Hi again Year 3,
Check out Mason’s homeschool work, he has done some really nice work based on the Stone Age and Space.
Make sure to comment and let Mason know what you think!
Mr Mathieson x
Homemade water feature
Check out KB’s awesome homemade water feature… watch out B&Q!
KB made this water feature by using:
- A big empty plantpot
- Smaller pottery plantpot
- Plastic bucket
- Water
- 2 layers of chicken wire (to prevent the stone falling through, not to catch chickens!)
- Solar powered fountain
- Stones
- Shiny silver balls
IP’s Marvellous Moon Work
Hi Year 3,
Check out the wonderful work from IP! She has created a leaflet full of interesting facts all about the Moon. Make sure you read it, it’s fantastic!
Maybe you could comment and let IP know your interesting facts too.
Mr Mathieson x
Day & Night
Ever wondered how it or why it changes from day to night? Why not find out!
Here is a video & powerpoint to help
- Can you explain how the Earth moves in our solar system? Use diagrams to help.
- How long does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun? How long does it take the Earth to rotate once?
- How do we get day and night? Why is it day time in some countries but night time in others?
- There are different time zones in the world. Can you mark the different time zones on a map?
The earth from the ground and from space!
The astronauts in the ISS get to see the Earth from a completely different viewpoint to the rest of us. Here are some pictures of locations around the Earth, taken from the ground and then from space. can you match the location to the 2 photographs?
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Demi’s Space Work
Hi Year 3,
Demi has been really busy this week!
Check out the space work she has done… If you click the download link you will be able to download Demi’s Moon Leaflet to read and maybe it will help you decide if the moon is made of cheese!?
[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear3.edublogs.org/files/2020/06/Moon-Leaflet.odt” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]
Oreo Moon Phases
Why not try this tasty science experiment using Oreo biscuits to create the moon phases.
Marvellous Moons
I hope you have managed to catch a glimpse of the moon! Let’s find out more about moons!
Can you create a poster/leaflet all about the moon?
You could include some of the following information:
• What is a moon? What shape is it?
• Do all planets in our solar system have moons? Can you name any famous moons and the planets they orbit?
• How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?
• How does the moon affect the tides?
• Does the moon produce its own light? Why does it shine? Can the moon only be seen at night?
• Tricky – Why does our moon appear to change shape at different times of the month? Can you explain this and draw and label the different phases of the moon?
Use diagrams and illustrations to help you explain your findings.
Here is a link to help you explain the phases of the moon. Why not try this out yourselves!
Space suit materials
A couple of days ago, you looked at why astronauts need space suits and the different jobs they need to do. Space suits:
- hold in air and keep out the vacuum of space, so astronauts are able to breathe!!!
- pressure, the suits compress the astronaut as space is a vacuum and without the suits pressing down on the astronaut, they would expand and explode!
- Keep in warmth (space is VERY cold) as well as reflect harmful direct sunlight!!!
- protect astronauts from damage (they are made of very tough materials as a ripped spacesuit means certain death!)
- communication, the suits contain cameras, microphones and instruments that measure data about the astronaut
- tethers, there are lots of loops and straps for ensuring the astronauts are fastened to the spacecraft and not drifting off into space!
- drinking and going to the loo! that’s right, astronauts wear nappies…spacewalks can take over 12 hours and the astronauts are only human after all!
Challenge:
What would you construct an emergency spacesuit from at home? You are only allowed to use materials and items you can find in your house! Now, BEFORE YOU GO AND TIP THE GOLDFISH DOWN THE SINK FOR THE BOWL, you do not HAVE to make this spacesuit! Lots of your parents are busy enough managing homeschool and work without you cutting up the duvet and pinching bits from the dish washer! There are lots of ways you could do this task:
- design the spacesuit on paper and label the different materials (and explain why you selected them)
- make a mini space suit for a teddy bear or pet
- take photos of items around home and explain why they would be perfect for a space suit
- lay items out into the shape of a person to show what your suit could look like
- make a table, with a colum, that explain what a space suit must do, a column for the item you would use and a column for why it is a good choice
- go nuts…yes your teachers have noticed that some of your parents are absolutely bonkers and seem even keener to dismantle the house for crazy school projects than you do… so go on, let them go for it and make you a space suit!!!
I can’t wait to see the results of this one! Mrs Rees and I are trying to make a display in school so all of your writing, art, diagrams and photos will get used!
Star constellation
I have seen this ace idea for an activity that is easy to do at home. You could do this activity two ways, as a sewing task or by making a viewing telescope.
Sewing:
This would be a great way of adding extra information to the back, such as; the number of stars in the constellation, where in the sky you find it, which galaxy it belongs to, the name of the stars, is the constellation used for anything such as navigation. Maybe you think it looks like something else and could ‘join the dots in a different way and give it your own name!
here are some printable cards:
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Telescope:
This is a nice, fun activity. make sure you use thick card or black paper for the constellation card to completely block the light. Can you use your telescope to help you locate the constellation in the sky?
