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EXPLORE IT:Read the extract from the book below, thinking about what is happening and the characters you meet:

The island was just as small as it had looked from the beach. Clumps of greyish grass sighed softly as the sea wind stirred them. There were snaggles of driftwood, festoons of weed, a length of old tarred rope. There was a ramshackle heap of twigs balanced on the pile of boulders which were the highest place on the island. That was all. It took Oliver less than a minute to walk right across the island to the far shore, where he stood looking out to sea. All his hopes of finding clues faded, like the foam which kept washing around his toes and melting into the wet sand. ‘Mum!’ he shouted. ‘Dad!’ The echoes came back at him from the cliffs around the bay. Echoes, but no reply. ‘Mum!’ he shouted, louder still. ‘Dad!’ ‘Oh, put a sock in it, won't you?’ grumbled a creaky voice behind him. ‘Some of us are trying to sleep!’ A pair of beady blue eyes were glaring at Oliver over the brim of that twig-heap on the island's crown. The heap was a nest, and the eyes belonged to the bird who owned it. But birds don't talk. protested Oliver. ‘Parrots do,’ the bird said. ‘Not really, not properly,’ Oliver protested. ‘And anyway, you're not a parrot.’ ‘Indeed I'm not,’ the bird sniffed. It stood up in its nest and spread its enormous, dirty-white wings. ‘I am a Wandering Albatross. Diomedea exulans. Though you may call me Mr Culpeper. And now you had best get back to shore, or you will be a wanderer too.’ ‘What does that mean?’ wondered Oliver. ‘Tsk,’ the bird said, ‘don't they teach you youngsters anything these days? Not all islands stay where you put them. Some move about.

Spelling: Common Exception Words for Y3 and Y4 children.Complete activities on Learning by Questions to support spelling objectives:https://www.lbq.org/home/3/english/12062

TT Rockstars:15 minute warm up on TT Rockstars.http://www.ttrockstars.com/

White Rose – Week 10, Lesson 1, Draw accuratelyhttps://resources.whiterosemaths.com/resources/year-3/

PSHE circle time complete the check in activity… how have you been feeling today? Talk to your family at home (or in the circle at school) about the different emotions you have felt today.

Watch video clip signposted in activity belowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmNieKLjmH4&list=PLzK2iz-OLi2PWQcnFq06h2seKvkWeLvRyCan you tell someone in your house about what dehydration is? Why is water important for us?Complete the puzzle and / or do the poster taskhttps://facts4life.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/F4L-Pri-Activity-Mat-T6-Wk3-boggle-Mat-8.pdfor available in book bag- PSHE day 1https://stjamesbookbag.home.blog/home-learning/

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Here one minute, gone the next. This is one of them. That's why I nested on it, of course. I'm not stupid. Why go flapping about the world when I can just roost here and let the island do the wandering?’ Oliver looked down at the island. Between his feet he saw rock, sand, grit, dune-grass and ground-down seashells. It didn't look as if it were going anywhere. ‘How do they move?’ he asked. ‘Who cares?’ said Mr Culpeper, shrugging his wings. ‘Where are they going?’ ‘Who knows?’ said Mr Culpeper. ‘But all the others have gone already, so this One won't stay much longer.’

What is happening in this extract? Who are the central characters? Can you summarise what you’ve read in a couple of sentences?

If there are words you don’t know or understand, like ‘festoon’, ‘ramshackle’ or ‘albatross’ you could look them up in a dictionary or online, e.g., https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/

Now, think about how this extract makes you feel and what you like or dislike about it. Does it remind you of anything you know in stories or real life? How? Think about how it is written. Do any parts of the extract really stick in your mind? Which words and phrases do you like best? What do you like about them? Do they look or sound interesting? Do they help you make a picture in your mind? Think about Oliver, talking to a bird on what he finds is a moving island. What do you think you know about him, his parents, the situation he finds himself in? What kind of personality do you think he might have?

Tue Oliver and the Seawigs by Philip Reeve & Sarah McIntyre

ILLUSTRATE IT:Re-read the text from yesterday, or ask someone to read it to you, or maybe record it for you so you can play it over

Spelling: Learning by Questions - https://www.lbq.org/home/3/engli

TT Rockstars:15 minute warm up on TT

PE ‘Real PE at home’ especially designed for home learning. The website address is: home.jasmineactive.com 

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again. After you have read the text a few times, draw what you see in your imagination. It can be shapes or shading — anything that captures what you hear. It might be interesting to share the passage with a friend or family member and see what they draw, then compare it with what you have drawn. Did you draw the island, Oliver, Mr Culpeper, or maybe the two talking to each other?

sh/12494 Rockstars.http://www.ttrockstars.com/

White Rose – Week 10, Lesson 2, Recognise and describe 2D shapeshttps://resources.whiterosemaths.com/resources/year-3/

Parent email: parent@stjamescof-3.comPassword: stjamescofOr if everyone is at home, can you arrange a family Olympics?!

