from https://readon.myon.co.uk/library/browse.html

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Maths – Practice your 3 times table on https://www.timestables.co.uk/ How many can you answer in one minute?Don’t forget to access https://ttrockstars.com/ If you can’t remember your login, contact me via my email.

PE – Practice Joe Wicks daily on youtubeCircuits- Have a go at circuit in the house, 30 seconds work, 30 seconds rest... going around the circuit twice, choose 6 exercises each week and alternate them.

Sit ups Ankle grabbers Tummy superman Plank Burpees Leg raises Flutter kicks (fairy kicks) Lunges Squats High knees Running on the spot Shuttle run Footballers Star jumps

Mountain climbers Explosive jacks Stand to plank Push ups Lunge walk

Science –This half term in science we are going to keep looking at Rocks. Research the 3 different types of rocks listed below.

How is each one made?What is the difference between them?Can you find 3 examples of each rock?

MFL – Practice counting in Italian.

Read them in your head, read them aloud and tell them to your parents. Can you say them backwards?

Geography–This half term in Geography we are going to looking at Climate.You will develop an understanding of how lines of latitude affect climate around the world and be able to name and locate the different climate zones on a world map.

Climate is like the weather but is measured over a long period of time.Weather is changes in the atmosphere that occur on a daily basis. The weather we experience today could be completely different than the weather we have tomorrow.Climate is a pattern of weather that occurs over a long time such as years and centuries. For example, the climate in an area could be dry in that it rarely rains there. However, on days when it does rain, the weather is rainy for that day. The climate doesn't change, it's still a dry climate.

Using this information, try to describe the climate of Gateshead for each seasonSpringSummer

AutumnWinter

What are the temperatures like? (hot,cold,mild)How much does it rain?How sunny/cloudy is it?How windy is it?

See if you can describe the climate of each season in a detailed sentence.

Art–This half term in Art we are going to looking at Aboriginal art. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoHAn58-_rgWatch the clip above and answer these questions. Where does aboriginal art come from? How old is it? Where might you find this style of art? What do you think is special about the art? How is it different from other styles of art we’ve looked at?

RE – Our topic this half term is Rules for living.

Watch this video recounting Moses receiving the 10 commandments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTGXl_LmuxI

In your books make a poster showing the 10 commandments. Which do you think is the most important and why?

PSHE – We will be thinking about Relationships.

Our first piece of work will be about family roles and responsibilities. Can you make a poster of who lives in your house and the different responsibilities each person has? What roles do you, your Mum, your Dad and your siblings have in the house?Music – This half term our topic is Bringing us together.

Log on to https://www.GatesheadSouthTynesideCharanga.co.uk/yumu using the details that we sent to your parents. If you have not received them then please email me at staidansyear3@gatedu.org and I will send you your login in details.Click on Launch: Music at Home – Bringing us togetherClick onto the first link on the right hand side of the page ‘Listen and Appraise: Bringing us together

Listen to the song – how does it make you feel? You could draw a picture to represent the song as you listen.

Click on ‘warm up games’ and have a go at ‘Challenge 1’Click on ‘Learn to sing the song’ – have a go at learning Verse 1 and chorus 1 – can you teach it to your family?What do you think of the song?What do you like?What do you dislike?Does the song remind you of other songs you heard?What sort of genre do you think the song is?What images come to your mind when listening to the song?