Year 3 & 4
A message from Year 3 and 4 staff
Can you use the clues in each photograph to work out which member of staff took them?
If your child uses Active Learn Primary at home (for online maths games or Bug Club book quizzes), you will have to retype their usernames and passwords into devices after Saturday 16th May if their username and passwords are automatically saved on devices. The school code is pgyx.
Week 6 - Week beginning 1st June
Hello everyone. We hope you are all keeping well, safe and active? For the coming week there are more maths and English tasks to be completed, plus we would like you to design and make a treasure box to fill with memories of the last few weeks.
We love to see what you have been doing at home and if you haven't done so yet, then please send in a self-portrait to the school, to be put on the railings.
Do make the most of the glorious weather that we have been lucky enough to have and remember to read and work on learning your tables. We hope to see you all soon.
The Year 3/4 Team x
Don't forget to send us your photos on year3and4@stmarys.leics.sch.uk - we look forward to seeing them!
English Activities
Year 3 Activities
Year 4 Activities
Maths Activities:
Year 3
Year 4
Times Tables Rockstars
Well done to all of you that have worked hard on your times tables! Some of you were determined to beat the teachers!
Here are the results:
- Teachers won against year 3
- Year 4 won against the teachers (but only just!)
- Year 3 boys won against year 3 girls
- Year 4 girls won against year 4 boys
New battles have been set and start on Saturday 30th May - start battling!
Rock Status
Well done to the three people improved their status whilst battling the teachers.
They were:
- Alexis Lombardo who moves from Gigger to Unsigned Act
- Jazzy Selby who moves from Support Act to Headliner
- Steven Meisner who moves from Busker to Gigger
Can you improve your studio speed enough to increase your rock status?
If so we'll display your rock name here next week.
Get practising everyone! Good luck!
Topic Activities:
This week we would like you to make a treasure box to include all your memories that you have created over the last few weeks. You can make your treasure box using; a shoe box, cardboard box or even a tissue box!
Be creative and remember that you can include notes, pictures or even small items.
We look forward to looking at your treasure boxes 
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Week 5 - Week beginning 18/5/20
Hello everyone.
Here we are on week 5 and we have more work for you to complete.
Remember, the most important activities that you can do whilst away from school are reading (both aloud and in your head) and learning your times tables and their matching division facts.
If you can get someone to read to, see if they will ask you questions about what you are reading. You can read anything, as a broad variety of texts is best for you. Have a look around the home - the kitchen is a great source of reading materials, such as the back of a cereal box or recipe books.
Practise saying your tables, first in order and then get someone to ask you quick questions that are not in order.Use practical items to work out problems. For 2x10, put out two lots of 10 stones so that you can see the amount in front of you. We know you have got the imagination,so see what you can use. Let us see the most imaginative and practical ways that you can record these facts - please send your photographs in to us, so that we can put them onto our website.
English
Year 3 Activities
Year 4 Activities
Maths
Year 3 Activities:
Year 4 Activities:
Times Tables Rockstars
It's great to see so many of you battling it out in the tournaments. Here are this weeks results:
Year 3 won against year 4
Year 3 boys won against year 3 girls
Year 4 girls won against year 4 boys
We have a special treat this week because you're battling it out against the teachers! Watch out - we're busy practising!
Rock Status
Can you improve your studio speed enough to increase your rock status?
If so we'll display your rock name here next week.
Get practising everyone! Good luck!
Topic Activities:
We imagine you must have gathered lots of interesting information about Mayans over the past few weeks. This week we would like you to research about the Mayan Gods and create a fact file about your chosen God. Below you will find information about some of the main Gods. We have also provided a fact file template that you may want to use.
If you want, you can also create a version of your own God, it will be brilliant to see the different powers you invent 
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Week 4 - Week beginning 11/5/20
Hello everyone,
We hope that you are keeping safe and are all well. We have been thinking about you all and wondering how you are doing with the work that has been set on here. Please be patient with those who are trying to help you.
If you have not realised it yet, if we were at school, we would be studying the Mayan civilisation. If you have access to a computer, you could find out about how these people lived?
As the weather has been so great we imagine that you have been having fun outside as well as doing some work. We would love to see your photos!
Hopefully, we shall all be together soon. Take care,
Miss Rajpara, Mrs Pegley, Mrs Malin, Mrs Talbot, Mrs Hemsley, Mrs Stanley, Mrs Potter and Mrs Newton
Don't forget to send us your photos on year3and4@stmarys.leics.sch.uk - we look forward to seeing them!
English
Year 3 Activities
Year 4 Activities:
Year 4 Activities
Maths Activities:
White Rose Maths
Year 3 Activities
Video Links
Year 4 Activities
Video Links
Times tables: Please also spend some time learning your times tables.
You could:
- use Rockstars times tables (you can challenge others and compete against your year group),
- times table bingo,
- make and match pairs game,
- speed tables racing against a parent or sibling,
- recite tables while doing exercise,
- using dice and then writing the list of tables (or use two dice and times them together),
- using post-it notes (write the answers on the post-it and ask children the times table for them to find the answer),
- and write times table in chalk outside
Times Table Rockstars
We've had some exciting tournaments this week!
Who will be the winners between year 3 and year 4? It's VERY close at the moment.
The year 4 boys are beating the girls and the year 3 boys are beating the girls. Come on Year 3 girls - help Alexis Lombardo!
Who will be the winners at 3.15 on Friday 15th May?
Who is the fastest Rockstar in the Year?
