School's out!

Happy holidays from the Year 3 team!

Castles made of sand

This student was playing in reception last week. In 5 days she made 80 sandcastles. Each day she made 4 fewer castles than the day before.

How many castles did she make each day?

She went on making 4 fewer castles each day.

How many castles did she make altogether?

Who should it be?

Who do you think deserves to be Blogger of the Year?

Sporting prowess

On a steaming hot Friday morning, Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 marched down to Brockwell Park for the KS2 Sports Day.

What events did you take part in and what are your favourite memories from the day?

Number fun - Part 3 (the multiplication game)

Can you multiply each of these numbers by 4? 

Do you notice any patterns?

How did you work out the answers?

Challenge

Multiply all the numbers by 6!

Tuesday review

Now we have finished reading David Weisner's Tuesday, write a review of the book for the rest of the children at school. 

What is the book about? 

What did you like or dislike about the book? 

Would you recommend the book to children in other Year groups?

Bright as a button

My coat has three different buttons. Sometimes I do them up starting with the top button. Sometimes I start somewhere else.

How many ways can you find to do up my coat?

What if my coat had four buttons?

Next Tuesday ...

NEXT TUESDAY, 7:58 P.M.

1. What do you think is happening in this picture?

2. How is this image similar to the rest of the story?

Challenge question
3. Can you predict what will happen next?

The Doodler - Part 1

From Chris Riddell, the Children's Laureate.

Can anyone tell me what the Children's Laureate means and what he does?

New Children's Laureate

Congratulations to Chris Riddell, the author, artist and political cartoonist, who has taken over from Malorie Blackman to become the 9th Children's Laureate.

Chris has said that over the next two years he wants to concentrate on creativity and visual literacy. 

He wants to encourage everyone to draw something everyday. 

So check out his laureate log (his blog) for his daily doodles.

What do you know about Chris Riddell?

The crime scene - Part 2

Write in character what the detective might be thinking in this scene.

The crime scene - Part 1

Write in character what the reporter and eyewitness might be saying in this scene.

Hot off the press - Slimegate!

Ransacked rooms leave students hopping mad ...

The incident in class yesterday was reported in local and national newspapers this morning. 

Here is the special online edition from the Brixton Blog. 

The story has begun to go viral across the internet and is now being referred to as slimegate.

Write a short paragraph about what happened yesterday morning. 

Remember to include:

1. What happened when you arrived at school in the morning.

2. What you saw in the classroom and how you felt.

3. What you did in the classroom.

Challenge question

Who do you think the culprit was based on the evidence?

Terrible Tuesday

The evidence so far ...

Flower power

If you want to be the next Carol Klein or Monty Don, you will need to know your plants inside out.

Even Mr Bloom's vegetables know the answers!

See if you can find out the answers by doing some research on the internet.

Amphibious friends

What do you know about this creature?