What’s in a name?

In the New Year we are introducing a new BEST award – Chosen by You… Pupils will get to nominate and vote for a pupil they think deserves a special class award. In the Friday award assembly they will be presented by the class their award with a reason why they were the BEST.

But we have a problem… We can’t think of a name for the award! One teacher thought of BEST Value but it sounds a little like a supermarket own brand label! So over the holiday have a think of a name for the certificate. Post your idea on the Blog below and we will pick the best idea for our Class BEST Award.

Pizza Fun!

Yesterday all of the children in Year 3 made their own pizza.

The children made their dough from scratch following the recipe below.

Measure out your ingredients

250g plain flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon dry yeast

Pinch sugar

3/4 cup warm water

1 tablespoon olive oil

 

Sprinkle yeast over warm water, add a pinch of sugar, stir with a wooden spoon quickly then leave to activate (approx 5 min).

In a mixer with dough hook (or bowl) add flour and salt, mix to combine then when yeast has activated (top starts to foam) pour into the flour and mix on low speed adding 1 tablespoon on oil at a time until it forms into a ball.

Remove from bowl and kneed for 3-5 minutes, until the dough is soft and pliable.

Sprinkle flour in your bowl and place dough back in, cover with glad wrap and leave in a warm place for 30 minutes.

When doubled in size cut dough in half then half again and roll out to make your pizza base. Place dough onto your oven tray before applying sauce and topping.

Take a look at the pictures below to see how the children got on.

 

Putting yourself in the frame

http://www.elfyourself.com/

Can you make you and your partner into a Elf Dance?

Homework Week Ending 18.12.14

Homework Week Ending 18.12.14
English
Keep a diary over the Christmas Holidays thinking about:
– What you have done
– Where you have been
– What you have enjoyed
– Tell us about any gifts you have received.
Make sure you use dates, time words, adventurous adjectives, conjunctions and punctuation.

Maths
Sophie gets five different presents for Christmas. She gets a doll, a tea set, a book, a teddy and a dvd. In how many different ways could she have opened them?
Think about:
– Using codes for example D for doll,
– Working systematically (you might want to put it into a table)
Extension: Write your own word problem and give it to a family member to solve.

Topic
We have reached the end of our topic Stone Age. Either do an activity from the topic sheet or show us everything you have learnt. You could make a poster or an information booklet.

Christmas calendars

Today we have been making calendars and cards. Check out our photos!

Homework Week Ending 12.12.14

Maths

Solve the following problem and work in a systemically way. How many different ways can you show one half?

English

Write a winter adventure story thinking about:

– Characters – What they look like? (Appearance) What they are like as a person? (Personality)

– Settings – What is it like?

– Make sure you have an opening, introduction, build-up, problem, resolution and ending.

Topic

Please choose a topic activity from the Stone Age topic sheet at the front of your homework books.

Miss Gore takes us on a cool trip.

This morning 3G went to the Tamworth Snowdome to get an experience of what it is like in cold climates. We did some sledging and had a snowball fight – Mr Pahal cheats…

We even met someone from Frozen!

Then we watched Santa’s Apprentice.

Before going and seeing some animals that have adapted for cold conditions like Reindeer and long haired rabbits..

What was your favourite part of the trip?

P.E Kits

Just a reminder it is the expectation at Holbrook that children have their P.E kits in school every day. Please ensure your child has their full P.E kit, including jogging bottoms, t-shirt, jumper and suitable trainers.

We will be cracking down on this in Year 3 as there are far too many children who do not have their P.E kits or whose shoes are not suitable for P.E. We will be keeping a list of children who do not bring in their P.E kits frequently and will be contacting parents.

Many thanks for all those parents who do ensure their children have appropriate P.E kits week on week.

Thank you

The Year 3 Teachers

Homework Week Ending 5.12.14

Homework Week Ending 5.12.14

English and RWInc

Create your own story based in the Ice Age and focus on the build-up and problem. Make sure it is incredibly exciting and engaging. Use some suspense words and phrases like these:

– From the shadows…

– All of a sudden…

– In a heart stopping moment…

– Without warning…

Maths

Practice your times tables in a range of different ways. Make sure you show us your learning.

Are you on your 2’s, 5’s, 10’s, 3’s, 4’s, 6’s or 8’s?

Topic                                                             

Make sure you choose one activity from the topic front sheet for our Stone Age topic.