St Mary's CofE Primary

Year 3

3BB History - asking questions about artefacts

Children looked at seals from the Indus Valley Civilisation and generated questions, in small groups.

3BB Indus Valley 2

Children presented one point that they had learnt after looking at pictures of life in the Indus Valley.

3BB History-The Indus Valley

Children looked at pictures of what life would have been like in the Indus Valley . They looked for clues and , after discussion in small groups, they wrote down what the pictures revealed.

3AH- Collecting information from pictures of the Indus valley civilisation

Children worked in groups to infer from pictures of the Indus Valley Civilisation.

3BB Design and Technology-making a pouch to hold seeds

Children cut out and stitched a pouch together. This project was as part of their Stone Age to Iron Age topic. The pouch was made to hold seeds by the hunter gatherers.

3BB Science - exploring the roots of a plant

Children used magnifying glasses to look closely at the roots of a plant.

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Reading with your child at home- Foundation Stage

Reading with your child at home-child segmenting and blending in their head

Following on from yesterdays video, once a child is secure with segmenting and blending simple CVC words they will then move on to independently segmenting and blending in their heads. The adult's role is to promote questioning, encourage the child to predict and discuss the setting.

Reading with the your child at home- CVC words

The children will then move from picture books to reading simple CVC words. They will be learning to segment and blend, this involves the children saying each individual phoneme in words and then blend the phonemes together to say the word. The books will also include tricky words, these are words that cannot be phonetically sounded out. The adult sharing the story will use questioning to ensure the child understands what is happening in the pictures and what might happen next.

Reading with your child at home- nursery

This week we will be posting videos to support reading at home with your child in Foundation Stage. We will begin with reading with a child in nursery. The children begin interpreting picture books. Picture books are important in developing language, naming objects, developing an understanding of what is happening in the pictures and predicting what happens next. The adult plays a important role in developing these skills as they 'read' and question throughout the story.

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Bedtime Stories

Miss Breed- 'Owl Babies'

Miss Breed our lovely year one teacher shares her favourite story 'Owl Babies' to continue National Storytelling Week. We hope you all enjoy.

Miss Reid- 'Monkey Puzzle'

To continue National Storytelling week, Our Reception teacher Miss Reid shares her favourite bedtime story, 'Monkey Puzzle'. We hope you all enjoy!

Miss Carroll- 'The Snail and the Whale'

Miss Carroll our nursery teacher shares her favourite bedtime story 'The Snail and the Whale'. We hope you all enjoy!

Mrs Morton- 'The Tiger Who Came To Tea'

To celebrate National Storytelling week we are sharing a bedtime story each day. The staff want to share their favourite story with the children and what better way to start than with our amazing Head Teacher Mrs Morton. Mrs Morton shares her favourite story 'The Tiger Who Came To Tea'. Get nice and cosy, we hope you all enjoy!

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