(Practise your studio speed)
Year 3 Secs Year 4 Secs
1. Rickie G Hendrix (3.53) 1. Jack Collins (1.09)
2. Alexis Lombardo (7.32) 2. Bobbyzio Cunningham (1.11)
3. Bella Rolie (8.57) 3. Bella Rolie (1.12)
Will anyone beat them? Get practising!
Don't forget that you can also challenge other players by going into Rockslam. Let's have some fun!
Topic Activities:
This week we would like you to create a timeline for a topic of your choice. Here are some examples you may want to research:
- VE Day
- World War 2
- Events of 2020
- A famous person of your choice
- Mayan Civilization
- A member of your family
As you have been learning about the Mayans, below you will find an information sheet to help you make a timeline for the Ancient Mayans.
You can choose how you would like to present the timeline. Using a lollipop stick or a strip of card is a creative way!
St Mary's Community Art Activity
From Mrs Ayres: School is really quiet without the children and we miss them so much. Wouldn't it be fantastic if every child drew a self portrait of themselves on an A4 sheet of paper with their arms outstretched which we could put on the perimeter fence? Not only would it brighten up the fence but it would be a daily reminder of who makes our school community so special. If you would like to take part, please draw yourself with your arms outstretched, colour it carefully and add your first name only.
On your daily walk you can post your picture in the letter box on Station Road, outside Picasso class or post them to school if you don't live close by. We look forward to seeing them.
Week 3 -Week beginning 4/5/20
Here we are in May already and below you will find the work for this week.
We want you to know that we are thinking about all of you as we are busy at home and in school writing your reports.
We are thrilled to see so many of you sending in your photographs of the activities that you have been involved in at home.
This week we look forward to seeing some Mayan masks. Who knows maybe you might see some photographs of masks made by the staff in Year 3/4...
Year 3 Activities:
Year 4 Activities:
Maths Activities:
Times tables: Please also spend some time learning your times tables.
You could:
- use Rockstars times tables (you can challenge others and compete against your year group),
- times table bingo,
- make and match pairs game,
- speed tables racing against a parent or sibling,
- recite tables while doing exercise,
- using dice and then writing the list of tables (or use two dice and times them together),
- using post-it notes (write the answers on the post-it and ask children the times table for them to find the answer),
- and write times table in chalk outside
Times Table Rockstars
Well done to all of you who have taken part in the battles. So far the year 4 boys are beating the girls and the year 3 girls are beating the boys - but only just!
Look out from Monday 4th May because new battles will be taking place.
Who will be victorious this time?
Who is the fastest Rockstar in the Year?
Year 3 Year 4
1. Rickie G Hendrix 1. Jack Collins
2. Zandar Boals 2. Bella Rolie
3. Alexis Lombardo 3. Bobbyzio Cunningham
Will anyone beat them? Get practising!
Don't forget that you can also challenge other players by going into Rockslam. Let's have some fun!
Topic Activities:
This week we would like you to have a go at making a Mayan Mask. There are lots of examples below for you to have a look at. Be creative in how you approach this. You can collage a mask by using different materials such as; magazines, wrapping paper, tissue paper, card or any other resources you have at home! You can also use paper plates to form the shape of your mask. We are looking forward to see what you have made! Don't forget to send us photos of your creation.
Week 2 - Week beginning 27/04/20
We would just like to say that we are hoping that you are learning lots of practical skills at home and we look forward to seeing you all again soon.
Take care, stay safe and we miss you all.
Mrs Talbot, Mrs Malin, Miss Rajpara and Mrs Pegley xxx
English Activities:
Year 3 Activities:
Year 4 Activities:
Maths Activities:
We would like to see more children being involved in the battles on Rockstars times tables. Well done to the Year 4 boys and the Year 3 girls so far... 
Times tables: Please also spend some time learning your times tables.
You could:
- use Rockstars times tables (you can challenge others and compete against your year group),
- times table bingo,
- make and match pairs game,
- speed tables racing against a parent or sibling,
- recite tables while doing exercise,
- using dice and then writing the list of tables (or use two dice and times them together),
- using post-it notes (write the answers on the post-it and ask children the times table for them to find the answer),
- and write times table in chalk outside
Topic Activities:
To complement our work on rocks and soils, why don't you have a go at making a water filter system. There are some examples below. You can use:
- Foil
- Newspaper
- Kitchen paper
- Cotton Wool
- Fabric
- Leaves
- Stones
- and anything you can put your hands on.
Remember to use muddy water and see how clean it becomes after it has been filtered.
If you are using a bottle, remember to cut the bottom off.
Don't forget to send us your photos on year3and4@stmarys.leics.sch.uk - we look forward to seeing them!
Week 1 - week beginning 20/04/20
English Activities:
Year 3 English
Year 4 English
The Year 3/4 spellings are below as an image and also as a PDF document. Please learn 10 of these a week.
Maths Activities:
Times tables: Please also spend some time learning your times tables.
You could:
- use Rockstars times tables (you can challenge others and compete against your year group),
- times table bingo,
- make and match pairs game,
- speed tables racing against a parent or sibling,
- recite tables while doing exercise,
- using dice and then writing the list of tables (or use two dice and times them together),
- using post-it notes (write the answers on the post-it and ask children the times table for them to find the answer),
- and write times table in chalk outside
Topic Activities:
Here are some Mayan Temples. We would like you to make or draw a Mayan temple using whatever tools you have in your house.
If you are drawing it, we would like you to add lots of details and even some shading or colouring in. There is even a YouTube video about how to draw one!
If you are making it, you could use Lego, cardboard, plasticine or anything you can find! Use your imagination!
Please send photos of your finished projects
Please email your photos to year3and4@stmarys.leics.sch.uk
Mayan Temples
