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Tuesday 23rd February 2021 Year 3 Daily Update Good Morning Year 3. It was lovely to see so many of you yesterday on our Monday morning Zoom calls. We know how hard you are working at home and we are very proud of you. Remember to keep reading every day and to record your reading on Go Read. Have a wonderful day! Maths Writing Today, we are learning how to find ½ of numbers, including odd numbers. Please read carefully through the Maths slides and follow the instructions. Then complete the two Maths worksheets and mark your answers with the Maths answer sheet. Today, we are going to examine the key features of instruction texts. Please copy and paste the two links below into your browser and watch the video clips: www.bbc.com/bitesize/articles/zws9tv4 www.bbc.com/teach/class-clips-video/how- to-write-clear-instructions/zrvtscw Challenge: Then read through the English slides on the Please click on the link below for a Maths Year 3 page. These will tell you all about the challenge using fractional triangles key features of instruction texts. You will https://nrich.maths.org/2124 need a pencil and paper to write on as you read through the slides. Print the English worksheet and complete the ’Brushing your teeth’ activity and see if you can sort out the muddle of instructions. TTRockstars: Keep up your great work with Remember, for instructions to be successful, your times tables. Play your 10 games in the they need to be in chronological order. They Garage today! need to start at the beginning and end at the end. Guided Reading We are reading the Roald Dahl book Fantastic Mr Fox. Please read Chapter 7 called ‘We’ll Never Let Him Go’ from page 29 to page 30. Then we would like you to complete the Character Portrait Farmer Bean worksheet. Draw a picture of Farmer Bean and choose five words to describe Bean’s appearance. Next circle three words that match his personality best. Challenge: Write two paragraphs. The first paragraph will describe Farmer Bean’s personality and the second paragraph will describe his appearance. Spelling This week we will learn the rules of how to add the suffixes ‘ful’ and ‘less’ to root words, which makes the words into adjectives. Remember how we have already learnt that a suffix is a group of letters at the end of a word that changes its meaning. If you didn’t watch the spelling lesson from The Oak Academy yesterday, please watch it today. It lasts 25 minutes, so make sure you are sitting comfortably and that you have a pencil and paper ready to answer the teacher’s questions. Please copy and paste this link into your web browser. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-investigate-suffixes-ful-and-less- suffixes-6gwp8d?activity=video&step=1 Here are your spellings to learn this week: beautiful forgetful thoughtful disgraceful successful useless fearless defenceless powerless careless The dragon knew he was defenceless when confronted by the beautiful princess. The forgetful man decided his lost diary was useless. It was disgraceful that the superhero was powerless stop the battle. The successful pupil wrote a paragraph filled with thoughtful sentences. The fearless pilot was careless as he landed the plane on the icy road. Topic - Geography Today we are learning about the landscapes of the UK. In the UK, we are very lucky to have many beautiful landscapes. All around the land is miles and miles of stunning coastlines with beaches, rocky cliffs and coves. Inland, we have many important rivers, stunning countryside, endless moorland and majestic mountains. Please read the Geography information pages about landscapes in today’s home learning and answer the following questions. You should write your answers on paper or in your home learning book. Q1. Where in the UK are most mountains found? Q2. In which country will you find the Cambrian Mountains? Q3. What islands can you find across the water from Land’s End? Q4. Write down the name of four rivers in England. Q5. In which country will you be able to visit the Norfolk Broads? Q6. What are most of the mountains in the UK made of? Q7. If you are climbing the Grampian Mountains, which country are you in? Q8. 3Can you name the seas, oceans and channels around the UK? Extension: Can you see on the map anywhere that you might have been with your family? For example, you might have walked by the River Thames, sat on a beach in Devon or visited the Lake District or Scotland. Write sentences about what you enjoyed doing there. This is Snowdonia National Park. Daily Challenge Bookmark Making Would you like to try and make a creative bookmark for yourself or somebody in your family? You can use plain paper or card, cut out into a rectangle shape and then decorate however you like. Maybe find some crafty leftovers at home or simply choose your best colouring pencils and draw a picture or a pattern. Have a look at the pictures for ideas. Or you might like to click on the link below and follow the instructions to make a corner bookmark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVkJPCp_1UQ Once you are done, find the book you are reading and tuck it inside. Better still, get comfy and enjoy reading your book too! Be Active: Dance the Cha Cha Cha with Kelly Brook and Flavia Cacace from Strictly Come Dancing https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7ssl7i Remember to make time for mindfulness. www.jmbeducation.com/my-resources/ Username: Mindfulness Password: breathe Have a lovely day Year 3. .