Here are some printable templates:
IP’s space work
Hi Year 3,
IP has been really busy again with her home schooling – she has created an alien (Sabber) and done some research on her chosen planet. IP has also created a Space Hot Air Balloon that she would use to travel to space in, visit the planets and pickup Sabber to bring him back down to Earth.
Well done IP, keep it up!
Spacesuits
Today’s lesson is to research information about spacesuits and find an interesting way to present your information.
- What is the job of a spacesuit?
- What are the different parts of a spacesuit?
- How have spacesuits changed over time?
- How do astronauts put on their spacesuits?
Below are different websites to help you.
Tim Peake (the first British astronaut to visit the ISS in 2015) explains how spacesuits keep astronauts alive outside the space station.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zdrrd2p/articles/zyq4wxs
Information about the different types of spacesuits used:
https://www.spacekids.co.uk/spacesuits/
Watch the following video about how astronauts put on space suits:
https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/astronauts/spacesuits.html
Moonwatch
This week, you will be learning about the phases of the moon. Your first task is to observe the moon each night. Record the shape of the moon on the grid below. Do this for a full month (or more). What do you notice? (If you can’t see the moon due to it being cloudy, just draw a cloud picture in the appropriate place.
I wonder who will manage to keep up their record for the full month?
Moonwatch – download recording sheet
What would you take?
When a rocket or shuttle is launched into space, it burns an incredible amount of fuel! Take a look at this infographic:
Look at how small the part that actually holds the astronauts is! Before the year 2000, to launch anything into space, NASA spent $18,500 PER KILOGRAM!!!
So as you can imagine, they only send things that are vital and reduce weight as much as possible. Therefore, the astronauts are only allowed a few special possessions. My challenge for you is, tell me what special items you would take for a year in space and explain why.
IP’s baking bonanza!
Check out the amazing baking from IP!
Is anybody else’s mouth drooling over the screen!?
Demi’s Stone Age work
THE STONE AGE
By Demi Crookes
Around 2.6 million years ago the stone age began, During the stone age our ancestors wore animal skin and wool during cold months and linen during warmer months. Cave men wore an item of clothing called loincloth which was made from linen/cloth.
Our ancestors would eat seasonal foods like fruit, berry’s, nuts, eggs, and fish. They would hunt for animals using tools that they would make from stone. Special treats would be honey collected from the beehive’s this would have tasted so sweet to them.
The stone age was thousands of years ago when people lived in caves and jungles. Life was simple and there wasn’t much to do, they didn’t have computer or tv’s and the main thing to do through the day was make tools and gather food, however, protecting themselves from wild animals was there main priority.
People from the stone age had big beards they wore fur from the animal’s they had hunted, and they had clubs which they made from stone.
The stone age started around 30,000BCE and lasted 3.4 million years approximately, the stone age was divided into 3 periods and ended around 3,000BCE. It was called the stone age because the main material used was stone to make tools to help our ancestor’s SURVIVE!!!
Imogen’s space work
Hi Year 3,
Checkout Imogen’s space work that she has completed at home.
Well done on answering all 7 questions Imogen and I really like the labelled diagrams that you added in.
Keep me updated with any other work you complete.
Mr Mathieson x
Do you believe in aliens?
Do you believe in aliens?
Think about the planet that you researched. What would an alien be like if it could survive on that planet? What would it be called? Below are some ideas for creatures that could live on Mars or Jupiter, but these are just ideas. You might design something completely different. This website is really useful for finding out more information about your planet: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/menu/solar-system/
Draw, paint or make a model of your alien and describe it, explaining why it has those particular features.
I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Friday Afternoon Quiz
We are going to TRY to host a quiz for you all on Zoom, this Friday at 1:30pm. To play, you will need:
- A device to use Zoom on.
This can be a laptop, a smart TV, a tablet or a phone but the bigger screens work best. You mustfirst download Zoom onto the device and register yourself for a free account. I will be admitting people to the group on Friday and will obviously not admit anyone who we don’t recognise so please use your child’s name as their username so we can admit them easily.
- Our Zoom meeting ID
Type this number into Zoom to access the meeting on Friday afternoon:
471 482 8743
Use the password
quiz
- A device to use Kahoot on.
You will need a different device to answer the questions on. You need to download the free Kahoot app. When the quiz starts, there will be a pin number on the screen that you type into your app to join the game.
If this goes anything like the quizzes we have done for Years 3 & 4 and the one I tried on the staff, all sorts will go wrong! However it works out, it will be lovely to see you guys and for you all to see each other. I will start the Zoom broadcast a little early to help people logging on and try and solve any issues.
Bear with me, it will only be the second time I’ve used Zoom so I won’t be very slick! Good luck and have fun!