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Oliver and the Seawigs by Philip Reeve & Sarah McIntyre

DISCUSS THE TEXT:Re-read the extract again, or have someone read it aloud to you. Think more about what you heard and read:

Why do you think Oliver is on this island? What in the text tells you this?

What words best describe what the island was like? Make a list of these as you find them in the text.

Do you think this is an island that is visited often? What sort of people might want to go there? Why might they want to visit?

Do you think an island can really move? What does this detail tell you about the kind of story this might be?

Grammar: RevisionComplete activities on Learning by Questions https://www.lbq.org/home/3/english/12492

TT Rockstars:15 minute warm up on TT Rockstars.http://www.ttrockstars.com/https://resources.whiterosemaths.com/resources/year-3/

SciencePlants – to explain how a plant transports waterhttps://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-explain-how-a-plant-transports-water/activities/2/

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Could you have a go at writing your answers to the questions above? Remember that you need to make your Point and give Evidence to show why you think it.

White Rose – Week 10, Lesson 3, Recognise and describe 3D shapeshttps://resources.whiterosemaths.com/resources/year-3/

Thu Oliver and the Seawigs by Philip Reeve & Sarah McIntyre

IMAGINE:Think about Mr Culpeper’s warning to Oliver: “And now you had best get back to shore, or you will be a wanderer too… …Not all islands stay where you put them. Some move about. Here one minute, gone the next. This is one of them.”

Imagine you are Oliver, with the rucksack of Useful Things you have packed, and Mr Culpeper for company and the island does start to wander.

What do you think will happen next? Where do you think the island might be going?

What do you think it might be like to travel on a moving island?

Do you think you have any control over where you are heading?

Write about what happens next, for someone else to read.

Pre-read:Learning by Questions –https://www.lbq.org/home/3/english/11337

TT Rockstars:15 minute warm up on TT Rockstars.http://www.ttrockstars.com/

White Rose – Week 10, Lesson 4, Telling the time to 5 minuteshttps://resources.wh

DT/Art This week you have been studying Oliver and the Sea wigs.Visit https://fcbg.org.uk/gearing-up-for-oliver-and-the-seawigs/To see how the authors of the book celebrate their story… They encourage their readers to create their own Seawigs!Create your own Seawig- use templates in the book bag or make your own. https://stjamesbookbag.home.blog/home-learning/

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You may choose to do this in drawing and writing, or on the computer if you have access to one.Share your ideas on our Padlet!

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Authors Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre below

Fri Oliver and the Seawigs by Philip Reeve & Sarah McIntyre

CREATE:In this extract and in the book, Oliver is looking for his missing parents. They are explorers. Just before the passage above, we are told Oliver ‘ran back to the explorermobile and packed a rucksack with Useful Things’. What do you think might be in this rucksack? Think about what you might pack if you were about to set off on an expedition, especially at short notice. You could look around your own room now and see what stands out that might be useful or comforting to have with you, but remember: you’ll have to carry it! Write a list with reasons for taking each item, or you could sketch the bag and its contents and write notes next to each item!Share your thoughts on our Padlet to show others!

Retrieval:Learning by Questions - https://www.lbq.org/home/3/english/11338

White Rose – Week 10, Friday challengehttps://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/

Writing Café: Using the link below to create a piece of writing. The image is a guide for your writing café and story.Don’t forget your biscuit!

https://www.pobble365.com/the-strange-ship/

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Arthur and the Golden Rope by Joe Todd-Stanton

EXPLORE IT:

Speech Bubble:

Spelling:Learning by Questions – https://www.lbq.org/home/3/english/11566

TT Rockstars:15 minute warm up on TT Rockstars.http://www.ttrockstars.com/

White Rose – Week 11, Lesson 1, Measure Masshttps://resources.whiterosemaths.com/resources/year-3/

Music- Today you need your singing voices! See if you can get a member of your family to join in too- singing a major scalehttps://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/sing-a-major-scale/activities/1/REHow do Christians worship?Watch the following video clip which explores why singing is important to Christian’s worshiphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/religious-studies-ks2-christian-worship/zvjv92pIs there a song or a piece of music that inspires you? Is it a song you have sung at church or at school or with your family?Can you find out the name of the song or hymn? What lyrics are particularly meaningful to you and why?Produce a page including pictures, illustrations and lyrics of a song- explaining why it is important to you.If you can, share/sing the song with your family

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Look at this illustration. Where do you think this place is? Who do you think the man is? Why is he there? What objects can you notice? Where do you think they came from? Choose one object that really interests you. What do you think the story might be behind that object? Where might it have been found? What was it for? How did it end up in this vault?

