WEEK BEGINNING: Monday 8th June 2020

Year 3’s thought of the week. ‘Believe in yourself and you will be unstoppable.’ Anon

Maths An example for how to solve division questions can be found below the activities.

Activity 1 – Dividing without regrouping. The quotient is the number of items each group will contain. E.g. If I had 8 buckets to share between two children my calculation would be 8 ÷ 2 = 4 The quotient would be 4 as each child will get 4 buckets.

Find the quotient for the following calculations.

English Read the next pages of the story.

1. How many of these words do you know? Can you find the meanings of the new words? traditional tale fable servant Pharoah pirate slipper Egypt merchant Nile bravery courage selfishness

Ongoing Activities:

Don’t forget to say your prayers throughout the day.

Keep on reading, can you add a short book review onto our Bookworm blog post?

2. How did Rhodopis feel at each point in the story so far? Use an emotions graph to plot how her emotions have changed.

3. Imagine you are Rhodopis. You’ve

been sold on again and now Horus has stolen your slipper. What traumatic times you have been through! Write a diary entry to express your feelings at all that you have experienced. Remember a diary entry will include emotions, thoughts, feelings and questions and need to be in chronological order (time order).

E.g. Dear Diary, My heart is full of sadness and my mind is full of fear. I have been sold on again. Even worse - my slipper is gone! Let me explain…

Statutory spelling challenge words. Practice these words every day, remember Say, Cover,

Write, Check

believe appear often group breath continue arrive women describe height

Get a member of your family to test you on these new words on Friday. Choose one of these words, write a sentence using it and add it to our Super speller blog post.

Activity 2 – Division with regrouping.

The remainder is the numbers of items that will not fit into the equal groups. 21 ÷ 4 = 5 remainder 1.

Keep practicing your times tables, maybe challenge yourself by looking at the related division facts.

Try to do some exercise each day.

Remember to Shine online! Share what you are doing through our school blog.

Activity 3 – Problem solving. Remember when we divide we are sharing between equal groups. Equal groups each have the same amount in.

RE – The Good Samaritan

Watch this video on the story of The Good Samaritan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSfm2xdKau4

1. Sometimes people say we should be ‘Good Samaritans’. What do you think it means?

2. Can you think of some ways that you can be a ‘Good Samaritan’ at home.

3. Is it always easy to be a ‘Good Samaritan’? Why or why not?

Art and Science – Light and Shadows

Light and Shadows is the 1st Activity (Page 3) in the Creative Learning at Home Document 2 which can be found here – http://stthomasabecketschooly3.primaryblogger.co.uk/files/2020/05/Creative-Learning-

at-Home-2-May-2020.pdf

History – Egyptians

Come up with 5 questions you would like to find out the answers for based upon Egyptians.

Positivity It is important in life to try and be a positive person, to look on the brighter side of life. Although at times this can be difficult we all have our very own positive qualities. Talk to your parents/brothers

and sisters or anyone that you live with about your positive qualities. Now write down your top 3 positive qualities. Describe what they are and how you show these qualities to others. This is your chance to write down how amazing you

Wellbeing