Space Challenge Complete
Today I have been finding out about the Falcon 9 rocket that took off at the weekend. I have made a Fact Rocket to tell you all about this historic event.
The solar system
Check out the work we have been doing on the solar system.
We have been really busy researching a planet of our choice, keep checking out the page to see how we will extend our learning through writing.
Descriptive writing
Descriptive Writing – Pandora
https://www.literacyshed.com/the-sci—fi-shed.html
Click on the above link and scroll down until you get to the video called ‘Pandora‘.
This is a short ‘documentary’ about Pandora, the planet from the film Avatar.
Imagine that you are an astronaut who has landed on this planet. Write a detailed description of the planet and its inhabitants.
Be as creative and descriptive as possible, using ambitious vocabulary and using varied sentence structures and punctuation.
Making Quiche 😋
Today I made a yummy quiche for lunch I had to make the pastry, grate the cheese 🧀, whisk the eggs, fry the bacon 🥓 and bake it in the oven for 40 minutes.
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Planets of the Solar System
Imagine being able to travel into space.
- Can you name all of the planets and their order? Do you have a way of remembering this?
- Which planet would you like to visit? Why?
- Find information about your chosen planet. Think about the size of it, the colour of it, how far it is away from the sun or earth, what the atmosphere is like, whether it has any moons etc.
- Think about how to present your information. You could paint, draw, make a model, write a fact file, produce a PowerPoint, make a video – it’s up to you.
- Remember to share your work on the blog or email me: t.rees@birdwellprimary.org.uk I would love to see which planet you selected and how you chose to present your information.
Young Voices at Home – LIVE Tuesday 2:30 pm
Who is going to be singing ‘The Power in Me’ along with me and thousands of other children and adults across the world? Live at 2:30 pm on YouTube or Facebook.
Practise the dance moves by using the breakdown videos below, then use the full run through when you’re confident.
(Please note: the dance moves are different to the ones we learnt at school.)
The moon landing FUN FACTS (Pay attention, this may help with upcoming activities!!!)
Over 50 years ago, three men on the Apollo 11 mission landed on the moon – for the first time in history! It was a momentous event that caught the attention of the world. Here are some amazing facts about the space race and the moon landing.
1. The moon is 238,855 miles away from Earth. Even whizzing through space at super-high speed, it takes more than three days to get there.
2. Out in space, away from Earth, there is no gravity holding astronauts down, so they float around in their spaceships. Sometimes called zero-g.
3. The lunar module, Eagle, was so small that there was no room for seats. While Eagle dropped 60 miles to the moon’s surface, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had to stand up.
4. The landing site that Apollo 11 crew had chosen was an area called the Sea of Tranquillity, which looked smooth and safe for landing. This isn’t a sea as we know it. It’s a lunar mare – a large plain formed long ago by a volcanic eruption.
5. When Neil Armstrong landed the lunar module, there were only 30 seconds of fuel left. Yikes!
6. Neil Armstrong was supposed to say ‘That’s one small step for a man’, but he forgot to say ‘a’. Instead, he said the now-famous words, ‘One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind’.
7. Gravity on the moon is only one-sixth as strong as gravity on Earth. If you jumped on the moon, you’d go six times higher. Wow!
8. While Neil Armstrong may have been the first man to set foot on the moon, Buzz Aldrin was the first man to go to the toilet there, using a special tube in his spacesuit!
9. An amazing woman called Katherine Johnson carried out the calculations that made the mission to the moon possible and got the astronauts home again. Katherine’s incredible achievement made it possible for other women and people of colour to follow in her footsteps, breaking down barriers of race and gender.
10. While he was still working for NASA after returning from the moon, Neil Armstrong helped invent computer navigation technology called ‘fly-by-wire’, which is still used in spacecraft and aeroplanes today.
NEW MINI TOPIC: Surviving in space
We’re going to start our last half term with a two-week topic about Surviving in Space. All of KS2 are going to work on this topic together. The children who are gradually returning to school will be joining in the same work with us that you are doing at home. So, it will be fun to share what is happening at school and at home.
Each day, I will post a new activity linked to this. There will be plenty of variety, including research, creative writing, art work, D & T and science. I thought we’d start with something current.
Nasa Astronauts make history with Space X launch.
Many of you may have watched this live on Saturday. Here is a short clip for you to watch again or for those who didn’t see it.
Can you find out the answers to these questions? Find an interesting way to present your information including pictures. I’m really missing seeing your work so please remember to share your work on the blog or email me if you just want me to see it: t.rees@birdwellprimary.org.uk
- Why was this an historic event?
- This was actually the second attempt at lift-off. Why didn’t the first attempt happen on Wednesday?
- Where are they travelling to?
- Name the two astronauts.
- How are their space suits different to other space suits in the past?
- What is the Crew Dragon?
- How will they return back to Earth?
