Year 3 Weekly NewsletterHello Year 3,

Please read!For your PSHE task this week, I would like you to send me an email with a comment for your end of year report about your learning in school. Tell me what your favourite subject is, something new you have learnt this year, something you have achieved, something that you found challenging, what you are looking forward to in your new class next year.Please send answers to these questions to my email! staidansyear3@gatedu.org

Mr. Barrett English –

Practice these high frequency words:Believe, Bicycle, Difficult, Disappear, Guard, Guide, Natural, Naughty, Probably,

Promise, Though, Although

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

Or

Choose an ebook from

www.oxfordowl.co.uk

Send me your thoughts on staidansyear3@gatedu.org

Maths –

Practice your 6 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 –

Miss Lishman’s Fitness Friday. Can you do it every day? https://vimeo.com/418810394

Circuits – Complete the circuit twice, with 30 seconds exercising and 30 seconds rest. 1. Sit ups2. Ankle grabbers3. Tummy superman4. Plank5. Burpees6. Leg raises

Science –

This half term in science we are going to keep looking at Plants.

Visit this site that tells you about the parts of the flower. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zy66fg8/articles/zcjnp39

Have a go at the activities and questions afterwards.

The 4 most important parts of the flower are in the diagram above.

Research what each part does and write a paragraph about it.

MFL –

This week could you please access the new Language Angels Home Schooling website at: https://languageangels.com/homeschool/

Username: St.Aid1857    /      Password: lahome

I would like you to select Intermediate level challenge – Unit 1: In Classe

Go to lesson 1 and press start lesson.

Please flick through the PowerPoint and recite the Italian vocabulary by clicking the sound symbol.

Then, complete the activities found on the right-hand side of the page. 

Decide if you would like to complete less, standard or more challenge.

Following this, you can access the games arcade.History-

This week we are going to look at how the Romans changed Celtic Britain. This unit is based on the Roman Empire and its’ impact on Britain. We will investigate how the Celtic way of life before the Roman invasion changed with the arrival of the Romans in 43AD. We’ll learn about the key events of Roman Britain, including the invasions, the Celtic rebellion of 60/61AD led by Boudicca and the building of Hadrian’s Wall.

Who were the Celts?

From around 750 BC to 12 BC, the Celts were the most powerful people in central and northern Europe. There were many groups (tribes) of Celts, speaking a vaguely common language.

The word Celt comes from the Greek word, Keltoi, which means barbarians and is properly pronounced as "Kelt".

Interesting fact

No-one called the people living in Britain during the Iron Age, Celts until the eighteenth century. In fact the Romans called these people Britons, not Celts. The name Celts is a 'modern' name and is used to collectively describe all the many tribes of people living during the Iron Age.

When did the Celts live in Europe?

The Iron Age Celts lived here 750 years before Jesus was born. The Iron Age ended in AD43 (43 years after Jesus was born) when the Romans invaded Britain.

Why are the Celts called Iron Age Celts?

The period of time in Britain immediately before the Roman period is known as the Iron Age. The name 'Iron Age' comes from the discovery of a new metal called iron. The Celts found out how to make iron tools and weapons.

Before the Iron Age the only metal used in Britain to make tools was bronze,

which is an alloy of copper and tin (hence the Bronze Age).

Where did the Celts come from?

The Celts lived across most of Europe during the Iron Age.

Several hundred years before Julius Caesar, they occupied many parts of central and western Europe, especially what are now Austria, Switzerland, southern France and Spain. Over several years, in wave after wave, they spread outwards, taking over France and Belgium, and crossing to Britain.

Watch the clip at https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zcfygk7It describes the Celtic way of life.

Using the information you’ve gained from reading and watching the video, write a diary entry from the perspective of a Celtic person in that time. Include details about what sort of home they would live in, what sort of work they would do and what their life would be like. DT-

Our topic this term is Healthy Eating. You may remember from a prior newsletter that we researched the journey of bananas. Many bananas that we buy may have a sticker on them like this one.

What does this symbol actually mean? Watch the video below to find out.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLKTGWH398QAnswer the following questions

1. Why is it good to buy Fairtrade products?2. Who benefits from us buying Fairtrade products?3. What is the most well-known Fairtrade product?

PSHE –

For your PSHE task this week, I would like you to send me an email with a comment for your end of year report about your learning in school. Tell me what your favourite subject is, something new you have learnt this year, something you have achieved, something that you found challenging, what you are looking

forward to in your new class next year.Please send answers to these questions to my email! staidansyear3@gatedu.org

Music –

Log on to https://www.GatesheadSouthTynesideCharanga.co.uk/yumu using the details that we sent to your parents. Select the encore package.Listen to the 5tracks that are available and then answer these questions.

1. Which is your favourite? Why?2. Which is your least favourite? Why?3. Which has the best lyrics? Explain your answer. 4. What is your favourite genre of music that we have looked at. Why?