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StHelen’sCatholicPrimarySchool
KnowleClose,Brixton,SW90TQTel:-02072744343
HeadteacherMrA.LeCuirot
Monday 1st June 2020
Letter to Year 3 Pupils
Dear Year 3 learners and parents, This is Miss Flack and I just wanted to write you another letter as it is a new term and introduce you to our new topic. I really hope you and your families are all well and I hope you’re enjoying your home learning! I know we are still living in uncertain times, so it is difficult to concentrate on your home learning, but I know you are giving it your best. No one knows exactly when we will all be reunited, but I am praying that it is soon so I can see all your smiling faces! I have been checking in on you with our weekly calls, and everyone is trying their very best. I am so proud! I hope you are still on your best behaviour for those who are looking after you. Remember, you can always email me for any questions, queries or support you have. No matter what the time is! In terms of home learning, we are starting a new topic called Flow! I know how much you all love science and geography, so you are really going to enjoy this topic! I have included home learning ideas, online links, R.E learning and other useful home links for you further down on this letter. I miss you all very much and I cannot wait to see your faces when we are back in school. Don’t forget to email your home learning to us and we will share it on the school’s website: [email protected]
Kind regards,
Ms. Flack
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Suggested Home Learning Timetable
This Half Terms Topic is: Flow
Get your wellies on and let’s wade right in!
This half term, you can visit a local river or find one on the internet to find out what lives there, where the river is going and how fast it’s travelling. If you visit the river, you can collect water and soil samples and catch river creatures. You can examine the samples at home to investigate how clean the water is. Using your creativity, you can write journals as river travellers and journey on an imaginary boat to rivers around the world. You can make working models of water wheels, investigate the water cycle and use natural materials to make models that demonstrate river formation. Your descriptive river poetry will capture the movement of water, and you can mix watercolours to create beautiful paintings in art. Your map reading and research skills will help you to find out about world famous rivers.
At the end of the project, you can create a newsflash to explain what you have learnt. When we are back in school Miss Flack will organise time for all of us to show our newsflashes to the rest of the class!
9:30 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:45 10:45 – 11:00 11:00 – 12:00 12:00 – 13:00 13:00 – 13:30
PE with Joe Wicks
(YouTube Channel)
Maths Break English LunchReading & Practice Spellings
PE with Joe Wicks
(YouTube Channel)
Maths Break English LunchReading & Practice Spellings
PE with Joe Wicks
(YouTube Channel)
Maths Break English LunchReading & Practice Spellings
PE with Joe Wicks
(YouTube Channel)
Maths Break English LunchReading & Practice Spellings
PE with Joe Wicks
(YouTube Channel)
Maths Break English Lunch Reading & Spelling test!
13:30– 15:00
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Online links relating to Flow:
• https://www.hintsandthings.co.uk/workshop/light-painting.htm (A great blog about the poem The River which contains games and activities)
• http://www.3dgeography.co.uk/%23!river-facts/cfvg (A good website containing interesting river facts, images, videos and 3D model ideas to help children learn about rivers)
• http://www.onegeology.org/extra/kids/earthProcesses/rivers.html (A simple, clear webpage explaining features of rives, including key facts, photographs and maps)
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zqdwxnb (A variety of class clips about rives in the UK and around the world)
• https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/earth/rivers/ (An interactive diagram explaining the features of a river)
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zyt9q6f/revision/4 (Useful information and diagrams to help explain features of rivers)
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00y824g/clips (A set of videos highlighting the Orinoco River, the Angara River and the River Nile)
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006vd34/clips (Videos showing different parts of the course of the River Severn)
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01152mn (A video showing the effects of the water cycle in the Peak District)
• https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/earth/water-cycle/ (An interactive diagram containing simple information about the water cycle)
• https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/species/river-dolphin (Detailed information about the river dolphin that could easily be adapted to suit children’s reading abilities)
• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/dolphin-pink-river?source=relatedvideo (A two-minute video of the Amazonian pink river dolphin with key facts for children)
• https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/animals-and-nature/whales-dolphins-and-porpoises/ganges-river-dolphin/ (An interactive diagram containing information about the Ganges river dolphin)
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zxpb9j6 (A short video explaining how hydroelectricity is produced at Tongland)
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/world/floods/newsid_1613000/1613858.stm (A basic guide to flooding- why do the same places flood?)
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/26135875 (A child-friendly article covering the reasons why southern England was so badly hit by flooding in 2014)
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RE Activities: Our RE topic at the moment is Being a Christian. Please email me as I have PowerPoints and worksheets for this topic.
Week 1: Begin to understand what being a Christian involves. Reflect on what it means for us.
Week 2: Know what Jesus teaches about helping others. Reflect on how we help others.
Week 3: Know how St. Paul had to learn to be a Christian. Think about what we can learn from his experience.
Week 4: Know that the Sacraments are a meeting with Jesus. Be aware that in the Sacraments we receive Jesus’ great love.
Week 5: Know about people who use their gifts to help others. Think about what we can learn from them.
Other useful links:
- Karate Kats (English – they love this!!!) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd63xyc/articles/zdp4pg8
- Literacy Shed (English) http://www.literacyshed.com/ - Top Marks (Maths – variety of Maths games) https://www.topmarks.co.uk - N Rich (Maths problems) https://nrich.maths.org
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