- Any extra information that you can find out.
Quiz 3
Hi kids. Mr. Swallow and I are not able to meet up this week so quiz 3 will take place next Friday, with 2 major changes.
We are going to swap to Zoom for our quiz rather than YouTube (so I need to get practicing using it!) The advantage will be that we will be able to see you guys, as well as you, seeing us!!!
The other change will be that the quiz will move into school-time. Mr. Swallow and I will be hosting the Friday quiz on a Friday afternoon for you guys at home. We are also learning how to host some live lessons for you guys over Zoom as well so watch this space…
We hope you are all enjoying the beautiful weather and staying safe, Mr. Mathieson and Mr. Swallow
Caveman tools
Hi Mr Mathieson, I went to Wharncliffe Crags and found some stick and stones which I used to make my tools.
Also, I found some actual caves at the crags!
For the cave I got a pop-up tent and placed a blanket over it.
Friday Night Quiz 2
The link for tonight’s quiz will appear here at around 5:30.with the quiz starting at 6:00. Click the link to be taken to the page:
click me after 5:30
Hopefully we shall be able to read comments you add to the YouTube But please only add one or two as we don’t want to slow the feed down.
Hopefully, this week the feed will run quicker as we’ve changed the set up quite a bit. We have found that pressing “refresh” once you have joined can bring your browser up to the correct point.
Good luck, let us know how you get on.
No more Mangahigh!
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What is Stonehenge?
Here is a very nice video resource from the BBC, telling you about this famous site. Read the page before you watch the video.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z82hsbk/articles/zg8q2hv
Can you design your own Stone circle? You could make it from craft or building materials.
At Mr Swallow’s house, Syd went for wooden blocks and Lego. He was fascinated with lining his models up to the sun outside!!!
You could even use Minecraft!!!? (Clarke!!!)
White Rose Maths – Summer week 5
Hi Year 3,
This week’s maths is to revise fractions. Please click the following link to get access to all of the premium resources, videos, worksheets and answers.
Mr Mathieson x
OL’s Cave Drawing – Stone Age
Hi Mr Mathieson
I’ve been looking into our new topic and decided to do a cave drawing.
Hope you like it.. Emily helped me with the teabag bit as she can remember when she did it with you in Year 4!!
Take care
OL
The Power in Me
The Power in Me – Rehearsal Track
The Power in Me – Performance Track
The Power in Me – Lyrics and Music
Young Voices at Home – Power In Me
Music and lyrics for warm-up and other songs.
Young Voices at Home – The YV Isolation Warm Up
Young+Voices+at+Home+-+Get+Loud!
Young Voices at Home – Singing Together
Tutorials for these to be found on Young Voices media channels as mentioned above.
Caveman cooking
Any self-respecting caveman should be able to rustle up a mammoth steak when he needs to.
We ate yours for you Mr. Mathieson, don’t worry!
Hollie’s Caveman comic strip
I have been working very hard on my caveman topic.My mum wanted me to do a comic strip about a day in a life of a caveman.I wanted to put it on the blog and here it is.
Topic challenge: Weapon making
This week’s topic challenge is to create your own Stone Age weapon! Below is a brilliant video covering the Stone Age era, can you pick out any important information about the weapons?
During the Stone Age, people used sharpened sticks for hunting and protection purposes, they were vital for survival in the Stone Age. They were also used to hunt certain animals like wolves, foxes, bears, deer, hyena and much more.
Check out the weapons that have already been made… maybe you could do something similar?
You could design your Stone Age weapon on paper first, labelling the key parts of it. Next, you could manufacture the weapon by using cardboard, sticks, string, rocks or any other household items – just get your parents permission first!
I’m looking forward to seeing them!
Mr Mathieson x
Caveman weapon making
We made a Stig of the Dump style spear…just in case we came across any woolly mammoths on our walk.
We split the end of a garden cane in half. Then, dad folded up a piece of beer can into a triangle and we tied it into the split cane with string.
We practised throwing our spear in the garden and managed to get it to stick in the ground. It was fun and we definitely got better at throwing it.
and posing with it apparently!
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Another fantastic week Year 3. Well done.
White Rose – Maths learning
Hi Year 3,
White Rose are continuing to publish the free video tutorials every week but no longer the worksheets and answers to go with them. At school, we have subscribed to White Rose so have access to the premium worksheets. Please find them below for the week.
Weekly video tutorials
https://resources.whiterosemaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Year-3.pdf
Worksheets
Lesson 1 – Unit and non-unit fractions
Answers
Lesson 1 Answers – Unit and non-unit fractions
Lesson 2 Answers – Making the whole
Lesson 4 Answers – Count in tenths
Let me know how you get on Year 3 and feel free to email me: a.mathieson@birdwellprimary.org.uk
Mr Mathieson x
Busy, busy, busy!