Tue Arthur and the Golden Rope by Joe Todd-Stanton

ILLUSTRATE IT:Look back at the range of objects included in the vault. What other objects – of great power and rarity – could appear in the Brownstone family vault? Draw an artefact that you think deserves a place in the vault. It might be an object from history, from myths or legends, or it could be an item that you have invented yourself. Think about the story behind your artefact. What is it called? Where did it come from? How did it come to the vault? You could use your ideas to write a label or sign that could be placed next to your object in the vault.

Adverbs:Learning by Questions – https://www.lbq.org/home/3/english/12508

TT Rockstars:15 minute warm up on TT Rockstars.http://www.ttrockstars.com/

White Rose – Week 11, Lesson 2,

PE ‘Real PE at home’ The website address is: home.jasmineactive.com 

o Parent email: parent@stjamescof-3.com

o Password: stjamescofOrHere is a new family Go Noodle dance routinehttps://family.gonoodle.com/

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Compare Masshttps://resources.whiterosemaths.com/resources/year-3/

activities/larger-than-life?utm_content=teacher&utm_medium=10249735&utm_campaign=share_link&utm_term=larger-than-life&utm_source=clipboard

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Arthur and the Golden Rope by Joe Todd-Stanton

DISCUSS IT:In the picture we can see Professor Brownstone:

What are your first impressions of the professor? What can we find out from his body language, his

facial expression and his appearance? What words would you use to describe his

personality? What do you think his job is? Why do you think he is introducing you to the

collection?Can you record any of your ideas? Remember that you need to make your point and evidence it with the proof.

Vocabulary:Learning by Questions –https://www.lbq.org/home/3/english/12716

TT Rockstars:15 minute warm up on TT Rockstars.http://www.ttrockstars.com/

White Rose – Week 11, Lesson 3, Add and Subtract Masshttps://resources.whiterosemaths.com/resources/year-3/

Art- Adventures on the wavesBoth of the books we have been studying this week have characters that have had adventures on the sea.Today we are going to create a painting showing the swell of the sea as either Oliver or Arthur travel on their adventures.

Imagine you are looking at the sea in a storm and the waves are high. Hokusai, a famous Japanese artist created an ink print called The Great Wave.(above)- we are going to use his print to inspire our art work today.

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Create your own wave picture using the materials you have at home or if you want follow the instructions on the power point on

the book bag to create The Great Wave https://stjamesbookbag.home.blog/home-learning/https://becreativemary.wordpress.com/2015/04/03/making-waves /

Thu Arthur and the Golden Rope by Joe Todd-Stanton

IMAGINE:Imagine you are responding to this advert. What do you think the professor would be looking for in a person to invite into the vault? For example, they would need to be careful, as all the objects are precious and fragile. They would also need to be ‘as fascinated with the mysteries of the past’ as the Brownstone family – how might you demonstrate that? Make a list of the qualities that you have that would make you a good person for the professor to choose.

Retrieval:Learning by Questions - https://www.lbq.org/home/3/english/12717

TT Rockstars:15 minute warm up on TT Rockstars.http://www.ttrockstars.com/

White Rose – Week 11, Lesson 4, Measure Capacityhttps://resources.whiterosemaths.com/

Art continuedIf you are recreating the step by step Hokusai’s Wave, then you will be continuing today.Or Art/GeographyMake your own map of either Arthur or Oliver’s adventures- add in your own magical and mysterious islands to visitRemember to try and use the mapping skills that you have already learnt

- Use symbols and a key, try to use birds eye view

Maps from Arthur and Oliver available in book bag https://stjamesbookbag.home.blog/home-learning/

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Fri Arthur and the Golden Rope by Joe Todd-Stanton

CREATE IT:

Using all of your notes and ideas so far – what we know about the vault, what we know about the professor, and all of the reasons why we might be chosen to visit the vault – write a letter to the professor persuading him that you

Features:Learning by Questions - https://www.lbq.org/home/3/english/12718

TT Rockstars:15 minute warm up on TT Rockstars.http://www.ttrockst

SciencePlants- how do plants adapt to their environments?https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/how-do-plants-adapt-to-different-environments/

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deserve this opportunity. What tone of voice might you use? Will you try to flatter him? Will you be polite? Will you praise and admire what you’ve seen of his collection through the picture? How will you demonstrate that you are genuinely interested and curious?After you have written your letter, you might fold it up and ask an adult to read it as if they were the professor. Would they let you in if they were him? What did they see that you included that might convince him?

Add your letters to out Padlet so we can see!

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White Rose – Week 11, Friday challengehttps://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/

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