Spider Class
Monday 12th October 2015
This week in class are:
English:
 Inventing our own stories based on the tale
Beowulf. We shall be looking at sentence
openers, conjunctions and adjectives.
Maths:
 Solving problems using addition and
subtraction methods we have been learning
about.
Topic:
 Using historical enquiry skills to find out the life
and times of Anglo-Saxons.
 Log onto Purplemash
http://www.purplemash.co.uk/sch/newton-wf1 and
access hundreds of cross curricular activities.
 The username is Year3 and the password is Year3
(capital Y and there is no space between the word
and number).
 You could even use this resource to help with the
Anglo-Saxon project.
AT HOME:
Please use the blank page to complete and practice
your homework. Homework needs to be returned on
a Friday. Books will then be sent back out on a
Monday. Thank you.
English:
 Make this simple sentence better by using adjectives,
verbs, sentence openers, conjunction. A women went
into a room. E.g. Suddenly, a wicked witch flew into a
dark, gloomy room then let out a terrifying cackle.
Maths:
 Log onto Mathletics http://www.mathletics.co.uk and
access maths homework for this week. This is also as
an app on Ipad and Android. If you don’t have your
username or password please come and ask for it.
Topic:
 Over the term the children can conduct their own
research project about Anglo Saxon times. E.g. lives
and times, settlements, invasions. BBC Children’s
History is a good resource to use. This can be
presented in whichever way they would like. Your
child will then get the opportunity to present their
project to the class once it’s completed.
Other Information:
 All parent consultation slips need to be return so that times can be allocated ASAP.
 Names in clothes.
 Please can you send your child in with a clean water bottle every day. Children keep their water bottles in the
cloakroom for the following reasons: Our cloakroom is next to the water fountain, so they remember to take it
home to get it washed, so we reduce the number of bottles getting lost, to reduce the risk of spilling water (either in
books, or the floor or corridor – causing a disruptive hazard). Children are allowed to have regular water break
throughout out the day e.g. entry into school, before/ after play and during morning play, before / after and during
dinner time, before / after or during afternoon play. The longest the children go without having a drink it just over
an hour.
 If you like a quick word just grab me at the end of the school day or for a lengthier conversation please make an
appointment with the office to book an available time and date, thank you.
 Or use the box below to pass on simple messages.
 If you have any shoeboxes please can you send them in for art, thank you.
Family comment/ Questions/ Messages

Mr Paine
KS2 Coordinator