We have been busy doing lots of fun things aswell as learning. I’m really enjoying learning about space, we have started the Stone Age topic too, I did a timeline. Mummy says she can’t keep up with my maths skills and that I am really clever. We have done lots of walking and taken pictures of butterflies and a bee that was having a rest.
I’m missing everyone.
CS
Hello :D,
I’m glad you have been enjoying the space work and have been learning lots, I can’t wait to hear all about it. The Stone Age timeline sounds interesting, we would have done something similar to that in class!
Keep me posted with further updates, I love reading them!
Take care,
Mr Mathieson
Somewhere over the Rainbow – Birdwell Style
Here is our version of Somewhere over the Rainbow to say thank you to all the NHS workers. We hope you enjoy it.
Painting the Rainbow
Taking great care with painting the rainbow on Monday, Mr Mathieson and Mr Swallow.
We built this city on cardboard rolls
Hi Year 3,
I hope you are all okay and are having fun with the new topic – Stone Age.
BB has emailed me an update of what he has been up to. He has made a cool city out of cardboard for all of his cars to go on. Not only has BB created a city he also added tunnels and bridges… pretty cool ey!
Remember you can all email me updates at: a.mathieson@birdwellprimary.org.uk
Take care and speak to you soon
Mr Mathieson
We built this city…
Topic challenge: Hunter gatherers
The Stone Age people were known as hunter-gatherers. This means that instead of growing their food, they went out and found it. The hunter-gatherers travelled from place to place in search of the best hunting grounds, living in temporary shelters.
Later in the Stone Age, the humans learnt how to grow their own crops and began to settle in one place. These people were known as the first farmers.
Challenge: The next time you go on your family walk, gather or list EVERYTHING that you would be prepared to eat if you were a hungry hunter-gatherer living in the Stone Age! Berries, nuts, seeds, mice, BIRDS!? Everything you see.
Put together a caveman menu using ONLY what you found on your walk… let’s see if you found enough to keep you going…
Mr Mathieson
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Well done Mason
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Fantastic work Year 3.Well done.
TT Rockstars
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Log onto TT Rockstars and lets see how high we can go!
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Fantastic work.
Who will be on the leaderboard next week?
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Topic Challenge: Fire Building Task 2
Once you have mastered fire, you can stay warm in winter, scare off dangerous animals and cook delicious food. Your second challenge is to be a true caveman and cook a meal over a flame. This could be a jacket potato wrapped in foil on your own, home-made fire or a burger on your BBQ. Again, THIS MUST BE WITH ADULT SUPERVISION AT ALL TIMES! PLEASE TREAT FIRE AND HOT SURFACES WITH CARE AND STAY SAFE!
Let Mr Mathieson and I see your caveman meals…I can tell that we are going to be slobbering onto our keyboards!!!
Topic challenge: Fire building task 1
In Unit 1, we have established that cavemen lived in caves and this helped shelter and protect them. Keeping them safe from animals, warm in winter and allowing them to store food and essentials. It meant that families could live together and look out for one another.
Cavemen also discovered how to make fire and this made a HUGE difference to their survival. Not only does food taste much nicer when it’s cooked but heating the food does 3 really important things:
- it kills bacteria in the food that can make humans sick or even die
- it preserves the food so that it can last longer
- adding water can make a little food feed a lot of people (like soups and stews)
You have already built and decorated your own cave. Now we want to see your fire building skills! We want you to make sure you do 3 steps:
- Build a fire-proof ring to keep the fire contained and safe. You could use stones or bricks or even a ring of earth
- add the wood! this sounds simple but you need to ensure that the bigger, longer-lasting logs are at the bottom as they will be the hardest to light. You also want to build the timber (planed wood) or lumber (rough, natural wood) into a pyramid or teepee shape so that the flames can be fed
- add kindlin. this is thin, easily lit and easy to burn material such as shredded newspaper, moss (or fluff from your tumble-drier). Add the kindlin around and inside the bottom of your teepee
That’s it! You have built your own campfire. Your task is complete. BUT…if you have a grown-up to supervise you and you are feeling adventurous, you could light your campfire to see if you have done a good job.
PLEASE TREAT FIRE WITH RESPECT AND NEVER PLAY WITH FIRE. DO NOT TRY TO LIGHT A FIRE WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION AND NEVER LEAVE YOUR FIRE UNATTENDED.
Here is a guide to help you: https://www.instructables.com/id/Building-a-Campfire/
Art competition
Good morning everyone, the work you have done on the art competition is fabulous. You have obviously spent a great deal of time working on these to create these images. I am so impressed and it has been an utter delight for myself and the rest of the staff to see these. They are so bright, colourful and detailed and using lots of different medium.
There have been so many to look through so it has been very challenging indeed to make a final decision. Well done to everyone who took part, however, there can only be one winner and that is Toby in Y4 for his lovely and accurate drawing of Mrs Buckley.
Thank you once again to everyone who took part and had a go, it has been so lovely to see your art work.
Mr Bailey
Cave Art :)
I did my cave art using sandpaper to draw on so it look s like a cave wall and oil pastels to add colour.
by Syd
The Book of Hopes
This book contains a variety of short stories, poems, essays and pictures. It has contributions from more than 110 children’s writers and illustrators, including Francesca Simon, Michael Morpurgo, Lauren Child, Anthony Horowitz and many more…
The collection is dedicated to the doctors, nurses, carers, cleaners and everyone currently working in hospitals.
https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/9-12/book-hopes/
Also a big well done to our school for raising £336.50 in the sponsored Readathon we did last term.
Mr Mathieson
A viking play
Click on the link below to watch our play. We wrote and performed this as part of our drama lesson.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/6n1GYkZpWPFTVC9f9
Well done you two, I agree with Mrs Millington’s comment regarding the paper mache helmets – they’re fab!
I must say I am very impressed with your acting skills too! Especially the tone of your voice at the end of the play C, well done Mr.
Mr Mathieson
Hollie’s Art Competition
King Crouchy by Chloe Wild
Theo’s teacher drawing
Message from Staff
Please see Year 6 blog for video version.
There’s a new Joe Wicks around town!
E has done PE today. I was tired out after. We painted our viking helmets. We did history which was a timeline of the vikings invasions
I’m missing you all,
From C
My home projects by Syd
I did a picture of Mr Mathieson with his Wednesday T-shirt on
Grace and me did some wooden characters as well, can you tell who they are?
Happy!
Please click on the link below and watch us dance.
http://www.jibjab.com/view/make/happy/cfe33136-7d70-4e82-88e3-a3b301617a73
Cave painting
Cavemen decorated their caves and shelters with pictures of the animals they saw, the friends they lived with and hand-prints that can still be seen by us all of these thousands of years later.
I would like you guys to have a go at your own cave paintings. I have posted some links to sites online that have examples. There are lots of different ways of doing authentic-looking ones, including; working on old cardboard boxes, using hands in mud and painting with brushes. (So we don’t have to destroy your mum’s lovely wall paper!!!) As always, let me see what you get up to, I’ll be having a go at this with Syd today so I’ll do the same!
Household tips
I find cave painting so fascinating, there’s a special reason why the cavemen painted animals on the cave walls, can any of you find out why they did it?
Here’s a quick and easy tip that will make your cave art replicate the real thing…
- Once you have drawn your picture, leave it to dry and spray over it with hairspray (don’t worry, you won’t use the full can so you’ll have plenty left to do your hair!)
- After the hairspray has dried you need to cover it by using a tea bag. Here’s the trick – ASK A PARENT TO OVERSEE (I don’t want any burnt hands or tea stains in the house). Leave the teabag in hot water, let it cool down and then gently ‘pinch’ the teabag out and dab it over the artwork. Dip the teabag back into the water as it will start to dry when applying it to your artwork.
- Leave the artwork to dry and you’ll have your very own cave art.
We can’t wait to see your finished outcomes.
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/176273772894827401/
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/571042427743842940/
https://learningparade.typepad.co.uk/learning_parade/2010/04/off-the-wall-cave-painting-.html
Mr Mathieson and Mr Swallow.
Why do we call them cave men?
All living things need certain things to survive and flourish. They need to eat and drink, they need to rest, they need to stay warm or cool enough and shelter to keep them safe. Cavemen were so successful because they found a way of improving all of these things…by using…(that’s right)…a cave!
Think: How would life in a cave or shelter be better than living outside for:
- Eating & drinking
- Keeping warm or cool
- Resting
- Keeping safe
I want you to pretend to be a caveman (not too difficult for some of you I imagine!) Now the first thing you are going to need is a cave! You could build it out of your duvet cover or a big box…let your imagination run wild (and tell your parents I understand that the first day back I will have lots of cross Mummys to answer to!) Do a good job and maybe you could sleep in it tonight??? If you do an amazing job, it may even protect you from the angry parents when they see what your challenge is!!!
Once you have built your cave, I want you to tell me all about why it is so good at improving your life (as a caveman) and keeping you alive. You could do it as a piece of writing or a letter along with a photo of your cave. Or you could make a video diary, showing off your new shelter and explaining why it is a big improvement on just living outside. Let’s see what you come up with.
I can’t wait for the rest of unit 1…here’s a sneak preview of what will be coming up:
Mr Mathieson – Draw a teacher competition
Poppy’s drawing of Mr Mathieson for the draw a member of staff competition.
C’s Art competition entry
I’ve tried really hard hope you like it, especially you Mr Mathieson.
C
C’s Art competition entry.
Picture competition
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Prodigy Maths Leaderboard
A huge well done please keep up the good work.
I wonder who will be at the top next week?
Thank you NHS from Birdwell
An update from C – A lovely read
Hi Year 3,
I have received a lovely email from C with pictures of his work.
Take a look at what he has been doing, it’s superb isn’t it!
Hi Year 3,
We have had 2 weeks off full of playing in the paddling pool, lots of assualt courses in the garden, scootering, bike riding, baking and eating lots of chocolate. We are back today, our topic is vikings, today we have learnt about viking facts, watched a viking video and did a brainstorm for our story.
We are writing about Birger Ka’re the viking, we learnt that the name means keeper with curly hair. We have had fun thinking about the plot for our story and what the characters are going to look like. We are reading horrible histories vicious viking book.
The rest of the week we will be making viking hats, learning about were they came from and were they invaded in Britain, we are going to end the week with a viking show that we are writing together.
C is doing so well with his home learning but he is missing his friends.
See a Satellite Tonight!
White Rose Maths
Hi Year 3,
I hope you are all really excited about the new topic Could you survive the Stone Age? Mr Swallow and I will be posting updates on the Blog for you, keep an eye out for them. In the meantime, take a look at the following link where you will find activities and research on the Stone Age: https://birdwellyear3.edublogs.org/2020/04/20/new-term-new-topic/
Please keep checking the White Rose Maths resources too, this week’s focus is on equivalent fractions. Remember, there are videos, PowerPoints and worksheets for all of the White Rose Maths resources: https://birdwellyear3.edublogs.org/2020/04/07/white-rose-maths/
Keep me posted with what you do on the Blog or email me: a.mathieson@birdwellprimary.org.uk
New Term, New Topic!
This week, we would normally be starting our new topic:
Could you survive the Stone Age?
So Mr. Swallow and I thought it would be a good idea to find out about, what life was like in the Stone Age. What did our ancient ancestors wear, eat and shelter in? Are they really like they are portrayed in films? Hairy and strong, wearing fur and hitting things with clubs? When was the Stone Age? Why was it called the Stone Age? What was the world like back then?
Hello from Mr Bailey
Good morning Year 3 Class. I hope you and your families are keeping well and safe. I have been looking through the wonderful learning that you have been doing at home over the last few weeks. The Mathletics challenges, crafts, baking – oops about the eggs, getting out into the countryside and using it to create lovely, natural candle holders and planters, lovely colourful crafts, story writing exercising, book reviews, the list is endless and it has been amazing to see. I just want to say how much we are missing you at school, I keep checking in with staff and they are all happy and safe and are just missing having you all around. We will get back to normal eventually so just enjoy all the times you are able to have together with your family, reading and going for walks and just talking about things around you. These are such special times that you may not get the opportunity to do again when things are back to normal. Take care, keep safe, keep smiling and keep putting your wonderful learning experiences up on the school BLOG they are so lovely to see. I am so proud of you all. Take care, see you all soon.
Mr Bailey
A message from Mr Bailey – BBC Bitesize
Dear Parents and carers,
To support you during these difficult and challenging times the following link below is a new BBC Bitesize primary planner. A ten minute daily Podcast commencing on the 20th April covering the National Curriculum and links to other useful resources. This will also cover some elements of how to cope during these challenging times. This is available on BBC sounds via the web or via the BBC sounds App.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p089l43b
Thank you and stay safe.
Mr Bailey
Read, read and read! Oxford Owl
Hi Year 3,
I hope you are all well! I’m sure you have all had lots of chocolate over the weekend, I certainly have!
I’ve also been reading so much, have you?
We have signed up to the Oxford Owl website that gives you access to some fantastic books, just like the ones we have in school.
Go on the Oxford Owl website by clicking this link: https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/
Once you are on the website, click on My class login, it’s right at the top of the page so you won’t miss it.
Next, you will have to enter the login details, they are:
My class name = birdwell3
My class password = Read (make sure you put the capital R)
Enjoy your reading Year 3.
Remember, you can email me anything you have been doing and I will put it on our blog… a.mathieson@birdwellprimary.org.uk
Take care,
Mr Mathieson
Barnsley in Bloom Competition
Barnsley Council’s annual Barnsley in Bloom poster competition will still go ahead, despite schools being closed. This year, instead of children designing their artwork in school, they are encouraged to get creative at home.
The poster competition will run from Wednesday 15 to Thursday 30 April. Children up to the age of 16 are encouraged to draw their best Barnsley in Bloom picture on a sheet of A4 paper, take a picture of it and email it to parkservices@barnsley.gov.uk with the subject: ‘Barnsley in Bloom entry’. Include the child’s age and name in your email. This year there is no specific theme – just get inspired by nature and the flowers blooming around your home this spring. Use colours and paints to brighten up your picture.
There will be three age categories: six and under, seven to 11 and 12-16. Our park services team will judge and shortlist the artwork, and then the Mayor will choose one winner from each age category. Each winner will receive a certificate over email, and their artwork will be shared on Barnsley Council’s social media channels, so everyone in the borough can celebrate them.
Cllr Pauline Markham, Mayor of Barnsley, said; “This year we’re doing the Barnsley in Bloom competition slightly differently, but we still want all of Barnsley’s budding young artists to get involved. This fun activity should hopefully keep children entertained for a while at home, and I encourage families to stick their artwork in their window so that other children can enjoy spotting them on their daily exercise.
“I’m sorry that I won’t be able to welcome the winners to lunch with me at the Town Hall, but hopefully they will enjoy seeing their artwork being celebrated online.”
This news is linked to Town Spirit, our new way of working better together. We believe, that if everyone in Barnsley does just one thing, we can make our borough a more welcoming place to live, work, invest and visit.
Olivia Lait’s blog update
Hi Year 3,
I received a lovely email from Olivia Lait today, here’s what it said…
Hope you have had a nice Easter and you are keeping safe.
I wanted to let you know what I’ve been upto…
I’ve been doing lots of walking and also bike riding around the woods at the top of our road.
I’ve also been doing PE with Joe Wicks – mummy & daddy do it with me (they’re funny!!) but don’t worry I’ve also been doing school work. Mummy has got me a Y3 English & Maths workbooks. I do a few pages each day and I’ve been given spelling tests to do. Mummy is an ok teacher but isn’t as good as you.. haha
I have also had lots of fun in the garden enjoying the sunny weather.
Take Care and stay safe.
Love from Olivia Lait.
MasterChef – Year 3 edition
As I have been wowed by the amount of delicious food uploaded to the blog I thought it was only fair to share some of my cooking/ meals… a huge thanks to Mr Swallow for the idea.
It would be great to see even more food uploads from those who haven’t got involved yet… If any of you are struggling to upload, feel free to email me: a.mathieson@birdwellprimary.org.uk
Try not to laugh at the eggs please 😢
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- A delicious banana loaf with chocolate chips.
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- Cheese and ham salad sandwiches.
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- Chicken, halloumi, rice and salad.
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- Cauliflower cheese (I promise there is some cauliflower underneath the cheese!)
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- Eggcellent handling of the eggs.
Mr Mathieson
Happy Easter
Happy Easter to everyone in Year 3 and their parents.
We designed this message and colourful eggs to hopefully brighten up everyone’s day who walks or drives past school. Maybe you’ll see it on one of your walks.
Stay safe.
White Rose Maths
Hi Year 3,
White Rose Maths (the maths scheme we use at Birdwell) are producing weekly maths lessons for each year group.
The lessons are broken down into small steps, just like we do in class. There is a video PowerPoint with each lesson, explaining how to tackle the questions.
You can find the maths activities here: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/
Do not worry if you have not tried any of the White Rose Maths at home as you can still access the previous weeks’ work.
Let me know how you get on 😎
Mr Mathieson
Mathletics Champions
Well done Year 3 for earning 6600 points on Mathletics this week and congratulations to Hollie and Antonia for their certificates.
Who will get a certificate this week?
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- Hollie
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- Antonia
Food
What I have been doing at home.
So far at home we have painted rainbows for the NHS and key workers. Also I did a treasure hunt with my mummy, little brother and older sister. I had to follow clues to find the letters that spelt the word at the end. The word was alphabet.
I have cooked lots of food with my mummy and daddy we have made leek and potato soup, tapas and Yorkshire puddings. We have also made things out of egg boxes I made a chick and a octopus.
Lastly I have made my own school logo, my own school uniform and how my school would look like.
When I have finished school work I have been going on Roblox with my friends.
My DIY ornaments
Spellings
Hi Year 3,
I have attached 2 weeks’ worth of spellings.
It is important that you know what the words mean too. Maybe you could practise them in your working-from-home book by using similar activities to the ones we do in our orange spelling books in class. You could even even get someone to test you on them next week or play some spelling hangman.
Mr Mathieson
What I have been doing
I have been very busy we have been on lots of walks bike riding skateboarding and doing PE with Joe Wicks. I’m not bored yet. My mum has been doing lots of lessons we have done science english reading topic and my favorite maths. I liked learning about volcanos best. I have been cooking im like jamie Oliver now. I made bolagnaose sausage casserole and frittata.
Clarke
Rolling down a muddy hill.
Mangahigh Leaderboard
Get your name on the board……
Mathletics Superstars!
Well done to everyone who has been using Mathletics, especially those of you who received certificates.
Keep up the good work!
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- Lucas
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- Jorgie
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- Francis
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- Clarke
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- Hollie
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- Jorgie
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- Antonia
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Hi everyone,
Hope you are ok I’ve been reading a Roald Dahl book that my Auntie gave me. I am up to page 38 I have been reading it out loud and to myself too. I am enjoying it.
Francis